Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, Faber
Ama Badu is Assistant Editor/FAB Website Editor at Faber. In her role, Ama champions bold, brave books and focuses on acquiring stories that are underrepresented within the publishing industry. Ama is also the voice of Shudu, the world’s first virtual supermodel, and is currently working on building her platform through narrative and storytelling.
‘One of my favourite activities is pairing the right illustrator with the right text. It often takes longer than anticipated but the results are worth every effort. I’ve been working on a few YA projects, including reimagining classics to produce illustrated editions. This was very much on my mind when curating this collection. Here are a vibrant, energising range of images that drew me into the characters, showed such striking emotions or would make gorgeous endpapers. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed finding them’.
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Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberA Broken Jar KULAY LABITIGAN Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberDesign for textile with Babel Brune Miki Lowe Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE JUNE ISSUE OF ELLE MAGAZINE./ illustration NO1 kiikii.jova Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberGive Me My FlowersInspired by the saying that people often aren't celebrated until they're gone. Illustration of a man covered in flowers and gemstones. 
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberLOST_1_recomp_final copy Andy Bourne Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberHeavy is the Head Sue Gent Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberPersonal Piece | WrapA black girl, with a head scarfs looks away form the frame. 
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberKey Visual / 3×3 Illustration Exhibition 2024 Christian Gralingen Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberMIMESIS – Eric Sipple 
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberPink Univerce Sasha Ignatiadou Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberBodhi Ball II Jordi Ros Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberMusic_Lovers Petra Braun Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberStyle of MartiniqueA portrait of a Martinican woman lounging in an environment of surface design inspired by Le Jardin de Balata (Balata Gardens). Cybèle Illustration Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberJazz portrait ink drawing – Sarah Vaughan Eri Griffin Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberCan’t-decide Monsie Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, Faberimage_118226 Quincy Sutton Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberFFOXY LADY-TOM FORD SS25 Valya Papadopoulou Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, FaberCycles Corey Brickley Folio
Rethinking YA and The Classics Curated by Ama Badu, Faber“Utopia” Tapirulan