Cack-Handed to be published next year

Gina Yashere is writing her memoir, to be published next year.

Cack-Handed will trace her life from growing up as a child of Nigerian immigrants in London - where she endured racist and sexist comments while she was a lift engineer - to making her name in America, both as a stand-up and as co-creator of the sitcom of Hearts Abishola. 

‘The definition of cack-handed is left-handed, which I am, and also awkward and clumsy, which I am,’ she said. 

‘It also represents the unconventional track my life and career has taken.

‘This is a book about trying, whether you succeed or not. About wanting something and going for it, despite how ridiculous, impossible, and stupid it sounds to other people. I’m excited to take you guys on this journey through my crazy life.’

The title will be released in the US and UK on June 8 next year by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins that has been described as ‘the country's most significant African-American publisher’.

It is available for advance order here.

Published: 5 Oct 2020