Chimamanda Adichie, the award-winning author, is set to release a new novel.

The book, titled ‘Dream Count’ and published by Penguin Random House, is scheduled for release on March 4, 2025.

In a recent blog post, Penguin revealed the highly anticipated novel has been a decade in the making.

‘Dream Count’ is a reflection on love, desire, and the intricacies of womanhood, explored through the lives of four distinct women

The book also pulses with “emotional urgency and poignant, unflinching observations of the human heart, in language that soars with beauty and power”.

The publisher said that ‘Dream Count’ solidifies Adichie’s status “as one of the most exciting and dynamic writers on the literary landscape”.

‘Dream Count’ is Adichie’s first feature-length novel in 11 years.

The novelist’s last book was ‘Americanah’. It was published in 2013.

Asides being a novelist, Adichie is also a feminist. She is best known for her themes on politics, culture, race, and gender.

She has received global recognition and won numerous awards.

In 2019, Adichie became the first Nigerian to receive the United Nations Foundation’s Global Leadership Award.

She has also made the New African’s list of ‘100 Most Influential Africans’, New Yorker’s ’20 under 40′, and Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People’.

In 2022, the novelist was honoured with a chieftaincy title in Abba, Anambra state.

[TheCable]