Butter Honey Pig Bread is Francesca Ekwuyasi's debut novel, published on September 3, 2020 by Arsenal Pulp Press.

The book tells the story of three women, Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye, and takes place over three continents.

[1] In 2013, after completing her mandatory National Youth Service Corps stint in Nigeria and awaiting her Canadian visa, Ekwuyasi began writing and spent her days reading Nigerian literature in a local library.

Later, Ekwuyasi received her Canadian visa and moved to Halifax and continued writing Butter Honey Pig Bread, though she didn't intend for it to be published.

[2] However, a friend encouraged her to send a draft to Arsenal Pulp Press, and around the time her Canadian work permit ended, the manuscript was accepted.