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100 Notable African Books of 2022
A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times
Fiction - Short Stories
June 28, 2022 | 224 pages
Restless Books
Hadero blazed into the African literary scene with her Caine Prize winning story "Street Sweep," included in this collection. The stories are magnetic. The characters will stay with you.
A History of Disappearance
Poetry
February 14, 2022 | 58 pages
Botsotso Pub
Lubala’s family fled the Democratic Republic of Congo two decades ago amidst political unrest. Through these poems and photographs, she explores the violence of displacement in women’s lives.
A is for Acholi
Poetry
September 20, 2022 | 120 pages
Wolsak and Wynn Publishers
Following the success of 100 DAYS, Bitek returns with a suite of poems that centers Acholi culture and experience in the context of displacement, the politics of language, and legacies of colonialism.
A Mind to Silence and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing
Fiction - Anthology
October 18, 2022 | 336 pages
Cassava Republic
The Caine Prize's latest collection captures the hottest trends in African writing today: mystery, noir fiction, political thrillers, speculative fiction, and magical realism.
A Quick Ting On Afrobeats
Nonfiction
February 24, 2022 | 175 pages
Jacaranda Books
There is growing interest in the history of Nigeria’s global pop music genre Afrobeats. Christian Adofo traces the transnational evolution of Afrobeats in relation to African and black British cultures and identities.
A Quiet Teacher
Fiction - Crime
November 1, 2022 | 224 pages
Severn House
Greg Abimbola, a British-Nigerian man, imagines he has left his past as a spy behind and settles into a quiet life as a teacher in an American high school. And then someone turns up dead in the school. A deliciously fast-paced crime thriller!
A Trail of Crab Tracks
Fiction-Novel
June 7, 2022 | 432 pages
Farrar Straus and Giroux
The final book in Nganang’s Cameroonian trilogy tells the epic story of war and independence through the intimacies and tensions between a father and his son.
A Visible Man
Nonfiction - Memoir
September 6, 2022 | 288 pages
Penguin Books
Edward Enninful is the first Black Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue. The memoir chronicles his amazing journey from the city of Tema in Ghana to astronomical success in fashion, one of the world’s most exclusive industries.
Across the Kala Pani
Fiction-Novel
October 1, 2022 | 286 pages
Penguin Books
In 1909, four women leave India in search of a better life in South Africa. On arrival, they struggle to survive in the face of adversity.
Africa Is Not A Country
Nonfiction - Essays
April 7, 2022 | 400 pages
Harvill Secker | W. W. Norton & Company
Dipo Faloyin’s book contributes to the rich tradition of books dispelling harmful stereotypes about Africa. Using humor and deep insights, Faloyin destroys assumption after assumption about Africa as a world of famine and safaris.
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction
Fiction - Anthology
November 15, 2022 | 528 pages
Tor.com
Edited by a powerhouse trio, the collection displays the sheer diversity of African speculative fiction and includes sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everything in-between.
Against Decolonization
Nonfiction - Scholarly
September 15, 2022 | 368 pages
Hurst
A provocative and epic call-out, Cornell University professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò’s recent book warns against what he calls the “decolonization industry.”
Against Heaven
Poetry
April 5, 2022 | 80 pages
Graywolf Press
Alabi is a new voice reigniting old conversations. AGAINST HEAVEN challenges common beliefs about God, heaven, religion and calls for new frames for making sense of our world.
Akata Woman
Fiction - YA
January 18, 2022 | 416 pages
Viking Books for Young Readers
The third book in the Africanjujuist Nsibidi Series is about witchy powers “that zip, buzz, creep, swell on this planet and beyond.” The protagonist Sunny embraces new challenges and grows in her power.
All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa
Fiction - Comic
May 17, 2022 | 220 pages
Catalyst Press
Historian Richard Conyngham digs deep into the legal archives for stories about everyday South Africans fighting power long before the apartheid era. This comics anthology captures these stories with stunning visuals.
An African Abroad
Nonfiction - Memoir
November 14, 2022 | 308 pages
Masobe Books | Olongo Africa
Masobe Books and Olongo Africa join forces to revive this Nigerian travel memoir classic. It chronicles the adventures of Àjàlá during his trip around the world—on his vespa!
An Angel’s Demise
Fiction-Novel
October 27, 2022 | 354 pages
Pan Macmillan SA
Zimbabwean author Sue Nyathi has always centered women in powerful stories about nation, family, and history. AN ANGEL’S DEMISE is no different. The protagonist is on a path to self-discovery against the backdrop of a nation in turmoil.
An Unusual Grief
Fiction
January 25, 2022 | 240 pages
Cassava Republic
Omotoso’s third novel is a strange, deeply moving, and surprising meditation on mourning. Following the death of her daughter, a woman pursues an unusual fascination with her daughter’s life.
An/other pastoral
Poetry
April 22, 2022 | 66 pages
No Bindings Press
Motswana Poet T. J. Dema incisively combines history and race with the climate crisis to create riveting poetry that brings an African ecopoetics perspective to our changing world.
Anansi and the Golden Pot
Fiction - Children's Book
February 15, 2022 | 32 pages
DK Children
Taiye Selasi wrote this book for her son Safa. The story is about a boy named Anansi and his unforgettable encounter with the famous spider who is his name’s sake.
Barzakh: The Land In-Between
Fiction
November 5, 2022 | 182 pages
Iskanchi Press
English readers can now enjoy yet another book by celebrated Mauritanian author Moussa Ould Ebnou. Archaeologists from the future unearth the bones of a man whose remains hold secrets of ancient humanity.
Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora
Nonfiction - Essays
October 6, 2022 | 288 pages
Footnote Press
The collection features interviews with Michelle Obama, Toni Morrison, Wole Soyinka, and many other celebrated writers exploring issues ranging from history to race to politics.
Black and Female
Nonfiction - Essays
August 18, 2022 | 128 pages
Faber Books
Dangarembga is a literary powerhouse. Her first nonfiction book takes readers through the life experiences and lessons that made her the writer and filmmaker she is today.
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
Poetry
March 1, 2022 | 96 pages
Random House
Shire’s first collection since she collaborated with Beyoncé on Lemonade and Black Is King is a powerful reflection on the experience of womanhood in the context of displacement.
Blood Feast
Fiction - Short Stories
February 8, 2022 | 168 pages
Feminist Press
Moroccan feminist icon Moustadraf was only 37 when she died. BLOOD FEAST combines her short story collection and four posthumously published stories to celebrate her life and talent.
Blood Scion
Fiction - YA
March 8, 2022 | 432 pages
HarperTeen
In this stunning debut, Deborah Falaye draws from Yoruba Orisha mythology to weave a gripping tale about a girl who possesses the power to change the world. Full of magic and timely social commentary.
Blood to Poison
Fiction - YA
April 14, 2022 | 384 pages
Bloomsbury UK
Savannah is destined to die due to an old curse, but she fights for survival at all cost. BLOOD POISON is a feminist story about girls who use their anger to confront the world.
Blue
Fiction - Children's Book
February 15, 2022 | 40 pages
Knopf
In this gorgeous children’s book, Brew-Hammond traces the color blue across time and place, exploring how it came to mean different things to different people.
Broken Porcelain
Nonfiction - Memoir
March 1, 2022 | 232 pages
Blackbird Books
The Nine Lives of Depression Survivors podcast host bares it all in this memoir about her struggle with mental illness, calling for more understanding and less stigma.
Can Themba: The Making and Breaking of the Intellectual Tsotsi
Nonfiction - Biography
March 30, 2022 | 312 pages
Wits University Press
Can Themba was an iconic Drum-era journalist. Mahala brings Themba's storied career to life in a vivid depiction of his evolution as a cultural figure.
Casablanca Story
Fiction - Crime
May 3, 2022 | 166 pages
Indiana University Press
Congolese author Bofane’s fifth novel is a crime mystery. Sese Seko Tshimanga is stuck in Casablanca on his way to Europe. But things take a confusing turn when a female friend is murdered.
Chasing Marian
Fiction-Novel
March 1, 2022 | 259 pages
Pan Macmillan SA
Co-written by four South African authors, this feel-good novel tells the story of four strangers who meet on Facebook and form a bond around their mutual love for an author. Full of heart and humor!
Confident and Killing It
Nonfiction
July 7, 2022 | 256 pages
Harper Collins
Ogunlesi is a well-known motivational speaker and life coach. Her debut book is a girl-power anthem with practical guidance for women on how to unlock the power of confidence.
Days Come and Go
Fiction-Novel
November 1, 2022 | 350 pages
Bakwa Books | Two Lines Press
A must-read book for anyone interested in women-centered history! Boum chronicles the lives of three generations of Cameroonian women as they experience a history framed by colonial disruption.
Each One a Furnace
Poetry
March 22, 2022 | 96 pages
McClelland & Stewart
Nigerian poet and physician Tolu Oloruntoba offers an unusual perspective into contemporary life. He uses the lives of birds as a metaphor for exploring the unsettling aspects of modern existence.
Emirs in London: Subaltern Travel and Nigeria’s Modernity
Nonfiction - Scholarly
April 5, 2022 | 390 pages
Indiana University Press
Moses Ochonu examines an unexplored era in Nigerian history when Muslim aristocrats travelled to Europe and returned home to tell their story in ways that greatly influenced the literature and politics of the period.
Even When Your Voice Shakes
Fiction - YA
February 15, 2022 | 240 pages
Norton Young Readers | Ouida Books
A maid for a wealthy family has to choose between silence or calling out her assaulter at the risk of losing everything. Ruby Yayra Goka’s 17th book re-imagines the classic maid story for younger readers.
For You, I’d Steal a Goat
Fiction - Short Stories
May 6, 2022 | 165 pages
Kwela
From political intrigues to social dilemmas, these 10 stories take the reader through complexities of love, desire, injustice, diaspora, and other facets of the human condition.
Girls That Never Die
Poetry
July 12, 2022 | 144 pages
One World
How do you write about things you are not supposed to talk about? Elhillo uses the epic form to expose the dangers of silence in a culture where women’s trauma is often repressed.
Glory
Fiction-Novel
March 8, 2022 | 416 pages
Viking
Bulawayo’s second novel, shortlisted for the Booker, is a “beast fable” told as a humorous satire of Zimbabwe’s contemporary politics. It is experimental, immersive, and entertaining.
God’s Children Are Little Broken Things
Fiction - Short Stories
June 7, 2022 | 220 pages
A Public Space Books
Ifeakandu’s debut collection explores queer life through fictional stories of gay Nigerian men fighting for love, intimacy, and humanity in a homophobic world.
Green: Sighs of Our Ailing Planet
Poetry
February 21, 2022 | 132 pages
Black Widow Press | Commonwealth Books
Celebrated Nigerian poet Niyi Osundare has published over 20 books. In his most recent collection, he tackles urgent existential questions about the planet’s survival in the face of ecological crises.
Harry Sylvester Bird
Fiction-Novel
July 12, 2022 | 320 pages
Mariner Books
Okparanta’s second novel is a powerful story about the kind of racism that disguises as love and desire for black bodies, black life, and black pain. It blends satire and speculative fiction.
Honey & Spice
Fiction - Romance
July 5, 2022 | 368 pages
Headline | William Morrow
Following the succes of LOVE IN COLOUR, Babalola delights readers with this debut novel about a college radio show host who grapples with her feelings for a man who seems to be the wrong type at first glance.
How to Be a Revolutionary
Fiction-Novel
February 8, 2022 | 304 pages
Verso Fiction
A tale of mystery, revolution and friendship, Davids’ novel narrates the unlikely meeting in Shanghai of Beth a former anti-apartheid activist and Zhao a journalist haunted by memories of the Tiananmen Uprising.
How to Write About Africa
Nonfiction - Essays
September 29, 2022 | 368 pages
Penguin Books
Binyavanga’s untimely death at 48 is still a shock. This collection gathers some of his well-known essays exploring sexuality, art, history, food, and Africa.
How You Grow Wings
Fiction - YA
August 9, 2022 | 336 pages
Algonquin Books
Onoseta’s debut novel is about two sisters Cheta and Zam, who grow up in rural Nigeria with an abusive mother and a silent father. To deal with their familial trauma, they use different strategies to survive.
I Am Because We Are: An African Mother’s Fight for the Soul of a Nation
Nonfiction - Memoir
January 4, 2022 | 392 pages
House of Anansi Press
Nigerian politician Dora Akunyili is known for revolutionizing the pharmaceutical industry. Her daughter writes this touching memoir, in which she reveals the costs and triumphs of Akunyili’s activist life.
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
Fiction-Novel
April 12, 2022 | 192 pages
Graywolf Press
This star-crossed love story set in Cairo chronicles the encounters between an Egyptian-American woman visiting Egypt and a brooding artist-junkie from a village.
Imagination’s Many Rooms
Nonfiction - Essays
August 19, 2022 | 178 pages
Griots Lounge Publishing
The impact of Maple Tree Literary Supplement on contemporary African literature cannot be disputed. In this brilliantly curated collection, Amatoritsero Ede shares some of his essay originally published in the groundbreaking journal.
In the Midst of it All
Fiction - Romance
September 9, 2022 | 375 pages
Kwela
Thabile Shange celebrates love across national boundaries. In this feel-good romance, a South African woman named Nandi fights for her Nigerian lover Femi in the face of xenophobic attacks.
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Fiction - Speculative
February 1, 2022 | 285 pages
Kwela
Mackay’s debut is a post-apocalyptic story set in what is left of Cape Town after the Change. In the story, three queer friends attempt to make sense of a world falling apart and losing itself in the allure of virtual reality.
Joyful, Joyful: Stories Celebrating Black Voices
Anthology - Middle Grade
September 29, 2022 | 192 pages
Two Hoots
From the curious case of a talking book to the joy of jollof rice, the themes in this anthology celebrates the joy of black life. Kudos to award winning children’s book author Dapo Adeola for gifting the world this magic.
Jummy at the River School
Fiction - Middle Grade
January 6, 2022 | 272 pages
Chicken House
Adeyinka has written a delightful and joyous book about girls being the center of their own world. She also puts Nigerian boarding school life in the 1990s in full display.
Kibogo
Fiction-Novel
October 13, 2022 | 152 pages
Archipelago
Mukasonga’s award-winning book in four parts uses mythology to tell a gripping account of Rwanda’s encounters with colonialism and Christianity.
Manorism
Poetry
October 6, 2022 | 128 pages
Penguin Books
With this brilliant collection, Sode joins the growing chorus of writers of African descent examining what it means to be black, male, and British.
News at Noon
Fiction
May 19, 2022 | 256 pages
Jacaranda Books
Ifiok, the main character in Isong's debut novel RADIO SUNRISE, returns from fighting corruption in journalism to tackle the spread of hysteria and disinformation around the Ebola epidemic.
Nubia: The Awakening
Fiction - YA
November 8, 2022 | 368 pages
Delacorte Press
In the year 2098, New York City is ravage by climate crisis. Three teens Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho navigate the dangers of the city, all the while haunted by ancestral memories of a utopian African past.
Okoye to the People: A Black Panther Novel
Fiction - YA
March 22, 2022 | 272 pages
Marvel Press
In this BLACK PANTHER spinoff novel, Okoye of the Dora Milaje has a coming-to-America experience. Her first mission takes her on a journey all the way from Wakanda to Brooklyn in the company of King T’Chaka.
On My Papa’s Shoulders
Fiction - Children's Book
May 18, 2022 | 32 pages
Catalyst Press
South African author and illustrator Niki Daly has written numerous children’s books. His recent book features a black father sharing the sublime beauty of everyday life with his son.
On Rotation
Fiction-Novel
June 21, 2022 | 352 pages
Avon Books
Ghanaian cardiologist and writer Shirlene Obuobi’s debut’s book took the romance fiction world by storm. It tells the story of a young Ghanaian woman who finds love amidst the whirlwind of life as a medical student.
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
Fiction-Novel
August 18, 2022 | 320 pages
One World
Amuah’s novel spans London and Ghana. While battling Addison’s disease, Stella is caught between an abusive home life and a cold-hearted world. The story chronicles her struggle, growth, and fight for survival.
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
Fiction - Middle Grade
June 14, 2022 | 320 pages
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Okogwu’s un-put-downable sci-fi tale is the story of a 12-year-old British-Nigerian girl with psychokinetic superpowers in her hair. A gem for young readers!
Our Lady of the Mysterious Ailments
Fiction - Speculative
April 5, 2022 | 368 pages
Tor Books
Book #2 of the Edinburgh Nights series sees Ropa, the mbira-playing ghosttalker, move on from the Library of the Dead to a new mystery having to do with an unusual hospital and a boy’s school for magic.
Patience is a Subtle Thief
Fiction-Novel
May 3, 2022 | 384 pages
HarperVia
What could go wrong when a band of thieves, set on making the biggest score of their lives, enlists the help of a heroine fighting her own demons?
Peach Country
Poetry
April 29, 2022 | 56 pages
Uhlanga
Nondwe Mpuma does unimaginable things with language. Her imagistic poetry is a meditation on experiences and ideas drawn from the rural worlds of her Eastern Cape birthplace.
Quiet
Poetry
June 2, 2022 | 104 pages
Faber Books | Knopf
Bulley is a Young Barbican alumna. Her debut collection is a powerful reflection on the significance of silence and stillness in our increasingly noisy world.
Radius: A Story of Feminist Revolution
Nonfiction - Memoir
October 18, 2022 | 224 pages
Verso
Examining the Tahir Square uprising and its aftermaths, Journalist El-Rifae looks at how revolutions can fail women but also the powerful solidarities that lead to truly meaningful impact.
Smoking the Bible
Poetry
May 17, 2022 | 96 pages
Copper Canyon Press
Chris Abani’s 15th book is a poetry collection centered on brotherly bonds. It powerfully conjures Abani’s signature imaginative universe erected from African worldviews, mythology, the discourse of exile, and contemporary politics.
So Distant From My Life
Fiction-Novel
October 27, 2022 | 127 pages
Tilted Axis Press
Jeanphi decides to go to France to attain his dream of a good life. But, pursuing this dream brings up questions about the immigration crisis and the shortcomings of NGO culture.
Someday, Maybe
Fiction-Novel
November 1, 2022 | 352 pages
Graydon House
Exploring themes of grief, mental illness, and irrevocable love, SOMEDAY, MAYBE is a heartrending tale about a young Nigerian woman who loses her husband too soon. Keep the box of tissues close!
Sọ̀rọ̀sóke: An #Endsars Anthology
Fiction - Anthology
February 7, 2022 | 110 pages
Noirledge
In Oct. 2020, Nigerians took to the streets to protest police brutality. This collection, which captures the bravery of young Nigerians, includes poems written in response to the protest—in real time.
Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold
Fiction - Speculative
May 1, 2022 | 255 pages
Farafina Books | Little A
Turaki imagines a world where the old are ravaged by a mysterious plague while the young are left to navigate the ensuing dystopia. The novel asks what it takes to hold on to what connects us in the midst of a world falling apart.
The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin
Nonfiction - Memoir
September 20, 2022 | 448 pages
Random House
Nigerian-American poet and visual artist Hafizah Geter traces a hopeful journey through the traumas of living in America as a queer, black, disabled person.
The Blunder
Fiction-Novel
July 12, 2022 | 160 pages
Amazon Crossing
Mutt-Lon’s first English book is a blend of historical fiction and medical thriller. It tells the story of French physician Eugene Jamot and the sleeping sickness treatment that led to hundreds of Cameroonians going blind.
The Butterfly Jungle
Fiction-Novel
March 11, 2022 | 134 pages
Team Angelica Publishing
Mogadishu-born Diriye Osman is a master of the surreal. THE BUTTERFLY JUNGLE is a genre-bending encounter with the mind of a queer British-Somali journalist and its mirroring of contemporary life.
The Daughters of Nandi
Fiction-Novel
April 11, 2022 | 194 pages
Paivapo
Nandi, the mother of Zulu emperor Shaka, has unfinished business with her descendants. From the ancestral plane, she enlists the aid of human mediums to communicate important knowledge.
The Feeling House
Fiction - Short Stories
May 5, 2022 | 200 pages
Holland House Books
Saleh was born to Eritrean/Ethiopian parents. He and his family survived the Om Hajar massacre and escaped to a refugee camp in Sudan where he lost his hearing at 12. These short stories draw heavily from Saleh’s personal life.
The Final Strife
Fiction - Speculative
June 21, 2022 | 608 pages
Del Rey | HarperVoyager
Saara El-Arifi is a British writer of Sudanese, Arab, and Ghanaian descent. Her epic fantasy is the story of three women whose interconnected lives hold the fate of a divided world. A page turner!
The Furrows: An Elegy
Fiction-Novel
September 27, 2022 | 288 pages
Hogarth
Namwali Serpell may be known for her epic, genre-bending debut novel set in Zambia. But her second novel departs from the world of politics and sci-fi in order to examine the intimate, all-consuming violence of grief. Keep a box of tissue close!
The James Currey Anthology
Fiction - Anthology
August 19, 2022 | 206 pages
Abibiman Publishing
Challenging the idea that African literature is a monolith, this anthology features writers from across the continent, from Botswana to Nigeria, exploring new questions and trends in speculative fiction, history, and politics.
The Merciless Ones
Fiction - YA
May 31, 2022 | 464 pages
Delacorte Press
Evil never sleeps. Namina Forna’s intricately built fantasy world inspired by Sierra Leonean folklore is still dark and enchantingly fantastical in book #2 of the deathless trilogy.
The Neverending Quest for the Other Shore
Poetry
March 22, 2022 | 176 pages
Wesleyan University Press
As poet and historian, Kandé examines the failed voyage of 14th century Emperor of Mali Abubakar II in light of contemporary accounts about African migration.
The Night Will Have Its Say
Fiction-Novel
August 25, 2022 | 278 pages
Hoopoe
Celebrated Libyan novelist Ibrahim al-Koni takes readers on a thrilling journey through 7th century North Africa to the court of Berber Queen al-Kahina, chronicling her role in the great Muslim wars.
The Scent of Burnt Flowers
Fiction-Novel
June 28, 2022 | 256 pages
Ballantine
Bazawule is known for his work on Beyonce’s Black is King. Is his debut novel, a young black couple, on the run from killing a white man in Alabama, end up in Nkrumah’s Ghana.
The Second Verse
Fiction-Novel
June 1, 2022 | 374 pages
Penguin Random House South Africa
South African psychologist Onke Mazibuko examines the emotional and psychic experience of teenagers. Set in 1990s East London, the novel is about a boy navigating the confusions of coming of age.
The White Mosque
Nonfiction - Memoir
October 25, 2022 | 336 pages
Catapult
Fans of Samatar will encounter a new side of the sci-fi author in her memoir where she retraces the steps of German-speaking Mennonites who left Russia for central Asia a century ago.
These Impossible Things
Fiction-Novel
June 7, 2022 | 400 pages
Grand Central Publishing | Trapeze Books
El-Wardany’s debut novel is a powerful story of female friendships. Three women share an experience that shakes their relationships with each other and threatens their bond.
Things They Lost
Fiction-Novel
April 12, 2022 | 368 pages
Scribner
In her debut novel, Oduor takes us to a dreamy East African world where women are at their most powerful when they lean into the multiple selves and worlds they embody.
Tomorrow I Become a Woman
Fiction-Novel
April 28, 2022 | 416 pages
Scribner
Odafen channels her own experiences into this novel exploring the choices women face, and how to fight for the right to live and love on one’s own terms.
Truth is a Flightless Bird
Fiction-Novel
February 11, 2022 | 304 pages
Narrative Landscape
Akbar Hussain’s story is an adventure into the seedy underworld of Nairobi. It features a heroine who must navigate the world of drug trafficking, abduction, political corruption to fight for what she believes in.
TSOO BOI: The Voices That Protest
Anthology
June 16, 2022 | 80 pages
Tampered Press
Like many of its West African neighbors, Ghana has had its share of protests. This collection is an homage to collective dissent as 18 poets speak against power.
Two Tons O’ Fun
Fiction-Novel
February 1, 2022 | 274 pages
Penguin Random House South Africa
For his 15th book, Fred Khumalo captures the ups-and-downs of teenage life in this story about a girl named Lerato and her experience coming of age in a sprawling South African township.
Vagabonds!
Fiction-Novel
March 15, 2022 | 320 pages
Riverhead Books
VAGABOND! captures the essence of Lagos through queer and trans experiences, filtered through magical realist elements. The story is haunting and irresistible.
Vegan Africa
Nonfiction - Cookbook
November 8, 2022 | 192 pages
The Experiment
VEGAN AFRICA takes readers on a vegan culinary journey all over the African continent. The book includes over 70 vegan recipes from over 15 countries!
Wahala
Fiction-Novel
January 11, 2022 | 384 pages
Custom House | Doubleday
Titled “wahala,” which means trouble in Nigerian pidgin English, May’s novel is about three women who navigate friendship, parenthood, and marriage amidst the wild and sordid dramas of their everyday life.
Where We End & Begin
Fiction - Romance
September 27, 2022 | 368 pages
Berkley
A leading African romance author, Igharo tells the story of a US-based geneticist who returns to Nigeria for a friend’s wedding, only to run into an old flame.
Why Do You Dance When You Walk
Fiction-Novel
November 30, 2022 | 250 pages
Cassava Republic
A man recounts his life to his daughter after she asks about his disability. In this beautifully written novel, Waberi depicts Djiboutian life through the protagonist’s search for belonging.
Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?
Fiction - Romance
January 18, 2022 | 384 pages
Pamela Dorman Books
Blackburn’s novel has been a massive hit. A witty, feel-good love story, it centers on a high-achieving Nigerian woman in Britain navigating the maddening world of nosy aunties bearing down on her to get married.
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty
Fiction - Romance
May 24, 2022 | 288 pages
Atria Books | Faber Books
The brilliantly prolific Akwaeke Emezi stuns in this mesmerizing romance celebrating queer love in the context of black diaspora experience.
