Exciting new releases are on the horizon! This list highlights some of the most anticipated books coming soon, all available for preorder now. Be among the first to experience these highly anticipated titles—don’t miss out on the next big read!
Most Anticipated New African Pre-orders! | March 2025
March 14, 2025
Harmattan Season
Harmattan Season
240 pages
Award-winning author Tochi Onyebuchi’s new standalone novel is hardboiled fantasy noir: Raymond Chandler meets P. Djèlí Clark in a postcolonial West Africa. From the visionary author of Riot Baby and Goliath, Harmattan Season is a gripping fantasy noir in the tradition of Chandler, Hammond, and Christie that will have you by the throat―both dryly funny and unforgettably evocative. (Tor/2025)
Firstborn of the Sun
Firstborn of the Sun
583 pages
In the Kingdom of Oru L'ore has a secret. She is the only one without agbára – the ability to harness power from the sun. On pain of death she must conceal it from everyone. When she desperately attempts to channel agbára an icy shadow magic instead pours from her hands; a power she learns originated from a forbidden, secret land beyond Oru. (Penguin/2025)
Can Feminism Be African?
Can Feminism Be African?
247 pages
Drawing from feminist thought, postcolonial theory, historical insights, and African knowledge systems, Salami combines personal reflection with cultural criticism to offer a vivid and cohesive discussion about power, identity, patriarchy, imagination, and the human condition. Grounded in Africa’s enduring visions of agency and autonomy, Can Feminism Be African? opens new paths for rethinking the narratives that shape our world. (William Collins/2025)
The Re-Write
The Re-Write
352 pages
Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt, date, meet each other's friends...Then Wale dumps Temi to go on Love Villa. Temi throws herself into her writing. She's within touching distance of a book deal that would solve all her problems. But publishers keep passing on her novel and bills still have to be paid. So, when the opportunity to ghost-write a celebrity autobiography arises, Temi finds herself accepting. And, of course, the celebrity turns out to be Wale...(Viking/2024)
Tamarin
Tamarin
Tamarin Bay, Mauritius, is a travel agent’s paradise: a tropical ocean, fishermen unloading their daily catch, children building sandcastles, surfers riding giant waves. But just along the shoreline is the beach of La Preneuse, known as the taker of souls. The island is haunted with tragedy and the remnants of colonial rule. But it is also home, where Anita Ram longs to be following the collapse of her marriage. After enduring a shocking betrayal and the sexism and racism of a cold Britain in the early twenty-first century, she finds comfort in simple things; her mother’s cooking, her childhood bedroom, and a handsome architect. Will these be enough for Anita to find happiness again, or will the ghosts of her past consume her? Following the international success of her debut Riambel, Hein’s heart-wrenching new novel reveals the violence and beauty inherent in her native Mauritius.
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