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Excerpt: 100 Days, 100 Stories edited by Jo Ingabire Moys

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Excerpt: Zabor, or The Psalms, by Kamel Daoud

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Excerpt: Lightseekers by Femi Kayode

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Excerpt: Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones

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Excerpt: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

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Excerpt: In the Company of Men by Véronique Tadjo

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Excerpt: In the Palace of Flowers by Victoria Princewill

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Excerpt: Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi

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Book Excerpts • Lead Post January 18, 2021

Excerpt: Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

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