Small Country by Gael Faye Format: Paperback Publisher: Hogarth Press Published: 2018 (1st pub 2016) Genre: Historical fiction / Semi...

Nervous Conditions by Tsisti Dangarembga #Zimbabwe #Africanliterature Format: Paperback Publisher: Women Press (UK) – 1st pub Published:...

Nairobi Noir edited by Peter Kimani Format: Paperback Publisher: Akashic Books Published: February 2020 Genre: Anthology / Akashic Noir...

Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste #Ethiopia Format: Paperback Publisher: W.W Norton & Company Published: 11th January 2020 Genre:...

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak Format: Paperback Publisher: Viking Published: 6th June 2019 Genre: Fiction...

Highlighting Some of my Best Reads of 2019! #bestof2019 We are nearing the end of the year and it’s always a great time to reflect on the...

Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn Format: Hardback Publisher: Liveright Published: 4th June 2019 Genre: Literary Fiction (Immigrant...

The Elusive Beauty Standards for Black Girls: A look at Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. I love Lizzo. She is black and bold and beautiful...

She Would be King by Wayetu Moore Format: Hardback Publisher: Graywolf Press Published: September 2018 Genre: Historical Fiction /...

A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum Format: Hardback Publisher: Harper Collins Published: March 2019 Genre: Literary Fiction Setting: Palestine...

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Format: Hardback Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Published: May 2nd, 2019 Genre: Fusion Fiction...

Let's Tell This Story Properly by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (Also published as Manchester Happened by One World Publications, UK )...

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Format: Hardback Publisher: Penguin Random House / One World Published: 24th September 2019 Genre:...

A Review of Sula by Toni Morrison Format: Paperback Publisher: Plume Books Published: 1973 Genre: Literary Fiction Setting: USA Rating: 4...

Contrasting Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s ‘In Dependence’ and Mariama Ba’s ‘Scarlet Song’ I read these books at around the same time and though...

Eurocentrism and the Eurocentric Ways in Which Africa is Expected to Remember History I am re-reading Born a Crime by Trevor Noah as part...

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Format: Paperback Publisher: Doubleday Published: July 2019 Genre: Historical Fiction Setting:...

Mema by Daniel M. Mengara #Gabon Format: Paperback Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books (African Writers Series) Published: 2003 Genre:...

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christine Lefteri Format: Audiobook Publisher: Ballantine Books Published: 27th August 2019 Genre: Literary...

The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso Format: Paperback Publisher: Vintage Published: Feb 2017 (First ed May 2016) Genre: Literary...