Nasiba Mbabe Bawa, Author at Littafi

Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

January 1, 2023 .

queer, vagabonds

I know my heart races fast and constricts when it comes to Vagabonds! This book is activism in literary form.

Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi

January 1, 2023 .

butterhoneypigbread, queer

I have never read anything as honest and raw as this book. The emotions carried in this book are so real that readers can literall...

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

November 8, 2022 .

breastsandeggs, Japanese

I was nodding my way throughout because what I often thought and had trouble explaining to others, Kawakami did in a story. ...

God’s Children Are Little Broken Things: Stories by Arinze Ifeakandu

November 8, 2022 .

African author, africanliterature

I highly recommend this book from the deepest part of my heart and soul, with my generation and gods backing me. This is a 5-star ...

The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukewe-Onuobia

November 3, 2022 .

africanliterature, thesonofthehouse

Nwabulu keeps me up a lot; I think of her struggles and pain, I see her, I see her story, and I live all the women who have been e...

Tomorrow I Become a Woman by Aiwanose Odafen

September 17, 2022 .

tomorrowibecomeawoman

Many men still deem their families incomplete without a male child, and I cannot grasp the concept

Tsoo Boi: An Anthology of Protests

August 19, 2022 .

tsooboi

I never thought that being Ghanaian and living in Ghana was all the impediment needed to alienate me from my dreams.

A Girl Is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

August 5, 2022 .

agirlisabodyofwater, jennifernansubugamakumbi

The language is impeccable, and I totally recommend this book without any reservations and with all the gods in my village backing...

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

July 18, 2022 .

akwaekeemezi, youmadeafoolofdeathwithyourbeauty

I have reread it for the 100th time since its release, and I still do not feel full… I very much recommend this book with al...

An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi

May 6, 2022 .

africanliterature, anemotionofgreatdelight, teherehmafi

She carried the burden of guilt, thinking about all the things she could have done to avoid her brother’s dying, blaming her...

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin

March 31, 2022 .

lolashoneyin, thesecretlivesofbabasegiswives

They had a tradition of earning armchairs in the house. This meant that no wife had a comfortable seat. You were not entitled to o...

Lagos to London by Lola Aworanti-Ekugo

March 22, 2022 .

africanliterature, lagos to london, lolaaworantiekugo

Though the book is set in Lagos and London, it’s a reality most of us can relate to from anywhere in Africa. There is someth...