Category: African Literature

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January 1, 2023
Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

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

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January 1, 2023
Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi

I have never read anything as honest and raw as this book. The emotions carried in this book are so real that readers can literally feel the characters' emotions.

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November 8, 2022
God's Children Are Little Broken Things: Stories by Arinze Ifeakandu

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 read and deserves all the flowers.

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November 3, 2022
The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukewe-Onuobia

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 emptied off through her.

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November 3, 2022
Afonja: The Rise (Oyo Empire Histories #1) by Tunde Leye

This book is rich in tradition and customs, from ritual suicide to honor killings and you'll get more than a glimpse into proper African society.

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October 19, 2022
Born on a Tuesday by Elnathan John

It is necessary to know how... religious intolerance has taken squatter’s rights in Northern Nigeria and how our indifference to this will be our undoing.

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October 13, 2022
Daughters Who Walk This Path by Yejide Kilanko

Choked by the fear of shaming her parents, she sets boundaries but leaves certain overfamiliar frontiers unchecked.

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September 17, 2022
Tomorrow I Become a Woman by Aiwanose Odafen

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

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September 16, 2022
The House of Shells by Efua Traore

As usual, I have nothing but praise for Efua's writing. It's easy to read, and you're sure to stay glued to the story.

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September 10, 2022
Dele Weds Destiny by Tomi Obaro

It also highlights that love is a choice and way beyond feelings because feelings can be fickle. It reminds us that sometimes, sustaining our friendships can be pretty tricky.

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August 19, 2022
Tsoo Boi: An Anthology of Protests

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

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August 5, 2022
A Girl Is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

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

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