Exceptional books set in Northern and Western Africa
Northern & Western Africa
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Death of the Author: A Novel
by Nnedi Okorafor
Hardcover: Jan 2025
In this exhilarating tale by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor, a disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful Sci-Fi novel, but as her fame rises, she loses control of the narrative—a ...
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My Friends: A Novel
by Hisham Matar
Hardcover: Jan 2024
Paperback: Jan 2025
A luminous novel of friendship, family, and the unthinkable realities of exile, from the Booker Prize–nominated and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Return
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The Rest of You
by Maame Blue
Paperback: Oct 2024
An internationally award-winning writer makes her triumphant American debut in this emotionally powerful story—a potent blend of Queenie and The Vanishing Half—about a woman's journey to uncover a foundational family secret from the ...
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Before the Mango Ripens
by Afabwaje Kurian
Hardcover: Sep 2024
Set against the backdrop of 1970s Nigeria teetering between post-colonial dependency and self-rule, Before the Mango Ripens examines the enduring themes of faith, disillusionment, and the search for belonging. Both epic and intimate, Afabwaje Kurian'...
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Beyond the Door of No Return: A Novel
by David Diop
Hardcover: Sep 2023
Paperback: Sep 2024
The hotly anticipated new novel by David Diop, winner of the International Booker Prize.
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Masquerade
by O.O. Sangoyomi
Hardcover: Jul 2024
Paperback: Jul 2025
Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale exploring the true cost of one woman's fight for freedom and self-discovery, and the lengths she'll go to secure her future.
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A Kind of Madness
by Uche Okonkwo
Paperback: Apr 2024
A searing, unflinching collection of stories set in Nigeria that explores themes of community expectations, familial strife, and the struggle for survival.
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River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
by Candice Millard
Hardcover: May 2022
Paperback: May 2023
The harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy - from the New York Times bestselling author of River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic.
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Ghost Season: A Novel
by Fatin Abbas
Hardcover: Jan 2023
A dynamic, beautifully orchestrated debut novel connecting five characters caught in the crosshairs of conflict on the Sudanese border.
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Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth: A Novel
by Wole Soyinka
Hardcover: Sep 2021
Paperback: Aug 2022
From the first Black winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and one of our fiercest political activists, a fictional meditation on power and greed - at once a literary hoot, a whodunit, and a scathing indictment of political and social corruption.
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Skin of the Sea
by Natasha Bowen
Hardcover: Nov 2021
Paperback: Jul 2022
An unforgettable fantasy debut inspired by West African mythology, this is Children of Blood and Bone meets The Little Mermaid, in which a mermaid takes on the gods themselves.
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Noor
by Nnedi Okorafor
Hardcover: Nov 2021
Paperback: Jul 2022
From African futurist luminary Okorafor comes a new science fiction novel of intense action and thoughtful rumination on biotechnology, destiny, and humanity in a near-future Nigeria.
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