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The Mountains Sing is a multigenerational tale of the Tran family, set against the backdrop of the Viet Nam War.

The paths of a 16-year-old Nigerian and a well-off British Woman collide on a beach in Nigeria.

Dana and Chaurisse are teenage sisters, bound together by the life-changing secret of their father’s double life. The story revolves...

Published in 1998 and classified as a modern classic, the Poisonwood Bible tells the story of the wife of a Baptist Reverend Minister

While the book explores the dynamics of friendship and childhood trauma, Jude serves at the centre of gravity.

Mbue craftsmanship of weaving the story of living abroad and the difficulty in chasing the so-called American dream must be applauded.

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree is a coming-of-age story that follows the life of an unnamed young Nigerian girl who is kidnapped

Accra Noir is a collection of short stories set in the capital city of Ghana – Accra.

The Dragons The Giants The Women is a memoir recounting Wayetu Moore’s escape from the Civil War in Liberia.

Set in postcolonial Zimbabwe in the 1960s and 1970s, author Tsitsi Dangeremgba tells the story of Tumbudzai – Tumbu for short

The Sex Lives of African Women is a collection of honest experiences from across the African continent and its global diaspora

The First Woman follows Kirabo on her journey to becoming a young woman and finding her place in the world.

Western publishers deliberately leave African Book Influencers and Content Creator out of their marketing and promotion strategies.

All Ghana A Stage is a collection of short stories, essays, and poems. The anthology puts a spotlight on the life (struggles & joys) culture

Love in Colour is a collection of short stories which focuses on the retelling of mythical tales from around the world. The collection...

South African-born Kemisa Mashabane is sent to live in Edinburgh, England with the McFadden Family. A strong bond and sisterhood is...

Summary: 16-year old Starr Carter witnesses the shooting and murder of her childhood friend and crush Khalil by a policeman. Khalil was...

The Memory of Love revolves around three men in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1969 after the civil war. Elias Cole a history professor, Kai...