18 must-read african literature books like What Happened to Janet Uzor by Miracle Emeka-Nkwor

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What Happened to Janet Uzor

By: Miracle Emeka-Nkwor

3.76

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

A year after their best friend, Janet Uzor dies in a drowning incident, Pamela and Ebere are trying…

If you liked the african literature plot in What Happened to Janet Uzor by Miracle Emeka-Nkwor , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Daughters Who Walk This Path by Yejide Kilanko

1. Daughters Who Walk This Path

By: Yejide Kilanko

4.00

Format: 4 pages, Paperback

Spirited and intelligent, Morayo grows up surrounded by school friends and family in busy, modern-d… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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2. Purple Hibiscus

By: None

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They … read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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3. Tomorrow Died Yesterday

By: Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Format: 172 pages,

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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4. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

By: Lola Shoneyin

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

African-born poet Lola Shoneyin makes her fiction debut with The Secret Lives of Babi Segi's Wives,… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction

5. Stay with Me

By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expect… read more

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6. I Do Not Come to You by Chance

By: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

4.12

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

A deeply moving debut novel set amid the perilous world of Nigerian email scams, I Do Not Come to Y… read more

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7. A Spell of Good Things

By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

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8. Tomorrow I Become a Woman

By: Aiwanose Odafen

4.24

Format: None pages, Audiobook

What can I do?’ she asked. You can fight, I thought, you can fight for your daughters. But then aga… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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9. In Every Mirror She's Black (In Every Mirror She’s Black #1)

By: Lola Akinmade Åkerström

3.82

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

An AMAZON Best of the Month Pick Good Morning America (GMA) Book Club Buzz Pick Finalist - 20… read more

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  • fiction
"Privilege comes in levels, Brit,"

-Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black (In Every Mirror She’s Black #1)

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10. The Son of the House

By: Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

SHORTLISTED for the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 • FINALIST for the Nigeria Prize for Literature 20… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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11. Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?

By: Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

3.76

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Meet Yinka: a thirty-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman with a well-paid job, good … read more

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  • fiction
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12. Rootless

By: Krystle Zara Appiah

3.83

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

A provocative debut novel about a marriage in crisis that asks the question: Can you ever be rooted… read more

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  • fiction
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13. His Only Wife

By: Peace Adzo Medie

3.74

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding.” Afi Tekple is a young seamstres… read more

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  • fiction
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14. Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad

By: Damilare Kuku

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

A collection of short stories, structured as case-studies, and a form of love letter in solidarity … read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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15. A Broken People's Playlist

By: Chimeka Garricks

4.33

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A Broken People’s Playlist is a collection of short stories with underlying themes so beautifully w… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
"They will ask me when I first knew I was in love with you. I will sign and say I don't know. It happened in fragments, piece by piece, separate moments over the years. Moments - that's how I remember…"

-Chimeka Garricks, A Broken People's Playlist

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16. Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right

By: Ukamaka Olisakwe

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadin… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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17. Butter Honey Pig Bread

By: Francesca Ekwuyasi

4.31

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tel… read more

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  • fiction
"Death is only a doorway."

-Francesca Ekwuyasi, Butter Honey Pig Bread

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18. Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

By: Bolu Babalola

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A high-born Nigerian goddess, who has been beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover, l… read more

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  • fiction
"What matters most is that you feel like you are at your fullest."

-Bolu Babalola, Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

"I didn't like doing things I wasn't good at, but it turned out I loved learning how to love with him."

-Bolu Babalola, Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

"Psy was smiling. It was warm and soft, and to Eros it looked like the perfect place to lie in and just be."

-Bolu Babalola, Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

"Thank you for letting me love you. Thank you for loving me back. Thank you for staying, I know it was hard sometimes. I hope you now live free."

-Bolu Babalola, Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

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19. The Mechanics of Yenagoa

By: Michael Afenfia

3.84

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

Ebinimi, star mechanic of Kalakala Street, is a man with a hapless knack for getting in and out of … read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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20. The Middle Daughter

By: Chika Unigwe

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A lush, powerful tale of family and sisterhood from award-winning author Chika Unigwe, perfect for … read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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21. The Teller of Secrets

By: Bisi Adjapon

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut novel—a tale of self-discovery and feminist awakening—a feisty Nigerian-Ghan… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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22. Dele Weds Destiny

By: Tomi Obaro

3.62

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The story of three once-inseparable college friends in Nigeria who reunite in Lagos for the first t… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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23. What Happened to Janet Uzor

By: Miracle Emeka-Nkwor

3.76

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

A year after their best friend, Janet Uzor dies in a drowning incident, Pamela and Ebere are trying… read more

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  • mystery
  • african literature
  • crime
  • fiction
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24. The Nigerwife

By: Vanessa Walters

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This twisty and electrifying debut novel about a young woman who goes missing in Lagos, Nigeria, an… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
"You have to go on with things, or things will get on without you."

-Vanessa Walters, The Nigerwife

Cover of The Baby is Mine by Oyinkan Braithwaite

25. The Baby is Mine

By: Oyinkan Braithwaite

3.24

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

When his girlfriend throws him out during the pandemic, Bambi has to go to his Uncle's house in loc… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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26. The Three of Us

By: Ore Agbaje-Williams

2.96

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Long-standing tensions between a husband, his wife, and her best friend finally come to a breaking … read more

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  • fiction
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27. Daughter in Exile

By: Bisi Adjapon

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed author of  The Teller of Secrets  returns with a gut-wrenching, yet heartwarming, sto… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
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28. Broken. Not a halal love story

By: Fatima Bala

4.19

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In this heartwrenching new novel from Award-winning author and poet, Fatima Bala, a connection send… read more

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"Broken into fragments, Heartbeats - counted, limited. Yet, I’d give all the beats I have left to hear my name escape your lips again. Ours is a togetherness that honors the beauty of our solitude."

-Fatima Bala, Broken. Not a halal love story

Cover of Bridges are for Burning by Bina Idonije

29. Bridges are for Burning

By: Bina Idonije

3.54

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Oghogho ‘Gigi’ Dempster wore her heart on her sleeve. At almost thir… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
Cover of Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku

30. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

By: Damilare Kuku

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Humor and poignance mix in this powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties,… read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
Cover of Believers and Hustlers by Sylva Nze Ifedigbo

31. Believers and Hustlers

By: Sylva Nze Ifedigbo

3.73

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

Sylva Nze Ifedigbo can stand on the same podium as masters like Gurcharan Das. What makes his writi… read more

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27 must-read fiction books like What Happened to Janet Uzor by Miracle Emeka-Nkwor

Transform Your Habits

Daughters Who Walk This Path

Yejide Kilanko

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Purple Hibiscus

None

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Tomorrow Died Yesterday

Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

Lola Shoneyin

4.25

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17 best-selling fiction books like The Middle Daughter by Chika Unigwe

Transform Your Habits

Daughters Who Walk This Path

Yejide Kilanko

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Tomorrow Died Yesterday

Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

Lola Shoneyin

4.25

Transform Your Habits

A Spell of Good Things

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

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