20 Top fiction books like Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

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Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories

By: Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

3.99

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

6 hrs. 10 min. Nigerian author Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi makes her American debut with this dazzling…

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1. Tomorrow Died Yesterday

By: Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Format: 172 pages,

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • african literature
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2. Born on a Tuesday

By: Elnathan John

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

From two-time Caine Prize finalist Elnathan John, a dynamic young voice from Nigeria, Born on a Tue… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature

3. 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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4. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
"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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5. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
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7. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
"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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8. The God of Good Looks

By: Breanne Mc Ivor

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This entertaining, transportive, and luminous debut novel follows a young Trinidadian woman finding… read more

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  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. 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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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
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10. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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11. A Good Name

By: Yejide Kilanko

4.00

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

Twelve years in America and Eziafa Okereke has nothing to show for it. Desperate to re-write his st… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • african literature
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12. Nightbloom

By: Peace Adzo Medie

3.96

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Peace Adzo Medie, author of Reese’s Book Club pick His Only Wife , returns with a moving novel abou… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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13. 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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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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14. Daughters of Smoke and Fire

By: Ava Homa

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The unforgettable, haunting story of a young woman’s perilous fight for freedom and justice for her… read more

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  • contemporary
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Kurdistan won’t be free until women are"

-Ava Homa, Daughters of Smoke and Fire

"It's dark comedy, the way tiny tyrants demand democracy."

-Ava Homa, Daughters of Smoke and Fire

"Some of the customers would ask me, “Why are Kurds so hated in Turkey and Iraq?"

-Ava Homa, Daughters of Smoke and Fire

"If I could pack my unhappiness into snowballs, I would throw them at these people."

-Ava Homa, Daughters of Smoke and Fire

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15. Drinking from Graveyard Wells: Stories (Contemporary Poetry And Prose)

By: Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

4.40

Format: 158 pages, Hardcover

"Even in death, who has ownership over Black women's bodies?" Questions like this sit between th… read more

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  • africa
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • african literature
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16. Call and Response

By: Gothataone Moeng

3.55

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Richly drawn stories about the lives of ordinary families in contemporary Botswana as they navigate… read more

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  • africa
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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17. We Were Girls Once

By: Aiwanose Odafen

3.82

Format: None pages, Audiobook

'We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’ Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to … read more

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  • african literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories

By: Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

3.99

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

6 hrs. 10 min. Nigerian author Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi makes her American debut with this dazzling… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • womens
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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19. Even When Your Voice Shakes

By: Ruby Yayra Goka

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A young woman speaks out against her wealthy abuser in this riveting YA novel from one of Ghana’s m… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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20. Ghostroots: Stories

By: 'Pemi Aguda

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom… read more

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  • africa
  • nigeria
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • african literature
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21. 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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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • african literature

14 must-read contemporary books like Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

Transform Your Habits

A Spell of Good Things

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Rootless

Krystle Zara Appiah

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad

Damilare Kuku

4.03

Transform Your Habits

A Broken People's Playlist

Chimeka Garricks

4.33

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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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