21 must-read fiction books like The Madhouse by T.J. Benson

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The Madhouse

By: T.J. Benson

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A house brings two unique people together by the unlikeliest of chances. In their union, that of an…

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1. Everything Good Will Come

By: Sefi Atta

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Everything Good Will Come introduces an important new voice in contemporary fiction. It is 1971, a … read more

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  • africa
  • fiction

2. Under the Udala Trees

By: Chinelo Okparanta

4.70

Format: 84 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by Nigeria's folktales and its war, Under the Udala Trees is a deeply searching, powerful … read more

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3. The Thing Around Your Neck

By: None

3.85

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Searing and profound, suffused with beauty, sorrow, and longing, the stories in The Thing Around Yo… read more

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4. What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky

By: Lesley Nneka Arimah

4.46

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

In Who Will Greet You at Homea woman desperate for a child weaves one out of hair, with unsettling … read more

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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. Nervous Conditions

By: Tsitsi Dangarembga

4.54

Format: 253 pages,

A modern classic in the African literary canon and voted in the Top Ten Africa's 100 Best Books of … read more

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7. Satans & Shaitans

By: None

3.59

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Set against the backdrop of Nigeria's ongoing terrorism tensions, Satans and Shaitans tells the sto… read more

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8. 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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  • africa
  • 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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9. Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

By: Wole Talabi

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The debut fantasy novel from an award-winning Nigerian author presents a mythic tale of disgruntled… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
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10. 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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  • africa
  • fiction
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11. 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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12. If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

By: Noor Naga

3.92

Format: 186 pages, Paperback

In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, an Egyptian American woman and a man from the village of Shobr… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
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13. 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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  • africa
  • 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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14. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

By: Akwaeke Emezi

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Fresh and seductive novel about a young woman seeking joy while healing from loss. Feyi Adekola … read more

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  • fiction
"if it's real, the distance won't change it."

-Akwaeke Emezi, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

"Get into the rooms you need to be in so your work can do what it needs to do."

-Akwaeke Emezi, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

"That she had braids like gold, glittering under the sun. The kind of deep, black skin that always looks perfect, like a goddess"

-Akwaeke Emezi, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

"She wanted to take a picture of it but she already knew half the beauty would die inside a camera lens and she'd never quite catch the edges of it."

-Akwaeke Emezi, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

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15. Wahala

By: Nikki May

3.63

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An incisive and exhilarating debut novel of female friendship following three Anglo-Nigerian best f… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
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16. 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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  • africa
  • fiction
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17. 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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  • africa
  • fiction
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18. 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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  • fiction
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19. Vagabonds!

By: Eloghosa Osunde

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the bustling streets and cloistered homes of Lagos, a cast of vivid characters—some haunted, som… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
"But look how we broke each other in the end. Who could have killed me better than you?"

-Eloghosa Osunde, Vagabonds!

"...because some books won't come directly to you; they go through someone who loves you."

-Eloghosa Osunde, Vagabonds!

"Shame works, because there are those who we name when we talk power, but not when we talk harm."

-Eloghosa Osunde, Vagabonds!

"What I will also say is that women are magicians. I don't mean magic like the kind you were warned to avoid, I mean magic as in spinning story as lifeline, as in turning a wound into a star, as in ho…"

-Eloghosa Osunde, Vagabonds!

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20. 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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  • africa
  • fiction
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21. Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold

By: Umar Turaki

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

An inexplicable sickness. A small town cut off from the world. An unexpected community of survivors… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
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22. A Girl Is a Body of Water

By: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

4.15

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

In her twelfth year, Kirabo, a young Ugandan girl, confronts a piercing question that has haunted h… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
"Remember, be a good person, not a good girl. Good girls suffer a lot in this life."

-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water

"Explore it, love it, find out what it is capable of before you hand it over to a man."

-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water

"Stories are critical, Kirabo. The minute we fall silent, someone will fill the silence for us."

-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water

"Children do absolutely nothing on their arrival that warrants presents every year. If anything, they should give presents to their mothers, who come close to death."

-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water

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23. 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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  • africa
  • fiction
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24. The Hundred Wells of Salaga

By: Ayesha Harruna Attah

3.72

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

Aminah lives an idyllic life until she is brutally separated from her home and forced on a journey … read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
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25. 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
  • fiction
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26. 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

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27. When We Were Fireflies

By: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

4.51

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

When brooding artist, Yarima Lalo, encounters a moving train for the first time, two serendipitous … read more

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28. Odufa, A Lover's Tale

By: Othuke Ominiabohs

3.32

Format: 339 pages, Paperback

When Anthony Mukoro discovers he cannot father a child, his whole world comes crashing. In the a… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of I Am Still With You: A Reckoning with Silence, Inheritance, and History by Emmanuel Iduma

29. I Am Still With You: A Reckoning with Silence, Inheritance, and History

By: Emmanuel Iduma

3.93

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Powerful and transcendent" — Chigozie Obioma  "Both epic and intimate" —​Margo Jefferson A deepl… read more

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  • africa
"The ignorance is not mine alone."

-Emmanuel Iduma, I Am Still With You: A Reckoning with Silence, Inheritance, and History

Cover of The Madhouse by T.J. Benson

30. The Madhouse

By: T.J. Benson

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A house brings two unique people together by the unlikeliest of chances. In their union, that of an… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
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31. After The End

By: Olukorede S. Yishau

4.19

Format: 211 pages, Paperback

One death. Four lives. Idera: The new widow who discovers her perfect husband’s heartbreaking se… read more

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Everything Good Will Come

Sefi Atta

3.88

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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

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Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

Wole Talabi

3.72

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Aiwanose Odafen

4.24

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Anne Enright

3.55

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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

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Kate Foster

4.05

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Isabella Hammad

4.09

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