Under the Udala Trees
By: Chinelo Okparanta
3.00
Format: 144 pages, ebook
Inspired by Nigeria's folktales and its war, Under the Udala Treesis a deeply searching, powerful d…
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1. Freshwater
By: Akwaeke Emezi
4.02
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary debut novel, Freshwater explores the surreal experience of having a fractured self… read more
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- fiction
- queer
- nigeria
- lgbt
"It wasn’t me,"-Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater
"The worst part of embodiment is being unseen."-Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater
"Sometimes, you recognize truth because it destroys you for a bit."-Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater
"The gods do not care. It is not them, after all, that will pay the cost."-Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater
2. 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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- africa
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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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- africa
- fiction
- nigeria
5. 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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- africa
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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
- nigeria
"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
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
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- historical
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- historical fiction
11. 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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- fiction
- nigeria
12. 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
- nigeria
"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
13. 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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14. The Death of Vivek Oji
By: Akwaeke Emezi
4.13
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienti… read more
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- queer
- nigeria
- lgbt
"Love and guilt sometimes taste the same, you know"-Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji
"They burned down the market on the day Vivek Oji died."-Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji
"Somewhere, you see, in the river of time, I am already alive."-Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji
"He smelled like grass and wind and clothes that had been dried in the sun."-Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji
15. 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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- nigeria
- lgbt
- fiction
- queer
"Death is only a doorway."-Francesca Ekwuyasi, Butter Honey Pig Bread
16. 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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- fiction
- nigeria
17. The Marriage Class
By: Adesuwa O'man Nwokedi
4.02
Format: None pages, None
One Class. Ten Couples. Ten Decisions. Abi and Raymond are engaged to be married and have starte… read more
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18. Blessings
By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more
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- fiction
- queer
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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- lgbt
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"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!
20. Lakiriboto Chronicles: A History of Badly Behaved Women
By: Ayodele Olofintuade
3.94
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
The story is about three women, one of them has mental illness; they are just girls that were growi… read more
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21. 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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