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7 Books That Will Break You, and Then Heal You

Ijapa OApril 27, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that will break you and heal you right back. From the moving story about the separation of twin brothers to a sci-fi novel that transports readers continuously between the present and the antebellum past, the books on this list will make you cry, but they will also make you smile.

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The Language of Violence

AncciApril 20, 2025

South African poet Qhali’s Crying in My Mother’s Tongue: Ukulila, is a searing meditation on language and identity, intergenerational trauma, sexual violence, healing, and the intimate ties of motherhood and family.

April/May 2025ReadingSouth Africa

7 Books Perfect for a Nollywood Film Adaptation

Ijapa OApril 20, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that are perfect for Nollywood film adaptations. From the story of a man who mysteriously transforms into a white person, constituting a biting satire about a race relations in Nigeria, to a brilliant woman’s account of her experiences in the male-dominated scene of Nigerian politics, the books on this list will certainly make blockbuster films!

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The Tragedy of an Evil Genius

Afolabi AdekaiyaojaApril 13, 2025

Babangida’s attempt to tell his own story or shape his own legacy through his memoir, A Journey in Service, falls short of expectations raising questions about whether the book should have been written at all.

April/May 2025NigeriaReading

7 Books That Will Make You See Historical Figures Differently

Ijapa OApril 13, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that will make you see historical figures differently. From the fictional biography of the first African man to explore America to a nuanced portrait that asks us to contextualize the life of one of South Africa’s most controversial women, the books on this list will make you think again about the historical figures you thought you knew.

April/May 2025Read Something AfricanReading

Four Women and Adichie’s Feminine Utopia

Diekara Oloruntoba-OjuApril 6, 2025

The stories of the four women in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest novel, Dream Count, address an essential feminist question—what must a woman recognize in another and in herself to understand their shared conditions?—with a curiously tentative answer.

April/May 2025NigeriaReading

54 Books By Women From Each Of Africa’s 54 Countries

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeApril 6, 2025

Our latest book recommendation is a tribute to the storytelling traditions of African women across eras. It honours the trailblazers who paved the way for future generations of women writers and celebrates contemporary voices keeping the fires aflame.

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7 Books to Escape with on Your Weekend Getaway

Ijapa OMarch 30, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books to escape with on your weekend getaway. From a moving African saga to the fictional autobiography of the first African to explore America, the books on this list will shoot you right out of your present reality into intriguing new worlds, making your weekend getaway as exciting and full of adventures as possible!

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7 Books That Will Make You Fall in Love with Poetry

AncciMarch 23, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, Nigerian writer, Ancci, compiles a list of seven books that will make you fall in love with poetry. The books in this recommendation are wide-ranging in their subjects and inventive in style.

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10 Books That Belong on Your Reading List This Women’s History Month

Angel Nduka-NwosuMarch 9, 2025

To celebrate Women’s History Month, Nigerian writer and editor, Angel Nduka-Nwosu, compiles a list of books by Black women that belong on your reading list this month and beyond. These books capture the multifaceted experiences of Black women.

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