Here, a list of five fiction and non-fiction books to illuminate your mind, tickle your curiosity and expand your understanding of the world.
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One part magical realism, one part crime thriller, one part romance, and rendered entirely in patois, Banwo's debut novel—set in a fictional Trinidad—follows Emmanuel Darwin and Yejide St Bernard on separate paths to self-discovery that eventually lead them to each other, thanks to their disparate connection to death.
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Women lead the way in this historical novel set in eighteenth century Jamaica, which follows Lilith—the youngest and newest addition to the group of rebellion-plotting enslaved women who meet under the cover of darkness—as she strives to reach beyond the boundaries of the brutish life reserved for slaves on the sugar plantation of Montpelier.
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Noor Naga’s debut novel explores the tensions around identity and othering through the eyes a destitute Egyptian man living in Cairo and a middle-class Egyptian-American “returning” to Egypt, a country she’s visiting for the very first time.
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Just exactly how did pre-colonial Africa develop the world is the question historian and former New York Times journalist Howard W. French sets out to answer in this captivating, revelatory read that dismantles widely but erroneously held beliefs about the continent's relevance and influence prior to the arrival of Europeans and thereafter.
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In Åkerström's engaging, fast-paced debut novel, the weight of blackness threads the lives of three women who wind up in Stockholm under the influence of Jonny von Lundin, scion of a highborn family with close ties to Sweden's monarchy.
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The first crack in their relationship emerged after Ugola abruptly remarked on her close-shaven hair and its potential conspicuity amid a sea of wigs and weaves. She expected her bridesmaids to adhere to a strict uniformity.
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Here, a list of five fiction and non-fiction books to illuminate your mind, tickle your curiosity and expand your understanding of the world.
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There lies a hope that more Nigerians, having observed women at the fore of the EndSARS protests against police brutality, will begin to appreciate their leadership capabilities.
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