In 2010, billions of naira were spent to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nigeria's independence since 1960. More naira are to be spent in 2014 to commemorate the centenary marking the nation's birth in 1914 from an amalgamation of diverse group of peoples, languages, cultures and expectations. As the conscience of the nation, writers are calling for a deeper introspection. A hundred years after unification, the most populous African nation has oscillated from being great to being fickle,...

Winner of the 2013 Commonwealth Writer's Prize for African literature. E.E. Sule's debut novel, Sterile Sky, presents a community wrecked by religious conflict and a young boy hunting for a better future.On the day that Murtala comes of age, violent riots break out in his home city of Kano – leading to unspeakable tragedy within his own family. While chaos threatens to erase everything he holds dear, Murtala is stalked by monsters both real and imagined. A...

An Oprah's Book Club selection: this "electrifying" book ( Washington Post) pays tribute to the wisdom and resilience of children even in the face of the most agonizing circumstances.Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few readers will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately. The eight-year-old narrator of "An Ex-Mas Feast" needs only enough money to buy books and pay fees in order to atte...

A young girl comes of age in the 1960s during the Nigerian Civil War in this powerful debut novel inspired by Nigerian folktales.Winner, 2016 Lambda Literary Award, Best Lesbian FictionA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceOne of NPR's Best Books of 2015"If you've ever wondered if love can conquer all, read [this] stunning coming of ...

Amazon Editors' Pick - August 2024Gizmodo's New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in AugustScreenrant #1 Most Anticipated Book in Sci-fi Coming Out in August⭐ "Readers will devour this." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)⭐ "While this book may be short, its impact is anything but small." —Kirkus (starred review)Part science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West Afric...

Mary Brown is forced to start over in Beckham, Massachusetts, when the love of her life is killed out West. She has no desire to be in the town where they grew up together and memories of him will flood through her at every turn. After five years as a cook, her employer suggests she become a mail order bride to a man who has no desire to find love…only a life partner. Unsure if she's making a mistake, she sends a letter in reply to the ad, unsure if she'll be able to handle marriage to a s...

Ivan lives in a land where the winter is dark and fearful. Starjik, King of Winter, steals Ivan's little brother and Ivan braves the bitter cold to find him.

Winner of the Edward Stanford Prize for Fiction with a Sense of Place, 2019Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize, 2019Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, 2019Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, 2019__________'Extraordinary' Guardian__________Bukhosi has gone missing.

In 1915, Armenian Christians in Turkey were forced to convert to Islam, barred from speaking their language, and often driven out of their homes as the Turkish army embarked on a widespread campaign of intimidation and murder. In this riveting book, Margaret Ajemian Ahnert relates her mother Ester's terrifying experiences as a young woman during this period of hatred and brutality.At age 15, Ester was separated from her family during a forced march away from her birth town of Amasia...

* A Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books of 2019 Selection * A Canadian Children’s Book Center Best Books for Kids & Teens Pick *From debut author Tina Athaide comes a soaring tale of empathy, hope, and resilience, as two best friends living under Ugandan President Amin’s divisive rule must examine where—and who—they call home.Perfect for fans of Half from the East and Inside Out and Back Again....

When plain Jane Sara Jones finds her life literally in jeopardy, and is rescued by a risk-taking stranger, she feels as if she’s in her very own superhero movie!Getting to know Dr Reece Fletcher, Sara blossoms under his mischievous and rebellious gaze. And with each passing day he begins to awaken a firecracker she never knew existed!

First in the series starring a South African police detective: "[A] picturesque backdrop, cast of authentic characters, and knotty story line" ( Publishers Weekly).Shortlisted for the International Dagger Award and Winner of the University of Johannesburg Debut PrizeInsp. Albertus Markus Beeslaar is a traumatized cop who has abandoned tough city policing and a broken relationship in Johannesburg for a backwater post on the edge of the Kalaha...