Africa

This volume presents all 449 panels of Frédéric Bruly Bouabré's Alphabet Bété (1990-91) alongside several related works and a contextualizing essay by curator Smooth Nzewi.This publication will focus on the...

You think adoption is a story which has an end. But the point about it is that it has no end. It keeps changing its ending.From the moment when, as...

1902 to the Present*** Winner of the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences non-fiction book award ***South Africa was born in war, has been cursed by crises and...

The second magical instalment in the epic re-imagining of one of the darkest stories in history told through the eyes of a bold and unforgettable heroine. Infused with West African...

The orphan Iyanu is thrust into the wildlands beyond the safety of the walls of her home!She must quickly learn to work with an exile and the people of the...

An epic poem touching on issues of racism, intolerance and environmental destructions from Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri.There is much to celebrate in the human journey so far art in...

Poems of living and loving from Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri.Freedom is the most precious commodity in the world. In this powerful collection, the celebrated novelist, essayist, dramatist and poet,...

An epic South African fantasy from award-winning author Mary Watson, for fans of Children of Blood and Boneand The Gilded OnesSeventeen-year-old Savannah is cursed. It's a sinister family heirloom; passed...

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**An extraordinary depiction of the life of an immigrant, as he struggles to come to terms with the horror of his...

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**Vehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is an unwavering contemplation of East African coastal lifePoverty and depravity wreak havoc...

A searing tale of a young woman discovering her troubled family history and cultural past, by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021Dottie Badoura Fatma Balfour finds solace...

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**A dazzling tale of cultural identity and displacement, this is the story of a man's escape from his native Zanzibar to...

And other essaysFunny, elegiac and chilling, these essays from award-winning New Zealand writer Mohamed Hassan blend storytelling, memoir and non-fiction to map the experience of being Muslim in the 21st...

An African in Greenland Translated by James Kirkup The gripping true story of one man's ten-year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic Circle — a rare...

Translated by Stephen HenighanIn a crumbling apartment block in the Angolan city of Luanda, families work, laugh, scheme, and get by. In the middle of it all is the melancholic...

What happens when you infuse the likenesses, ambitions, and desires of legendary warriors and conquerors with an advanced AI? Well, you get a psychotic android named AVON, who goes rogue...

In 1994, sixteen-year-old Emmanuel Taban walked out of war-torn Sudan with nothing, and nowhere to go. In the preceding months he was abducted and then tortured by government forces, who...

Explore the globe with Waffles + Mochi and learn about the stories behind the food we eat in this accessible, child-friendly cookbook, based on the Netflix children's show from Higher...

A gay Muslim boy travels the world for a second chance at love after a possibly magical heiress grants him three wishes in this YA debut that's Simon vs. the...

The crown of Dihya had been stripped from me, my face changed, my body broken. But I was not a slave and I was not a spare. I was my...

In her dedication Safia Elhillo writes, "The January Children are the generation born in Sudan under British occupation, where children were assigned birth years by height, all given the birth...

Discover authentic and naturally vegan African recipes — from Ghana to Ethiopia, Nigeria to South AfricaAfrica is home to over 50 countries, each with their own diverse food cultures and...

A profoundly moving story on the bonds of family and history — this is Beloved for the 21st century. Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One...

An electrifying debut from the winner of the 2015 Caine Prize for African writing, The Old Drift is the Great Zambian Novel you didn't know you were waiting for and...

Translated by Melanie MauthnerFrom the author of the critically acclaimed novel Our Lady of the Nile, a haunting, delicately wrought work of non-fiction, memorialising a lost childhood, community and way...

Ten Steps to Becoming Your Own ChampionRamla Ali is a triple threat — humanitarian, model and boxer. Her life inside and outside the ring represents her ruthless refusal to quit...

Vividly set against the backdrop of 19th century India and the British-owned sugarcane plantations of Natal, written with great tenderness and lyricism, Children of Sugarcane paints an intimate and wrenching...

A brand-new collection of recipes from South Africa's bestselling chef and social media sensation.Mogau Seshoene aka the Lazy Makoti is the South African Nadiya Hussain, with a huge social media...

In this sequel to A River of Royal Blood, Eva and Isa must find a way to work together if they want to save their queendom in the thrilling conclusion...

Translated by Ann GoldsteinA small culturally mixed community living an apartment building in the center of Rome is thrown into disarray when one of the neighbors is murdered. An investigation...

African myth and magic beat in the dark heart of this fable about witchcraft, superstition, the bonds we choose and those we cannot.Born into a family of West African witches,...

Translated by S. R. FellowesFrom the bestselling author of The Yacoubian Building.General Alwany is a pious man who loves his family. He also tortures and kills enemies of the state.Under...

Being categorised as Black and female does not constrain my writing. Writing assures me that I am more than merely blackness and femaleness. Writing assures me I am.This paradigm shifting...

A FINANCIAL TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARTo Doctor Menka's horror, some cunning entrepreneur has decided to sell body parts from his hospital for use in ritualistic practices. Already...

A powerful literary novella from award-winning author Tade Thompson, about obsession, the creation of art and the many ways in which the urge to make can also turn into an...

Learn how to live an empowered life with education activist and empowerment YouTuber, Vee Kativhu.From experiencing grief and leaving her home country of Zimbabwe for the UK, to attending disruptive...

A haunting, intimate account of the women and men who built a feminist revolution in the middle of the Arab Spring.In 2012, the joyful hopes of the democratic Egyptian Revolution...

An inspiring and moving collection of speeches and essays from the Nobel Laureate in Literature 2021'One of the world's most prominent postcolonial writers - He has consistently and with great...

Wakanda forever! Celebrate the flavors of Africa with this cookbook inspired by over fifty years of Black Panther comics.Create meals fit for a king with this cookbook featuring over seventy...

A major literary event — the eagerly anticipated publication of a long-lost novel from legendary writer and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee John Oliver Killens, hailed as the founding father of...

Just like the brief life and oeuvre of iconic Bulgarian poet Petya Dubarova, every page of this short novel pulsates with feelings.In Letter to Petya Dubarova, South African poet and...

Delicious Dishes to Satisfy Your SoulIf you've been searching for flavorful recipes within the realm of Asian cuisine that hit all the right notes, look no further than This Is...

For elite assassin Nena Knight, eliminating dangerous players on the world stage is part of the job. The Tribe, a powerful business syndicate in Africa, ensures that she has those...

Unravelling Africa's history one country at a timeWhy is Africa still perceived as a single country? How did African soldiers contribute to World War II? Who else led the charge...

Over the past two decades contemporary African art has taken its rightful place on the world stage. Today, African artists work outside the confines of limiting categories and outdated perceptions;...

At the turn of the 20th century, minstrel shows transform into vaudeville, which slides into moving pictures. Hunkering together in dark theatres, diverse audiences marvel at flickering images. This "dreaming...

The new satire from the author of Radio SunriseWho will be the next president of the Society of Journalists in Lagos? Who is qualified to lead the esteemed body of...

The spellbinding sequel to The Library of the Dead, featuring ghosts, magic, danger – and the quick-witted Ropa Moyo, as she tackles another thrilling mystery. Some secrets are meant to...

Nobel laureate, world-renowned doctor and human rights activist, Dr Mukwege has dedicated his life to caring for victims of sexual violence. Over the past two decades living and working in...

How much is your Face worth? Atwood meets Ishiguro in this domestic drama that reimagines race and class in a genetically engineered society fed by performative fame.Schuyler and Madeleine Burroughs...