Africa

A tale of survival from one of the most beloved Nigerian writers, now in Penguin Modern Classics for the first timeWhen Adah's dream of moving to England becomes a reality,...

An Empowering and Celebratory Portrait of Black Women — from Josephine Baker to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air's Aunt Viv to Cardi B.INCLUDES A FOREWORD WITH CLARA AMFOIn 2013,...

A critical biography of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian Nobel laureate and social activist, discussing his personal life, major works, and political legacy.This timely and expansive biography of Wole Soyinka, the...

Victoria Adukwei Bulley's debut collection, Quiet, circles around ideas of black interiority, intimacy and selfhood, playing at the the tensions between the impulse to guard one's 'inner life' and the...

Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Hayward GalleryThis is an expressive exploration of Black popular culture at its most wildly imaginative, artistically ambitious and politically urgent.In the...

The start of a bold and immersive West African-inspired, feminist fantasy series for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther. We all have a choice. Are we...

Iyanu, a teenage orphan with no recollection of her past, suddenly discovers that she has abilities that rival the ancient deities told in the folklore of her people. It is...

Short-listed Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 A blackly comic novel about lies, love, Lagos, and how blood is thicker — and more difficult to get out of the carpet —...

A smash debut novel from rising star Yasmin Angoe, Her Name Is Knight features an elite assassin heroine on a mission to topple a human trafficking ring and avenge her...

An epic love story infused with West African mythology. For fans of The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Boneand Circe, this book is a powerful new imagining of a...

The hotly anticipated, gripping sequel to bestselling YA fantasy The Gilded Ones. Set in an ancient West African-inspired world, this unmissable YA fantasy series is perfect for fans of Children...

A Practical Guide to Overcoming Fear and Unlocking Your Most Empowered SelfAn empowering, practical guide to overcoming imposter syndrome, getting sassy with negative thoughts and succeeding in all areas of...

From the bestselling author of Homegoingcomes an epic novel from the heart of contemporary America. As a child Gifty would ask her parents to tell the story of their journey...

A funny, gripping and surprising story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the African father she never knew, by award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo. Anna grew up...

150+ Practices for Healing Your Mind, Body, and Soul Find health, wellness, comfort, and recovery with these 200 self-healing techniques designed to nourish the mind, body, and spirit. Self-healing helps...

Africa in Fashion explores the kaleidoscope of craft cultures that have shaped African fashion for centuries and captures the intriguing stories of contemporary and avant-garde African brands. Part One looks...

Illustrated by David BrameAfter the Rain is an adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's short story, "On the Road." The adaptation, written by John Jennings and illustrated by David Brame, begins in...

Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto IslandThe first major Gullah Geechee cookbook from "the matriarch of Edisto Island," who provides delicious recipes and the history of an overlooked American community.The...

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...

The debut novel from one of the National Book Foundation's 2018 5 Under 35 Ada has always been unusual. Her parents prayed her into existence, but something must have gone...

Oscar Wilde said 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.' Was he right? In Civilisations, David Olusoga travels the world to piece together the shared histories that link...

Driven by a deep-seated desire to understand his mother's life before he was born, Derek Owusu offers a powerful imagining of her journey. As she moves from Ghana to the...

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 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...

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...

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...

Seesaw is an energetic comedy of cultural dislocation — and in its humour, intelligence and piety-pricking, it is a refreshing and hugely enjoyable act of literary rebellion. A 'recovering writer'...

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...

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of A Long Way Gone. A powerful novel about young people living at the margins of society, struggling to replace the homes they...

From the critically acclaimed author of Pet and The Death of Vivek Oji, Bitter, a companion novel to Pet, takes a timely and riveting look at the power of youth,...

When he's not in church, at school or attempting to form 'Africa's first superheroes', he obsesses over mathematical theorems, ideas of Black power and HXVX- the Curse of Africa. Sure...

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,...

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...

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...

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;...

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...

Lessons from a Professional TroublemakerThe instant New York Times bestseller: a hilarious and transformational book about how to tackle fear — now with a brand new bonus chapter! From the...

A bewitching and immersive Nigerian magic realist novel from an extraordinary literary voice, for fans of Chigozie Obioma, Abi Daré and Deepa AnapparaSoon you will become the thing all other...

Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive. His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa and he is one of the most powerful men of his clan. But he...

A powerful novel about an intersex Nigerian teenager and the courage to be yourself Raised as a boy in a grand but unhappy family in Nigeria, Otolorin Akinro escapes to...

Dispatches from the Frontlines of Identity I have lived in disaster and disaster has lived in me. Our shared languages are thunder and reverberation. When Nadia Owusu was two years...

A Black spirit memoir A raw exploration of identity that shatters boundaries and explodes the way we think about the idea of the self. In letters addressed to their friends,...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption. Eniola is tall...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Bolu Babalola takes the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology and rewrites them with incredible new detail and vivacity in her debut collection. Focusing...

The story of seventeen year-old Nani who discovers womanhood through hardship before finding her freedom and independence Udodi's death was the beginning of the raging storm but at that moment,...