Bestsellers

'There are times, though, that no matter how much food I eat, I find the food does nothing for me, like I am hungry for my country and nothing is...

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...

Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue.In this incredible volume, renowned...

A fiercely contemporary collection which renegotiates the contract between poet and reader in the light of this moment in human history, from the bestselling author of The Death of Vivek...

A New Era of Speculative Fiction From an award-winning team of editors comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the breadth of fantasy and science fiction from Africa and...

A spectacular, genre-redefining literary fantasy novel from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a...

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THIS MOURNABLE BODY, ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 WOMEN FOR 2020 'UNFORGETTABLE' — Alice Walker 'A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE BOOK.' — Booklist Two...

The first volume of a new trilogy telling the saga of one French family between 1946 and 2016. Alsace, 1944. Mathilde finds herself falling deeply in love with Amine Belhaj,...

A sweeping YA fantasy inspired by indigenous Igbo culture from the Sunday Times bestselling author - dibias, deities, magic and a twin hunting down her kidnapped brother.We had done and survived...

A Pocket Classics hardcover anthology of stories of Africa from centuries past to the present, selected by the Booker Prize-winning Nigerian novelist Ben Okri. Award-winning writer Ben Okri, author of...

The second volume in a vibrant and compellingly told trilogy by one of science fiction's most engaging new voices - perfect for fans of N. K. Jemisin's THE FIFTH SEASON,...

First she taught us how to glory in our solitude with the bestselling What a Time to be Alone. Now the Slumflower is back, with the ultimate guide to getting...

In this powerful finale to the award-winning WORMWOOD trilogy, life in the newly independent city state of Rosewater isn't everything its citizens were expecting... Mayor Jacques finds that debts incurred...

*Shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction* *Longlisted for the Voss Literary Prize 2020*'Vital, brutal and tender, The Palace of the Angels is written...

In Igboland, the lives of two Nigerian women change forever... In the city of Enugu in the 1970s, young Nwabulu dreams of becoming a typist as she endures the endless...

A fierce and lyrical collection of poetry celebrating the moments of triumph and beauty in our lives, as well as the moments of despair – recasting them as opportunities for...

From the award-winning author of the CBCA shortlisted When the Ground Is Hard, comes a stunning portrait of a family divided and an uplifting story of how friendship saves and...

Award-winning author Andrea Hairston weaves together African folktales and postcolonial literature into unforgettable fantasy NEW MATERIAL FOR A NEW EDITION! This trade paperback includes an extensive, conversational interview between the...

The debut collection from award-winning Somali British poet Warsan Shire, celebrated collaborator on Beyonce's Lemonade and Black Is King.With her first full-length poetry collection, Warsan Shire introduces us to a...

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...

A memoir of empowerment, community and hope A powerful memoir about a girl from Africa whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world. She squeezes my hand and...

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,...

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 virtuosic debut collection that roves across genres and styles, by a finalist for the Caine Prize.In her powerful, genre-bending debut story collection, Nana Nkweti’s virtuosity is on full display...

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 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...

Translated by Lara Vergnaud *Winner of the Prix Eugène Dabit* Lullaby meets Little Fires Everywhere, this intense, suspenseful prize-winning novel explores the darker side of human nature — and the...

South African Poems of Decolonisation A unique anthology containing over five decades of protest poetry. ‘'i may have been born on 27 April 1994 — but i was never born...

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2022, this is an exhilarating, funny, whip-smart novel about power and corruption set in the animal kingdom A long time ago, in a bountiful land...

A powerful new novel about grief and mourning from the acclaimed and prize-winning author of The Old Drift I don't want to tell you what happened; I want to tell...

THE BUNKER IS DESIGNED TO KEEP THEM ALL SAFE.In the end, very few people made it to the bunker. Now they wait there for the outside world to heal. Wolfe...

A powerful collection of new and recently completed poems by Ben Okri covering topics of the day, such as the refugee crisis, racism, Obama, the Grenfell Tower fire, and the...

A heartbreaking, lyrical story for all of those who have fantasised about escaping their daily lives and starting over. Michael Kabongo is a British-Congolese teacher living in London on the...

The number-one bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt — a compulsive, riveting and bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity and motherhood. The baby is dead. It took...

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 —...

THE SPELLBINDING SEQUEL TO THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FAEBOUND Betrayed by destiny.Cursed by love.Bound by hope. Yeeran and Lettle are no longer prisoners to the fae court, but now they’re...

Praise for THE ENDING FIRE trilogy 'Epic in scope, its worldbuilding as intricate as filigree. THE FINAL STRIFE sings of rebellion, love, and the courage it takes to stand up...

FROM THE TWICE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHORLonglisted for the Dublin Literary Award, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the New American Voices AwardNamed a Best Book of the Year by the Economist, Boston...

An enthralling debut perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone set in a North African-inspired fantasy world where two sisters must fight to the death to win the...

A West African Fantasy EpicInspired by West African folklore and stories handed over centuries, this unique graphic novel follows the adventures of Mansou, last prince of a dying kingdom, and...

Two identical girls, one a princess, the other a rebel. Who will rule the empire? Amani must make a devastating choice between revolution and family in this sequel to the...

In this collection of short stories, offbeat characters are caught up in extraordinary situations that test the boundaries of reality . . .A love-hungry goddess of the sea arrives on...

Following the exploits of queen and military commander Malika, who struggles to keep the peace in her ever-expanding empire, Azzaz, this historical fantasy is set in fifteenth-century West Africa and...

A debut novel by one of the most exciting African literary voices to emerge in recent years Maya grows up in Germany in the shadow of her beautiful, volatile mother-...

The second novel from the Booker Prize shortlisted author of This Mournable Body and Nervous Conditions continues Tambu's story.As Zimbabwe emerges into independence, Tambudzai Sigauke embarks on her second year...

A trailblazing new novel about two teenagers from opposite worlds; The Crossing is a heartbreaking and life-affirming story of hope, grief, and the very real tragedies of the refugee crisis....

In the spirit of Night by Elie Wiesel, Die Walking is the memoir of a Rwandan boy escaping genocide. In 1994, Obadiah was the thirteen-year-old son of a Hutu pastor...

In this new edition, leading historian David Olusoga sets the book in its historical context helping us to understand this complex, spiritual, politically astute and deeply passionate man. Although Equiano...

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,...

Translated by Richard Philcox A mesmerizing novel from one of the most important writers working today, winner of the alternative Nobel Prize Francis Sancher, a handsome outsider, loved by some...