Nigeria

Hope and circumstance define a young woman’s life in this heartbreaking tale of lost innocence, set in politically volatile 1990s Nigeria, from an exciting and fresh voice in global literature....

The Story of a Missing Person in the Nigerian Civil War An astonishing search for a missing person, the hidden tragedies of war and the truth of Nigeria’s history. Emmanuel...

Inspired by environmental activism, this new collection blends fiction, essay and poetry to make a powerful and very personal appeal for change.If we continue to live as we do now,...

And the brass head of Obalufon Yoruba gods liberating a Nigerian artefact from London's British Museum, this is a heist novel filled to the brim with magic. Shigidi is a...

A personal and powerful essay on loss from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.'Grief is a cruel kind of education. You learn...

These nine stories of queer male intimacy brim with simmering secrecy, ecstasy, loneliness and love in their depictions of what it means to be gay in contemporary Nigeria. A man...

In his adult novel debut, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and NAACP Image Award finalist and Alex and New England Book Award winner Tochi Onyebuchi brings us a sweeping sci-fi epic in...

A Novel in Interlocking StoriesNonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape forge an unbreakable bond at a Nigerian boarding school, where we meet them for the first time in the middle of...

Lily is a sixteen-year-old living in Manchester. It is nearly five years since her father's death, and she is soon to return to her birthplace in Nigeria to reunite with...

One night, you will calmly put a knife to your husband's penis and promise to cut it off. It will scare him so much that the next day, he will...

A feminist literary classic by one of Africa's greatest writersFirst published in 1979, The Joys of Motherhood is the story of Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman struggling in a patriarchal...

The astonishing new novel from the author of Freshwater — Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Wellcome Book Prize. They burned down the market on the day...

This twisty and electrifying debut novel about a young woman who goes missing in Lagos, Nigeria, and her estranged auntie who will stop at nothing to find the truth is...

Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa Definitive proof that Africa is *not* a country. A lively, entertaining and informative portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell...

For fans of Yaa Gyasi, Toni Morrison, and Richard Flanagan — gripping historical novel of a Black soldier's experience in the Second World War — a rare, moving, untold tale...

All you have are your words. AS RECOMMENDED BY MALALA YOUSAFZAI AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A TOP TEN SUNDAY POST BESTSELLER A STYLIST BEST BOOK OF 2020 'A...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC TV SERIESThree friends. Three 'perfect' lives. Here comes TroubleRonke wants Happily Ever After and 2.2. kids. She's dating Kayode and wants him to be...

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...

Acclaimed Nigerian Writers on the Home, Identity and Culture They Know To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible...

Real Lives, Real Lessons An inspirational and practical book written by two high-achieving women, sharing the experience and advice of some of our most extraordinary women leaders, in their own...

VAGABONDS! is a tumultuous and unexpectedly joyous novel of oppression and defiance among the people and spirits of Lagos. Lagos is a city for all . . . you share...

Iyanu makes her way to the Source to save all of Yorubaland from an ancient curse. This time, however, she has help from her new friends- Biyi, a carefree adventurer;...

Winner of the 2019 UEA Crime Writing Prize, Lightseekers is the start of a major new crime series introducing investigative psychologist Dr Philip TaiwoWhen three young students are brutally murdered...