Category: New Books
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Book Digest: Tierno Monénembo, Saara El-Arifi, Otoniya J. Okot Bitek, Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Tierno Monénembo, Saara El-Arifi, Otoniya J. Okot Bitek, and Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti. The Lives and Deaths of Véronique Bangoura by Tierno Monénembo Publisher: Schaffner PressDate: March 4, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: English (Translated from French by Ryan Chamberlain)Where to find it: Schaffner Press Tierno Monénembo A winner of some…
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Book Digest: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Laila Lalami, Nick Makoha, Laurène Southe
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Laila Lalami, Nick Makoha, and Laurène Southe. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Publisher: KnopfDate: March 4, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Penguin Random House Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie who grew up in Nigeria has been translated into more than…
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Book Digest: Jessica Horn, Ivana Akotowaa Ofori, Maaza Mengiste, Tinga Maluvana
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Jessica Horn, Ivana Akotowaa Ofori, Maaza Mengiste, and Tinga Maluvana. African Feminist Praxis by Jessica Horn Publisher: Sage PublicationsDate: December 19, 2024Genre: NonfictionLanguage: English Where to find it: Sage Publications Jessica Horn Jessica Horn is a feminist writer and inter-disciplinary practitioner. Grounded in work around body…
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Book Digest: Diana Evans, Do Nsoseme, Xolisa Guzula, Lauren Francis-Sharma
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Athambile Masola, Do Nsoseme, Xolisa Guzula, Diana Evans, and Lauren Francis-Sharma. Ngambo Ya Congo by Do Nsoseme Publisher: Editions MesdamesDate: January 23, 2025Genre: PoetryLanguage: FrenchWhere to find it: Editions Mesdames Do Nsoseme Do Nsoseme is a Congolese spoken word artist, poet, and photographer, born in 1994…
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Book Digest: Baalu Girma, Canisia Lubrin, Daniel Black, Ibi Zoboi
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Baalu Girma, Canisia Lubrin, Daniel Black, and Ibi Zoboi. Oromay by Baalu Girma Publisher: Soho PressDate: February 4, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: English (Translated from Amharic)Where to find it: Penguin Random House, Baalu Girma Baalu Girma was one of Ethiopia’s greatest writers and Oromay was his most famous…
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Book Digest: Hayat Kasdi, Patrice Lawrence, Kamilah Cole, Nicole Sealey
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Hayat Kasdi, Patrice Lawrence, Kamilah Cole, Nicole Sealey, and John Murillo. Chouf…A Marseille by Hayat Kasdi Publisher: Les éditions El AmirDate: December 7, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: FrenchWhere to find it: Amazon, FNAC Hayat Kasdi Hayat Kasdi is a writer from Algeria who writes in French. Chouf…A Marseille…
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Book Digest: Kona Mutombo, Tobi Ogundiran, Natalya Din-Kariuki, Julie Iromuanya
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Kona Mutombo, Tobi Ogundiran, Natalya Din-Kariuki, and Julie Iromuanya. At the Fount of Creation by Tobi Ogundiran Publisher: TordotcomDate: January 28, 2025Genre: Fiction, Speculative FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Macmillan Tobi Ogundiran Tobi Ogundiran is the award winning author of the Guardian of the Gods duology…
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Book Digest: Dzifa Benson, Nathaniel Bivan, Yael Valencia Aldana
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Dzifa Benson, Nathaniel Bivan, and Yael Valencia Aldana. Black Mestiza by Yael Valencia Aldana Publisher: University Press of KentuckyDate: January 21, 2025Genre: PoetryLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: University Press of Kentucky Yael Valencia Aldana Yael Valencia Aldana, an Afro-Latinx/e poet and writer, is the author of…
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Book Digest: Nnedi Okorafor, Afabwaje Kurian, A. K. Herman, Enajite Efemuaye
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Nnedi Okorafor, Afabwaje Kurian, A. K. Herman, and Enajite Efemuaye. Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor Publisher: William MorrowDate: January 14, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: English, Speculative FictionWhere to find it: Harper Collins, Nnedi Okorafor Nnedi Okorafor Nnedi Okorafor is the author of multiple award-winning and New…
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Book Digest: Tunde Leye, Albrin Junior, Gloria Blizzard, Kim Robinson-Walcott
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Tunde Leye, Albrin Junior, Gloria Blizzard, and Kim Robinson-Walcott. You Have to Harden Your Heart by Kim Robinson-Walcott Publisher: Blouse & Skirt BooksDate: December 1, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Blue Banyan Books Kim Robinson-Walcott Kim Robinson-Walcott is editor/head of Caribbean Quarterly, University…
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Book Digest: Kola Túbọ̀sún, Thebe Ikalafeng, Egara Kabaji
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Kola Túbọ̀sún, Thebe Ikalafeng, and Egara Kabaji. Èșù at the Library By Kola Túbọ̀sún Publisher: Masobe BooksDate: December 12, 2024Genre: PoetryLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Masobe Books Kola Túbọ̀sún Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, Nigerian writer and linguist, has authored Edwardsville by Heart (2018), Ìgbà Èwe: Translated…
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Book Digest: Nuzo Onoh, John van de Ruit, Vanda Machado, Cheryl S. Ntumy
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Nuzo Onoh, John van de Ruit, Vanda Machado, and Cheryl S. Ntumy Spud: The Reunion by John van de Ruit Publisher: Pan Macmillan South AfricaDate: November 8, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Pan Macmillan South Africa John van de Ruit John Howard van…
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Book Digest: Remy Ngamije, Mai Sennaar, Liss Kihindou, Nfol
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Remy Ngamije, Mai Sennaar, Liss Kihindou, and Nfol. Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space: A Literary Mixtape by Remy Ngamije Publisher: Gallery/Scout PressDate: December 3, 2024Genre: Fiction, Short storiesLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Simon and Schuster, Apple Books Remy Ngamije Rémy Ngamije is…
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Book Digest: Chiziterem Chijioke, Médessè Nathalie Sagbo, Yashika Graham, Eugen Bacon
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Chiziterem Chijioke, Médessè Nathalie Sagbo, Yashika Graham, and Eugen Bacon. Dear Zimi by Chiziterem Chijioke Publisher: QuramoDate: October 23, 2024Genre: Fiction, RomanceLanguage: English Where to find it: To be confirmed Chiziterem Chijioke Chiziterem Chijioke is a Creative Director, Digital Marketer, and Storyteller. She is…
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Book Digest: TL Huchu, Callie Browning, Theresa Lola, Mubanga Kalimamukwento
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from TL Huchu, Callie Browning, Theresa Lola, and Mubanga Kalimamukwento. The Legend of Arniston House by TL Huchu Publisher: Tor BooksDate: November 12, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Pan Macmillan, Amazon TL Huchu T. L. Huchu has been published previously (as Tendai Huchu) in the adult…