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Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,900 books — 1,798 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,100 books — 1,022 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Queen's Library: Best of the Commonwealth
745 books — 243 voters
The Frontlines of Peace by Severine AutesserreBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenMy War Gone By, I Miss It So by Anthony LoydA Capitalist in North Korea by Felix AbtSketches from the Periphery by M.P. Summers
Conflict-Zone Journalism
286 books — 145 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherDark Star Safari by Paul TherouxSo Many Africas by Jill KandelKilimanjaro and Beyond by Barry FinlayJourney Without Maps by Graham Greene
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Africa
226 books — 120 voters
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Ou... by Philip GourevitchLeft to Tell by Immaculée IlibagizaShake Hands with the Devil by Roméo Dallaire"A Problem from Hell" by Samantha PowerMachete Season by Jean Hatzfeld
Books on Rwanda genocide
93 books — 104 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildNo Mercy by Redmond O'HanlonPeaceland by Severine Autesserre
Central Africa
113 books — 70 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeNo Longer at Ease by Chinua AchebeSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb SalihA Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oThe River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
African Writers Series
241 books — 69 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherChasing the Devil by Tim ButcherSketches from the Periphery by M.P. SummersBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Great Modern African Reads
91 books — 62 voters
A Thorned Rose in the Sand by Lea BronsenWhere Tomorrow Leads by DiAnn MillsBest Laid Plans by Stylo FantomeKaribu Keňa by Hana HindrákováDobrovolnice by Hana Hindráková
Romance Novels Set in Africa
112 books — 38 voters

Mr. Impossible by Loretta ChaseAs You Desire by Connie BrockwayThe Other Guy's Bride by Connie BrockwayA Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna RaybournMr. Impossible by Loretta Chase
Historical Romance Set in Africa
55 books — 21 voters
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El SaadawiAya by Marguerite AbouetNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb SalihThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Tour d'Afrique
71 books — 21 voters

Where Tomorrow Leads by DiAnn MillsSimply Effective by Ron AshkenasLong Walk Home by DiAnn MillsHeart of Africa by Loren LocknerDeadly Safari by Lisa Harris
Contemporary Romance Novels set on the African Continent
64 books — 20 voters
Binti by Nnedi OkoraforWho Fears Death by Nnedi OkoraforThe City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyAlif the Unseen by G. Willow WilsonA Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
SF & F Atlas - Africa
57 books — 17 voters

Song of the Butterflies by R.M. LeslieNot Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-MaksoudLife and Death in Nyamata by Omar NdizeyeMinna, Saturday by Chizzy Ndukwe N.Life in Woke America by Joel Rakow
Best Debut Short Stories From Africa!
12 books — 16 voters
Scars of Silence by Roseline Chinasa OiwohSin Padres, Ni Papeles by Stephanie L. CanizalesLes Misérables by Victor HugoZlata's Diary by Zlata FilipovićTorah Of Trauma by Chaya Lerner
Human Rights Book Club
86 books — 14 voters

Zanzibar Uhuru by Anne M. ChappelBrick by Brick by Karen ShermanLove, Life, and Elephants by Daphne SheldrickBloody Rwanda by Thomas HodgeThe Watermelon King by Daniel Royse
Books about East Africa
20 books — 13 voters
Simply Effective by Ron AshkenasHarvard Business Review Leader's Handbook by Ron AshkenasThe Breadwinner by Deborah EllisA Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkNory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff
Read Around the World FOR KIDS (No picture books)
176 books — 13 voters

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWhat the Earl Desires by Aliyah BurkeThe Last Twilight by Marjorie M. LiuHer Reluctant Viscount by Aliyah BurkeA Respectable Trade by Philippa Gregory
Africans in Romance
39 books — 11 voters
The Last Twilight by Marjorie M. LiuWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerTimeless by Gail CarrigerSerpent's Kiss by Thea HarrisonEternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
Paranormal Romance Set in Africa
23 books — 11 voters

Terrorized in Rwanda by Anamaliya .Mon père, cette autre partie de moi qu on m a arrachée. Homma... by Jeanne HabyarimanaLife and Death in Nyamata by Omar NdizeyeLove Above All by Jean De Dieu MusabyimanaThe Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya
Best Rwandan Authors
11 books — 11 voters
Aya by Marguerite AbouetRebirth by Daniel BrowdeKwezi by Loyiso MkizeWhen Stars Are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonE.X.O. - The Legend of Wale Williams, Part One by Roye Okupe
Graphic Novels + Comics By People From Africa
9 books — 8 voters

The Sunbird by Elizabeth WeinHis Dark Enchantress by Victoria ChathamThe Door of No Return by Kwame AlexanderWhen the Ground Is Hard by Malla NunnLyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela
Books set in AFRICA - Clean Reads for adults and teens
52 books — 2 voters

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