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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)
1,762 books — 1,642 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Fictitious Africa
547 books — 265 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
743 books — 231 voters
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read
53 books — 135 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
121 books — 115 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 AchebeSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb SalihSo Long a Letter by Mariama BâNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century
100 books — 65 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
239 books — 63 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGo Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Classics by People of Color
104 books — 60 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
52 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

Houseboy by Ferdinand OyonoBleeding Stubs by Donald O. BesongThe Sacred Door and Other Stories by Juliana Makuchi Nfah-AbbenyiYour Madness, Not Mine by Juliana Makuchi Nfah-AbbenyiDisciples of Fortune by Janvier Tisi
Books Set in Cameroon
44 books — 17 voters
Where Tomorrow Leads by DiAnn MillsLong Walk Home by DiAnn MillsHeart of Africa by Loren LocknerDeadly Safari by Lisa HarrisPromises in the Dark by Stephanie Tyler
Contemporary Romance Novels set on the African Continent
62 books — 16 voters

Binti by Nnedi OkoraforThe City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyWho Fears Death by Nnedi OkoraforEverfair by Nisi ShawlLagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
SF & F Atlas - Africa
57 books — 16 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
22 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

A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia SamatarThe Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose UtomiSon of the Storm by Suyi Davies OkungbowaEverfair by Nisi ShawlBlood Scion by Deborah Falaye
Africa-Influenced Epic Fantasy
21 books — 8 voters
Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-MaksoudLife and Death in Nyamata by Omar NdizeyeMinna, Saturday by Chizzy Ndukwe N.Hitting Budapest by NoViolet BulawayoA Boy Called Hyppo by Hyppolite Ntigurirwa
Best Debut Short Stories From Africa!
8 books — 6 voters

A Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkNory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly GiffThe Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGrawRed Sails to Capri by Ann WeilMara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Read Around the World FOR KIDS (No picture books)
167 books — 4 voters
Bleeding Stubs by Donald O. Besong
Ejagham names, culture, or language
1 book — 4 voters

Homegoing by Yaa GyasiDva Svijeta by Vjenceslav NovakTorto Arado by Itamar Vieira JuniorEquador by Miguel Sousa TavaresPedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo
Copa do Mundo Literária 2022 Literary World Cup
32 books — 1 voter

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