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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)
1,919 books — 1,817 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
1,105 books — 1,032 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
African Fiction
607 books — 435 voters
Nevada Lowball by Antonio NicassioThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Fictitious Africa
564 books — 318 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
746 books — 246 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
287 books — 147 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
54 books — 136 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
227 books — 121 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseSketches from the Periphery by M.P. SummersKintu by Jennifer Nansubuga MakumbiWhere Tomorrow Leads by DiAnn MillsSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
East Africa
253 books — 104 voters
Penguins Stopped Play by Harry ThompsonBeyond a Boundary by C.L.R. JamesA Corner of a Foreign Field by Ramachandra GuhaBob Woolmer's Art and Science of Cricket by Bob WoolmerChinaman by Shehan Karunatilaka
Cricket
242 books — 97 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
244 books — 70 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb SalihNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaSo Long a Letter by Mariama BâLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century
101 books — 67 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
92 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
105 books — 60 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
73 books — 23 voters
Song of the Butterflies by Robert M. LeslieNot Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-MaksoudThe End of Terror by Bruce HowittLife and Death in Nyamata by Omar NdizeyeMinna, Saturday by Chizzy Ndukwe N.
Best Debut Short Stories From Africa!
14 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
The Rutland Mule Matter by Richard Lee CroninNobody's Children by WD OliveWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreMy Whirlwind Lives by Dee KnightApi's Berlin Diaries by Gabrielle Robinson
War History Non Fiction
26 books — 16 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)
178 books — 14 voters
The Sand Child by Tahar Ben JellounThe Fishermen by Chigozie ObiomaWays of Dying by Zakes MdaCette aveuglante absence de lumière by Tahar Ben JellounThirteen Cents by K. Sello Duiker
25 African Male Writers You Should Read
32 books — 13 voters

A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia SamatarThe Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose UtomiBloodline by William GraceSon of the Storm by Suyi Davies OkungbowaEverfair by Nisi Shawl
Africa-Influenced Epic Fantasy
41 books — 12 voters
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza MengisteMaps by Nuruddin FarahThe Shadow King by Maaza MengisteNotes from the Hyena's Belly by Nega MezlekiaThe Conscript by Gebreyesus Hailu
Reading the Horn of Africa
38 books — 9 voters

Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliThe Caged Virgin by Ayaan Hirsi AliTrelawny by Sadie SternDe la Captivité à liberté by Léonce JATCHENomad by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Books About Ayaan Hirsi (Magan) Ali
5 books — 8 voters
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner
African novels for High School Students
27 books — 8 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherImmersed in West Africa by Terry ListerThe Ukimwi Road by Dervla MurphyA New Day Dawns by Terry ListerTravels in Senegal by Terry Lister
Armchair travel: Africa
80 books — 7 voters
Nightbloom by Peace Adzo MedieA spell of good things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀Hangman by Maya BinyamMaame by Jessica GeorgeRiver Spirit by Leila Aboulela
100 Notable African Books of 2023
100 books — 6 voters

Petals of Blood by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oOne Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga WainainaThe River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oNairobi Heat by Mũkoma wa NgũgĩDance of the Jakaranda by Peter Kimani
Kenyan Authors
12 books — 5 voters
Things They Lost by Okwiri OduorPetals of Blood by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oDreams in a Time of War by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oWeep Not Child by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oWeep Not, Child by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Kenyan writers
29 books — 4 voters

The Sunbird by Elizabeth WeinHis Dark Enchantress by Victoria ChathamTorn Between Homes by Nnedimma OkoliTango in Alexandria by Barbara ColletThe Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
Books set in AFRICA - Clean Reads for adults and teens
54 books — 4 voters
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieZahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-MbachuHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Kachifo Limited
4 books — 1 voter

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