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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)
1,766 books — 1,647 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

Last Chance to See by Douglas AdamsThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertThe Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonLast Chance to See by Mark CarwardineThe Tiger by John Vaillant
Before It's Too Late: Endangered Species
182 books — 84 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

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertLast Chance to See by Douglas AdamsA Feathered River Across the Sky by Joel GreenbergMoa by Quinn BerentsonThe Ghost with Trembling Wings by Scott Weidensaul
Gone Forever: Recently Extinct Animals
61 books — 24 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

Binti by Nnedi OkoraforThe City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyWho Fears Death by Nnedi OkoraforEverfair by Nisi ShawlWarrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
SF & F Atlas - Africa
57 books — 16 voters
Aya by Marguerite AbouetWhen Stars Are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonKwezi by Loyiso MkizeRebirth by Daniel BrowdeE.X.O. - The Legend of Wale Williams, Part One by Roye Okupe
Graphic Novels + Comics By People From Africa
9 books — 8 voters

Beyond the Rice Fields by NaivoFor the Love of Lemurs by Patricia Chapple WrightAntananarivo,Madagascar by Sam NightEnigme des vacances by Agnès de LestradeLost People by David Graeber
Malagasy Literature and books about Madagascar
22 books — 8 voters
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia SamatarThe Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose UtomiSon of the Storm by Suyi Davies OkungbowaBlood Scion by Deborah FalayeEverfair by Nisi Shawl
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.A Boy Called Hyppo by Hyppolite NtigurirwaHitting Budapest by NoViolet Bulawayo
Best Debut Short Stories From Africa!
8 books — 6 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
78 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
Muddling through in Madagascar by Dervla MurphyThe Eighth Continent by Peter TysonMadagascar by Stephen HolgateLost People by David GraeberAntipode by Heather E. Heying
Best Books on Madagascar
33 books — 2 voters

The Sunbird by Elizabeth WeinThe Door of No Return by Kwame AlexanderWhen the Ground Is Hard by Malla NunnLyrics Alley by Leila AboulelaA Cowrie of Hope by Binwell Sinyangwe
Books set in AFRICA - Clean Reads for adults and teens
51 books — 1 voter
Aye-Aye Gets Lucky by Terri TatchellHow to Lose a Lemur by Frann Preston-GannonWho Loves Little Lemur? by Ann Whitford PaulMister Lemur's Train of Thought by Mister LemurChilla Gorilla & Lanky Lemur Journey to the Heart by Kimberly Snyder
Children's Books of Lemurs (Madagascar)
14 books — 1 voter

Hot Nights in Morocco by Catherine WiltcherTinderbox by Rachel GrantFirestorm by Rachel GrantCatalyst by Rachel GrantInferno by Rachel Grant
Hearts Across Africa
13 books — 1 voter

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