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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)
1,916 books — 1,815 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
1,104 books — 1,030 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
563 books — 317 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
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

Links by Nuruddin FarahBlack Mamba Boy by Nadifa MohamedInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliDesert Dawn by Waris DirieCrossbones by Nuruddin Farah
Books Set in Somalia or Written by Somalis
84 books — 55 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

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
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

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

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)
177 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
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
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 LA LIBERTÉ by Léonce JATCHENomad by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Books About Ayaan Hirsi (Magan) Ali
5 books — 8 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

Simply Effective by Ron AshkenasHarvard Business Review Leader's Handbook by Ron AshkenasBelieve In Yourself And Your Dreams by Emmanuel DeanFrom Broken to Loved Again by Emmanuel DeanWrapped Up in You by Carole Matthews
African Romances
89 books — 6 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

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