Numbers Selected

[Carolien]

Tinea wrote: "I haven't yet started May's The World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in Niumi, the Gambia (my original pick for The Gambia wasn't available & it took a..."

Would love to hear your thoughts on both of these.

[Orgeluse]

My number 18 is That Hair by Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida. I am a little behind but still optimistic that I will catch up eventually :))

[Diane , Head Librarian]

July's number is 23.

What will you be reading?

[Carolien]

I'll be reading Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree

[Orgeluse]

I will be reading Naguib Mahfouz's The Quarter. I am curious how I will get along as I dnf-ed his Karnak Café ....

[Tinea, Nonfiction Logistician]

I'm still plugging away through May, so assuming I ever get through June, I'll be reading No Fist Is Big Enough to Hide the Sky: The Liberation of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, 1963-74 for July!

[Diane , Head Librarian]

I will be reading Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi.

[Diane , Head Librarian]

August's number is 3.


What will you be reading?

[Carolien]

That would be An African in Greenland which I read last month for the group read. So at least I can try and get to my July read of Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree which I haven't started yet.

[Wim, French Readings]

I'll be reading The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif. Looking forward!
For the moment, I am finishing my July read of Mandela's Way: Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage.

[Anetq, Tour Operator & Guide]

Oh, sooo behind on this, but now on vacation with time to catch up on at least some of them :)
Feb: 5 The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta
Mar: 24 David's Story by Zoë Wicomb
Apr: 1 Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
May: 8 Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
June: 18 Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo
July: 23 The Madonna of Excelsior by Zakes Mda
August: 3 The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

[Carolien]

Wim wrote: "I'll be reading The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif. Looking forward!
For the moment, I am finishing my July read of [book:Mandela's Way: Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage|..."

I'm jealous, Map of Love is one of my all time favourites. Enjoy it!

[Anetq, Tour Operator & Guide]

I finally finished The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta - the receipt from the university library reveals that I took it out in feb 2019(!) so it was about time. Excellent book, even if the content pisses me off royally... More here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Diane , Head Librarian]

September's number is 11.

What will you be reading?

[Diane , Head Librarian]

My 11 is The Shining Girls. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I didn't like the last book I read by this author.

[Tinea, Nonfiction Logistician]

For September, I will add Agõtĩme: Her Legend (Benin) from my big to-be-read pile to the littler stack that has my unread books for this project!

[Wim, French Readings]

My number 11 is Butterfly Burning by Yvonne Vera. Looking forward!

[Orgeluse]

My number 11 is Mr. Fix It by Richard Ali A Mutu. I already read and reviewed it a couple of months ago, but I am still 5 months behind🙈...

[Diane , Head Librarian]

October's number is 16.

What will you be reading?

[Wim, French Readings]

My number 16 is Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Burkinese author Malidoma Patrice Somé. Unfortunately, I won't get my copy before November. I'll try and read another book on Burkina Faso instead, and read On Water and the Spirit later.

[Diane , Head Librarian]

November's number is 4.

What will you be reading?

[Anetq, Tour Operator & Guide]

My nr. 4 for November is Africa 39 ed. by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, which I started earlier this year, and planned to finish for the bingo anyway, so two birds...

[Wim, French Readings]

My #4 is Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Nigerian author Noo Saro-Wiwa.

[Orgeluse]

My no 4 is Land Without Thunder by Grace Ogot and there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon that I will start and finish this within this month :)))

[Anetq, Tour Operator & Guide]

Wim wrote: "My #4 is Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Nigerian author Noo Saro-Wiwa."

I read that earlier this year and found it quite interesting!

[Diane , Head Librarian]

December's number is 10. What will you be reading?

[Orgeluse]

My number 10 is So Long a Letter. If I manage to get into the mood to read it, it will be my 7th book for this challenge. Considering that I normally read by whim and not by preconceived plan this is quite a lot for me, so thanks a lot, Diane, for hosting this challenge :))!!

[Diane , Head Librarian]

January's number is 20. What will you be reading?

[Orgeluse]

My first read in 2022 will be Bird Summons by Leila Aboulela. I am looking forward to re-reading this hillarious road trip of three Arab women on their pilgrimage to a Muslim's grave in the Scottish Highlands ;))

[Jo]

I am yet to post my 2022 list, but in January I will be reading Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey.

[Tinea, Nonfiction Logistician]

I will be reading The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born!

[Diane , Head Librarian]

Tinea wrote: "I will be reading The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born!"

I enjoyed that one.

[Wim, French Readings]

Tinea wrote: "I will be reading The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born!"

That's a great book. We read it as a group read 4 years ago.

I will be reading The Book of Not by Tsitsi Dangarembga, a sequel to her famous Nervous Conditions.

[Diane , Head Librarian]

February's number is 10. What will you be reading?

[Jo]

Well I am already off to a slow start...this year has been busier than expected. Fortunately my #10 Feb read is a short one! I aim to be reading So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ.

[Orgeluse]

I am still on track. My number 10 is A Girl Is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi which is one of the longer titles on my list.

[Wim, French Readings]

My number 10 is short story collection Sueurs froides by Burkinese author William Aristide Nassidia Combary.

[Diane , Head Librarian]

March's number is 12. What will you be reading?

[Orgeluse]

I will be reading The Rabbi's Cat and The Rabbi's Cat 2 by Joann Sfar. The setting is Algeria in the 1930s.

[Wim, French Readings]

I'll be reading Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta, a historical fiction on the years after the Biafran war in Nigeria.

[Diane , Head Librarian]

April's number is 13. What will you be reading?

[Wim, French Readings]

I was hoping for a short and quick read, as April will be a busy month at work and with some other reading to finish, but my number 13 is the 700 pager The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor by Martin Meredith...

[Orgeluse]

Wim wrote: "I was hoping for a short and quick read, as April will be a busy month at work and with some other reading to finish

Your door stopper - though 700 pages - sounds interesting nevertheless!
My April read will give me the chance to finish January :))
For April I will be reading An Eternity in Tangiers by Titi Faustin which should be an afternoon's read.

[Wim, French Readings]

Orgeluse wrote: "For April I will be reading An Eternity in Tangiers by Titi Faustin which should be an afternoon's read."

Lucky you!
I finished my March read so still on schedule.

[Diane , Head Librarian]

May's number is 6. What will you be reading?


I will be reading This Blinding Absence of Light by Tahar Ben Jelloun.

[Wim, French Readings]

I'll be reading In Dependence by Sarah Ladipo Manyika.

[Diane , Head Librarian]

June's number is 21. What will you be reading?

[Wim, French Readings]

My number 21 is A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930 by Alice L. Conklin, another heavy read... :-)

[Diane , Head Librarian]

July's number is 1. What will you be reading?

[Diane , Head Librarian]

August's number is 5. What will you be reading?