The 2022 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book By A West African Author
The countries include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
 Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 
All books added
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

Honey & Spice

Bolu Babalola

441 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Wahala by Nikki May

Wahala

Nikki May

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

No Longer at Ease

The African Trilogy #2

Chinua Achebe

148 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
The Famished Road by Ben Okri

The Famished Road

The Famished Road Trilogy #1

Ben Okri

512 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian Writers on the Home, Identity and Culture They Know by Anietie Isong, Lola Shoneyin, Abi Daré, Okey Ndibe, Caleb Femi, Sefi Atta, Chigozie Obioma, Yomi Adegoke, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Helon Habila, Irenosen Okojie, Inua Ellams Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Ike Anya, Nels Abbey, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe, J.K. Chukwu, Chika Unigwe, Hafsa Zayyan, Oyinkan Akande, Umar Turaki, Bolu Babalola

Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian Writers on the Home, Identity and Culture They Know

Anietie Isong, Lola Shoneyin, Abi Daré, Okey Ndibe, Caleb Femi, Sefi Atta, Chigozie Obioma, Yomi Adegoke, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Helon Habila, Irenosen Okojie, Inua Ellams Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Ike Anya, Nels Abbey, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe, J.K. Chukwu, Chika Unigwe, Hafsa Zayyan, Oyinkan Akande, Umar Turaki, Bolu Babalola

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Deep Blue Between by Ayesha Harruna Attah

The Deep Blue Between

Ayesha Harruna Attah

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary adventurous emotional slow-paced
Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

Butter Honey Pig Bread

francesca ekwuyasi

12 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Love and Justice: A Journey of Empowerment, Activism, and Embracing Black Beauty by Laetitia Ky, Laetitia Ky

Love and Justice: A Journey of Empowerment, Activism, and Embracing Black Beauty

Laetitia Ky, Laetitia Ky

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction feminism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
In Every Mirror She's Black by Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström

In Every Mirror She's Black

Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström

416 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

The Sex Lives of African Women

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced