Nigeria: Then & Now - hosted by dorawinifredread

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I Do Not Come to You by Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

I Do Not Come to You by Chance

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

402 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

And Then He Sang a Lullaby

Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional sad medium-paced
When We Were Fireflies by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

When We Were Fireflies

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

409 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

63 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Sin is a Puppy That Follows you Home by Balaraba Ramat Yakubu

Sin is a Puppy That Follows you Home

Balaraba Ramat Yakubu

126 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction emotional medium-paced
Love Does Not Win Elections by Ayisha Osori

Love Does Not Win Elections

Ayisha Osori

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction informative fast-paced
Taduno's Song by Odafe Atogun

Taduno's Song

Odafe Atogun

234 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced
I Am Because We Are: An African Mother's Fight for the Soul of a Nation by Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr

I Am Because We Are: An African Mother's Fight for the Soul of a Nation

Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr

392 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa

Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria

Noo Saro-Wiwa

311 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
A Broken People's Playlist by Chimeka Garricks

A Broken People's Playlist

Chimeka Garricks

255 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced