The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book By A Southern African Author
Southern African countries include  Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. 
Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 
All books added
The Reed Dance Stalker by Angela Makholwa

The Reed Dance Stalker

Angela Makholwa

300 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction thriller
Critical But, Stable by Angela Makholwa

Critical But, Stable

Angela Makholwa

252 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction mystery thriller
The Yearning: A Novel by Mohale Mashigo

The Yearning: A Novel

Mohale Mashigo

242 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional medium-paced
Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

Glory

NoViolet Bulawayo

16 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Poppie by Elsa Joubert

Poppie

Elsa Joubert

359 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
The Promise by Damon Galgut

The Promise

Damon Galgut

269 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Black and Female by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Black and Female

Tsitsi Dangarembga

128 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Little Suns by Zakes Mda

Little Suns

Zakes Mda

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark informative medium-paced
Critical But, Stable by Angela Makholwa

Critical But, Stable

Angela Makholwa

297 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction thriller dark fast-paced
The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu

The Hairdresser of Harare

Modern African Writing

Tendai Huchu

256 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced