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Around the Year in 52 Books (2024) - hosted by amber47

A book by an author from an African country
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How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

How Beautiful We Were

Imbolo Mbue

364 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

William Kamkwamba

270 pages • hardcover • 2012

nonfiction biography science hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The Gilded Ones

Deathless #1

Namina Forna

12 hours, 46 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

288 pages • paperback • 2016

nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Anguish and Anarchy

Legacy of Orïsha #3

Tomi Adeyemi

368 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White

The Unquiet Bones

Loreth Anne White

11 hours, 24 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

64 pages • digital • 2014 user-added

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
The House of Rust by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

The House of Rust

Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

258 pages • digital • 2021

fiction literary magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
So Distant From My Life by Monique Ilboudo

So Distant From My Life

Monique Ilboudo

127 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction literary reflective medium-paced
The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna

The Merciless Ones

Deathless #2

Namina Forna

453 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced