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

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1

Alexander McCall Smith

240 pages • paperback • 1998

fiction crime mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku

Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

Damilare Kuku

272 pages • digital • 2024

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

What is Not Yours is Not Yours

Helen Oyeyemi

325 pages • hardcover • 2016

fiction fantasy magical realism short stories challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey

Wife of the Gods

Darko Dawson #1

Kwei Quartey

9 hours, 21 minutes • audio • 2009 user-added

fiction mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Walking With Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet by Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

Walking With Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet

Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

336 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction memoir nature emotional informative reflective slow-paced
The Chimpanzee Whisperer by David Blissett, Stany Nyandwi

The Chimpanzee Whisperer

David Blissett, Stany Nyandwi

251 pages • digital • 2022 user-added

nonfiction memoir nature
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

Wole Talabi

320 pages • digital • 2023

fiction fantasy adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith

Tears of the Giraffe

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #2

Alexander McCall Smith

227 pages • paperback • 2000

fiction crime mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The Maid's Diary by Loreth Anne White

The Maid's Diary

Loreth Anne White

12 hours, 10 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced