Bookshelf TBR 2024 - hosted by ugh1ife

African
Stories set in Africa or from an African Author
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Hangman by Maya Binyam

Hangman

Maya Binyam

6 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The Gilded Ones

Deathless #1

Namina Forna

418 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark

The Haunting of Tram Car 015

The Dead Djinn Universe #0.7

P. Djèlí Clark

144 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

The Red Pyramid

The Kane Chronicles #1

Rick Riordan

516 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny fast-paced
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

Bitter

PET #0.5

Akwaeke Emezi

7 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Seven Days in June

Tia Williams

325 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction romance emotional hopeful 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

304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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

Children of Virtue and Vengeance

Legacy of Orïsha #2

Tomi Adeyemi

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional fast-paced
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Open Water

Caleb Azumah Nelson

146 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction

Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

514 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories speculative fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced