23 Short Story Collections in 2023 - hosted by aishathebibliophile

Collection written by an African author
African authors in diaspora also included 
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Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

Bolu Babalola

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance short stories adventurous emotional fast-paced
African Short Stories by C.L. Innes, Chinua Achebe

African Short Stories

C.L. Innes, Chinua Achebe

176 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours

Helen Oyeyemi

326 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism short stories adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Picador Book Of African Stories by Stephen Gray

The Picador Book Of African Stories

Stephen Gray

285 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories challenging medium-paced
Black Stars: A Galaxy of New Worlds by C T Rwizi, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nisi Shawl, Victor LaValle, Nalo Hopkinson, Nnedi Okorafor

Black Stars: A Galaxy of New Worlds

Black Stars #1-6

C T Rwizi, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nisi Shawl, Victor LaValle, Nalo Hopkinson, Nnedi Okorafor

168 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction science fiction adventurous medium-paced
Story, Story, Story Come! 12 Reimagined folktales from Africa by

Story, Story, Story Come! 12 Reimagined folktales from Africa

2 hours, 19 minutes • missing pub info (editions) user-added

fiction
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Thing Around Your Neck

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

218 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Girl Who Can by Ama Ata Aidoo

The Girl Who Can

Ama Ata Aidoo

112 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
Intruders: Short Stories by Mohale Mashigo

Intruders: Short Stories

Mohale Mashigo

125 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced