A Little Light
Fiction – Short Stories
March 1, 2023 | 153 pages
Jacana Media
The eighth book by celebrated South African author Nthikeng Mohlele is a daring, imaginative, and thoughtful collection of stories, marking another milestone in his rich and brilliant career.
A Soft Landing
Fiction-Novel
May 1, 2023 | 256 pages
Kwela
In Wisani Mushwana’s debut, a man’s humdrum life in Cape Town takes a turn when he returns to his rural
Limpopo hometown, Mbambamencisi, to care for his ailing mother while confronting old traumas.
A Spell of Good Things
Fiction-Novel
February 7, 2023 | 352 pages
Canongate Books | Knopf
Ayobami Adebayo’s second novel earned her a spot on the Booker Prize Longlist! The novel truthfully exposes the unhappy lives of the haves and the have-nots, capturing the worlds of two families – one rich and one poor – and their unexpected connections.
Ada’s Room
Fiction-Novel
March 28, 2023 | 352 pages
Riverhead Books
In this mesmerizing tale of reincarnation, three women named Ada – a 15th-century West African mother, a math prodigy in Victorian England, and a captive in a concentration camp – are linked by a spirit, a mysterious bead, and a shared history of violence.
Anansi’s Gold
Nonfiction – Essays
August 1, 2023 | 400 pages
Bloomsbury USA
British-Ghanaian journalist Yepoka Yeebo delivers an unparalleled account of the legendary John Ackah Blay-Miezah, a pioneer of advance fee fraud notorious for swindling heads of state and international moguls in the post-independence decades.
And Suddenly the Flowers Withered
Fiction – Short Stories
September 24, 2023 | 176 pages
Europa Editions
João Melo’s writing strikes a delicate balance between the strange and the absurd, earning comparisons to Borges and Ishiguro. In this collection, he subtly captures the daily lives of Luandans with an alluring, understated style.
And Then He Sang a Lullaby
Fiction-Novel
June 6, 2023 | 304 pages
Roxane Gay Books
This tale of queer love is hauntingly beautiful. August and Segun, two gay Nigerian men, discover love at university, but they must navigate the shadows of institutional and interpersonal homophobia.
