This memoir by Akwaeke Emezi is raw and clear. Reading this memoir, I found myself taking breaks satisfied in a moment ...

‘Transcendent Kingdom’ is a beautiful and easy read that handles difficult issues with care. It’s a steady and slow paced read that’ll ...

I have never read so much drama in one family, well of course the Mafus in Sue Nyathi’s A Family Affair come close.

In this collection like the last, Koleka Putuma helps us to confront issues arising from race, identity, politics, existence, womanhood...

Twenty six short stories by Charles Mungoshi in one book, what a gift! This is a collection which bears truths that have stood the test ...

At the heart of this story are two women Nwabulu and Julie who meet under unusual circumstances, but it is this meet up that sparks ...

This collection is made up of 12 stories which explore themes such as migration, family, love, belonging and community.

This memoir is sincere and gripping, a story about exile and home. I was not ready for the waves of emotions that I went through ...

‘Our Lady of the Nile’ is a novel originally written in French by Scholastique Mukasonga and is translated into English by Melanie Mauthner.

Chasing Butterflies is such a warm and promising title but that is where all the warmth ends because this is such a chilling read!

The nineteen chapters in this book are evidence of this hope, determination and song in her life. Two things that strike me about Makeba ...

Here is a story of a woman who refused to be confined to her home to play out the traditional script of a woman belonging to the kitchen ...

‘Not My Time To Die’ is a memoir by Yolande Mukagasana, a Rwandan nurse who retells her truth about the 1994 genocide. In this book she ...

The book is divided into three parts (Soweto, My Road To Soweto, Patterns Behind the Struggle) and eighteen chapters.

Unbowed is a biography of Wangari Muta Maathai, an honest read of one woman’s experience of life. Wangari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize