Chasing Africa: Fear Won’t Find Me Here – A Memoir by Lisa Duncan
Chasing Africa delicately explores the loss of identity, the gift of health and adventure, and the courage to put oneself first despite guilt, fear, and the pull of family.
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In the Belly of the Congo by Blaise Ndala, Translated by Amy B. Reid
In the Belly of the Congo is an ambitious story, crossing continents and decades, and framed largely as the telling of a story from one person to another.
We Meant Well by Erum Shazia Hasan
A propulsive debut that grapples with timely questions about what it means to be charitable, who deserves what, and who gets the power to decide.
I Am Because We Are: An African Mother’s Fight for the Soul of a Nation by Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr
I Am Because We Are illuminates the role of kinship, family, and the individual’s place in society, while revealing a life of courage, how community shaped it, and the web of humanity that binds us all.
A Good Name by Yejide Kilanko
A Good Name is a harrowing work highlighting the burden of cultural expectations, how these expectations shape the lived experiences and the relationships of immigrants.
The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia
The lives of two Nigerian women divided by class and social inequality intersect when they’re kidnapped, held captive, and forced to await their fate together.
Dominoes at the Crossroads by Kaie Kellough
In Dominoes at the Crossroads Kaie Kellough maps an alternate nation–one populated by Caribbean Canadians who hopscotch across the country. The characters navigate race, class, and coming-of-age.
