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The magical tales in The Whispering Trees capture the essence of life, death and coincidence in Northern Nigeria. Myth and reality intertwine in stories featuring political agitators, newly-wedded widows, and the tormented whirlwind, Kyakkyawa. The two medicine men of Mazade battle against their egos, an epidemic and an enigmatic witch. And who is Okhiwo, whose arrival is heralded by a pair of little white butterflies?

A Man Who Is Not A Man recounts the personal trauma of a young Xhosa initiate after a rite-of-passage circumcision goes wrong.

Princess Arabella and her friends go to the museum, where they are amazed by the art they see, and are inspired to make their own!

Nairobi Noir brings together some of Kenya's most exciting and acclaimed writers, in this celebration of noir writing, played out on the streets of Nairobi.

A vivid and visceral excursion into the margins of society from an exciting and important new literary voice. A Small Silence follows activist Prof on his release from prison, where he retreats into a life of darkness until a student named Desire begins to visit him, shaking him out of self-imposed exile.

This collection tells the story of an emerging and dynamic Africa, through the eyes of some of the youngest and most promising African entrepreneurs.

A collection of interconnected stories following a group of Nigerian migrants making their way in Belgium

Queer Men's Narrative challenges society to re-think its idea of what being a man entails, and how such concepts limits our freedom to be, live and understand each other.

A satirical collection that takes a searing look at how different forms of power are abused, negotiated and performed in Nigeria, both in the private and public realm.

On the noisy Ajayi Crowther Street in Lagos, neighbours gather to gossip, discuss noise complaints, and faithfully head to church each Sunday. But beneath the surface lies a hidden world of clandestine love affairs, hidden pregnancy, spiritual quackery and hypocrisy, that threatens to destroy the community from within.

A lyrical and moving story of unfulfilled love fraught with the weight of history, race and geography and intertwined with questions of belonging, aging, faith and family secrets.

Princess Arabella is going to be a big sister but she can't decide what's better- a younger sister or a younger brother?

Corruption, religious intolerance, gratuitous violence, the irresponsible attitudes of some men to their offspring and the importance of joy are some of the big themes that underlie this memorable short story collection.

A coming of age tale following Olivia, a dreamer whose search for more takes her from a boarding school in Lagos to her mother's homeland of Germany.

A beautifully illustrated picture book on the joys of natural hair, through the different hairstyles found in one family.

An anthology of noir stories set in the tumultuous metropolis, Lagos. Edited by Chris Abani, this collection brings together brand new stories from some of Nigeria's best loved writers.

Amaka returns in this gripping sequel to Easy Motion Tourist, and finds herself caught in a seedy web of politics, violence and sex. Having caught the attention of Chief Oo and his hired thugs, Amaka must outwit them all to survive.

A collection of first hand narrations that provide a raw and intimate look into the lives of Nigeria's queer women. She Called Me Woman challenges our assumptions aout what it means to be lesbian, bisexual or trans in Nigeria today.

In this gripping sequel to 'What Sunny Saw in the Flames', Sunny Nwazue must learn to master her magic powers, while uncovering the mysteries of the shadowy town of Osisi. This is a compelling tale combining culture, fantasy, history and magic.

Sindi finds herself kissing a handsome man under the mistletoe. The effortlessly charming Edward is determined to win Sindi over but she is too focused on rebuilding her life after a disastrous break-up. Edward is the last thing she needs. Or so she thinks...

Easy Motion Tourist is a compelling crime novel set in contemporary Lagos. It features Guy Collins, a British hack who stumbles by chance into the murky underworld of the city. A modern thriller featuring a strong female protagonist, prepared to take on the Nigerian criminal world on her own.

Morayo Da Silva, a cosmopolitan Nigerian woman, lives in hip San Francisco. On the cusp of seventy-five, she is in good health and makes the most of it, enjoying road trips in her vintage Porsche, chatting to strangers, and recollecting characters from her favourite novels. Then she has a fall and her independence crumbles.

For Ada Okafor, the only change worth noticing is the dashing, British-trained new assistant MD, Tony Okoli. She tries to ignore her feelings for him but their mutual interests bring them closer together and things get heated up. But the course of love doesn't run smooth with these two.

A coming of age novel set against the backdrop of the 2011 London riots, When We Speak of Nothing launches a powerful new voice onto the literary stage. The fluid prose, peppered with contemporary slang, captures what it means to be young, black and queer in London. If grime music were a novel, it would be this.

Join Adanah on an alphabetical adventure as she goes to visit her grandfather in Modakeke, Nigeria. Every letter, from A to Z, is featured in this African alphabet book. Written in a bouncing rhyming style, children will learn while having fun as they join Adanah on her school break adventure.

A fun story about discovering that there is more to life than computer games!

When Vee spots a photo of the girl from her hallucinations at a local hospital, she launches an investigation, under the pretext of writing an article about missing children. With the help of her oddball assistant Chloe Bishop, she's soon delving into the secrets of the fractured Fourie and Paulsen families.

An affair between 55-year-old widow Binta Zubairu and 25-year-old weed dealer Reza was bound to provoke condemnation inconservative Northern Nigeria. Brought together in unusual circumstances, Binta and Reza faced a need they could only satisfy in each other.