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Admiring Silence : By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
Gurnah, AbdulrazakBloomsbury Publishing 2016By the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature 'There is a wonderful sardonic eloquence to this unnamed narrator's voice' Financial Times'I don't think I've ever read a novel...
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The Africa Report
SIFIJA 2021 No. 113The Africa Report is the international publication of reference dedicated to African affairs, anticipating economic and political changes in Africa and relied upon for the independ...
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After the Flare : A Novel
Olukotun, Deji BryceThe Unnamed Press 2017"After the Flare is spectacularly imagined, well-written, and a pleasure to read. An absorbing novel that explores a compelling, African-centered future world." –Kirkus Reviews, St...
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Afterlives : By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
Gurnah, AbdulrazakBloomsbury Publishing 2020BY THE WINNER OF THE 2021 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 WALTER SCOTT PRIZE 'Riveting and heartbreakin...
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Akata Witch : Akata Witch Series, Book 1
Okorafor, NnediPenguin Young Readers Group 2011Affectionately dubbed "the Nigerian Harry Potter," Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one's place in the world. Twelve-year-old Sunny...
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The Artful Egg : The Kramer And Zondi Mysteries, Book 7
McClure, JamesSoho Press 2013Two detectives hunt for a woman's killer in apartheid-era South Africa: "The pace is fast, the solution ingenious" (The New York Times Book Review). Named one of the 100 Best Cri...
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Behold the Dreamers : A Novel
Mbue, ImboloRandom House Publishing Group 2016A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream—the unforgettable story of a young Cameroonian couple making a...
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Between Man and Beast : An Unlikely Explorer and the African Adventure the Victorian World by Storm
Reel, MonteKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2013In 1856, Paul Du Chaillu ventured into the African jungle in search of a mythic beast, the gorilla. After wild encounters with vicious cannibals, deadly snakes, and tribal kings, D...
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The Book of Hope : A Survival Guide for Trying Times
Goodall, Jane; Abrams, DouglasMacmillan Audio 2021 UnabridgedIn a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope? This program is read by the authors and includes a bonus PDF. Looking at the headlines—the worsening climate crisis, a...
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The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu : The Quest for this Storied City and the Race to Save Its Treasures
English, CharlieHarperCollins Publishers 2017'An exemplary work of investigative journalism that is also a wonderfully colourful book of history and travel' Observer, Books of the Year 'A piece of postmodern historiography of...
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Born a Crime : Stories from a South African Childhood
Noah, TrevorRandom House Publishing Group 2016#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than one million copies sold! A “brilliant” (Lupita Nyong’o, Time), “poignant” (Entertainment Weekly), “soul-nourishing” (USA Today) memoir abou...
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Circling the Sun : A Novel
McLain, PaulaRandom House Publishing Group 2015NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BOOKPAGE, AND SHELF AWARENESS • “Paula McLain is considered the new star of historical fiction, and for...
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City Lights
Charles, VictoriaParkstone International 2015 1. utgåvaA symbol of massive crowds and solitary desires, the city holds promise for all those that pass through it. Its meandering streets, unexplored neighbourhoods and incessant noise cr...
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Cloudburst : A Jack Courtney Adventure
Smith, WilburBonnier Books UK 2020Brand new Wilbur Smith series for readers of 10+ - starring fourteen-year-old Jack Courtney. Jack Courtney has lived in the UK his whole life. But this summer his parents are trave...
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Cobalt Red : How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
Kara, SiddharthSt. Martin's Publishing Group 2023The revelatory New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller, shortlisted for the Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year Award. An unflinching investigation reveals the...
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Dottie : By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
Gurnah, AbdulrazakBloomsbury Publishing 2016By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 A searing tale of a young woman discovering her troubled family history and cultural past 'Gurnah writes with wonderful insight...
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An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
Tursten, HeleneSoho Press 2021Don’t let her age fool you. Maud may be nearly ninety, but if you cross her, this elderly lady is more sinister than sweet. Just when things have finally cooled down for 88-year-...
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Epic Runs of the World : Lonely Planet
Planet, LonelyLonely Planet Publications Ltd 2019 1. utgåvaPut on your running shoes - it's time to hit the road, the trails and the great outdoors. In this comprehensive runner's companion, you'll find 50 of the world's greatest running...
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The Erstwhile : The Vorrh
Catling, BrianKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2017The Erstwhile brings readers back to the singular world and mind of B. Catling, continuing the groundbreaking storytelling of his hit The Vorrh. In London and Germany, strange bein...
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Every Day Is for the Thief : Fiction
Cole, TejuRandom House Publishing Group 2014NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY DWIGHT GARNER, THE NEW YORK TIMES • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY San Francisco Chronicle | NPR | The Root | The Telegra...