The first time I picked up a book by a Nigerian author, I was in college, sifting through my understanding of what it meant to be black. The book was Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...

this novel by New York Times best-selling author Nnedi Okorafor tells the story of a Nigerian-American woman who writes a ...

As fantasy readers, we're drawn to books with stories that not only transport us to faraway realms but also crack open truths ...

T Temi Iwalaiye Follow Nigerian literature is having a moment ... You feel the frustration of the author, but you can’t help but laugh. You can get it here. There’s nothing as hilarious ...

“Forged by Blood” is a coming-of-age epic fantasy novel inspired by the Nigerian folktales of author’s Ehigbok Okosun’s childhood. The story centers around a young woman fighting to ...

Black History Month is a great time to restock your shelf with books by Black authors who are telling ... pulls them both into a world inspired by African-American folklore. With John Henry ...

African novelist Chukwuebuka Ibeh tells the story of a queer boy struggling to define himself while seeking out affirmations in post-military Nigeria in his debut novel, “Blessings.” The book is set ...

Even well past the Civil Rights movement, if you were an African American author, your real job was to produce work that shattered stereotypes, evoked racial pride or added ammunition to the fight.

In his bestselling novel, Things Fall Apart, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe described yam as the ‘king of crops’. With white flesh and dark bark, it can be fried as chips, roasted, boiled or ...