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• Lightseekers

  Kayode, M. O.,

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  At the request of his father, Doctor Philip Taiwo a psychologist flies to Port Harcourt to uncover the facts surrounding the lynching of three college students who were accused of robbery. Why such extreme punishment for robbery? And why didn't law…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How the One-armed Sister Sweeps Her House

  a Novel

  Jones, Cherie, 1974-

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  Baxter’s Shore, a mythical Caribbean Island that is paradise to its visitors but to some of its residents, like Wilma, her daughter Esme, and granddaughter Lala, the home of poverty and generational tragedy. Mira Whalen, visiting their island home…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Sister, the Serial Killer

  a Novel

  Braithwaite, Oyinkan

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  A darkly humorous novel set in Nigeria. Korede looks out for her younger sister by covering up the beautiful sociopath, Ayoola’s murders. Korede, a nurse by profession knows of the best ways to clean up the crime scenes of each of Ayoola’s murdered…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Missing American

  Quartey, Kwei,

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  I enjoyed this book. I thought that Robin Miles, the narrator of Caste and The Personel Librarian, gave a great performance of all voices, especially of the main character Emma Djan, the intelligent, insightful, and soft-spoken detective. Emma…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Leopard, Red Wolf

  James, Marlon, 1970-

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  Inspired by African mythology Black Wolf Red Leopard is set in a mythical or unknown part of Africa with characters that all seemed to be animals or shifted between animal and human form. The main character Tracker (or the Tracker) is tasked with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Behold the Dreamers

  a Novel

  Mbue, Imbolo,

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  The Story of a young Cameroonian family who believed that they could achieve the American dream. The husband Jende gets a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, an executive for Lehman Brothers, and is now able to send money home, provide for his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beasts of No Nation

  a Novel

  Iweala, Uzodinma,

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  A heartbreaking but important story of the many young boys who are orphaned by war and trained to be gorilla soldiers. The young boy in the story, Agu, becomes the embodiment of so many other boys who have lived this same experience in other…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sleep Well, My Lady

  Quartey, Kwei,

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  Ghanaian sleuth Emma Djan is back in book two of her series. In this book fashion designer Lady Araba has been found murdered in the bed of her luxurious home by the gardener (don't jump to conclusions!) Emma and her fellow detectives at the Sowah…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Transcendent Kingdom

  Gyasi, Yaa,

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  A beautiful and moving story of a young woman's journey of self discovery and the break down of her family's bond. Gifty, the youngest of two children in an Ghanaian immigrant family looked up to her strong and athletic big brother Nana. When a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Friday Black

  Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame

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  A collection of satirical and dystopian short stories that in my view take a hard look at some of the extremes in our culture. In the Finklestein 5 is the story of a white single father, while leaving the library with his two small children…Read moreRead more of this annotation