The City We Became – N.K. Jemisin
The City We Became – N.K. Jemisin
Synopsis: Every city has a soul. Some are as ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive...
Fiction
The Story of Us – Hanna Ali
The Story of Us – Hanna Ali
“Every time you read the word “refugee”, imagine, instead of statistics…replace the word with ‘human being’. The space between...
Here Comes the Sun – Nicole Dennis-Benn
Here Comes the Sun – Nicole Dennis-Benn
Synopsis: It’s about three women, Margot, her younger sister, Thandi and their mother, Dolores. Margot hustles at a resort...
Such A Fun Age – Kiley Reid
Such A Fun Age – Kiley Reid
Synopsis: This novel begins with a young black woman, Emira Tucker, is called late at night to look after...
Full Disclosure – Camryn Garrett
Full Disclosure – Camryn Garrett
There were approximately 36.7 million people living with HIV at the end of 2016 – The World Health Organisation...
Patsy – Nicole Dennis-Benn
Patsy – Nicole Dennis-Benn
Synopsis: Patsy desires to escape the beautiful but poor Jamaican town that she grew up in to start a...
Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
“Yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn...
Boy, Snow, Bird – Helen Oyeyemi
Boy, Snow, Bird – Helen Oyeyemi
Synopsis: Set in the late 1900s, Boy Novak decides after she turns twenty to try a brand new life...
My Sister the Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite
My Sister the Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite
Synopsis: Set in Nigeria, whenever Ayoola kills her boyfriends she calls her older sister, Korede, to clean up her...
