50 Notable African Books of 2020 - Brittle Paper

1.
The Death of Vivek Oji
The Death of Vivek Oji 4.12 avg rating — 66,341 ratings
2.
A Broken People's Playlist
A Broken People's Playlist 4.29 avg rating — 2,594 ratings
3.
A Girl Is a Body of Water
A Girl Is a Body of Water 4.15 avg rating — 8,335 ratings
4.
His Only Wife
His Only Wife 3.74 avg rating — 32,253 ratings
5.
Igifu
Igifu 4.36 avg rating — 546 ratings
6.
Of Passion and Ink: New Voices from Cameroon
Of Passion and Ink: New Voices from Cameroon it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
7.
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Girl with the Louding Voice
by: Abi Daré
4.42 avg rating — 167,322 ratings
8.
The Death of Comrade President
The Death of Comrade President 3.55 avg rating — 569 ratings
8.
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir 4.23 avg rating — 3,069 ratings
10.
The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi
The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi 3.69 avg rating — 1,320 ratings
11.
Addis Ababa Noir
Addis Ababa Noir 3.55 avg rating — 150 ratings
12.
Afterland
Afterland 3.25 avg rating — 5,132 ratings
13.
An Act of Defiance
An Act of Defiance 3.93 avg rating — 146 ratings
14.
At Night All Blood is Black
At Night All Blood is Black 3.81 avg rating — 26,962 ratings
15.
Butter Honey Pig Bread
Butter Honey Pig Bread 4.30 avg rating — 12,761 ratings
16.
Charlotte
Charlotte 3.69 avg rating — 1,314 ratings
17.
Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America
Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America 4.27 avg rating — 4,136 ratings
18.
Deluge
Deluge 4.55 avg rating — 689 ratings
19.
Embracing My Shadow: Growing up lesbian in Nigeria
Embracing My Shadow: Growing up lesbian in Nigeria 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings
20.
Ikenga
Ikenga 3.79 avg rating — 1,953 ratings
21.
Joburg Noir
Joburg Noir 3.91 avg rating — 54 ratings
22.
Little Family
Little Family 3.83 avg rating — 1,532 ratings
23.
Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold
Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold 3.94 avg rating — 17,170 ratings
24.
‘mamaseko
‘mamaseko 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
25.
Nairobi Noir
Nairobi Noir 3.68 avg rating — 194 ratings
26.
New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set
New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
27.
No Roses from My Mouth: Poems from Prison (Political Prisoner Series Book 1)
No Roses from My Mouth: Poems from Prison (Political Prisoner Series Book 1) 4.31 avg rating — 36 ratings
28.
Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right
Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right 3.92 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
29.
Our Riches
Our Riches 3.69 avg rating — 3,902 ratings
30.
Quirky Quick Guide to Having Great Sex
Quirky Quick Guide to Having Great Sex 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings
31.
Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)
Raybearer (Raybearer, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 30,967 ratings
32.
Riot Baby
Riot Baby 3.71 avg rating — 11,751 ratings
33.
Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone
Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone 4.19 avg rating — 870 ratings
34.
Sex and Lies: True Stories of Women's Intimate Lives in the Arab World
Sex and Lies: True Stories of Women's Intimate Lives in the Arab World 3.96 avg rating — 4,643 ratings
35.
Songs We Learn from Trees: An Anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry
Songs We Learn from Trees: An Anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
36.
Straight from the Horse's Mouth
Straight from the Horse's Mouth 3.66 avg rating — 991 ratings
37.
Stranger Faces
Stranger Faces 3.67 avg rating — 453 ratings
38.
That Hair
That Hair 3.08 avg rating — 660 ratings
39.
The Actual
The Actual 4.36 avg rating — 200 ratings
40.
The Book of Echoes
The Book of Echoes 4.01 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
41.
The Deep Blue Between
The Deep Blue Between 3.47 avg rating — 764 ratings
42.
The Infinite (The Leap Cycle #1)
The Infinite (The Leap Cycle #1) 3.60 avg rating — 339 ratings
43.
The Missing American (Emma Djan Investigation #1)
The Missing American (Emma Djan Investigation #1) 3.71 avg rating — 2,701 ratings
44.
The Returnees
The Returnees 3.22 avg rating — 174 ratings
45.
The Waiting
The Waiting 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
46.
Transcendent Kingdom
Transcendent Kingdom
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.10 avg rating — 158,641 ratings
47.
Tropic of Violence
Tropic of Violence 4.01 avg rating — 1,566 ratings
48.
Un-American
Un-American 4.31 avg rating — 193 ratings
49.
Water Birds on the Lakeshore: An Anthology of African Young Adult Fiction
Water Birds on the Lakeshore: An Anthology of African Young Adult Fiction 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings
50.
|Namgu’s Escape Theory
|Namgu’s Escape Theory 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings