50 Notable African Books of 2021

1.
An Ordinary Wonder
An Ordinary Wonder 4.30 avg rating β€” 862 ratings
2.
In the Company of Men
In the Company of Men 3.82 avg rating β€” 832 ratings
3.
Notes on Grief
Notes on Grief 4.22 avg rating β€” 37,708 ratings
4.
The House of Rust
The House of Rust 3.55 avg rating β€” 1,335 ratings
5.
Wayfarers' Hymns
Wayfarers' Hymns
by: Zakes Mda
3.78 avg rating β€” 65 ratings
6.
A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis
A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis 4.12 avg rating β€” 769 ratings
7.
A Blood Condition
A Blood Condition 3.91 avg rating β€” 304 ratings
8.
A Long Way from Douala
A Long Way from Douala
by: Max Lobe
3.30 avg rating β€” 246 ratings
9.
Aftershocks
Aftershocks 3.90 avg rating β€” 6,319 ratings
10.
All Gomorrahs Are the Same
All Gomorrahs Are the Same 4.24 avg rating β€” 59 ratings
11.
All Shades of Iberibe
All Shades of Iberibe
by: Kasimma
3.78 avg rating β€” 55 ratings
12.
Brotherhood
Brotherhood 4.06 avg rating β€” 598 ratings
13.
Castles from Cobwebs
Castles from Cobwebs 3.85 avg rating β€” 92 ratings
14.
Children of the Quicksands
Children of the Quicksands 4.06 avg rating β€” 850 ratings
15.
Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth 3.18 avg rating β€” 1,113 ratings
16.
Co-Wives, Co-Widows
Co-Wives, Co-Widows 3.88 avg rating β€” 318 ratings
17.
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir 4.28 avg rating β€” 4,250 ratings
18.
Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa
Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa 3.86 avg rating β€” 57 ratings
19.
Every Leaf a Hallelujah
Every Leaf a Hallelujah
by: Ben Okri
3.94 avg rating β€” 232 ratings
20.
Home Is Not a Country
Home Is Not a Country 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,131 ratings
21.
How Beautiful We Were
How Beautiful We Were 3.95 avg rating β€” 18,585 ratings
22.
Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come In
Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come In 4.24 avg rating β€” 71 ratings
23.
New York, My Village
New York, My Village 3.37 avg rating β€” 728 ratings
24.
You Are Not Going Back: An essay from the collection, Of This Our Country
You Are Not Going Back: An essay from the collection, Of This Our Country 3.94 avg rating β€” 17 ratings
25.
Open Water
Open Water 4.01 avg rating β€” 81,886 ratings
26.
Our Ghosts Were Once People: Stories on Death and Dying
Our Ghosts Were Once People: Stories on Death and Dying really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
27.
Sankofa
Sankofa 3.84 avg rating β€” 22,473 ratings
28.
Sea Loves Me: Selected Stories
Sea Loves Me: Selected Stories
by: Mia Couto
3.68 avg rating β€” 28 ratings
29.
Surfacing: On being black and feminist in South Africa
Surfacing: On being black and feminist in South Africa 4.23 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
30.
The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga
The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga 4.08 avg rating β€” 109 ratings
31.
The Ardent Swarm
The Ardent Swarm 4.09 avg rating β€” 8,229 ratings
32.
The Fortune Men
The Fortune Men 3.79 avg rating β€” 5,507 ratings
33.
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 54,606 ratings
34.
The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights, #1)
The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights, #1) 3.48 avg rating β€” 20,036 ratings
35.
The Madhouse
The Madhouse 3.91 avg rating β€” 66 ratings
36.
The Promise
The Promise 3.85 avg rating β€” 48,173 ratings
37.
The River in the Belly
The River in the Belly 3.66 avg rating β€” 38 ratings
38.
The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse
The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse 2.77 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
39.
The Sex Lives of African Women
The Sex Lives of African Women 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,866 ratings
40.
The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction (2021)
The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction (2021) 4.03 avg rating β€” 116 ratings
41.
Unbury Our Dead With Song
Unbury Our Dead With Song 3.68 avg rating β€” 117 ratings
42.
Walking on Cowrie Shells: Stories
Walking on Cowrie Shells: Stories 3.80 avg rating β€” 586 ratings
43.
We Are All Birds of Uganda
We Are All Birds of Uganda 4.02 avg rating β€” 6,219 ratings
44.
When the Village Sleeps
When the Village Sleeps 3.58 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
45.
Your Crib, My Qibla (African Poetry Book)
Your Crib, My Qibla (African Poetry Book) 4.22 avg rating β€” 69 ratings
46.
Zabor, or The Psalms
Zabor, or The Psalms 3.08 avg rating β€” 306 ratings
47.
Zainab Takes New York
Zainab Takes New York 3.26 avg rating β€” 203 ratings