The Most Anticipated African Books of 2023
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- 23 Feb 2023
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Every year, African literature becomes richer. Authors and writers write outstanding and profound books that keep putting the continent on a higher literary scale. This year, BellaNaija Features is launching its first-ever Book Club, and we’re inviting our amazing readers to nominate their favourite books by African authors.
We are also excited to share a compilation of very much anticipated books by African writers that are coming out this year. This list, in no particular order, is privy to announcements made by publishers of the books and/or authors themselves.
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
To be published in May, Caleb’s Small Worlds is definitely a book to look out for after dazzling us with his groundbreaking and award-winning first novel, Open Water. Caleb Nelson is a Ghanaian writer based in the UK who has won multiple major awards with Open Water. While forthcoming, Small Worlds has been optioned for TV. It is acquired by Brock Media, a production company backed by BBC Studios.
What Napoleon Could Not Do by DK Nnuro
DK Nnuro is a Ghanaian-born writer and graduate of Johns Hopkins and Iowa Writers’ Workshop. DK is one of the fantastic Ghanaian storytellers and What Could Napoleon Could Not Do is his debut novel. It’s been a long time coming. Read More…
