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Memoirs of a Serial Best Man
Memoirs of a Serial Best Man is a collection of witty, funny and unforgettable wedding stories from the point of view of the best man, written by Africa's Flash Fiction Queen, Tolulope Popoola.
Meet CJ, the charming, ever-reliable best man who has stood beside countless grooms, delivering speeches, calming nerves, and sometimes preventing complete disasters.
In this witty and entertaining collection, CJ shares the wildest, most hilarious, and jaw-dropping wedding mishaps he has encountered, from missing wedding rings to runaway grooms, surprise exes, overzealous in-laws, and drunken best man speeches gone terribly wrong. No matter how picture-perfect a wedding may seem, CJ knows that something will go sideways. But as a seasoned best man, he’s always ready to fix the mess, save the day, and ensure the couple gets their happily-ever-after.
Memoirs of a Lagos Junior Banker
Memoirs of a Lagos Junior Banker is a collection of hilarious, dramatic, and sometimes ridiculous stories about the world of Nigerian banking, written by Africa's flash fiction Queen, Tolulope Popoola.
Welcome to the chaotic world of Onome Eferogho, a fresh graduate, ambitious banker, and reluctant survivor of the madness that is Lagos banking.
After securing a job at a prestigious bank in Victoria Island, Onome dreams of career success, financial independence, and saving enough money for her Masters abroad.
From dodging a boss that doesn't understand boundaries, to scandals, fraud attempts, and even customers trying to use school fees for Brazilian hair, Onome soon realises that in Lagos banking, you either develop thick skin or resign.
More Adventures of a Lagos Wedding Pl...
Welcome back to the glamorous, chaotic, and unpredictable world of Lagos weddings!
In More Adventures of a Lagos Wedding Planner, written by Africa's Flash Fiction Queen, Tolulope Popoola, Bisi, the ever-resourceful wedding planner, is back with more jaw-dropping tales from the frontlines of high-society nuptials.
From missing brides to surprise ex-husbands, from feuds over aso-ebi to fire on the dance floor, no two weddings are ever the same. With the precision of a military strategist and the patience of a saint, Bisi navigates meddling in-laws, last-minute disasters, and guests who bring more drama than an entire Nollywood film set.
How To Make This Boy Go Home With Me ...
How To Make This Boy Go Home With Me is a witty “manual” for love, lust, and longing in your twenties. Told as a step-by-step guide, it follows one girl’s night out as she plots, schemes, and performs her way into the attention of her longtime crush. But beneath the red dress, the lipstick, and the perfectly timed jokes lies the tender ache of wanting to be wanted; the longing not just to be seen, but to be chosen. It is a story that is both funny and vulnerable, exposing the theatrics of seduction in a messy hilarity of trying to script desire.
Bull Trouble by Nelius Maina
STATELESS HOPE: Stories from the Marg...
Sun Rising in Kambi
Fresh out of high school, Ndombi dares to chase a different path in Kambi slums. He forms a theatre group to escape the lure of the Baghdad Boys gang. A chance encounter with an injured Indian girl turns his life upside down, as it tests his loyalty to his family and friends. As tensions flare and betrayal creeps into his inner circle, Ndombi must decide what, and who, is worth fighting for. This is a gripping tale of affection, ambition, and resilience set against a backdrop of slum life, where Ndombi pays the cost of dreaming big in a world that demands one plays small.
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Through deft prose and sharp dialogue, Ndavula pulls the reader into the sensory and psychological worlds of two friends who share a love for theater and a life in the slums. While seeking out opportunities to fund their play, they befriend a kid from the nearby affluent neighborhood at which point the socio-economic disparities in their home city are made glaringly real. With each unexpected turn, each setback, we are rooting more and more for the show to go on. Both entertaining and richly layered, Sun Rising in Kambi offers a tale about the love of art, the power of friendship, and the hope that drives dogged persistence. A must read. - Michael Don, Professor of English at George Mason University and author of Partners and Strangers.
Memoirs of a Lagos Baker by Tolulope ...
Green Lives of Malilia by Leonard Ronoh
The book weaves events that unfold in the run up to a major eviction in Kenya. The irony of environmental conservation at the expense of human sacred nature is aptly unravelled in this debut novel penned by Leonard Ronoh, a Literature teacher.
Sociopolitical issues are interwoven, presenting characters seeking identity and struggling to cross serious hurdles of life, yet maintaining the residue of hope in every ounce of such hapless of conditions.
It is a recommendable read to every lover of literature as the art of expression and reflection of the society.
Ama by Ken Odak Odumbe
"Ama" is about a young girl in a traditional African community who dares to dream beyond the gender limitations imposed by society. Together with her allies, Ama navigates dangerous territory as they challenge deeply rooted norms, beliefs, and practices that come with devastating consequences. Her courageous journey sparks a movement that reconstitutes the foundations of society in her local community, with ripples felt globally.
Making The Cut: The Autobiography of ...
"Indeed, it was a bullet! The patient remembered that he had been shot by colonial forces at the start of the MAU MAU war in 1952. He had survived the shot and literally forgot about it until the present moment, 36 years later, when I asked if he had ever been shot in the past. The patient was of course, after all, the freedom fighter par excellence, Waruhiu Itote, better known as 'General China.'"
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In this unflinching memoir, Kenya’s first thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, Prof. Peter Amollo Odhiambo, reflects on a life shaped by bold decisions, quiet sacrifices, and a relentless drive to serve.
As a young man, he left home on a scholarship to study in India, joining elite medical institutions at a time when few Africans had such access. Though he had every opportunity to remain abroad, he chose instead to return and help shape Kenya’s medical future. This decision would soon lead him to a pivotal moment early in his career, when he performed a delicate surgery to remove a colonial bullet from the chest of Mau Mau freedom fighter General China.
Prof. Odhiambo would go on to train generations of doctors at the University of Nairobi, where his influence can still be felt in hospitals across the country. But his impact reached far beyond the classroom or the theatre. In the 1990s and 2000s, Prof. Odhiambo became a national advocate for tobacco control, confronting powerful multinationals and helping draft legislation that still protects Kenyans from the deadly effects of secondhand smoke.
Told in his own words, 'Making the Cut' is more than a record of medical firsts. It is a personal and historical journey through post-independence Kenya, seen through the eyes of a man who has never stopped believing in excellence, justice, and the power of public service.
A Girl Lost in Her Own World by Eunic...
Synopsis of A Girl Lost in Her Own World by Eunice Wanjira
This autobiographical-style narrative follows Lucy, a bright and ambitious Kenyan girl whose life takes a winding path through the challenges of adolescence, peer pressure, societal expectations, and personal growth.
The story opens with Lucy celebrating her excellent high school exam results alongside her friends, then flashing back to her journey from the first day of secondary school. She enters full of hope, determined to excel and make her hardworking parents proud, despite a community that doubts the value of educating girls. Early on, she finds a supportive friend in Jessica, and the two share dreams of pursuing professional careers.
However, Lucy soon faces unwanted romantic advances from an older boy, societal gossip, and the lure of popularity. She is drawn into a clique known as the “divas,” whose rebellious lifestyle distracts her from academics. Peer pressure escalates from skipping classes to a dangerous plot to burn a school dormitory—an incident that leads to her suspension and deep humiliation.
Through painful experiences, including strained family trust, public shame, and the harsh realities of rumor-driven village life, Lucy reflects on her choices. With the quiet support of Jessica and the guidance of her parents and teachers, she learns hard lessons about self-discipline, the value of true friendship, and the importance of staying focused on her goals.
By the end, the book becomes a cautionary yet hopeful tale about the resilience of young women, the perils of distraction, and the transformative power of education and determination in overcoming societal and personal obstacles.
Moments in the private room by Kudzai...
Moments in the Private Room is a piercing exploration of Zimbabwean society by the debutant author, Kudzai Mhangwa. As his creative lens moves through time and circumstances in an uncanny yet authentic voice that manages to be both satirical and heartfelt, each story is poignantly nuanced and articulates something most of us have likely felt at some point in our lives. From the pangs of love to the comforts of friendship, the thrilling vexation of chasing a dream to the burden of expectations - the perplexity of it all. And at the heart of everything is the complexity of human character, its strengths and shortcomings, its beauty and messiness that is as iridescent as the stories themselves.
Importunity by Jon Lunn
Two sensational trials in Southern Rhodesia in 1923 lay bare the evils of settler colonialism. White railwayman Iolo James defends his black domestic servant, Michael, in court against sexual assault charges laid by his wife, Doris. All three will pay a heavy price. Iolo considers himself to be a principled opponent of Empire, embarking on quixotic attempts to right its wrongs. Yet, despite good intentions, he often does much more harm than good to the people close to him. Normal relationships seem all but impossible in this deeply damaged society. Jon Lunn’s novel is a layered, deeply moving exploration of an unjust historical epoch whose legacies persist to this day.
Portrait of Emlanjeni by Tsitsi Nomsa
Portrait of Emlanjeni tells an enthralling story of the inhabitants of a small, remote village in Matebeleland South where the rains will not come, and modernity lays waste to the landscape. While primarily driven by the pregnancy of Zanele and the rape of Khethiwe, there is much more to this story. At its core, it is a vivisection of humanity, a detailed examination and graphic portrayal of the nuances of society. Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya callously explores the fallibility of individuals, but she also celebrates the victories that come when people work together with a common interest, be it a village performing a rain dance ceremony or a group of young girls banding together in sisterhood against the fervid savagery of sexual abuse.
PRAISE FOR TSITSI NOMSA NGWENYA
In Portrait of Emlanjeni, Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya weaves a story that is both gripping and intriguing as well as rich in the sounds and sights of an idyllic Zimbabwe that may be waning. The characters in this narrative are endearingly rustic and appealing, yet complex by degrees. In some ways, the universe that Ngwenya creates in this novel is richly pastoral and vividly graphic. It makes the romantic want to lament, “Cry our beloved Culture.” Ngwenya grapples with the challenges of being a woman in a largely patriarchal society and engages in a near-mortal struggle against the vicissitudes of a modern, but hostile world in which the sensitivities of a conquered people are callously trodden upon. I recommend Portrait of Emlanjeni for bookshelves in every home.
David Mungoshi, author of The Fading Sun and Live Like an Artist.
Portrait of Emlanjeni is a narrative that guides the reader on a tour that captures a Zimbabwean landscape and its people. The narrative reminds the reader that somewhere in this country, there are forms of life that are not only charmingly pastoral but are also being lost in our struggle against the vagaries of modern life, struggles that also tramp upon the sensitivities that make us human. Tsitsi demonstrates a keen awareness of the humanness of her characters, making this novel a must-read for those who want to find themselves.
Tanaka Chidora, author of Because Sadness is Beautiful?
Aquilina by Masimba Musodza
Impeccably rooted in African mythology with that particular brand of Musodza magic, artfully blending mystical and modern worlds,” Ivor W. Hartmann, StoryTime Magazine, 2008
If there is one thing that anyone who has read Musodza’s previous novel in Shona will have learnt to expect, it is a fearsome monster. He holds up his imaginary monster like a mirror against the real monsters of [Zimbabwean] society”- Ednah Masanga, Amplifying Women’s Voices, 2015
A translation of a story about a young man’s descent into pathological misogyny, with a chilling hint at the supernatural…
A young teacher, Hatifari Maforimbo, enters Tswakata Polic Station one morning and reports that he has just murdered his live-in girlfriend, Aquilina. His lengthy statement takes us to his troubled past, and his descent into what the psychiatrist describes as “pathological misogyny” leading to this tragic, brutal conclusion. However, there is a hint of something the police are not equipped to contend with, something ghostly…
Beneath this thick skin by Nyasha Mel...
What goes on in the lives of the people we meet everyday beneath the physical? What secrets do they hide, what scars do they bear, what battles do they fight? In her debut short story collection, Nyasha Chiyanike peels back the layers of her characters and exposes their raw and vulnerable selves. With honesty, compassion, and insight, she invites us to share their journeys and witness their transformations. This is a gripping and poignant collection that will touch your heart and open your eyes.
Shards by Cynthia Rumbidzai
Shards is an allegorical, amorphous soliloquy about two pivotal days in the life of a troubled young woman from a middle-class Zimbabwe family. The rhapsodic story follows the protagonist as she experiences a profound existential crisis precipitated by an ancestral calling she has long refused to accept and grows increasingly disillusioned and alienated. It is set against the backdrop of a country beset by sociopolitical troubles and grappling with unfulfilled hopes in the dregs of the colonial era.
Cynthia Marangwanda’s background as a spoken word artist is evident throughout her writing as she deftly explores African spirituality and how it clashes with the dictates of modernity.
Shards is the first novella by Marangwanda. It was well-received in her native Zimbabwe, earning her a National Arts Merit Award for debut published work in 2015.
Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology...
From across the African continent and its diaspora, Will This Be A Problem? Issue V brings together a powerful collection of stories that blend the fantastical with the deeply real. These tales explore the enduring history of colonialism, capitalism, and marginalization while grappling with present concerns like climate change and artificial intelligence. Yet, amidst these weighty themes, the anthology also offers moments of much-needed escapism into worlds of magic, myth, and the unknown.
This anthology features familiar names such as Shingai Kagunda, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, Gabrielle Emem Harry, Victor Forna and Rutendo Chidzodzo. It also features returning voices to Will This Be A Problem?, Peter Nena, Kevin Rigathi, and Andrew Dakalira. And there are many new and emerging names, each bringing a unique storytelling perspective to the collection.
Defiant, illuminating and terrifying, Will This Be A Problem? Issue V presents some of the finest speculative fiction you will find anywhere.