This page is a list of books with African protagonists and/or written by African authors. Each category is split into age range and genre.
A table of contents can be found below. If you would like to submit a book to add a book to this list, please see the form in the original post.
CORRECTION FORM
I haven’t read a lot of these books, so some of the listed representation may be wrong or vague. Please submit any corrections to these books! Note that: New submissions should be submitted in the form in the original post, not this one.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
bold = series
| book | information |
|---|---|
| Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James | rep: African inspiration genre: fantasy |
NORTH AFRICA
| book | information |
|---|---|
| A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy | rep: North African inspiration genre: fantasy |
Algeria
| book | information |
|---|---|
| The Gilded Wolves trilogy by Roshani Chokshi (read my reviews of book one and book two) | rep: biracial (Algerian, French) protagonist, bisexual biracial (Filipino (ownvoices), Spanish) protagonist, ownvoices Indian (Tamil) protagonist, Jewish protagonist, mlm biracial (Haitian, French) main character genre: historical fantasy setting: France, Russia |
Morocco
| book | information |
|---|---|
| Mirage duology by Somaiya Daud (read my review here) | rep: ownvoices Moroccan inspiration genre: fantasy |
SOUTHERN AFRICA
| book | information |
|---|---|
| Binti by Nnedi Okorafor | rep: protagonist of the Himba people genre: science fiction |
WEST AFRICA
MIDDLE GRADE
| book | information |
|---|---|
| Tristan Strong series by Kwame Mbalia | rep: ownvoices West African inspiration genre: fantasy |
YOUNG ADULT
| book | information |
|---|---|
| Legacy of Orïsha series by Tomi Adeyemi | rep: ownvoices West African-inspired; Nigerian-American author genre: fantasy |
| Daughters of Nri by Renika Amayo | rep: ownvoices West African-inspired genre: fantasy |
| Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron | rep: West African-inspired genre: fantasy |
| A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown | rep: ownvoices West African-inspired genre: fantasy |
| The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna (out March 21, 2021) | rep: ownvoices West African-inspired; Sierra Leonean author genre: fantasy |
Ghana
| book | information |
|---|---|
| A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars by Yaba Badoe | rep: ownvoices Ghanaian protagonist and characters genre: fantasy setting: Europe |
Nigeria
| book | information |
|---|---|
| Pet by Akwaeke Emezi | rep: ownvoices trans Nigerian protagonist; Nigerian author genre: fantasy |
| Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (out August 18, 2020) | rep: ownvoices Nigerian inspiration genre: fantasy |
| Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi | rep: ownvoices Nigerian inspiration genre: fantasy |
| War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi | rep: ownvoices Nigerian protagonist and characters genre: science fiction setting: Nigeria |
magical reads 