The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book By A West African Author
 The countries include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D'Ivoire(Ivory Coast), Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
 Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 
All books added
The Missing American by Kwei Quartey

The Missing American

Emma Djan Investigation #1

Kwei Quartey

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

And Then He Sang a Lullaby

Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional sad medium-paced
Aya by Marguerite Abouet

Aya

Aya #1

Marguerite Abouet

96 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction comics contemporary historical emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Changes: A Love Story by Ama Ata Aidoo

Changes: A Love Story

Ama Ata Aidoo

196 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

470 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham

Black Sunday

Tola Rotimi Abraham

7 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional sad medium-paced
Rosewater by Tade Thompson

Rosewater

The Wormwood Trilogy #1

Tade Thompson

298 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere

These Letters End in Tears

Musih Tedji Xaviere

242 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku

Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

Damilare Kuku

272 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

The Final Strife

The Ending Fire Trilogy #1

Saara El-Arifi

497 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced