Books

Afrocritik’s Notable African Books of 2025
Afrocritik’s Notable African Books of 2025

The good news is that African writers are still firing on all cylinders in all…

Fenestration
Carrying These Poems Far Into the Middle and Beyond: A Review of Othuke Umukoro’s “Fenestration”

By and large, we find in Umukoro’s Fenestration, poems that are alive, awake and aware;…

Meja Mwangi
The Life and Works of Meja Mwangi, Kenya’s Great Chronicler

The late Meja Mwangi’s work insisted that literature espouses life. It cannot hold every detail,…

Ojirami
“Ojirami: The Weeping River” Review: Immigration, Myth, and Tragedy Swirl in a Play About the Potency of a Deity

The influence of holistic theatre on Christopher’s Ojirami: The Weeping River is a delight. Scenes…

Under the Rain
“Under the Rain” Review: Ayo Deforge Writes About Profound Loss, Duty, and Compromises

Under the Rain is a sharp exploration of the Nigerian middle-aged male psyche, dissecting the…

Cursed Daughters
“Cursed Daughters” Review: Oyinkan Braithwaite’s Sophomore Novel Explores Superstition, Matrilineage, and Intergenerational Trauma

At the centre of Cursed Daughters lies a question that Braithwaite intentionally refuses to resolve:…

Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V
“Will This Be a Problem? The Anthology: Issue V” Review: Speculative Cartographies Map the New African Imagination

If African literature has often been forced to look back, Will This Be a Problem?…

Dilemma of an Outcast
“Dilemma of an Outcast” Review: Anih Emeka’s Debut Novel Interrogates Bigotry but Falters in Its Attempt at Storytelling

Dilemma of an Outcast interrogates the concept of bigotry, an under-flogged theme in Nigerian literature…

How to Get Rid of Ants
The Many Pleasures in Absurdity: A Review of Jesutomisin Ipinmoye’s “How to Get Rid of Ants”

How to Get Rid of Ants is the makings of a master of the form.…

Bitter Honey
“Bitter Honey” Review: Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström Explores Generational Trauma and Its Effect on Matrilineal Connection

If Bitter Honey has an answer to an unasked question, it is that in this…