Browse Books: Fiction / World Literature / Africa

Season of Anomy (Vintage International) (Paperback) By Wole Soyinka $16.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Ghost Season: A Novel (Hardcover) By Fatin Abbas $28.95 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	The Bleeding of the Stone (Paperback) By Ibrahim al-Koni $15.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days
Mount Pleasant: A Novel (Paperback) By Patrice Nganang, Amy B. Reid (Translated by) $20.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Riambel (Paperback) By Priya Hein $17.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Jaws of Death (Paperback) By Victoria Meye $15.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days
The Granta Book of the African Short Story (Paperback) By Helon Habila $12.95 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu: A Detective Kubu Mystery (Detective Kubu Series #2) (Paperback) By Michael Stanley $16.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Mafeking Road (Paperback) By Herman Charles Bosman $18.14 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days
The Newlyweds' Window: The 2022 Mukana Press Anthology of African Writing (Paperback) By Mukana Press (Compiled by) $17.95 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Fragmented Lives (Paperback) By Imali J. Abala $25.74 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	The Woman Next Door: A Novel (Paperback) By Yewande Omotoso $17.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days

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Banned or challenged books - a small selection

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Art Spiegelman Cover Image

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor) Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image

A Light in the Attic By Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image

Halloween Books

Vegetables in Halloween Costumes By Jared Chapman Cover Image

A Halloween Scare in St. Louis By Eric James, Marina Le Ray (Illustrator) Cover Image

Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics) By Edgar Allan Poe, A. J. Odasso (Introduction by) Cover Image

Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel By Ray Bradbury Cover Image

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art! By Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) Cover Image

Stranger Things: Heroes and Monsters (Choose Your Own Adventure) By Rana Tahir, Patrick Spaziante (Illustrator), Katherine Spaziante (Illustrator) Cover Image

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