In this episode, Bene, Nasiba and Amba discuss their reading journey thus far in 2024.

Books Mentioned:

Favourite book/books of the year so far

Amba:

• Someone Birthed Them Broken by Ama Asantewa Diaka
• Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah
• The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Amezi
• The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
• Heartsong by T.J Klune

Bene:

• All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
• Someone Birthed Them Broken by Ama Asantewa Diaka
• Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah
• God's Children are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu
• Days Come and Go by Hemley Boum
• How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
• Hold my Girl by Charlene Carr
• The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
• Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black

Nasiba:

• Someone Birthed Them Broken by Ama Asantewa Diaka
• Diary of a Dead African by Chuma Nwokolo
• Efuru by Flora Nwapa
• Children of Quicksand by Efua Traore
• For You I'd Steal a Goat by Niq Mnlongo
• Difficult Women by Roxanne Gay

Abena:

• Maps of our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
• On the Rooftops by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
• Behind the Mountains by Edwidge Danticat
• Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid
• Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah
• The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
• Heaven by Meiko Kawakami
• Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come in by Koleka Putuma
• Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli
• And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu
• Someone Birthed Them Broken by Ama Asantewa Diaka
• How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
• Only For the Week by Natasha Bishop
• Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother and Me by Whoopi Goldberg
• Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson