Alexander McCall SmithFans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with...

**In delicate condition**Laurens van der PostThe distinguished explorer and writer recounts his rediscovery of the Bushmen, outcast survivors from Stone Age Africa. Faced with constant attack from all the peoples...

JM CoetzeePaul Rayment is on the threshold of a comfortable old age when a calamitous cycling accident results in the amputation of a leg. Humiliated, his body truncated, his life...

Nadine GordimerNobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer follows the inner lives of characters confronted by unforeseen circumstances. Paul Bannerman, an ecologist in South Africa, believes he understands the trajectory of his...

Barack Obama#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - ONE OF ESSENCE'S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARSIn this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama "guides...

Beatrice GormleyPresident Barack Obama's early involvement with politics was inspired by his mother's interest in the controversial social issues of her times -- a passion that she passed on to...

Author: Chris Cleave We don't want to tell you what happens in this book. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it.Nevertheless, you need to...

Alexander McCall SmithThere is considerable excitement at The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. A cobra has been found in Precious Ramotswe's office. Then a nurse from a local medical clinic...

Corinne HofmannIn The White Masai, Corinne Hofmann told the incredible adventure of how she fell in love with and married Lketinga, a Masai warrior, and lived a riveting life with...

Corinne Hofmannourteen years after fleeing Kenya with her baby daughter, Corinne returned in the summer of 2004 to meet Lketinga and his family again in their village, Barsaloi. Nervous as...

Ta-Nehisi CoatesYoung Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her — but was gifted with a mysterious power....

Nigel C GibonFanonian Practices in South Africa: From Steve Biko to Abahlali baseMjondoloFanonian Practices in South Africa examines Frantz Fanon’s relevance to contemporary South African politics, and by extension, research...