Charles Onyango-Obbo Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Journalist I Writer I Futurist I Curator THE WALL OF GREAT AFRICANS (WoGA) https://t.co/yD7eQNxDDC• Walk like you have 3,000 ancestors walking behind you.

Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
Howard W. French
Howard French’s latest book is “Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War”. He speaks about how Africa's history shaped the modern world. You are amazing .@hofrench. You never tire! https://t.co/tuoDKbiGfM
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
Simlpe Life'art
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough – Mae West https://t.co/x9PqqbxAwJ
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Beasts of No Nation
Uzodinma Iweala
“Beasts of No Nation” about child soldiers in West Africa, was Netflix's FIRST ORIGINAL MOVIE. Released Oct. 16, 2015, shot in Ghana & starring Idris Elba, it’s based on the novel of the same name by Uzodinma Iweala- itself named after a Fela Kuti album. 6 years is a long time! https://t.co/6LCrIC3LC8
Paperback, 2006
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories
Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
The final chapter of Nigerian writer Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi’s “Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories” will shock you. Have ordered my copy, can’t wait🤌🏾 https://t.co/pJbsPPDCEt https://t.co/SQd0l6kqzg
Paperback, 2023
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Coconut: A Black Girl, a White Foster Family, and the Search for Belonging and Identity
Florence Olajide
Erika Hardison’s .@blerdwomanist list of 15 Nigerian books and authors you should become familiar with. (1) Coconut: A Black Girl, A White Foster Family, And The Searching for Belonging and Identity by FLORENCE OÒLAÌJIÌDEÌ https://bookriot.com/best-nigerian-books/
Paperback, 2022
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents
Mary-Alice Daniel
(2) Hope and Glory by JENDELLA BENSON (3) You Made a Fool of Death Your Beauty by AKWAEKE EMEZI (4) A Coastline Is An Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents by MARY-ALICE DANIEL. https://t.co/7BnZBAkICG
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Animal Farm
George Orwell
Jailed Ugandan writer Kakwenza on his “The Greedy Barbarian”: “In Africa, when you write fiction, especially political fiction, such as the political allegory Animal Farm by George Orwell, the leaders will always think that one is writing about them.” https://t.co/gdOeZO8IF3
Hardcover, 1990
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Glory
Noviolet Bulawayo
NoViolet Bulawayo’s new novel “Glory” - longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 – is an instant Zimbabwean classic. https://t.co/ZsWjwg48Iv
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Anthills of the Savannah
Chinua Achebe
We learn an old lesson taught in Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah; “It is only the story...The story is our escort; without it, we are blind. Does the blind man own his escort? No, neither do we the story; rather, it is the story that owns us” #AfricaMyths 3/3 https://t.co/lwrB7CxDfr
Paperback, 1997
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Poorly Kept Secrets
Jairo E. López
Wanted to buy on Amazon a copy of my little, but quite successful, book “Uganda’s Poorly Kept Secrets” (orig. published 1997) as a Xmas present for a good soul. The good news? The price has come down. The bad news? At $91 (used), I can’t afford it. Earth is hard😭😭😭 https://t.co/w82DuHwKUH
Paperback, 2019
$11.24$5.62 + Free shipping50% off your first book