Once in a while I like to showcase African publishers, and today I'm going to Nigeria. Parrésia is "interested in fiction of the highest quality by new authors from Africa that capture the contemporary African reality in all its nuance and detail". They are a new addition to Nigeria's publishing landscape, late 2011/early 2012 if I am not mistaken, and already they have published books that I have been wanting to read for a while now. You can find out more about Parrésia on their websiteand blog, but here are their wonderful novels.
If you are a lover of Nigerian writing, and are interested in reading some new books from there, Parrésiarecently announced that, with the exception of Helon Habila's Oil on Water, their books are now available on Amazon(as paperbacks or e-books).Might be my New Year's gift to myself!!!!
Founded in 2011, bookshy represents two things: the young me who was so shy I escaped through books, and the older me whose shelf is always one book shy of being full.
bookshy is a space where I celebrate, promote and recognise contemporary African literature - although sometimes I go back in time to commemorate the greats. It is about the books I love, the books I have read and the books that I am dying to read.
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