From fiction and non-fiction to essays and poetry, we bring you some of the continent’s most exciting reads. Mentioned this episode: Nadine Gordimer - Burger's Daughter Alan Paton - Cry, the Beloved Country Donald Woods - Biko Enid Blyton Wilbur Smith Barbara Kingsolver - The Poisonwood Bible Abraham Verghese - Cutting for Stone Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, Purple Hibiscus Chinua Achebe Ben Okri Wole Soyinka - Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth Akwaeke Emezi - The Death of Vivek Oji Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - A Girl Is a Body of Water Nanjala Nyabola - Travelling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move Yaa Gyasi - Transcendent Kingdom, Homegoing Trevor Noah - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood More information available at zafigo.com/busy-reading-books