Bahati Books is a publishing house that aims to promote stories written by African writers, who have unique and inspiring narratives that are fresh and authentic.

 

We Recommend

Purple Mangoes by Olunosen Louisa Ibhaze tells the diverse stories of ten Nigerian women and girls. It focuses on the joys, pains and mysteries of womanhood in Nigeria with a touch of humour, sarcasm and redemption. Available for purchase on Amazon and Okadabooks.

Four men from different corners of Nigerian society find their fates tied to one man: Yinka. Desperate to leave Nigeria, they are drawn to a consultant who works for a powerful human trafficking syndicate. My Mind Is No Longer Here is the story of men willing to risk it all to chase their dreams.

A man and woman begin an intense romance and find their lives unexpectedly linked to the rise and fall of their disintegrating nation. Side Babies centers on men and women navigating the complexities of love, while managing tumultuous political atmospheres.

Discover the next generation of African writers. 21st-century urban and rural life reflected with wit and wisdom. Mother Never Sleeps is a lively short story collection with tales of broken marriages and blossoming romance, car chases and minibus rides, Catholic confessions and corrupt ministers.

 

Love from our readers

"The story was excellent. One of the highlights of my reading year." 

- Victoria Richards

 

The stories were vivid depictions of life in various parts of the African continent... As you read each story, you are transported into a different life.

- Devaki Khanna

"One of the best reads of my year so far!"

- Zara Scott

 

"The range of stories is great, and some of them really left an imprint..."

- Amazon Customer Review

 

I like Sylva Nze Ifedigbo's book because the author's writing is simple and striking, without being pretentious. 

- Zaynab Quadri

This project is an especially important one in Africa because we tend to get the same narrative time and time again and those who venture out are rarely heard." 

- Waridi Book Blog

 

Join the conversation!

If you're looking to expand your knowledge of Afrofuturism after experiencing the world of #Wakanda you should definitely look into Nnedi Okorafor @nnediokorafor books on this! #wakandaforever #blackpanther #afrofuturism #literature
We are still in the month of life be so we thought we would give you a little something different. Make sure you tune in! #excited #book #reading #love #romance
So what’s your Sunday afternoon looking like? Nothing like a book and a warm drinking especially in this cold weather! Save for those that are enjoying some sunshine #book #reading #sundayfunday #literature #sundayafternoon
Loving someone in spite of whatever imperfections they may have. "Baggage or no baggage" #valentines #lovequotes #book #love #reading
Happy Valentines Day! #love #valentines #valentinesday #enjoy #lovebirds
Do you love or do you LOVE? We can't help but crush over this book cover 😍 @4thestatebooks #books #new #reading #literature #bookstagram
Just like a piece of meat! #women #african #book #reading #stories
This sounds 🔥 only read one Sefi Atta book and enjoyed it. Let's see what this one has to offer hey! @Regrann from @afreada - ‪Deola, thirty-nine and single, is tired of London. When her job takes her home to Nigeria, her thoughts turn to the future. But life in Lagos has changed. There, she meets Wale, a charming hotelier... 😏 ‬ #book #stories #reading #literature #bookstagram
What has been a significant moment that has just made you say enough is enough? It may have been a relationship, moment of clarity or something else? For Donatus it was seeing his boss being praised for excellence by the president on national television- yet this was the same man who had not paid his workers for 3 months! #mymindisnolongerhere #book #reading #story #enoughisenough
Please tag anyone else that might be interested #book #bookstagram #distribution #africa #literature
We don't think we know a single person that enjoys being nervous. It's one of the worst feelings. #book #read #story #mymindisnolongerhere #literature
"I once beheld a little ebony child, Who sprang in the tropical sunny scene. Her heart was pure, gentle and blooming wild; With glee and green and a flowering dream. Days and nights she spent on her simple care, She sang with joy, she dashed both here and there. A purer heart my eyes have never known. A simple flower that grew on the stone. Time has not ceased to remind me of her; A sweet girl stolen in harmattan's whim. The butterfly she once painted in green, Has flown far away from her midnight dream. I can still hear her at midnight humming, Though she is now dead and long forgotten." _________________________________ O. C. Ezeamalukwuo @ezeamalukwuo #book #reading #poetry #poem #poet
"...a body that would arouse obscene thoughts in any mans mind" Hmmm...sauciness in "The Hamburger That Killed Jorge" #book #read #story #sundayfunday #quote
The only things that you will need during that plane journey this weekend! #travel #journey #book #read #enjoy #weekend
Mozambican crime fiction stories... #book #reading #writing #crime #bookstagram
"I have tasted handfuls of salty tears and Armful smiles, begging me to keep dancing To the melody of my words" Nametso Phonchi @poetess_phopho _________________________________________ Stories From The Sun #ebook #poetry #poem #poet #writing #books
Poetry... "Stories From The Sun" _______________________________________ Nametso Phonchi #bookstagram #poem #poetry #reading #ebook
"These stories I wrote decorated Nigeria, they bedecked her into what I wanted her to be and not what she was" Safe Journey _______________________________________ Caleb S. Okereke @caleb_okereke #book #reading #stories #literature #bookstagram
More of this engrossing story in "Nairobi Echoes" ________________________________________ Stanley Gazemba #book #stories #read #literature #igreads
"She felt the warmth of another tear coursing down her cheek and placing the photographs on top of the desk..." Wine And Water ___________________________________ Hannah Onoguwe #book #water #wine #reading #literature