Bahati Books is a digital focused publishing house for readers seeking entertaining, inspiring and authentic narratives crafted by emerging writers from Africa. Our aim is to promote diverse African experiences through storytelling.

 

We Recommend

Purple Mangoes by Olunosen Louisa Ibhaze tells diverse stories of ten Nigerian women and girls. This collection explores the joys, pains and mysteries of womanhood in Nigeria with a touch of humour, sarcasm and redemption.

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.

Explore the human spirit and the light and dark sides of human behaviour in this short story collection. An old man in a matatu has escaped a house for the elderly, a customer turned into a conman, a baby at the door step of Patel’s flour mills company, the father who kidnaps his own children and more.

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

 

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Inspired by this pic by ana_p_carvalho What have you planned to accomplish this week? Fail to plan plan to fail! #planning #newweek #action #writing #motivation
Good morning! Start every morning with 3 things that you’re grateful for. Increase the number each week. Have a productive one Credit @brxwnin_ #mondaymotivation #quote #monday #bookstagram #gratitude #positivevibes
"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 #bookstagram #reading #poetry #poem #poet #poetsofinstagram #igreads
Just a little reminder for you this morning. Just be you and let other people be. You are not in competition with anyone #quote #motivation #reading #literature #bookstagram
So what books will you be catching up on this weekend? We will be buried in “What A Time To Be Alone” by Chidera Eggerue @theslumflower This seems like one of those books you have to take your time on though. Not just read for the sake of reading but really take things in and process. #weekend #reading #stories #bookstagram #literature #booklover
Anyone else those happy and excited that it’s the weekend? And we all know what that mean...more time to read those books that have been stacking up! . . . Photo credit: @sam.vox #reading #literature #bookstagram #bookworm # bibliophile #igreads
“How did this happen? My life has been reduced to eating, reading, sleeping, hours with a shrink and some goddamn music therapy session. I lie on a slim bed, staring at the high white ceiling. It seems to echo my screams every time I exhale, knowing that I am locked up in this place instead of being home” . . . “A Season For Mending” is available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app #literature #bookstagram #reading #stories #booklover
#Repost @nzesylva ・・・ Tune in to @classicfm973 this Saturday at 9pm as Nze discusses his book #mymindisnolongerhere on #BookonReviewShow with @benjaminokoh @Regran_ed from @the.bagus - "…LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING NOBODY ELSE WILL TELL YOU, HUNGER IS A VERY GOOD THING. OUR PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THIS THAT IS WHY THEY REMAIN POOR…THE THING PUSHES YOU TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU DID NOT IMAGINE YOU COULD DO BEFORE… YOU ARE VERY LUCKY TO BE CHOSEN…THIS THING THAT YINKA HAS BROUGHT YOU PEOPLE FOR IS NOT FOR THE PEOPLE” The story unravels from the different points of view of four men—Donatus, Chidi, Osahon and Haruna—who suddenly find their fates tied to a certain consultant named Yinka. Theirs are stories of greed, love, ambition, unfulfilled dreams and the fear of failure. Join @iambenjaminokoh and @nzesylva on the award-winning @classicfm973 #BookOnReviewshow this Saturday at 9pm as they trade banter on this Yinka and other goodies the book has to offer in 'My Mind Is No Longer Here'' published by @parresiapublishers and @bahati_books Don't forget to tune in. Classic FM 97.3 is the dial. You can also listen live here - classic97.net/listen-live #BookOnReview #mymindisnolongerhere #MadOverBooks #benjyandbagusonthebooks #booksarelife #TheWriterExtraordinaire #writinglife #storytelling #books #author - #regrann
#Repost Thank you @insidemylibrarymind Much appreciated ・・・ Second post of the day! . You know I rarely post twice in a day, but today I have a good excuse - I am here today to talk to you about @bahati_books ! Bahati Books is a digital focused publishing house that aims to promote emerging writers from Africa and to promote diverse African experiences through storytelling. Purple Mangoes immediately caught my eye - it's a short story collection that focuses on womanhood in Nigeria written by @ladylouisanne I highly recommend you check them out, I think what they're doing is really amazing! . . . #reading #bookstagram #igreads #bibliophile #stories #bookworm #literature #bookcover
L.O.V.E. Extract from debut anthology "Stories From The Sun" by Poetess Nametso Phonchi @poetess_phopho . Available for purchase on Amazon and via @okadabooks app #poetry #poem #writer #poet #literature
#Quote from the title story in the collection 'The Hamburger That Killed Jorge'! Available on Amazon #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #stories #reading #literature #bookworm #booklover #crimefiction
After all what else could you possibly do over the weekend that could beat burying yourself in a tonne of books! #bookstagrammer #weekend #weekendvibes #mood #bookstagrammer #bookworm #bibliophile
"I hear your voice in the rhythm of every sound It is still there – the scar after the wound is healed. The memories we made haunts me till this day The lightness of your hands as they caressed my face Like spring water running down the rock The touch of your lips against mine as you kissed me …And told me you loved me" ________________________________________ Words by Chukwudi Okoye Ezeamalukwuo @ezeamalukwuo from his debut anthology "The Words Of My Mother" Available on Amazon, via @okadabooks app 📷 @araquemoficial ✨ #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poet #poetsofinstagram #bookstagram #bookquotes #bookaholic
Lovers that come to steal but do not have a staying bone in their bodies @beingupile Extract taken from Nostalgia by Nduta Waweru @beenduta Available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app #poetry #poem #poetsofinstagram #reading #bookstagram #bookquotes #bookstagrammer
Sometimes you can set out to do something with the very best of intentions in mind and heart but the established systems can force you to do or become someone else Extract from “A Wall Is Just A Wall”. Available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app #crime # reading #storytelling #writersofinstagram #bookstagram
Words by Sylva Nze Ifedigbo @nzesylva taken from his essay - featured in our Black History Anthology #literature #story #history #reading #bookstagram #bookworm #quote
This mornings inspo comes from one of our authors Katlego K Kol-Kes @katkkolkes author of “...on about the same old things” whose joy and enthusiasm for life is contagious! One of our favourite quotes by Kat which we hope inspires you this week: “There is nothing more dangerous than a person who is becoming in their own terms” #happymonday #monday #newweek #quote #poet #poetry #writer #lgbtq #proudmotswana
Our kind of Sunday. Starting prep for the week with some Sunday evening meditation. Lists done but now let’s get the mind in the right space. What do you do to prep for the week/day? #sundayfunday #newweek #meditation #meditate #bookstagram #reading #bookworm #stories Beautiful art by @thecamru
We are having a very reflective weekend especially as it is coming towards the end of the year. It’s has gone by really fast! Focusing on the things we are doing to empower writers and readers and how we can work to do better! ___________________________________ If you have any feedback or suggestions for us please DM. We are always happy to hear from you! #weekend #reflection #literature #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bookstagram #reading #bookworm