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.

 

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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

 

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A wife that spies on her husband, gangs and dangerous neighbourhoods, a murder in a concert hall and TV scams – the stories in this collection vary immensely in subjects and plot twists. The only constants are the tension between characters and the brilliant craft of the authors’ storytelling. “The Hamburger That Killed Jorge” is available on Amazon #reading #storytelling #stories #bookstagram #writersofinstagram
Weekend read: anthology by Katlego Kol Kes @katkkolkes “I am always loneliest when I think of all the things I used to hold dear to me” Available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app #poetry #poet #poem #weekend #reading #bookstagram
“I wanted to know how badly you wanted to travel,” a faint smile crossed his lips. “I like hustlers like you - you f guys who know what they want and are ready to get it. Your troubles are over now.” Extract from My Mind Is No Longer Here by @nzesylva Ebook available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app. Print book loading... #reading #literature #mymindisnolongerhere #writing #bookstagram
This really struck a chord! First of all you’ll NEVER see a letter/email saying we have enough white authors. Secondly literature from and about Africa is still seen as this weird marketing proposition and the narratives around Africa and its people are still more easily associated with negative stereotypes such as this. As a result important diverse stories end up not being told. These stories matter, they should be told and deserve to be published! #writing #stories #diversity #africa #africanwriters
“She does not resist when I draw closer, invading her personal space, brushing my skin against hers and finally holding her. She turns her back towards me and stretches her arms. I fumble for a moment, wondering what she is doing, and the. I figure it out” Extract from story by Margaret Muthee @margaret_muthee Excited to be publishing her ebook! #literature #bookstagram #reading #stories #booklover
“I had a dream that you loved me so much you couldn’t say it, and neither did I; and so we both died- choked to peace by pride and duty” Poetry by Katlego Kol Kes @katkkolkes from her anthology “...on about the same old things” Available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app #poetry #poem #poet #poetsofinstagram #lgbt #transbeauty
“That is your husband she said. I had cast my young eyes over the freshly dug ridges of farmland and settled them upon the old man, bent over a ridge on his farm working. He was old enough to be my grandfather, he seemed so frail. I could not question why I was being used to offset a debt I knew nothing about.” Extract from Purple Mangoes. Available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app #literature #reading #bookstagram #stories #booklover
There is no timeline for dreaming. There is no timeline for goal setting. Just because it is August it doesn’t mean it’s “too late”. So sit down, write, plan and do! Happy Monday! #motivation #motivationmonday #quote #bookstagram # literature
Hahahahaha love this! Which one are you? If our books could say anything it would definitely be top right! #bookstagram #reading #booklover #sundayfunday #weekendvibes
"She felt the warmth of another tear coursing down her cheek and placing the photographs on top of the desk..." Wine And Water is available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app ___________________________________ Hannah Onoguwe @hannahonoguwe #book #water #wine #reading #literature
“A Season For Mending” will remind you that amidst all the pain and sometimes laughter that we experience in life, we have to keep believing, we have to keep hoping and trusting in second chances, in new beginnings, in love and in the very core of our humanity. @margaret_muthee #reading #booklover #bookstagram #stories #literature
When you #mcm is a talented and inspiring writer. Sylva Nze Ifedigbo @nzesylva is the author of debut ebook novel "My Mind Is No Longer Here". Sylva's gripping novel follows the life of four young Nigerian men; Chidi, Donatus, Haruna and Osahon whose ambitions lead them to fall deep into Nigeria’s underworld as they seek a better life abroad. The ebook is available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app #bookstagram #reading #story #literature
#happymonday Doesn’t she make you want to just smile? A bit of Monday morning cuteness and sunshine! Have a fantastic week ahead! #reading #monday #mondaymood #storytelling
Words taken from debut anthology "The Words of My Mother" by Chukwudi Okoye Ezeamalukwuo @ezeamalukwuo Available for purchase on Amazon and via @okadabooks app #poetry #literature #poet #poem #book
Excerpt from forthcoming novel by @margaret_muthee Her ebook will be available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app #reading #stories #bookstagram #booklover #literature
A bit of #mondaymotivation Figure it out as you go along. Plans never actually go accordingly down to the last ‘T’. Pivot, realign, adjust. #happymonday #monday #mood #bookstagram #qoutes
“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” will soon be available on Amazon and via the @okadabooks app #literature #bookstagram #reading #stories #booklover
"Wine And Water" is a short story collection by @hannahonoguwe Set in Nigeria, Wine And Water explores the likely or the unlikely combinations that stir romance between the most unsuspecting individuals. Available on the @okadabooks app and Amazon #reading #love #romance #literature #writing #stories