Reading Time: 4 minutesYear of publication: 1991Genre: RomanceCountry: Ghana Introduction Changes: A Love Story is a classical African love story written by a classical African writer. As the title says, it tells a narrative of lives in flux – changing lives, especially the life of the protagonist, Esi. Like many African love stories, it does not rely on fantasy or grand romance but focuses on people navigating everyday life, relationships, and difficult situations. Ama Ata Aidoo wrote about family, marriage, friendship, as well as love, responsibility, and desire. Layers is a theme I am coming to notice in African love stories – so many layers and not much of the…

Reading Time: 3 minutesYear of Publication: 2022 Genre: MemoirCountry: Nigeria About the Book In this short and powerful memoir, Olabimpe (Bimpe) Fapohunda-Dube narrates her lifelong struggle with Endometriosis. From her very first period at 13, she experienced excruciating, debilitating pain that halted her life in its tracks every single month. She takes us through the heartbreaking journey of navigating the healthcare system, not being believed, being told it was “normal,” and being prescribed endless pain medication and treatments that never addressed the real cause. Being a woman and a mother to a girl, this one broke my heart. I cannot even imagine my daughter going through this. I have had…