Preorder – Dunoma the Brave

Dunoma lives in a village in Borno State, where his father works hard to protect the community. When rumours spread that the dreaded Book Harmers are close by, the children are hidden deep in the forest. The next morning, Dunoma's whole world changes when all the children are taken far from home to Alafia Camp. Life at the camp is unfamiliar and sometimes scary. The one night, Dunoma hears strange noises outside in the dark. Is it suspicious activity? Dunoma must decide whether he is brave enough to investigate.

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Little Rivers and Special Boats

Bamitale lives in a yellow house in Yaba. She is six years old and she loves drawing, painting and playing with her scruffy little dog. On some days, Bamitale feels so ill that she can not go to school. One day, her friends call her a name she does not understand. Miss Anya tells the pupils all about little rivers and special boats to put things right.

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On Close Examination

Chinyere’s life unfolds in the shadow of inflexible traditional expectations. From her childhood in Jos and Ukpor, she learns what Igbo culture demands of a good daughter, and how the […]

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Zizah Does Things Differently

Sometimes, Zizah learns, plays and behaves differently from other kids but that's what makes him unique and special. His family love him dearly and give Zizah cuddles when he wants them. This book reminds us that being different is okay.

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TUNDE ONAKOYA, THE CHESS CHAMPION

Tunde Onakoya, the Chess Champion is an inspiring true story of a boy with big dreams. Born in Lagos, Nigeria in Ketu, Tunde faced several challenges growing up. But one day, while hawking fruits in a slum community in Ikorodu, he discovered the game of chess, and everything changed. His curiosity, determination, and love for learning set him apart, but he wanted to do more for other children who grew up with little prospects but plenty of potential. In 2021, he founded Chess In Slums Africa which has coached thousands of children in underserved communities across Nigeria. From the dangerous streets under Oshodi Bridge to the global stage, Tunde Onakoya's journey shows that even the most unlikely beginnings can lead to extraordinary accomplishments.

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Pride and Joy

Although recently divorced, ever dutiful daughter Joy Okafor, has planned every aspect of her mother’s seventieth birthday weekend. As family members begin to arrive, Joy’s mother goes upstairs to take a nap. But when her grandchildren go to wake her, they find her unresponsive and immediately call an ambulance. Amidst the chaos, Auntie Nancy refuses to accept that her sister has died. Trailing the ambulance, Auntie Nancy has a divine encounter―a brown cow appears and God tells her that her sister will rise again on Easter Sunday like Jesus Christ. The zealous Auntie Nancy invites her pastor, her white garment spiritualist, the Nigerian community in Ontario and the local journalists.  In this is a hilarious family saga, a family prepares for a miracle while coming apart at the seams, and grappling with what losing their matriarch means for each of them. Pride and Joy is an unforgettable romp.

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Jojo and Sandwich

After meeting a scruffy little dog at the park, Jojo decides he needs a sidekick on his many adventures. Mum says he can't have a dog until he's older so Jojo goes on a mission to find the perfect pet.

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Setto Saves the Trees

Setto lives in a village on the Mambilla Plateau in Taraba State. When he turns five, his father gives him a playful pet monkey. Setto names her Fwaje and they become best friends.

One day, while gathering firewood for his mother, Setto hears a strange noise coming from deep in the forest. He discovers people cutting down trees and loading them onto trucks. Setto knows that trees are important for people, animals and especially Fwaje. Can Setto come up with a clever plan to save the trees?

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MRS KUTI

This is an account of my life from the day I was born, before I met Fela, and after he entered it like a comet in 1959.” Without regret or […]

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SHE WHO KNOWS

When there is a call, there is often a response. Najeeba knows. She has had The Call. But how can a 13-year-old girl have the Call? Only men and boys […]

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The Brevity of Beautiful Things

Across ten interconnected stories, six former schoolmates navigate adulthood, haunted by the ghosts of their shared past. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Lagos and boarding school life in Ogun state, The Brevity of Beautiful Things weaves through time, revealing the unexpected consequences of childhood trauma. Kamara wrestles with the shadow of his demanding father. Julius is lumbered with an imaginable burden after his father’s stroke, Iman escapes her family’s suffocating religious ties. Ufedo treads a precarious path in her pursuit of pleasure. Murtala harbours a secret he’s neverfully shared about his sex life. Faramade lives a life that he knows should be better. BOOK INFORMATION AUTHOR: Nnamdi Ehirim ISBN: 978-978-784-147-1 GENRE(S): Literary Fiction FORMAT: paperback NUMBER OF PAGES: 152 PUBLICATION DATE: 18 November 2024 PUBLISHER: Ouida Books IMPRINT: Ouida As their paths cross again in adulthood, each character grapples with the fleeting nature of happiness, the weight of unrequited love, and the strain of loyalty. The Brevity of Beautiful Things is a poignant exploration of memory, perspective, and the fragile threads that connect us to our past and each other.

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The Rest of You

On the cusp of thirty, Ghanaian Londoner Whitney Appiah was born with a special gift. The massage therapist can physically sense where her clients' trauma lies and heal them. But Whitney has no idea that she too is suffering. Tragic events from her childhood have left a terrible, unseen mark. When a dangerous encounter with the man she's dating triggers a wave of fragmented recollections, Whitney embarks on a journey to reclaim her memories and the truth that is buried deep in her early childhood in Kumasi, Ghana. Spanning three decades, told through the viewpoints of Whitney, her aunts–Gloria and Aretha–and their househelp, Maame Serwaa, The Rest of You is a story of generational healing tackling serious themes yet full of hope and optimism. Maame Blue’s extraordinary tale is an unforgettable celebration of womanhood, friendship, and family.

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Ugo and Sim Sim

While Ugo and Sim Sim are playing, Sim Sim is called away for her sessions with Mrs. Rotimi. Ugo is disappointed that he can’t join his sister. Mummy sits him […]

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Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

COMING TO A BOOKSTORE NEAR YOU ON 1 JULY 2024 Three days after her father's funeral, twenty-year-old Tèmi and her family gather for the reading of his will. It is at this sober occasion that Tèmi lets slip her plan which sends the grieving family into panic and prayer. The women of the family are loud in their criticism of Temi's intentions but, in their quiet moments, they reflect on their own imperfect journeys, especially how their bodies and their looks have shaped their lives. Forgotten scandals and family secrets are suddenly laid bare. Is Tèmi really the crazy one? In an era of fillers and filters, Damilare Kuku's Only Big Bum Bum Matters Tomorrow explores the aspirations of young Nigerian women and the complexities of body image in an evolving society.    

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We Were Girls Once

COMING TO ALL  BOOKSTORES ACROSS NIGERIA ON 10 MAY 2024 Ego, Zina, and Eriife were always destined to be best friends, ever since their grandmothers sat next to each other on a dusty bus to Lagos in the late 1940s, forging a bond that would last generations. But over half a century later, Nigeria is a new and modern country. As the three young women navigate the incessant strikes and political turmoil that surround them, their connection is shattered by a terrible assault. In the aftermath, nothing will remain the same as life takes them down separate paths. For Ego, now a high-powered London lawyer, success can’t mask her loneliness and feelings of being an outsider. Desperate to feel connected to Nigeria, she escapes into a secret life online. Zina’s ambition is to be anyone but herself; acting proves the ultimate catharsis, but it comes at the cost of her family. Eriife surprises everyone by morphing from a practicing doctor to a ruthless politician’s perfect wife. When Ego returns home, the three women’s lives become entwined once more, as Nigeria’s political landscape fractures. Their shared past will always connect them, but can they—and their country – overcome it? In We Were Girls Once, Aiwanose Odafen highlights hope, female friendship, childhood trauma, and migration.

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Pwada Can Do Anything

Pwada is from a town called Numan, where Benue River and Gongola River meet in Adamawa State. Her father is a fisherman and she goes to school near her home. At the end of every term, the headmaster celebrates the winner of the Mathematics competition and it is always a boy. With encouragement from her father and a lot of determination, Pwada decides it is time for things to change.

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A Durbar Festival for Hassan and Hussaina

The Durbar Festival in Katsina is here and everyone is excited to see the Emir leading a colorful procession on horseback. Hassan and Hussaina jump up and down when they see their brother riding behind the Emir. Inspired by the festivities, the twins decide to organise a Durbar festival of their own. They do not have horses or colourful costumes but they have a clever plan. Soon, the twins are on their way to join in the fun. Other books in the Northern Lights Series:

1. Do As You Are Told, Baji
2. Iyaji, The Housegirl
3. Jamila’s Clever Plan
4. Anyibo and the Mother Hen

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Anyibo and the Mother Hen

When the sun rises in Bwari, Niger state, Anyibo and his sister run to the chicken coop to feed their chickens. Anyibo is proud of his hen. Her eggs have hatched and she has five fluffy chicks. When Anyibo tries to pet the chicks, something unexpected happens. Anyibo soon learns an important lesson about a mother's love. Other books in the Northern Lights Series:

1. Do As You Are Told, Baji
2. Iyaji, The Housegirl
3. Jamila's Clever Plan
4. A Durbar Festival For Hassan and Hussaina

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The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa

Fifteen-year-old Andrew Aziza lives in Kontagora, Nigeria, where his days are spent about town with his droogs, Slim and Morocca, grappling with his fantasies about white girls–especially blondes–and wondering who his father is. When he's not in church, at school or attempting to form ‘Africa's first superheroes’, he obsesses over mathematical theorems, ideas of black power and HXVX: the Curse of Africa. Sure enough, the reluctantly nicknamed ‘Andy Africa’ soon falls hopelessly and inappropriately in love with the first white girl he lays eyes on, Eileen. But at the church party held to celebrate her arrival, multiple crises loom. An unfamiliar man claims, despite his mother's denials, to be Andy's father, and the gathering of an anti-Christian mob is headed for the church—both set to shake the foundations of everything Andy knows and loves. The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa announces a dazzling, distinctive, new literary voice. Profound, exhilarating and highly original, this tragicomic novel is a stunning exploration of the contemporary African ‘condition’, the relentless infiltration of Western culture and, most of all, the ordinary but impossible challenges of coming of age in a turbulent world. The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa won second prize in the 2020 Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award while still in manuscript form.   BOOK INFORMATION AUTHOR: Stephen Buoro ISBN: 9789787963227 GENRE(S): Literary Fiction, Coming-of-Age FORMAT: paperback NUMBER OF PAGES: 361 PUBLICATION DATE: 4 August 2023 PUBLISHER: Ouida Books IMPRINT: Ouida  

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Jamila’s Clever Plan

Jamila lives with her grandmother in Bebeji, Kano state. Her grandmother, Kaka, is a dressmaker. One day, Kaka decides to pack away her sewing machine because she can no longer see. Sad and scared, Jamila stops school to care for her blind grandmother. Together, they beg for alms in the marketplace until they come across a new eye clinic. Jamila hatches a clever plan to help Kaka get her sight back. Other books in the Northern Lights Series:

1. Do As You Are Told, Baji
2. Iyaji, The Housegirl
3. Anyibo and the Mother Hen
4. A Durbar Festival For Hassan and Hussaina

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