As chosen by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, deputy editor of Granta Magazine :
The Memory of Love, Aminatta Forna (2010)
Zoo City, Lauren Beukes (2010)
Lyrics Alley, Leila Aboulela (2010)
The Hairdresser of Harare, Tendai Huchu (2010)
Looking for Transwonderland, Noo Saro-Wiwa (2012)
Broken Glass, Alain Mabanckou (2009)
African Metropolitan Architecture, David Adjaye (2011)
Beneath the Lion's Gaze, Maaza Mengiste (2010)
Heart of Darkness, David Zane Mairowitz, Joseph Conrad and Catherine Anyango (2010)
Mama Miti, Donna Jo Napoli/Kadir Nelson (2010)