Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book

Nigerian Books

Showing 1-50 of 625
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 186 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.75 — 429,327 ratings — published 1958
Rate this book
Clear rating
Americanah Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 137 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.31 — 428,975 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 111 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.34 — 194,492 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.63 — 387,263 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Purple Hibiscus Purple Hibiscus (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.18 — 152,737 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 75 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.39 — 343,976 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Thing Around Your Neck The Thing Around Your Neck (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.22 — 52,239 ratings — published 2008
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Girl with the Louding Voice The Girl with the Louding Voice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.41 — 182,190 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
Stay with Me Stay with Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.06 — 69,180 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Death of Vivek Oji The Death of Vivek Oji (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.11 — 71,028 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Fishermen The Fishermen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.88 — 23,111 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Freshwater Freshwater (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.00 — 38,462 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.50 — 90,714 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.99 — 9,742 ratings — published 2024
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.09 — 18,451 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Famished Road The Famished Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.73 — 14,000 ratings — published 1991
Rate this book
Clear rating
No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #3) No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 26 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,712 ratings — published 1961
Rate this book
Clear rating
Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #2) Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.79 — 9,941 ratings — published 1964
Rate this book
Clear rating
Dream Count Dream Count (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.76 — 56,829 ratings — published 2025
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Joys of Motherhood The Joys of Motherhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.22 — 8,877 ratings — published 1979
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Spell of Good Things A Spell of Good Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.78 — 7,678 ratings — published 2023
Rate this book
Clear rating
An Orchestra of Minorities An Orchestra of Minorities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.70 — 6,627 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.10 — 261,721 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Under the Udala Trees Under the Udala Trees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.02 — 15,676 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Palm-Wine Drinkard The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.71 — 4,122 ratings — published 1952
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Broken People's Playlist A Broken People's Playlist (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,457 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
Notes on Grief Notes on Grief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.21 — 43,262 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Open City Open City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.49 — 17,944 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.02 — 39,343 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Butter Honey Pig Bread Butter Honey Pig Bread (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.28 — 14,310 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
Every Day Is for the Thief Every Day Is for the Thief (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.69 — 8,087 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
Aké: The Years of Childhood Aké: The Years of Childhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,095 ratings — published 1981
Rate this book
Clear rating
Dele Weds Destiny Dele Weds Destiny (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.59 — 3,310 ratings — published 2022
Rate this book
Clear rating
Binti (Binti, #1) Binti (Binti, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.83 — 83,206 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
I Do Not Come to You by Chance I Do Not Come to You by Chance (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,172 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
Death and the King's Horseman Death and the King's Horseman (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.80 — 5,771 ratings — published 1975
Rate this book
Clear rating
Vagabonds! Vagabonds! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.81 — 3,592 ratings — published 2022
Rate this book
Clear rating
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.75 — 19,933 ratings — published 2022
Rate this book
Clear rating
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.08 — 16,690 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Second Class Citizen Second Class Citizen (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,298 ratings — published 1974
Rate this book
Clear rating
Born on a Tuesday Born on a Tuesday (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,725 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
On Black Sisters Street On Black Sisters Street (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,923 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
Lagoon Lagoon (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.63 — 9,589 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Man of the People A Man of the People (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.89 — 5,826 ratings — published 1966
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ghostroots: Stories Ghostroots: Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,239 ratings — published 2024
Rate this book
Clear rating
Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,620 ratings — published 2024
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Son of the House The Son of the House (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,936 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Girl, Woman, Other Girl, Woman, Other (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as nigerian)
avg rating 4.25 — 275,186 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rosewater (The Wormwood Trilogy, #1) Rosewater (The Wormwood Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.74 — 17,691 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as nigerian)
avg rating 3.74 — 15,318 ratings — published 1789
Rate this book
Clear rating


“Friends, since when has irresponsibility become a Nigerian factor?”
― Sunday Adelaja

Jude Idada
“The universe does not work in phrases; don’t focus on the commas; just wait for the full stop.”
― Jude Idada, By My Own Hands

More quotes...