Set in 1960s Nigeria around the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), the novel traces three principal lives—a village youth who becomes a houseboy, a university intellectual, and the intellectual's partner—whose personal relationships are reshaped by political upheaval.

In Lagos, a practical older sister wrestles with protecting her younger, more glamorous sister after the younger woman repeatedly kills romantic partners. The central pressure is the older sister’s daily management of evidence, social optics, and her own conflicted devotion while fearing discovery and moral compromise.

A contemporary romance that follows Feyi Adekola, a Nigerian American visual artist, as she navigates life after the traumatic loss of her partner and opens — cautiously and imperfectly — to new love. The novel focuses on personal healing, creative work, and the delicate boundaries between grief and desire.

Set in late-colonial Nigeria, the novel follows Okonkwo, a powerful member of an Igbo clan, as local customs and personal codes confront outside forces and new beliefs.

A non-linear narrative pieces together the life and unexpected death of Vivek Oji, tracing childhood, family relationships, and the tensions around identity within a Nigerian setting.

A formally inventive novel that stages an Asian American life through the language and beats of television scripts, focusing on how roles and stereotypes shape a character’s ambitions and relations.

An anonymous narrator, a North Vietnamese mole embedded in the South Vietnamese army, recounts life after the fall of Saigon while living among a South Vietnamese exile community in the United States.

Two girls grow up together in a Black Ohio neighborhood and their friendship—shaped by class, family, and local expectations—becomes a lasting pressure that reshapes both their lives and the community around them.

A multigenerational family story tracking a Bengali couple who relocate to the United States and the next generation raised between two cultures.

An unnamed Black narrator recounts his journey through segregated American life, encountering institutions, movements, and people that test his sense of self.

Set on Chicago's South Side in the 1930s, the novel follows Bigger Thomas, a young Black man shaped by crushing poverty and social isolation.

Set in a near-future America broken by economic collapse, climate effects, and violence, the novel follows Lauren Olamina, a young woman who records her experiences and develops a practical belief system called Earthseed.