In a continent as culturally and ethnically diverse as Africa, it's no surprise that the literature that has come out from it be equally diverse and multifaceted. Dealing with a range of social and cultural issues, from human rights and feminism to post-war and post-colonial identity, here are Marina's suggestions on some books worth diving your nose into from some of Africa's best and upcoming writers.

Mentioned this episode:

• Nadine Gordimer - Burger's Daughter
• Alan Paton - Cry, the Beloved Country
• Donald Woods - Biko
• Enid Blyton
• Wilbur Smith
• Barbara Kingsolver - The Poisonwood Bible
• Abraham Verghese - Cutting for Stone
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, Purple Hibiscus
• Chinua Achebe
• Ben Okri
• Wole Soyinka - Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
• Akwaeke Emezi - The Death of Vivek Oji
• Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - A Girl Is a Body of Water
• Nanjala Nyabola - Travelling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move
• Yaa Gyasi - Transcendent Kingdom, Homegoing
• Trevor Noah - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

More information available at zafigo.com/busy-reading-books