In 2017 we saw some amazing books come out of the African continent. Spanning across Fiction, non-fiction and poetry, African authors made it a point to push their literature to the forefront writing books about Africans in Africa for Africans, and Africans received them well. Towards the end of the year the Abantu Book Festival hosted their annual festival for celebrating books by African Authors through a seven day festival, with some of our favorite authors being part of signings, panel discussions and even poetry nights. However, one thing cannot be denied while African authors have been at the forefront African female authors particularly have been giving us gems, writing books relevant to the African Woman’s daily plight. If you’re looking for inspiration from some of these authors to understand consent and the African feminist wave, these five books by African women are a great way to start out; 1. Pumla Dineo Gqola’s Reflecting Rogue: Inside the mind of a feminist Reflect
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