Namwali Serpell's most recommended books

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Book lists with Namwali Serpell's books

5 authors created a book list with a book by Namwali Serpell as one of their picks.

• Immersed in another culture, country and time
• Afro-centric speculative fiction from Africa
• Political history and cultural insights in Africa
• The meaning of family
• Southern Africa as picked by a historian

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• Conflicted protagonists in fantasy
• By women that sweep you to another time and place
• Science fiction from the backlist
• Dual timeline novels
• Romance books where time is important
• Faux-nonfiction novels for a skeptical age

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