Reading a Book by a Nigerian Author Changed My Life — Here Are 6 Others That Might Change Yours

I can't round up badass Nigerian writers without including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — the woman whose work upended my own ideas about what blackness in literature looked like. For first-time readers of Adichie, I would recommend The Thing Around Your Neck, a collection of short stories that explore both Nigeria and the United States. While every story is different, they all delve into relationships and their complexities — forcing you to reconsider some of your own. In other words, it's good — read it.