Library Highlight: Akwaeke Emezi

Akwaeke Emezi National Book Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

This month's Library Highlight features Nigerian fiction writer, visual artist, and multi-award-winning author Akwaeke Emezi. Emezi is best known for the acclaimed novel Freshwater, but the African Library holds no less than ten of their books. Emezi writes for both young adult and adult audiences, with LGBTQ+ themes frequently at the centre of their work.

Read the Highlight!

Posted on 30 September 2026, last modified on 8 October 2026