• Odoi Diŋ: Legɔŋ Maŋtsɛ (Ga)

    Odoi Diŋ-Legɔŋ Maŋtsɛ is  a play about the Legon Maŋtsɛ.

  • Lives of Five Great Ghanaian Leaders

    Age Range: 8 – 15 years

    In this piece of non-fiction from Adaex, readers learn about the biographical sketches of five great Ghanaian personalities.

  • How Stories Spread Around the World

    Age Range: 6 – 10 years

    In a magical journey, Rogério Andrade Barbosa and Graca Lima transport us to the African continent, with its many faces, colours, smells, sounds, gestures and shapes.

    It is a little mouse that guides us throughout this story. It hears everything and sees everything. It observes the many faces of several human groups that inhabit the African continent in their daily activities. Through the watching eye of this mouse we are shown customs, religion, economic activities, histories and the cultural universe of different peoples.

    How did the stories spread out around the world? It is a trip to unknown and mysterious places…

  • Letters To My Future Wife

    The content of this book is not different from the title. It is a collection of letters – letters to Serwaa. They are intriguing love letters from a young man to a young woman with whom he intends to spend the rest of his life. She is his wife-to-be, but certain issues must be settled before they take the irrevocable oath.

    The topics are on serious issues that can bind or break relationships. The letters are mainly the products of the writer’s creative mind. Some are triggered by real life situations. But the reader will find it difficult to distinguish between the two. The reason is not difficult to find. A reader who has been in a relationship or marriage can identify with almost every situation in those letters.

    Manasseh uses the simple and conversational tone to convey deep messages. He has not failed to spice them with witty African proverbs that give readers the mature flavour that must accompany the thought-provoking pieces. Those who are still battling with what to look out for in a lasting relationship will find a helpful guide in this book. It will be of help to the man whose mother still decides how he should relate with his future wife. The lady who is yet to discover that good boyfriends do not often make good husbands will find useful lessons in Letters to My Future Wife. The couple whose marriage is yet to be blessed with a child will find something comforting in this book. And those who find pleasure in reading for relaxation will find this book therapeutic.

  • A Cowrie of Hope (African Writers Series)

    “These were the nineties,” reflects the narrator of A Cowrie of Hope, and for the young widow Nasula they are years of relentless economic hardship and privation. She dreams of a better life for her beautiful daughter, Sula, free from poverty and independent of marriage. But when Nasula finds herself unable to pay for Sula’s education, her hopes seem to have been extinguished – until a friend advised her to go to Lusaka and sell her last sack of highly sought-after Mbala beans. Nasula makes the journey, but in the city she finds herself exposed to new, and predatory, dangers.

    In A Cowrie of Hope Binwell Sinyangwe captures the rhythms of a people whose poverty has not diminished their dignity, where hope can only be accompanied by small acts of courage, and where friendship has not lost its value.

  • Houseboy (African Writers Series, AWS29)

    Toundi Ondoua, the rural African protagonist of Houseboy, encounters a world of prisms that cast beautiful but unobtainable glimmers, especially for a black youth in colonial Cameroon.
    Houseboy, written in the form of Toundi’s captivating diary and translated from the original French, discloses his awe of the white world and a web of unpredictable experiences. Early on, he escapes his father’s angry blows by seeking asylum with his benefactor, the local European priest who meets an untimely death. Toundi then becomes “the Chief European’s ‘boy’–the dog of the King.” Toundi’s attempt to fulfill a dream of advancement and improvement opens his eyes to troubling realities. Gradually, preconceptions of the Europeans come crashing down on him as he struggles with his identity, his place in society, and the changing culture.
  • Who Cares?

    Age Range: 7 – 13 years

    Bubu is a curious and lively child who lives in a small town. She constantly challenges her understanding of the world and, through her daily observations about how people act in the town, has become aware of the widespread littering habits among them, which eventually leads to environmental destruction. So with a strong desire to understand the reasons behind their daily habit of littering, she begins to throw questions at those caught in the act of littering the environment, becoming an annoyance to many. Will they listen to Bubu? Will they regret their actions?

    Who Cares?

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  • Black and Bold Queens: Women in Ghana’s History

    Available from 9th April, 2023

    Age Range: 8 – 15 years

    Meet brave and bold women from Ghana who changed the world. The stories of these sixteen powerful women will inspire and uplift you.

  • Rama’s Lemonade

    Rama’s Lemonade is a semi-autobiographical epistolary of how Rama navigates the challenges of singlehood, churning lemonade out of life’s bitter lemons.

    Rabiatu’s Rama’s Lemonade is a journey of life lessons. She travels back in time, via memories and experiences, but voices them through a future version of herself – Grandma Rama speaking to her granddaughter in a series of twelve letters. And that is the genius of this book. Rabiatu deals with complex family relationships, death, friendship, loss, work, society’s pressures surrounding marriage and having children.

    Running through Rama’s letters is the undeniable signature of personal faith. This faith is the kind that is forged in the fire of trials and testimonies. It’s gritty, vulnerable and resilient faith.

    Regardless of where the reader is in their journey, they’ll find very relatable lessons in this book.

    It’s a must read!

  • No Vengeance

    Age Range: 13+ years

    Colonel Barlow had cheated death many years back. He had been forced into exile by the man who had wanted him dead at the time of the uprising. He is back and must meet his adversary. He has returned with his son Kit, a battle tested soldier.

    Why does Sonday refuse to meet him face to face? Does he fear reprisal? And what is the cause of his nightmares? Meanwhile where is the blue diamond ring?

    No Vengeance

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  • All Ghana A Stage: We Move, Ghanaian Dream in Motion

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    From the evocative storytelling of Dreams and Shadows to the thought-provoking critique of Accra: A Manifesto, each piece in this anthology speaks to the unyielding spirit of a nation in motion. Curated through the Samira Bawumia Literature Prize, this anthology captures the resilience, ambition, and ingenuity of the Ghanaian as writers navigate the intricate themes of identity, societal expectations, love, and national progress

  • A Girl Says No! – An Anthology

    Efua, a young and charming student, never dreamt about doing the things some other girls did to get money. She relied on her father for all her financial needs, but now that her father has refused to care for her, what was she to do? Could she continue to say NO to all the temptations coming her way?

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    Kwame was dangerously broke. The bills kept piling up, the debtors kept coming, and tension rose to unbearable proportions. What would he do? He believed in miracles, but he didn’t expect one so soon. But when it came, he couldn’t believe it. Where did this large sum of money his son brought home come from?

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    You are in for a real adventure as you read these and other short stories in this book.

  • Bookset: Spiderman Tales & Red Oak Supplementary Readers (8 books)

    Age Range: 5 – 10 years

    8 books for children between 5 and 10 years. Including 2 exciting titles from the famous British/Ghanaian author Peggy Appiah and a delightfully-illustrated collection of 7 Ananse stories by Adolika Nenah Sowah.

    The titles in this set are:

    1. King of the Trees
    2. Kofi and the Crow
    3. The Harmattan Man
    4. The Contest and Other Spiderman Tales
    5. The End of a Traitor
    6. Obenewa
    7. Ama’s Dream
    8. Afua and the Mouse
  • Daughters of Zelophehad

    Through this book, you will be introduced to a little-known Bible story about five remarkable women– the Daughters of Zelophehad. The story resonates with women who are destined for greatness because it reveals so many truths about women’s leadership and presents an example for any women aspiring to influence her society today. Women of Africa are at a unique crossroad. For too long, the stories told about us have been stories of death, disease, and vulnerability. Yet, there is so much potential. There are big ideas planted in the hearts of women and girls across this continent and the world is waiting for this greatness to manifest. By seeing yourself through the lens of the Daughters of Zelophehad, be prepared to be spurred to live a life of inspired, purposeful leadership predicated on the wisdom of God.

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