5 Favourites, Anthony Chielo

in November 2026

This week from Nigeria we welcome Ikegod Chielo! @ikegod.chielo is a content creator whose platform has become a space for celebrating storytelling across literature and cinema. He offers enthusiastic, thoughtful and honest reviews of books and films, especially those from the continent and her diaspora 🌍 Anthony also creates content that bridges the worlds of literature and film, and his thoughtful engagement with these two mediums has helped cultivate a growing community of readers and film enthusiasts interested in discovering and celebrating African storytelling in all its varied and captivating forms 🤎

Here are 4 books that he considers must-reads from his home country:

  1. Three is a Crowd by Chinasa Anaele
  2. Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite
  3. The Parlour Wife by Foluso Agbaje
  4. The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma

More to explore

Half Lives
Fiction
Song of the Slave Girl
Fiction
Born at the End of the World
Fiction
The Light Remains
Fiction