This week all the way from Scotland we welcome Selali Fiamanya! Selali is a Scottish-Ghanaian doctor and novelist. His debut novel, “Before We Hit the Ground” came out last year and follows a Ghanaian family across three decades in Accra, Glasgow and London. The novel was longlisted for the Saltire Book Awards as well as the 2026 Jhalak Prose Prize, and it takes on themes such as migration, class, queerness and overall what it means to belong.
Here are his 3 Favourites:
- The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah
- The Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola
- These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere
