Books

Books

Novels and poetry from Ala Africa Books.

01 — Novel

Nothing Spoil

Kelvin Alaneme

NOTHING SPOIL tells the story of Stella, a young Nigerian woman whose life starts to crumble after she sheltered a stranded man, Jide, for a night.

This ruins her relationship with her boyfriend, Dan and sets off a traumatic chain of events - she tests positive for HIV and struggles as a single mother. She reunites with Dan, the embers of their love doused by Dan's engagement and imminent wedding. When Dan is kidnapped a day to his wedding, Stella's efforts to get him released lands her in captivity and they learn, too late, that their captors were part of an international organ-trafficking syndicate. Faced with death in an unknown location and surrounded by armed angry youths, every single breath becomes a battle for survival.

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Nothing Spoil — Trailer

Mar 2025

Book trailer for Nothing Spoil by Kelvin Alaneme.

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About the author

Kelvin Alaneme is a Nigerian writer, medical doctor and entrepreneur. He is featured on several platforms including The Guardian, BBC, Brittlepaper and Business Insider Africa. He divides his time between London and the United States. Alaneme is the winner of the 2020 Voices of Tomorrow Competition organised by the University of Cambridge and a recipient of the 2021 Magnusson Award from Glasgow Caledonian University. NOTHING SPOIL is his first novel.

As published on alaafrica.com/nothing-spoil — owner to verify before launch

Where to buy

Order in Nigeria (₦10,000, Paystack) in Nigeria; Amazon elsewhere.

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02 — Poetry

Go Home

Hannu Afere

GO HOME articulates a future where the gods finally intervene in the shambolic affairs of men.

The Òrìṣàs construct Digi City, a sanctuary meant to protect a scattered people from the wreckage of global collapse. Blending speculative myth, satire, and philosophical reflection, the poems move through mirrors, and through jungles where belonging oscillates between a lofty aspiration and a damning accusation. The collection explores the uneasy terrain between exile and return—identity, love, geopolitics, and the fragile structures communities build to define themselves.