Writers & editors
Books recommended by Ayobami Adebayo
Nigerian author
Nigerian author. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Fiction.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Ayobami Adebayo has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Ayobami Adebayo recommends
6 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Ayobami recommended it.
The Best Fiction Books
Five Books interview in which Ayobami Adebayo chooses and discusses six books.
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Flashlight
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “The Best Fiction Books”.
Listed in the source as “Flashlight: A Novel”.
The Best Fiction Books Interviewfivebooks.com
+2 other recommenders: Barack Obama, The Booker Prize
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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “The Best Fiction Books”.
Listed in the source as “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: A Novel”.
The Best Fiction Books Interviewfivebooks.com
+3 other recommenders: Barack Obama, The Booker Prize, The New York Times Book Review: 10 Best Books
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Audition
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “The Best Fiction Books”.
Listed in the source as “Audition: A Novel”.
The Best Fiction Books Interviewfivebooks.com
+2 other recommenders: Barack Obama, The Booker Prize
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The Rest of Our Lives
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “The Best Fiction Books”.
The Best Fiction Books Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: The Booker Prize
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The Land in Winter
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “The Best Fiction Books”.
The Best Fiction Books Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: The Booker Prize
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Flesh
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “The Best Fiction Books”.
Listed in the source as “Flesh: A Novel”.
The Best Fiction Books Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: The Booker Prize
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
6 books Ayobami recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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4recommendersThe Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny 4 recommendersAyobami Adebayo, Barack Obama, The Booker Prize, The New York Times Book Review: 10 Best Books
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3recommendersAudition 3 recommendersAyobami Adebayo, Barack Obama, The Booker Prize
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3recommendersFlashlight 3 recommendersAyobami Adebayo, Barack Obama, The Booker Prize
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2recommendersFlesh 2 recommendersAyobami Adebayo, The Booker Prize
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2recommendersThe Land in Winter 2 recommendersAyobami Adebayo, The Booker Prize
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2recommendersThe Rest of Our Lives 2 recommendersAyobami Adebayo, The Booker Prize
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Ayobami
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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Barack Obama3 books in commonFlashlight · The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny · Audition- TNThe New York Times Book Review: 10 Best Books1 book in commonThe Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
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