Imbolo Mbue

'Sweeping and quietly devastating' - New York Times 'A David and Goliath story for our times' - O, the Oprah Magazine Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, this is the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by an American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers and How Beautiful We Were, a captivating novel about love lost—and the weight of regret. Every Story Is a Love Story is a deeply moving, beautifully told novel about grief, regret, anger, forgiveness, and the insistent resilience of the human heart. Imbolo Mbue’s generosity on the page is breathtaking.—Patrick...

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND PEN/FAULKNER AWARD WINNER A NEW YORK TIMES PICK FOR 2026 'A book of heartwrenching what ifs that will keep you guessing and thinking about loss, forgiveness, family and, yes, love' CHARMAINE WILKERSON 'Exquisite' MARCIA HUTCHINSON 'Heart-stopping' JACQUELINE WOODSON 'Captivating' ANDREW SOLOMON 'A formidable storyteller' JONATHAN FRANZEN 'The envelope remained on the table,...