We almost didn’t share this list, but we realized that many of our members are always on the look out for new recommendations. One of our goals as a club to to help you find great books that are worth your time and relatable to your life, work and purpose.
Naija book Club read ten books together as a club with the last two months opened for members to read whatever they choose.
Here is a brief overview of the books we read in 2025:
1. January – Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life by Morgan Housel
Same As Ever is about how we, the collective, behave, and what we keep doing over and over. It’s 23 short stories about what never changes in a changing world.
2. February – Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal
A practical guide to beating distractions and taking control of your time.
3. March – Man’s Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
The author chronicled his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and describing his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose to each person’s life through one of three ways: the completion of tasks, caring for another person, or finding meaning by facing suffering with dignity.
4. April – Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The newest novel by our very own CNA. The novel features four women whose stories are told in turn…
5. May – I Am Because We Are by Chidiogo Obioma Akunyili-Parr
In this innovative and intimate memoir, Chidiogo tells the story of her mother, a pan-African hero who faced down misogyny and battled corruption in Nigeria.
6. June – The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Chosen in honor of the life and times of Ngugi, the book is a story of tradition and cultural conflict in colonial Kenya. It tells the story of the separation of two neighbouring villages of Kenya caused by differences in faith set in the decades of roughly the early 20th century.
7. July – The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
Former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world.
8. August – Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
A Story of Race and Inheritance is a memoir by Barack Obama that explores the events of his early years in Honolulu and Chicago until his entry into Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama originally published his memoir in 1995, when he was starting his political campaign for the Illinois Senate.
9. September – Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin
The book offers a simple, nine-step program that show you how to:
— get out of debt and develop savings
— slow down the work-and-spend treadmill
— make values-based decisions about your spending
— save the planet while saving money
10. October – Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
An evergreen book written in 1958. It is a classic narrative about Africa’s cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s… The story never gets old.
November & December – Members’ Picks
How many of these books have you read?
In a reading survey conducted in our community last December, we asked the question, ‘How many books did you read (including audiobooks) in 2025?’ Results from 101 respondents showed that 44% of our book club members read over 20 books. That made us happy.
Have you fallen out of the habit of reading? Make Reading a Social Activity. Read with your friends and family, or join a book club. You can even chat about books online in communities such as Naija Book Club – Group and in our WhatsApp group.
Wishing you all a return to pleasurable reading this year.
