Nigerians Are Not Normal About Love

Ten Nigerian writers. Ten love stories. Countless ways to get your heart broken.

What does love really look like behind closed doors?

Drawn from the hugely popular Love Life interview series from Zikoko, Nigerians Are Not Normal About Love invites ten of Nigeria's most exciting contemporary writers to reimagine real stories of romance, longing, betrayal and devotion as fiction.

From situationships that refuse to end to marriages that survive against the odds, from Detty December meet-cutes to long-distance relationships sustained through late-night WhatsApp calls, these stories capture the full spectrum of modern love in all its messy, complicated glory.
Funny, tender, heartbreaking and sharply observed, this anthology explores the choices people make for love, the expectations placed upon them by family, faith and culture, and the reasons they keep believing in connection despite everything.

Bringing together some of the most exciting voices in contemporary Nigerian writing, Nigerians Are Not Normal About Love is a joyful, poignant and deeply relatable collection that celebrates the universality of love while remaining unapologetically rooted in Nigerian experience.

Perfect for readers of Bolu Babalola's Love in Colour, ModernLove, and contemporary literary fiction that blends humour, heart and cultural specificity.