By JKNewsMedia
ACQUISITION OF Black Market, the third novel and fifth book by award winning Nigerian journalist and author Olukorede S. Yishau, has been announced by Masobe Books ahead of its scheduled release in September 2026.
JKNewsMedia.com reports that the novel follows the intertwined lives of two Nigerian couples living in Texas, United States: Eyitayo and Yewande, and Tobi and Bukola.
Through their experiences, Yishau examines the assumption within immigrant communities that returning home to choose a spouse protects against marital failure.
Black Market explores identity, loneliness, betrayal, ambition, emotional abuse, cultural expectations and the hidden costs of pursuing the Nigerian dream abroad.
Olukorede’s novel also examines questions around love, compatibility and whether geography has been blamed for broken marriages.
With Black Market, Olukorede presents human stories alongside social commentary, creating a novel centred on relationships, expectations and personal choices.
Masobe Books founder, Othuke Ominiabohs, described the novel as a significant addition to the publisher’s growing catalogue of contemporary African fiction.
“We are delighted to bring this important work to readers,” Ominiabohs said.
Founded in 2018, Masobe Books has published more than 200 African writers and has built a reputation for discovering and publishing African voices while investing in editing, design, marketing and distribution.
The publisher’s catalogue includes Olukorede’s After the End, published in 2024, alongside other critically acclaimed and award-winning books.
Masobe Books said its mission is to make exceptional African stories accessible to readers across the continent and beyond.
For Olukorede, Black Market marks another milestone in a literary career that includes In the Name of Our Father, which was longlisted for the 2021 Nigeria Prize for Literature, Vaults of Secrets, a collection of short stories, and United Countries of America and Other Travel Tales, a collection of travel writings.
Yishau has also won multiple Nigeria Media Merit Awards (NNMA) across reporting categories, including Columnist of the Year, while building a career in journalism as an editor and literary voice.
Set largely in Texas, Black Market examines relationships shaped by expectations carried across continents, portraying the emotional negotiations that occur when tradition meets modernity.
Also, JKNewsMedia.com reports that the novel features layered characters, elegant prose, moral complexity and an exploration of family, faith, power and the choices people make in pursuit of happiness.
Masobe Books said the acquisition reinforces its commitment to publishing stories that reflect contemporary African realities while resonating with global audiences as it announces that the novel will be available in bookstores and on major retail platforms beginning September 2026.
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