Nigeria, March 11 -- Chimamanda Adichie's highly anticipated novel, Dream Count, her first novel in 10 years, has been named an Amazon bestseller whilst dominating global charts.

On UK bookshelves, bookshops reported being out of stock within hours of release, and some were selling out within hours following Ms Adichie's book signing events.

Several posts from fans on TikTok and Instagram reported the event at Waterstones Piccadilly as one of the most hectic book signing sessions in a while, as admirers waited in queues for hours just to meet the award-winning author.

From Abuja and Lagos independent bookstores, like Roving Heights to high-street UK retailers like Waterstones and Foyles, copies have been flying off the shelves at recor...