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Joy White’s Terraformed puts Newham in focus…The lessons are everywhere
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Joy White’s Terraformed puts Newham in focus…The lessons are everywhere

October 6, 2020 No Comments
Bad Love by Maame Blue- Not Your Average Fluttery Romance
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Bad Love by Maame Blue- Not Your Average Fluttery Romance

July 13, 2020 No Comments
In The Ditch by Buchi Emecheta: A candid account well ahead of it’s time
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In The Ditch by Buchi Emecheta: A candid account well ahead of it’s time

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November Wrap Up and Steve McQueen’s Small Axe

December 16, 2020
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Black British Writers December 11, 2020

Caleb Azumah Nelson writes a real version of love in Open Water

Open Water  by Caleb Azumah Nelson is so beautiful, absolutely a love story. Just a real one, truths always near the surface My guy said…

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Brandon Taylor’s Real Life Book Review

It took a while to settle my thoughts on it! This is undoubtedly a brilliant debut but I didn’t like how it made me feel.…

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November 13, 2020
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Black British Writers November 10, 2020

That Reminds Me by Derek Owusu, Book Review

That Reminds Me by Derek Owusu is the kind of book that makes you wish you were better read so you could identity a reference…

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Black British Writers October 29, 2020

Love In Colour by Bolu Babalola, Book Review

I loved Love In Colour . You can tell Bolu Babalola is genuinely fascinated by love.  Real love, the pretty bits, the stressful bits. The…

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Girl, Woman, Other and Heart Of The Race: Pairing Fiction and Non Fiction

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Black British Writers October 24, 2020

The Louder I Will Sing by Lee Lawrence: Book Review

At the heart of The Louder I Will Sing, I saw a boy- and then a man- who loved his mum with everything. With that…

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Black British Writers October 15, 2020

5 Insightful Black British History Books

Black British History books  Within Black British history is a wealth of inspiration. Powerful, resilient, brilliant minds and figures from across the diaspora. Struggles, yes.…

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Surge by Jay Bernard and remembering the 1981 New Cross Fire

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