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

October 27, 2020 No Comments
Augustown by Kei Miller….A #ReadCaribbean Throwback
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Augustown by Kei Miller….A #ReadCaribbean Throwback

June 30, 2020 No Comments
Independent Bookshop Week: 11 Indie bookshops to visit in London
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Independent Bookshop Week: 11 Indie bookshops to visit in London

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The Cost Of Living by Deborah Levy Book Review

April 17, 2021
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The Hundred Wells Of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah Book Review

The Hundred Wells Of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah has reminded me that I don’t know enough about Ghanaian history! A reason historical fiction is…

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It’s Not About The Burqa Edited by Mariam Khan Book Review

It’s Not About The Burqa was a collection I read earlier this year and found it to be a highlight straight away.  Reading and listening…

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Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour Book Review

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Passing by Nella Larsen x The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett: A book pair

During the beginnings of  Social Distance life in 2020, I ordered The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. I’d heard so much good about it and…

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Black British Writers February 12, 2021

In The Palace Of Flowers by Victoria Princewill Book Review

In The Palace Of Flowers has been pure escapism for me over the past few days. Everything about it is insistent on me being somewhere…

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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe- Reading Again

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Naomi Klein’s No Is Not Enough: Lessons In Retrospect

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