A definite highlight of this weekend was getting down to The Bernie Grant Arts Centre and meeting Irenosen Okojie. Her newest collection of short stories, Nudibranch, is out now. Continue reading Irenosen Okojie Tottenham Literature Festival 2019
I don’t know when I’m going to have this productive of a month again so here’s a wrap up! Click the links to read the reviews and profiles Books I’ve been reading A Stranger’s Pose, Emmanuel Iduma Flying Home, Ralph Ellison In Our Mad And Furious City, Guy Gunaratne – Actually read this one a while ago but had a chance to read through quickly again and … Continue reading October Book Wrap Up and The Last Tree Film 2019
Peter owns and runs Books Peckham, he’s been selling here for about two years. Second hand bookshop in South London Continue reading Independent Bookshops: Books Peckham
Any excuse at all to go to Libreria, one of my favourite places in London (I profiled it here) so it was great spending Thursday evening there for an event – Black Literary History: An African Perspective with Inua Ellams, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Sylvia Arthur Who are they? Inua Ellams– Playwright (The Barbershop Chronicles); Writer (The Half God Of Rainfall, Fourth Estate 2019; Candy Coated Unicorns and Converse All Stars , Flipped Eye 2011) Jennifer … Continue reading Libreria with Inua Ellams, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Sylvia Arthur
Emmanuel Iduma – A Stranger’s Pose seems to be a series of introspections Iduma puts together by learning about himself through interacting with people he meets on his travels. His memories of lovers, his shared grieving. Continue reading Book Review: A Stranger’s Pose, Emmanuel Iduma
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