Sharing some books by Black British writers in my stacks going into the new year! These are mostly fiction so give me some non fiction recommendations if you have any! I’ve read two of these so far and am getting…
Mr Loverman was a perfect start to reading this year. Very entertaining, mischievous genuinely funny and so easy to read. Barry is a very dapper 74 old Antiguan who lives in Hackney with his church- devoted wife Carmel. His wife…
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 else. The time, place, social norms, the sex even. I love historical fiction for teaching…
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 the cover reminded him of Moonlight and I saw it. Then I had Moonlight in…
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 point for it. Owusu’s writing is at once sophisticated and raw, reminiscent of another era.…
I loved Love In Colour . You can tell Bolu Babalola is genuinely fascinated by love. Real love, the pretty bits, the stressful bits. The bits you weren’t expecting but ultimately made you appreciate who you are I don’t usually…
Do you pair fiction and non fiction titles? I never really plan my reading in any logical order but I thought I’d give it a go this month. Two books I’ve been wanting to read together or in succession are…
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 love driving him, Lee Lawrence was determined not to let Cherry Groce’s legacy be reduced…
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. Reverbs of colonialism and it’s lasting impacts? Of course. Even with that, overwhelmingly, both the…