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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

June 28, 2020 No Comments
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Happy New Year And Some 2022 Book Resolutions

January 10, 2022
Sex Lives Of African Women Nana Darkoa Sekiyamah Empire Of Pain Patrick Radden Keefe Kei Miller The French Dispatch
Paperback Social Wrap Ups December 13, 2021

Non Fiction November Books Wrap Up and A few films

I am very much blaming Instagram for me getting this on the blog so late! I posted a wrap up there and just didn’t get…

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Non Fiction December 13, 2021

Empire Of Pain: The Secret History Of The Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe: Book Review

Empire Of Pain had me completely hooked from the beginning.  Although I have a healthy dose of cynicism running through me at this point, it…

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The Sex Lives Of African Women Nana Darkoa Sekiyamah Book Review
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The Sex Lives Of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekiyamah: Book Review

December 6, 2021
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Book Review November 27, 2021

Kei Miller Things I Have Witheld Book Review: Truth In Silence

Things I Have Witheld by Kei Miller Sometimes while reading this book, I did find myself in awe. I have been impressed with Kei Miller’s…

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Book Review September 7, 2021

The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg- Book Review

The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg Italian Fiction translated to English by Frances Frenaye  The Dry Heart contains an incredible amount of emotional chaos with…

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June & July Books Wrap Up and Summer Of Soul Film

August 28, 2021
Deborah Levy Cost oF Living book review kindle
Non Fiction April 17, 2021

The Cost Of Living by Deborah Levy Book Review

The Cost Of Living By Deborah Levy is a book I’ve been meaning to read for a while.  Can’t lie, the cover was a big…

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African Lit April 16, 2021

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

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