View Post 3 People Michelle Obama shares ‘message of hope’ to young Black women 4th December 2018 by Joy Joses During her recent visit to London to discuss her memoir, Becoming, with author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at the… View Post Share
View Post 3 Books Book Review: All the things we loved about Ola Awonubi’s Naija Love Stories 1st December 2018 by Joy Joses One writer’s unfulfilled yearning for a reading experience that highlighted tales of the rich and vibrant complexities of… View Post Share
View Post 2 People When Chimamanda meets Michelle: How to get your hands on tickets… 3rd November 2018 by Joy Joses Earlier in the year when it was announced that former US First Lady Michelle Obama would be publishing… View Post Share
View Post 3 Books How to navigate the world as a Black, female Christian: Book corner 7th September 2018 by Joy Joses Throwing light on the narrative of what it’s like to be Black, female and Christian, we highlight two… View Post Share
View Post 3 Books Why Slay In Your Lane is the ‘Black Girl Bible’ we’ve all been waiting for 3rd August 2018 by Madeline Wilson-Ojo Even before the release of Slay In Your Lane on 5 July 2018, ripples of excitement could already be felt, not just… View Post Share
View Post 7 Books “Your story is important” says Rachel Edwards, author of Darling 18th May 2018 by Joy Joses Within days of the Brexit referendum in June 2016, 42-year old Rachel Edwards experienced blatant racial abuse for… View Post Share
View Post 3 People “Don’t be afraid to shine” Alesha’s message in debut kids book 8th May 2018 by Joy Joses It’s safe to say that Alesha Dixon has passed beyond the realms of triple threat in a career… View Post Share
View Post 3 Books Ayòbámi Adébáyò’s Stay With Me is a story inspired by the sickle cell trait 4th May 2018 by teammelanmag Bestselling debut novel, Stay With Me, by Ayòbámi Adébáyò has been a hit with critics. It tells the… View Post Share
View Post 6 Melan-in Business Melan Mag Interviews: Children’s Book Author, Tola Okogwu 6th April 2018 by Jacinta Ruscillo What do you do when you struggle through barriers in the mainstream publishing industry? You co-found a publishing… View Post Share
View Post 3 Books 8 Fabulous Alternative Books for Children and the Young at Heart 2nd April 2018 by Jacinta Ruscillo This year, International Children’s Book Day falls on 2 April 2018 and because we champion the importance of… View Post Share
View Post 5 Books Interviewing the spectacular Irenosen Okojie 27th May 2017 by Vanessa Thomas Her prose is often described as rich, evocative, funny and hints at a razor-sharp wit that weaves through… View Post Share
View Post 1 Books Behold the Dreamers: book review 7th April 2017 by Vanessa Thomas Behold the Dreamers is the debut novel from Imbolo Mbue, an American by way of Cameroon, that came… View Post Share
View Post 5 Books Reviewing: Mostly Lit Live 31st March 2017 by Vanessa Thomas For those who don’t know, Mostly Lit is a Shout Out Network Podcast (a UK network providing our ears… View Post Share
View Post 5 Books My Sister’s Pain by Emeka Egbuonu 3rd February 2017 by Joy Joses Thirty-year old, west African man whose early aspiration in life was to be a footballer! Hardly strikes you… View Post Share