View Post 2 Books Reviewing: The Hate U Give 14th July 2017 by Vanessa Thomas This young adult debut novel by Angie Thomas came out in April 2017 and it was certainly a… View Post Share
View Post 3 Books What happened at this year’s Africa Writes event? 14th July 2017 by Vanessa Thomas If you are a bookwork and love African writers, publishers, poets and all things literature, then you were… View Post Share
View Post 2 Books Reviewing: Little Black Book: A Toolkit For Working Women 7th July 2017 by Vanessa Thomas Described as a modern career guide for the creative woman, Refinery 29 says it is the book of… View Post Share
View Post 2 Books Reviewing: When We Speak of Nothing 7th July 2017 by Joy Joses I have a confession! I have not watched Moonlight, the critically acclaimed, best-picture winning film directed by Barry… View Post Share
View Post 2 Trending News Africa Writes festival is back for 2017 29th June 2017 by teammelanmag Calling all book lovers! The UK’s biggest annual African literature and book festival, Africa Writes, is taking place… View Post Share
View Post 4 People The real-life Mango Girl: Dr Ava Brown 27th June 2017 by Joy Joses The story of Dr Ava Eagle Brown reads like the plot of a heart-breaking movie with an inspirational… View Post Share
View Post 3 Books Escape to the Caribbean this summer with these island based reads 23rd June 2017 by teammelanmag A holiday to the Caribbean is always a treat, but if you can’t quite make it this summer… View Post Share
View Post 2 Melan-in Business Want to be an entrepreneur? Go against the flow 23rd June 2017 by teammelanmag We make no bones about how passionate we are about entrepreneurship at Melanmag.com and while that life is… View Post Share
View Post 1 Books Book Review: Satans and Shaitans 16th June 2017 by Vanessa Thomas Author Obinna Udenwe has been making waves in the short story realm since 2012 having been shortlisted for… View Post Share
View Post 2 Books Book of the week: The Book of Harlan 2nd June 2017 by Vanessa Thomas When a novel is described by the Washington Post as “simply miraculous”, expectations are likely to be quite… 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 2 Books Books to nurture the soul 26th May 2017 by teammelanmag Life often throws us some epic curve balls that at the time can seem unsurmountable. How we deal… View Post Share
View Post 4 Books Riley can be anything: A children’s book with an essential message 26th May 2017 by Joy Joses Embarking on a new chapter in her life, former entertainment editor at The Voice newspaper, Davina Hamilton, has… View Post Share
View Post 2 Books Book of the week: Welcome to Lagos, by Chibundu Onuzo 19th May 2017 by Vanessa Thomas Although not the first story set in the bustling city of Lagos, Chibundu Onuzo’s book definitely differs from… View Post Share
View Post 1 Books Book review: The Long Song by Andrea Levy 12th May 2017 by Vanessa Thomas Winner of the Walter Scott Prize, this historical novel is Andrea Levy’s fifth book, following the critically acclaimed ‘Small Island’,… View Post Share