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Carlisle Richardson: Author of The Soft Underbelly
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Author Carlisle Richardson “I want to tell accurate Caribbean stories”

  • 1st June 2026
  • by teammelanmag
Carlisle Richardson, the author of The Soft Underbelly, says he wrote his debut novel for fans of crime…
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The Soft Underbelly: Add this Caribbean based crime-thriller to your TBR pile

  • 1st June 2026
  • by teammelanmag
The Soft Underbelly is a high-energy novel for fans of crime fiction and spy thrillers set in the…
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A mum and her two grown up sons - Autism
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Autistic: Leaping Over Walls While Living with Autism: book review

  • 14th October 2023
  • by teammelanmag
Elsie Rogers’ book, Autistic Leaping over Walls While Living with Autism, tells her journey of raising her autistic…
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Danielle LaShawn McKnight
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Motherhood, it’s okay to want more; this author shows you how to get it!

  • 28th July 2023
  • by teammelanmag
Make a Deposit is a new book by Danielle LaShawn McKnight offering a blueprint to anyone who has…
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Dr Anne Marie Imafidon
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Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon on tech: “We are losing out as a gender”

  • 18th November 2022
  • by teammelanmag
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE chats with Melan Magazine about her new book, She’s In CTRL and why it’s…
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Dr Kate Anolue
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Read an extract from Dr Kate Anolue’s inspiring new book: Time for Purpose

  • 4th November 2022
  • by teammelanmag
Dr Kate Anolue’s Time for Purpose is a peek into the fascinating life experiences, culture and career of…
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Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God: Folio Society edition

  • 6th October 2022
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Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God gets the Folio Society treatment in a stunning new edition illustrated by…
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J.J. McAvoy: I love when Black women “get their happily ever after”

  • 23rd August 2022
  • by Joy Joses
Aphrodite and The Duke author J.J. McAvoy says her two favourite things are historical romance and Black women…
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The Light We Carry: new book from Michelle Obama out this autumn

  • 24th July 2022
  • by Joy Joses
The Light We Carry, the latest book from former First Lady Michelle Obama, is said to be a…
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The books by Black authors to add to your summer holidays reading list

  • 19th July 2022
  • by Joy Joses
A STEM romance, Afrofuturistic fantasy, exciting thrillers and parenting non-fiction; check out the Melan Magazine books roundup of…
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Ayana Gray Beasts of Prey
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Beasts of Prey author Ayana Gray “We love a Black woman who kicks butt”

  • 9th July 2022
  • by Joy Joses
Ayana Gray bestselling author of Beasts of Prey, soon to be made into a Netflix film, talks exclusively…
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On Rotation
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Is STEM the hot new romance genre? Author of On Rotation says yes, it is!

  • 25th June 2022
  • by Joy Joses
Shirlene Obuobi author of On Rotation tells us why women in STEM are the hottest protagonists in the…
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How to be “Black and Great” in the modern workplace: An essential toolkit

  • 11th June 2022
  • by Joy Joses
Writer, speaker and now author Rene Germain has created “Black and Great”, an essential workplace bible for Black…
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What Alison Hammond did next: new “Black in Time” book for young readers

  • 9th June 2022
  • by Joy Joses
TV presenter Alison Hammond shines a spotlight on important Black British figures, past and present in a new…
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Three lucky readers to win copies of Namina Forna’s epic fantasy novels

  • 7th June 2022
  • by teammelanmag
Looking for your next book binge? Enter our competition to win New York Times bestselling debut novel The…
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