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How We Love our Hair
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‘How We Love Our Hair’ book gives girls the tools to nurture their crowns

  • 28th November 2020
  • by Joy Joses
How We Love Our Hair is a new children’s book that’s filling a gap when it comes to…
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Symona’s Still Single
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“Symona’s Still Single” is the voice of 30-Something single Black women

  • 21st November 2020
  • by Joy Joses
Symona’s Still Single is a bold and insightful debut romance novel from presenter Lisa Bent that will give…
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Tàta Storytime
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“We must be the change we want to see!” says Tàta Storytime founder

  • 19th November 2020
  • by teammelanmag
Tata Storytime is a unique production dedicated to telling stories with Black leads, read by award-winning Black actors,…
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Charlotte Mensah
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Charlotte Mensah’s debut book ‘Good Hair’ is the Afro & curly hair bible

  • 6th November 2020
  • by teammelanmag
Black hair guru and Hair Lounge salon founder, Charlotte Mensah has released her debut book, Good Hair, The…
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Scoop
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Scoop’s BHM issue celebrates the lives and contributions of Black Britain

  • 16th October 2020
  • by Joy Joses
“I don’t want to read about Black people suffering. I want everyone to read about, hear and see…
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Barack Obama memoir
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“I’m proud of this one” President Barack Obama on his upcoming memoir

  • 19th September 2020
  • by teammelanmag
As the first African American President Barack Obama has had an incredible impact on the world, serving as…
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You And Your Hair
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You And Your Hair book is a 101 masterclass on nurturing Afro hair

  • 12th September 2020
  • by Joy Joses
Over the last 10 years, the natural Afro hair movement has picked up pace with so many more…
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children's books
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9 brilliant and imaginative children’s books from Black authors

  • 5th September 2020
  • by Vicky Gayle
Wanting Black children to see themselves reflected in literature continues to inspire parents to write their own children’s…
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Renée Watson
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“Every child needs to see their lives reflected in literature”: Renée Watson

  • 2nd August 2020
  • by Joy Joses
Renée Watson writes about the Black girl’s experience with authenticity and heart. We caught five minutes with her…
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Chronic
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Lifting the lid on what it’s like to live with an invisible chronic illness

  • 31st July 2020
  • by teammelanmag
Imagine going through life dealing with an illness that is invisible to everyone but yourself? That’s the reality…
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Diverse Awards
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New book awards that champions self-published authors announce longlist

  • 31st July 2020
  • by teammelanmag
The 2020 longlist of the inaugural Diverse Book Awards has been released, giving authors of children’s, young adults…
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Ways to make sunshine
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What we can all learn from Reneè Watson’s book Ways To Make Sunshine

  • 26th July 2020
  • by Joy Joses
Ways To Make Sunshine is the latest children’s book from New York Times-bestselling and multi-award-winning author Renée Watson,…
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Dorothy Koomson
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Melan interviews best-selling adult-fiction author Dorothy Koomson

  • 8th July 2020
  • by Joy Joses
Award-winning, global bestselling author Dorothy Koomson is back with her latest novel, All My Lies Are True. One…
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authors
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“Bittersweet history-making” – Black British authors on their literary success

  • 8th July 2020
  • by teammelanmag
When authors Candice Carty-Williams and Bernardine Evaristo became the first Black women to secure top awards for their…
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children's authors
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Your children will love to read these 5 books from first time children’s authors

  • 5th June 2020
  • by teammelanmag
Representation matters at all ages! We’re proud to introduce these five stimulating books from new children’s authors to…
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