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Transcendent Kingdom
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“Love, loss and redemption” – Reviewing Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom

  • 10th April 2021
  • by Joy Joses
Transcendent Kingdom, a poignant and gritty story of a Ghanaian family who left the motherland for America, is…
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Candice Carty-Williams
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Empress & Aniya: YA novel from Queenie author, Candice Carty-Williams

  • 26th March 2021
  • by Joy Joses
Empress & Aniya, South London’s answer to ‘Freaky Friday’ is the upcoming YA novel from bestselling author of…
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How the one armed sister
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How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones: An extract

  • 26th February 2021
  • by Joy Joses
How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House is Cherie Jones’ compelling debut novel about a troubled island, of…
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Luvvie
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“Be the youest you, that ever youed” and other gems from Luvvie Ajayi Jones

  • 20th February 2021
  • by Joy Joses
The Fear-Fighter Manual: Lessons from a Professional Troublemaker is the follow-up book from New York Times bestselling author Luvvie…
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Emily Bernard
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Emily Bernard: “My ambition was to honor the glory of their everyday lives”

  • 11th February 2021
  • by teammelanmag
Capturing the twists and turns in the lives of three generations of Black women, celebrated American author Emily…
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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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Venessa Taylor
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How this children’s author fought leukaemia and found a new passion

  • 6th June 2020
  • by Alisha Adetoro
Venessa Taylor is a former assistant headteacher with a passion for improving literacy rates in young boys and…
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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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Ben Bailey Smith
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“A dream come true” Ben Bailey Smith set to author books for tweens

  • 6th December 2019
  • by teammelanmag
Ben Bailey Smith is certainly a man of many talents. Building on his repertoire which includes being an…
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Michelle Obama visits UK
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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…
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Naija Love Stories
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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…
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Michelle Obama
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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…
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Black Female Christian
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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…
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Slay In Your Lane
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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…
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