Beasts of Prey author Ayana Gray “We love a Black woman who kicks butt”
Ayana Gray bestselling author of Beasts of Prey, soon to be made into a Netflix film, talks exclusively…
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Is STEM the hot new romance genre? Author of On Rotation says yes, it is!
Shirlene Obuobi author of On Rotation tells us why women in STEM are the hottest protagonists in the…
What Alison Hammond did next: new “Black in Time” book for young readers
TV presenter Alison Hammond shines a spotlight on important Black British figures, past and present in a new…
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow: Journey to the deep South – an extract
Memphis, the debut novel from Tara M. Stringfellow celebrates Black female joy, grace, humour and grit. Read on…
Slay in Your Lane authors to release new children’s series ‘The Offline Diaries’
Slay in Your Lane authors Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené are following up their bestselling debut book with…
“The book I wanted when I was having my first baby”: Midwife Marly
Marley Hall, aka Midwife Marley, has launched a myth-busting and inclusive guide for new parents covering pregnancy, birth…
10 books by Black authors that should be on your 2022 pre-order list
Hotly anticipated titles from Candice Carty-Williams, Akwaeke Emezi and Lizzie Damilola Blackburn are among our roundup of books…
Want to know how to be a ‘Carefree Black Girl’? Read Zeba Blay’s book
Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women is Zeba Blay’s love letter to all the influential Black…
The inevitable is here: Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses finds its Endgame
For Malorie Blackman OBE, the ninth and final instalment of her most famous work – Noughts and Crosses…
Sankofa book review: A 40+ heroine, an African dictator & self-discovery?
Sankofa is the gripping novel from award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo of a middle-aged, mixed race British woman who…
Nelson Mandela’s 1996 Brixton visit immortalised in new children’s book
When Mr Mandela Came Town is a new children’s book that honours Nelson Mandela’s historic visit to Brixton…
10 must-read books to add to your (and your kids’) summer reading list
If you’re looking for a good book to add to your summer reading list, the Melan Magazine roundup…
Here’s “What White People Can Do Next”: a manifesto by Emma Dabiri
Emma Dabiri’s latest book What White People Can Do Next is for everyone and offers the part that…
Read this excerpt from Maame Blue’s Prodigal, from an inspiring anthology
Prodigal, written by Maame Blue, follows the introspective transatlantic journey of a daughter, neglected by her Ghanaian father…
25 years later: Push aka ‘Precious’ author says not enough has changed
Twenty-five years after the release of Push, the agonising book exploring incest, rape and HIV/AIDS, its author, Sapphire…