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