The books by Black authors to add to your summer holidays reading list
A STEM romance, Afrofuturistic fantasy, exciting thrillers and parenting non-fiction; check out the Melan Magazine books roundup of…
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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…
How to be “Black and Great” in the modern workplace: An essential toolkit
Writer, speaker and now author Rene Germain has created “Black and Great”, an essential workplace bible for Black…
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…
Three lucky readers to win copies of Namina Forna’s epic fantasy novels
Looking for your next book binge? Enter our competition to win New York Times bestselling debut novel The…
10 things we learned about Viola Davis from her Finding Me interviews
Viola Davis has been speaking openly and honestly about aspects of her private life for the first time…
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…
‘My Skin, Your Skin’ picture book shows it’s never too early to talk about race
My Skin, Your Skin is a new book from Early Years expert Laura Henry-Allain which builds children’s understanding…
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…
How NOT to lose friends and alienate people while being ‘woke at work’
In her new book Woke At Work, Joy Omoregie’s tackles the question: “Can you really have the career…
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…