What we can all learn from Reneè Watson’s book Ways To Make Sunshine
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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Candice Brathwaite’s debut novel shines a light on Black motherhood
Candice Brathwaite is the hilarious, straight-talking mummy influencer and writer who is bringing a refreshing perspective on Black…
What to read in June: Escape in a good book from these Black authors
Half the struggle of getting stuck in a good book is actually figuring out what to read in…
20 years in the making, but it’s worth the wait! The Book of Echoes
Rosanna Amaka’s debut novel, The Book of Echoes, is an instant classic. Irenosen Okojie, author of Butterfly Fish…
Black Girl’s Book Club founders author debut book for teenage girls: Grown
The founders of Black Girl’s Book Club, the hugely popular platform for Black women to get together to…
The Madam C.J. Walker book set to inspire the next generation of kids
Madam C.J. Walker Builds a Business is a beautiful new hardback that’s perfect for little hands and is…
Lola Shoneyin | founder of the biggest book festival in Africa: Ake Festival
Lola Shoneyin is a cultural force to be reckoned with. The award-winning author of The Secret Wives of…
Queen of the big reveal, Dorothy Koomson, returns with her latest thriller
Award-winning, global bestselling author Dorothy Koomson is one seriously underrated novelist. Her books have been translated into more…
Celebrating the life and works of James Baldwin: Living in Fire book review
Celebrated author, political activist and icon of the current Black Lives Matter movement, James Baldwin is an enigma.…
What we loved about Wayétu Moore’s She Would Be King: Book review
She Would Be king is the sensational debut novel from Wayétu Moore, her depiction of a fictional supernatural retelling…
Calling all unpublished BAME writers: win the Mo Siewcharran Prize
Do you love writing? Are you looking for an opportunity to showcase your talent as an author? If…
I am a Black man and I was sexually abused: ‘Running away from me’
In the wake of the string of sexual abuse allegations and paedophilia in the media recently, author and…
The male version of Slay In Your Lane? Lit review: Derek Owusu’s SAFE
“I wanted to reclaim an area that we [Black men] could talk about ourselves and make us three-dimensional…
Michelle Obama memoir, Becoming, is top of the Christmas book chart
Michelle Obama’s memoir has topped the Christmas book chart for 2018. The former US first lady fended off…
Filming for Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses begins in South Africa
The much-anticipated adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s award-winning young adult book series Noughts + Crosses has begun filming in…