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2 November 2022
Instaviews with poet and spoken word artist, Leyla Josephine
Published poet Leyla Josephine will join us on Instaviews to discuss her latest release, In Public/In Private, and her UK and Ireland book tour.
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24 October 2022
Cheltenham Literature Festival Review
Forget Glastonbury; for book-lovers, this is the go-to-festival.
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24 October 2022
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Under the Whispering Door offers a heartwarming meditation on life, death, and the multitudes of love one experiences in a lifetime.
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21 October 2022
Leyla Josephine presents 'In Public/In Private' UK and Ireland book tour
“There is not a poet alive today who writes about the inner lives of women as well as Leyla Josephine.” Jodi Picoult
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17 October 2022
‘I was in a poetry phase and it didn’t end’: in conversation with Beth Davies
The New Poets Prize 2022 winner talks about her upcoming debut pamphlet ‘The Pretence of Understanding’, the unhelpful notion of a ‘proper poet’ - and why she wrote a poem about her granny’s letterbox fish deliveries.
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14 October 2022
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli
Following one young woman in the aftermath of her husband’s suicide, Someday, Maybe is a touching and insightful meditation on grief and recovery.
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12 October 2022
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Our Missing Hearts is a devastating novel about the unbreakable bond between mother and son, and a terrifying world in which children are torn from their families.
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11 October 2022
This Place is Still Beautiful by XiXi Tian
This Place is Still Beautiful is a deeply moving novel about racism, family, and sisterhood.
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7 October 2022
Bioshock: Rapture- A nightmare under the sea
A review of John Shirley’s dystopian nightmare novel Bioshock: Rapture. Delve into one of the most enthralling video game tie-in novels to date with its captivating characters and sinister secrets.
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5 October 2022
Best Black reads of 2022 so far
A list of great Black literature released in 2022 so far...
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4 October 2022
The Tempest: Shakespeare's Globe
Love and laughter: a review of Shakespeare's The Tempest, with a modern twist.
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27 September 2022
NeverNight: a book review
A review of Jay Kristoff’s grimdark fantasy novel Nevernight, a book readers will never likely forget.
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24 September 2022
A book review of Child 44
A book review of Tom Rob Smith’s international bestseller set during the twilight years of Stalin’s reign of terror.
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21 September 2022
Interview with award-winning author Pumla Dineo Gqola
Award-winning author Pumla Dineo Gqola speaks to us about her latest book, Female Fear Factory, and how the only way for women to have a brighter tomorrow is to dismantle the patriarchy altogether.
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21 September 2022
Interview with David Stenhouse, CEO of the John Schofield Trust
"Robust, accurate journalism needs to come from newsrooms which contain a range of experiences and perspectives."
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21 September 2022
Blood of Elves. A book review
A review of Blood of Elves, the first book in Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher trilogy, which later served as the basis for CD Projekt Red’s Witcher videogames and Netflix’s adaptation.
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20 September 2022
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdez
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdez is a deeply moving examination of how institutional racism and classism inflict lasting wounds.
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15 September 2022
Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins
Caul Baby is an engrossing tale about family drama, motherhood, infertility, and gentrification.