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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.
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14 September 2022
Summer Showcase: Terra Primus [Winner]
Magellan Dissanayaka's submission to the Summer Showcase is a dystopian Sci-Fi piece set in a distant future where untold thousands struggle to survive in a world fundamentally changed by climate change and humanity's never ending pursuit of expansion and greed.
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14 September 2022
Summer Showcase: If it flies, it dies [Runner-up]
Elle Farrell-Kingsley's submission to the Summer Showcase is a dystopian cautionary tale, drawing upon the undeniable despair many feel regarding attitudes towards climate change. They channelled current affairs, mixed with scientists' predictions, to create this world, portraying how desperate times can lead to the darker side of the human psyche.