Open Book | Tangela Williams-Spann

When I made my first callout for Open Book submissions a few years ago, I did so as an experiment. Little did I know that…

Open Book | Shai

Guess what? Open Book is baaaaack! In case you’re wondering what Open Book is, it’s our series of interviews where we get up close and…

Book Review | Zikora

Put your hand up of if you have a weakness for African literature? A new piece of literature from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the gift…

Book Review | +234 – An Awkward Guide to Being Nigerian

What’s the hype about? When I first came across this book, I was unsure about what kind of a book it was going to be.…

Why You Should Read a Short Story Collection | Heads of …

I’m sitting on a Southeastern train, heading to our Kent office for work. I am so bloody late, but the good news is I’ve just…

Book Review | Becoming

Getty Images Honestly, I couldn’t think of a better book to end 2018 with. When I first saw the announcement back in May of the release of…

Film Review | Nappily Ever After

Last Friday saw the release of Nappily Ever After on Netflix, and trust me, Twitter has been talking! Based on the novel by Trisha R.…

What BlacKkKlansman Taught Me About The Irony of History

http://www.universalpictures.co.uk/micro/blackkklansman# Every so often, I may switch things up on the blog a little, and I’d like to begin with this film review. An Important…

Three Storytelling Lessons from The Bobby Brown Story

Courtesy of BET and Bustle.com The much-awaited Bobby Brown Story, a biopic documenting the life of the “Don’t Be Cruel” singer premiered on BET on…