The Smart Money Woman | African Millennial Womanhood and Money Lessons
As an avid lover of African literature, I was excited at the fact that the story is set in Lagos, Nigeria. There are several references…
Book Review | The Returnees
Hello readers. This is literally my favourite category of literature! Epic African drama with a British accent! It contains sassy, stylish women, a girly friendship,…
Book Review | Imperfect Arrangements
I can’t tell you how happy reading this made me! After years of reading and reviewing excellent books by women from all over the world…
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 | Girl, Woman, Other
As someone who lives in a predominantly ‘African’ area of London, I get to see black women every day. Just by venturing out to the…
Book Review | My Sister The Serial Killer
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, is a morbid comedy set in Lagos, Nigeria which follows the story of sisters Ayoola and…
Book & Event Review | Don’t Touch My Hair
One evening last month, I was sat in the basement of Waterstones in London’s Gower Street, having been invited to hear Emma Dabiri speak about…
Ghana Independence, International Women’s Day & Ama Ata Aidoo (A …
Oooh, March really is a busy month! Today is International Women’s Day, two days ago it was Ghana Independence, and on Sunday it’s Mother’s day…
Book Review: Dear Ijeawele, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
With ‘adulting’ in full swing, it is often very difficult to finish a book in one sitting. In fact, I never do it. So I…
Madeline’s Must-Read List for 2018
I need to read more. Seems like a strange comment to come from a book blogger. But contrary to what you might imagine I don’t…
Three amazing books I read but never reviewed
2017 was such a topsy-turvy year for me that it affected my blogging. If you were following me last year, you would have noticed that…