Madeline’s 2020 Must-Read List

It’s that time of year again, where I share with you my best intentions for the new year by giving you a cross-section of the…

Sickle Cell Awareness | Jenica’s Story & ‘My Friend Jen’

Our series on sickle cell awareness continues. Honestly, I couldn’t be more grateful to the women who have willingly opened up their lives for us…

We Need to Talk About Plaigiarism

If you spend even just a little bit of time on Twitter the constantly changing drama willbe very well known to you. Last week was…

Twenty Practical Lessons From Little Black Book

Ladies, the writer’s block has been real! I’ve been feeling quite uninspired, and the continued travelling for work is not helping much either! Anyhoo, I…

Book Review | Queenie

Meet Queenie Jenkins, the heroine and protagonist of the self-titled, Queenie. She’s black British, twenty-something, and hails from South London. She’s from a Jamaican family,…

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…

Film Review | If Beale Street Could Talk

Fonny and Tish: when friends become lovers If Beale Street Could Talk, based on James Baldwin’s 1974 novel is a heartbreakingly beautiful film which is…

Madeline’s Must-Read List for 2019

Orion Books Happy new year readers and writers! Being that it’s January, it’s that time again to make my list of reading wishes and predictions…

Not an Author? This Is How To Support Black British …

Historically I’ve always shied away from events. I prefer networking through the web from the comfort of my home. But lately I’ve been physically placing…

What Has Madeline Been Reading?

Courtesy of Google Don’t you just wish that life would just afford us a few extra hours so we can get some of the important…

Book Review | Slay In Your Lane

When I first got my hands on Yomi Adegoke’s and Elizabeth Uviebinené’s Slay In Your Lane, little did I know the fuschia pink and gold number,…

SPOTLIGHT: Book Reviews By Tara

Meet Tara! Our SPOTLIGHT segment is back! Today’s focus is on African American mother and grandmother Tara.  Tara is a book reviewer just like me!…