Staying Hygienic While Handling Your Books

Hello ladies and gents. What strange times we’re living in! You obviously don’t need me to tell you why, and you definitely don’t need me…

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…

Bookmarked! January Edition

The Jack Jones Literary Arts Team – Image courtesy of Google One thing I do to keep me up to date with current stories is…

Blue Monday and the Problem of Speaking for the Sake …

How are you today? This week we’ve had Blue Monday, which is apparently the most depressing day of the year. The 15th January 2018 has…

Thank God for Social Media, We Now Have a Voice!

I grew up in the 90s when TV was reasonably good for black people in the UK. Although black and brown faces were few and…

Four Things to do to Settle a Dispute (Featuring Xscape)

“What I need from you is understanding. How can we communicate, if you don’t hear what I say?” Who knows where these song lyrics are…