Trust Yourself More, Sis!

“You really should give more advice”.  I was having a chat with my mother the other day when she dropped these words. I asked her…

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…

The Fight For Queenie

Candice Carty-Williams’ debut novel, Queenie hit bookshelves last year and made such an impression that the author herself became synonymous with the book. When you…

Struggling with Your New Year Goals and Resolutions?

So sis, we are way past January’s halfway mark. Are you still ‘#2020Vision’ or are you feeling a little blindsided by how chaotic the year…

19 Lessons Learned in 2019

Happy new year readers! Firstly, do you like the makeover our blog has undergone? I finally decided to make the switch from Blogger to self-hosted,…

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…

Sickle Cell Awareness | Betty’s Story

The photos used are of models Aaaaand we’re back! So why exactly did I take an unannounced break? Let’s just say, the lack of motivation…

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…

Overcoming Writer’s Block & Life Lately

You’re probably expecting this to be a helpful post detailing how to best overcome writer’s block. But it isn’t. The truth is I’ve been struggling…

My Biggest Blogging Regrets | A Walk Through My Blogging History

If you’ve followed me from the beginning, you’d know by now that I have been an on-and-off blogger for the best part of ten years.…

Madeline’s Last Minute Christmas Gift Guide

This year it seems time has been expanding and contracting. First it felt as if 2018 was never going to end. Then all of a…

Bookmarked! | November Edition

Image Credit: penguin.co.uk As usual, public life has been crazy, and lots have been going on! For instance, have we now negotiated the terms of a certain…