Bookmarked! February Edition

Courtesy of Marvel Can you believe February is almost over? Wow! Wonders will never cease! But the end of the month signals it’s time for…

Ten Ways Black Panther Destroys Narratives about Africa

Image courtesy of Marvel I watched Black Panther with hubby and some friends last night, and even after a night’s sleep, I’m still buzzing! I didn’t…

Why People are not Reading Your Writing

I didn’t mean for the title of this post to sound so harsh, but I needed to grab your attention! What I actually wanted to…

The 5 Love Languages and 10 Ways to Say ‘I Love You’ …

I recently began a book called The 5 Love Languages. I am not going to lie, I never finished it! It could be because I had…

Valentine’s Day and My First Erotic Novel (Review)

As a teenager,  I never had a Valentine. Who would want to take out the fat girl with the coca-cola bottle-thick glasses, and chunky corn…

Do These Ten Things And You’ll Never Run Out …

Blogging is difficult. That’s the truth. I find that the writing itself is not the problem, but when you also have to be a researcher,…

The Code Switch Part II: Speaking to Get Ahead?

Hi ladies. In part one, I discussed life as a child and how language weaved itself so intricately into my existence. Click here to read…

The Code Switch Part I : My Life in Languages

Code-switching is a linguistic practice which refers to the alternating between two or more languages, dialects or registers (for example the Queen’s English vs. Pidgin…

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…

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…

How to Apologise Sincerely (Featuring H&M)

How do you issue a sincere apology? H&M may need a lesson on this. With the storm surrounding the H&M debacle, aka “monkey gate”* calming…

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…