5 Black Books for Lover Girls
We're rounding up autumnal reads for lover girls. Featuring Bolu Babalola, Sareeta Domingo, Amber Rose Gill, Joya Goffney and Talia Hibbert.
Faridah Abdulrazaq
- Jul 15
- 4 min
Book Review: VAGABONDS! By Eloghosa Osunde
To describe it lazily, ‘Vagabonds!’ By Eloghosa Osunde is an anthology series about a range of queer characters in Lagos. You see the...
Karen Chalamilla
- Apr 1
- 5 min
Book Review: Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
In Akwaeke Emezi’s second YA offering, Bitter, we see the city of Lucille before all the monsters are eviscerated. It is a city rife with...
Karen Chalamilla
- Feb 3
- 4 min
Book Review: Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Talia Hibbert’s Brown sister trilogy is a delightful smorgasbord of varying characters. Each with their worlds and personalities curated...
Karen Chalamilla
- Jan 7
- 6 min
2022 Books to Look Out For
Books we’re making shelf space for in 2022. Bridges are for Burning by Bina Idonije Other works by author: Debut Date of publication: To...
Habiba Katsha
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
Book Review: Keep The Receipts
I’ve been a super fan of The Receipts podcast since its launch in 2016. During this time I was writing my dissertation and the podcast...
Ope Oduwole
- Jul 12, 2021
- 5 min
Book Review: Obalende Sector
“If you’ve ever wondered why aliens don’t land in Africa, this story is for you.” Although the zine doesn’t necessarily talk about...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
- Jul 7, 2021
- 4 min
In Conversation With: Guvna B
We caught up with the rapper, author and football pundit on the back of the release of the music video for his song with D Double E, Very...
Karen Chalamilla
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
As far as opening lines go, “Elikem married me in absentia” is about the best way to rouse curiosity. There are fewer ways to command...
Sarah Oladele
- Jun 25, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review: The Book Of Echoes
The prologue thrusts you sharply and precisely into the fray, beginning in the West India Docks of London, 1803. A kidnapped black woman...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
- Jun 9, 2021
- 4 min
Book Review: The Other Black Girl By Zakiya DaliLa Harris
When I first heard about Zakiya Dalila Harris’ debut novel it was the title that stood out to me more than anything. The Other Black Girl...
Karen Chalamilla
- Jun 8, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review: His Only Wife By Peace Adzo Medie
As far as opening lines go, “Elikem married me in absentia” is about the best way to rouse curiosity. There are fewer ways to command...
Karen Chalamilla
- May 5, 2021
- 5 min
Book Review: Who's Loving You
The genre of romance is one of the most enduring in the literary world. It’s conventions-that date back to its conception are just as...
Ope Oduwole
- Apr 26, 2021
- 5 min
8 Mangas That Outdid Their Animes
If you look closely, you can find an anime epiphany on Frank Ocean’s Sweet Life opening lyrics, “the best song wasn’t the single.”...
Karen Chalamilla
- Apr 20, 2021
- 6 min
10 Upcoming Books by Black Authors
Hi readers! 2021 has already been a great year for black authors with brilliant releases like we are all birds of uganda, His Only Wife...
Karen Chalamilla
- Apr 7, 2021
- 8 min
In Conversation With: Sareeta Domingo
Shortly after its release of the anthology Who's Loving You, The Floor had a virtual chat with contributing writer and creator of said...
Kristen Bingle
- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
The Michelle Obama Podcast: Reflective, Candid and Conversational
Former FLOTUS (First Lady Of The United States) Michelle Obama has released her eponymous debut podcast, The Michelle Obama Podcast. The...
Sarah Oladele
- Sep 16, 2020
- 3 min
Book Review: Diary of a Creative Mind
I'm not a huge non-fiction reader. I’m usually even less keen to read someone’s diary or outline of their personal experiences, so I had...
Karen Chalamilla
- Sep 3, 2020
- 7 min
In Conversation With: Aimée Felone
With more than six years of experience Publisher and book shop owner Aimée Felone is well along her way to making her mark in the...
Ope Oduwole
- Aug 24, 2020
- 4 min
Lovecraft Country: Pairing The Black Experience & The Supernatural
From police brutality to derogatory language and microaggressions, racism is a wound inflicted on the black community that refuses to...