Eight books to read in June
Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie Genre: Literary Fiction Themes: Friendship, Womanhood, Race, Class Summary: When Selasi and Akorfa were...
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Karen Chalamilla
- May 11
- 11 min
May Digital Cover: Bolu Babalola
“Women, Black women, lovers of love, I love us so much,” Bolu Babalola says towards the end of the interview. It's in this simple avowal...
Karen Chalamilla
- May 11
- 5 min
Eight books to read in May
1. Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson Genre: Fiction Themes: Coming of Age, Faith, Family, Love Summary: The one thing that can solve...
Karen Chalamilla
- Apr 28
- 5 min
Review: 'Rosewater' by Liv Little
The emotional rollercoaster of having to constantly mend the various parts of your life back together becomes increasingly familiar in...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
- Apr 7
- 6 min
Eight Books to Read in April
Books set to release in April 2023 or have already been released in 2023
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
- Mar 1
- 4 min
8 Most Anticipated Reads in March
March 2023 Book List from The Floor Mag. Including To My Sisters, Mandem, When Trying to Return Home, Dazzling, Strictly Friends & Rootless
Karen Chalamilla
- Feb 3
- 4 min
8 Most Anticipated Book Releases in February
New month, new reading list! Literary fiction takes centre stage in February with 4 out of the 8 recommendations belonging to the genre....
Hena J. Bryan
- Jan 12
- 4 min
January Digital Cover: Sophia Thakur
Literature continues to shape the world that we live in. It reflects our political, economic and cultural status through the work of...
Georgina Uwaifo
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
Review: 'Someday, Maybe' by Onyi Nwabineli
Some books you can’t put down similar to the way you can’t tap out of life. You want to wake up again in the world you have dove into...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
- Sep 14, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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...
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