I didn’t pick up Frequently Happy  because I was in a deep emotional spiral or yearning for a spiritual awakening. I picked it up the way...

Debut novelist, Selali Fiamanya's Before We Hit The Ground is the book to lead you out of a cold winter into spring.

Towards the end of our conversation, feminist author and social critic Minna Salami likens her relationship to astrology, to nationhood;...

In the foreword of Toni Morrison's sixth novel, Jazz, she writes, "I had written novels in which structure was designed to enhance...

Dreda Say Mitchell is a judge for Discoveries 2025, the Women’s Prize Trust’s writer development programme and prize, run in partnership...

Some artists wear their mind on their sleeve; allowing us to peer into their thoughts and feelings through the art they produce. When you...

This month's bookshelf has books published this September, and some classics whose impact has stood the test of time. There's some poetry...

After the success of her debut novel The Girl With The Louding Voice , Abi Daré is back with a sequel, And So I Roar . Adunni’s journey...

The republication of The Spook Who Sat by the Door , Sam Greenlee's seminal novel, is not just a literary event but a cultural moment. ...

“I definitely want people to know that you are capable of taking your journey in a direction that aligns with what is best for the world,...

The best books of the year so far, picked from our bookshelves of the month

The spotlight is on the short story for this month's bookshelf, with 3 out of the 8 picks being compilations that span across genres and...

Themes: LGBTQIA+, Family, Christianity, Coming of age, Self-acceptance, Love Summary: When Obiefuna's father witnesses an intimate moment...

This month's bookshelf is made up of 8 spicy, hearty, diverse romances picked by self professed book fanatic John-Paul Kunrunmi. There's...

Our first bookshelf of 2024! Kickstart your year right by adding one, some or all of these 8 incredible releases to your reading list....

It's been a great year for literature. From stellar debuts, and follow-ups that undoubtedly beat the sophomore slump, to affecting poetry...

Literature writer, Tasnim Tayo reports on attending the Black British Book Festival in October 2023.

How To Say Babylon By Safiya Sinclair Throughout her childhood, Safiya Sinclair’s father, a volatile reggae musician and militant...

In Tomi Oyemakinde's The Changing Man fear is to be conquered as much as it is to be embraced. The novel follows a precocious and lonely...

This month's shelf is all about the scare factor. From a horror anthology edited by Jordan Peele to Toni Morrison's best known work.