Tag: reading
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Black History Month Recommendations:
Black History Month is celebrated in October in the UK, and while we should definitely use this month to spotlight, highlight and uplift Black voices, October shouldn’t be the only month we do that.
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Bookshop Visit: Black History Month Special – Afrori Books, Brighton
Afrori Books in Brighton is one of my favourite bookshops and one absolutely deserved of a special shout out this month.
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Review: Children of Blood and Bone – Tomi Adeyemi
After losing her mother the night the magic disappears, Zélie has one chance to bring it and save the maji that wield it. Believe the hype this book got, it’s one of my favourite reads this year.
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Review: Time Tub Travellers: Roman Rescue – Claire Linney
When Aunt Abina mysteriously disappears, it’s time for Zula and Milo to step up and rescue her with the help of their time travelling bathtub. I adore this middle grade series and more people absolutely need to know about it.
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Review: Smallie – Eden McKenzie-Goddard
When immigration starts inquiring into Lucinda’s legitimacy in the UK, her children get a lawyer involved to support her case but much more is uncovered. A stunning recount of what so many of the Windrush generation will face, I can’t recommend this one enough.
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Review: Female Life on Planet Earth – Laleh Khadivi
A story of motherhood and identity that asks the question, did you really know your mother? A delicate and beautiful short novel that is well worth your time.
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Review: Big Man – Dean Atta
The past never stays put and old connections bring up trauma that Big was quite happy leaving hidden. This was an utter delight, Atta has done it again.
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October 2026 New Releases
Autumn has finally hit and I couldn’t be happier! And the best season of the year has brought with it some very exciting new releases. Get the kettle on, the candles lit and your TBR ready to add to. It’s definitely the perfect time to pick up a book being the National Year of Reading…
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September 2026 New Releases
September and the start of October took a bit of a hit blog wise, but for the sake of consistency I wanted to keep this blog post in the line up and tell you about all the excellent books that came out last month.
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Review: Kindred – Octavia E. Butler
Dana and Rufus’s lives are intertwined, but they’re living in different worlds and different timelines. A very necessary read and one you’ll want to, but can’t, look away from.
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Review: Sky Full of Elephants – Cebo Campbell
A book you should absolutely go in blind for, no plot summary this time – just trust me! It’s easily one of the best books I think I’ve ever read.
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Review: Uprising – Tahmima Anam
A stunning tale of revolt and revolution. Such a brilliant and short read, so many of you will love this.
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Review – Pachinko – Min Jin Lee
Pancinko is a long and sprawling literary historical novel focusing on just one family and the generations that follow. An utterly beautiful book, spanning generations, for fans of Homegoing and more historical fiction.
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Review: Small Joys – Elvin James Mensah
I don’t know what else I can add and say about this book that hasn’t already been said, but it’s easily one of my favourite books of the year. This is literary fiction at its best and is a modern day classic, implore you to read this.
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Review: Punching the Air – Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam
Amal should have been somewhere else that night, but he was there and he’s now living with that decision. I devoured this and I already can’t wait this YA novel in verse read it again.
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Review: White Spaces – Elvin James Mensah
“A hymn to brotherly love and its transcendent power to heal”. Mensah has done it again, White Spaces is a masterpiece.
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Review: The Heirs – Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Nothing brings a family together quite like a murder… Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is back with new murder mystery thriller and I think this is my favourite of hers yet.
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July 2026 New Releases
Summer is well and truly here so it’s the perfect time to tell you about this month’s new releases. Get a cold drink with plenty of ice, feel the sun on your skin and get ready for a new book. Sounds perfect, right?
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Review: Sister of Mine – Marie-Claire Amuah
Family secrets are uncovered on a trip to Ghana and Sika will never be the same again. I fell in love with Amuah’s writing in her debut, One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, and it was a pleasure to return to that heartfelt style in Sister of Mine.
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Online Book Club Announcement
If you’re looking for bookish community, somewhere to add brilliant and diverse reads to your TBR pile and win a free book or two, then this is the place for you.
