Books

Who knew mermaids could be Black?

I’m really looking forward to seeing the Disney live action of The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey, this May. As someone who is sometimes voiceless I have always felt an affinity with Ariel, however, unlike her I didn’t become mute…

Hope & Glory

Hope & Glory is the debut  novel from Jendella Benson.  Being set in Peckham, with a cast primarily from Nigeria I found the book highly relatable. It covered a variety of themes including joint enterprise, religion and a family secret.…

Can I Mix You a Drink – Book Review

I was recently told that I seem to read a lot of serious drinks. This was by someone who has met me post the first three lockdowns, or was that two. If they had met me this time last year,…

A Bigger Picture – Book Review

Although the African continents has just about 15 percent of the world’s population, it is responsible for only between two and three percent of global energy related carbon dioxide emissions. I was introduced to Vanessa Nakate last year, as she…

Against White Feminism – Book Review

Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria is a collection of essays which explores how what the mainstream perceives as feminism is actually a whitewash of the theories put forward by Black and Brown women, and often detrimental to those women…

A True History of the United States – Book Review

On first appearance of A True History of the United States my first impressions were that it might be a weighty tome that might be too academic, particularly as the author Daniel Sjursen is a professor at Westpoint. I have…

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