Madam has the contours of a girl I knew in Dansoman and sculptures sold at Arts Centre and Bitter Lemon bottles. Slender top and round the rest. A perfect holy roundness that is proof of God’s existence and His goodness furthermore. Her skin is ageless, creaseless, paint. Her lower back a hiding place. The colour brooks […]
Tag: Taiye Selasi
Books read this year for book club – fingers will meet keyboard soon I promise.
So I have to update this blog with the books we’ve read for the Let’s Read Book Club in 2013 to date (in reverse chronological order): The Anthology of Rap by Broadley & DuBois Prisoner to the Streets by Robyn Travis The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selassie The […]
Taiye Selasi – Hot new author
princesslatremenda: Hot author to look out for, immensely talented. #Taiye Selasi #realwomenread #TremendaVIDA Just came back from a Q&A with Taiye Selasi. A really good evening with someone who is personable and humorous. Looking forward to reading my signed copy.