Women vs The Void: a review of ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ by Ottessa Moshfegh
TW: mentions of sexual harassment, murder, addiction, eating disorders, ableism, suicide, anti-Asian racism, anti-Black racism and...
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- Mar 18
- 3 min
Glamorous, Cinematic…Inauthentic? ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
In The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, a young journalist named Monique is personally requested to interview a glamorous Old Hollywood...
- Mar 12
- 2 min
‘Complicated, unorthodox and unapologetic women’: a review of ‘Fiona and Jane’ by Jean Chen Ho
This book overall seats itself comfortably amongst the current literature trend which is focused on exploring the mindset of complicate
- Feb 26
- 3 min
‘Crying in H Mart will have you crying on your commute’: a review of Michelle Zauner’s debut book
In this heart-wrenching memoir, singer and guitarist Michelle Zauner recounts her grief over losing her Korean mother to cancer.
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Paper Marriages and Smouldering Romance: a review of 'The Paper Palace' by Miranda Coweley Heller
The Paper Palace takes an in depth look at a marital affair by bouncing between past and present. Miranda Coweley Heller delves into main...
- Feb 13
- 4 min
Being Self-Partnered: a review of 'Unattached: Essays on Singlehood' edited by Angelica Malin
Unattached features essays from 31 women*, each of whom meditate on being single, either currently or retrospectively. Motivational,...
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
Imaginative Storytelling: Reviewing ‘A Countervailing Theory’ by Toyin Ojih Odutola
Rating: * * * * * In her first-ever UK exhibition, Nigerian-American artist, Toyin Ojih Odutola, does not disappoint. ‘A Countervailing...
- Jul 28, 2020
- 12 min
Presidency, Sea Creatures, Ghosts, Homelessness and Impersonation: a review of the 2020 AKO Caine Pr
Corona has certainly thrown a wrench in the works, but one thing it could not halt was the annual AKO Caine Prize Short Stories...
- Jul 29, 2019
- 13 min
Nudity, Refugees, The Closet, Adoption and Online Scamming: Caine Prize 2019 Short Stories Review
The Caine Prize for African Writing has come round again! This year marks its 20th award, and the 2019 candidates did not disappoint. The...
- Jul 5, 2019
- 3 min
The Fragile Bonds of Brotherhood: A Review of ‘The Fishermen’ by Chigozie Obioma
Chigozie Obioma’s first novel, The Fishermen, is a story of childlike innocence and imagination that becomes warped by prophecy into a...
- Jul 4, 2019
- 2 min
The Violence of Grief: A Review of ‘Stay With Me’ by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
In her debut novel, Stay With Me, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ explores the bonds broken in marriage and motherhood by polygamy, childlessness and...
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
Inside Al Shabaab: A Review of ‘Everything You Have Told Me Is True’ by Mary Harper
“Please take care, Mary, especially while driving. Bye bye. Have a lovely weekend.” This is not the way one would expect a member of the...
- Jun 26, 2019
- 2 min
‘A Poetic Call to Action’: A Review of ‘Elephant’ by Siana Bangura
In her collection, Elephant, Siana Bangura explores race and gender politics with a critical eye, putting together a series of pieces...
- Jun 24, 2019
- 2 min
How to Forget and How to Remember: A Review of ‘Collective Amnesia’ by Koleka Putuma
Koleka Putuma’s debut poetry collection, Collective Amnesia, explores life’s trials for queer black womxn in South Africa. Putuma will be...
- Jun 19, 2019
- 2 min
Greek myth meets Yoruba religion in Inua Ellams’ new modern epic ‘The Half God of Rainfa
TW: sexual and physical violence Award-winning poet and playwright, Inua Ellams, has produced a new piece: The Half God of Rainfall. This...
- Jun 17, 2019
- 2 min
“The British didn’t give your culture a visa: leave it at home.” A review of ‘Manchester
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, author of the critically acclaimed novel, Kintu, has released a new short story collection entitled...
- Jun 12, 2019
- 2 min
Images of Africa: A Review of ‘A Stranger’s Pose’ by Emmanuel Iduma
A Stranger’s Pose by Emmanuel Iduma mixes together lyrical musings and poetic meditations with photography to document the author’s...
- Jun 10, 2019
- 4 min
How Black Men are Reflected in Culture: A Review of ‘Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Spa
In the new collection, Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space, twenty writers run through personal anecdotes and essays designed to...
- Jun 2, 2019
- 3 min
What if Shakespeare had actually ripped off a young black woman all along? Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s ne
William Shakespeare: often referred to as the greatest playwright in British history. His elegant and inspiring verses have echoed down...
- Feb 13, 2019
- 4 min
Fear and the Black Body: A Review of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Between the World and Me’
Let’s imagine that we resuscitated W.E.B Du Bois and asked him to rewrite The Souls of Black Folk to fit the modern experience of the...