ABOUT: Power Hour by Adrienne Herbert is a lifestyle book about focusing on your goals and transforming your life. It advocates waking up earlier and using the first hour of your day to concentrate on pursuing your dreams – whether … Continue reading Review: Power Hour
THE PLOT: The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste is about a young woman during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. Hirut is a maid to a nobleman and officer in Emperor Hailie Selassie’s army. His wife, Aster, is a … Continue reading Review: The Shadow King
THE PLOT: Meat Market by Juno Dawson is a young adult novel about the fashion industry. Jana is an ordinary sixteen-year-old from a London council estate when she’s spotted by a model scout. Extremely tall for her age, she’s catapulted … Continue reading Review: Meat Market
THE PLOT: ‘Lot’ by Bryan Washington is an ongoing narrative about a mixed-race boy finding his sexuality, interspersed with short stories set in Houston, Texas. The main character is the unnamed son of a black mother and Latino father. Bullied … Continue reading Review: Lot
THE PLOT: Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson is about a family reacting to teenage pregnancy. On the day of sixteen-year-old Melody’s coming of age party, her parents and grandparents reflect on their family history. In particular, Iris – … Continue reading Review: Red At The Bone
THE PLOT: We Are All Birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan is about an East-African Asian living in London. Sameer is a lawyer who wants to advance his corporate career instead of joining in the family business. Of Indian descent, … Continue reading Review: We Are All Birds of Uganda
THE PLOT: Raceless by Georgina Lawton is a memoir about a mixed-race child who was raised by white parents. From the moment she was born, it was clear there was something different about Georgina, yet her dark skin and curly … Continue reading Review: Raceless
THE PLOT: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi is about a woman coping with the death of her brother. Gifty is a scientist who researches reward-seeking behaviour by examining neurons in the brain. Through her research she tries to make sense … Continue reading Review: Transcendent Kingdom
THE PLOT: How to Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs is a short story collection about Jamaican immigrants and their families back home. The stories typically focus on one person who relates their love for another. From marriage to friendships, … Continue reading Review: How to Love a Jamaican
THE PLOT: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell is about the family of William Shakespeare. Set in 1596, it tells the fictionalized story of his wife Agnes and the death of their son, Hamnet. Moving backwards and forwards in time, it alternates … Continue reading Review: Hamnet
