Title: QUEER: LGBT writing from Ancient Times to YesterdayAuthor: Various (edited by Frank Wynne)Genres: Short Stories, Poetry, Graphic Novel, Memoir, Novel (extracts)Release Date: Jan 21, 2021Head of Zeus • Bookshop.org (UK) Queer history and queer experiences of all forms are captured so well in this anthology. This book validated my own queer identity, whilst expanding my definition ofContinue reading “Why queer art & writing is important | QUEER Anthology – REVIEW 🏳️🌈”
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3 Book Memories | Happy World Book Day! 📚
Hello everyone, and happy World Book Day! It’s amazing how books can be like time capsules, holding memories of a specific part of your life – wouldn’t you agree? In that vain, I thought I’d write a quick post, sharing 3 special memories of 3 special books of mine. (Of course, I could pick WAYContinue reading “3 Book Memories | Happy World Book Day! 📚”
Ever Alice by H.J. Ramsay – REVIEW | BBYNA Book Tour
Ever wondered what happened to Alice after Wonderland? H.J. Ramsay tells you, in her great YA novel Ever Alice.
Is This The Best Poetry Book for 2021? | A Fire In My Head by Ben Okri – REVIEW
You know when you read a poetry book so good that you just have to stop what you’re doing and appreciate it for a minute? That was this book for me.
How To Read More Intentionally | Reading Resolutions 2021
Why we need to go from ‘How To Read More’ to ‘How To Read More Intentionally’.
Fiction and poems that have taught me about Black culture
1. Africa in Prose ‘Our survey is not comprehensive; it is merely a pointer towards possibilities’ Complied in 1969, this anthology of micro-stories unites Black authors from across the globe. O.R. Dathorne, the editor of the collection, writes that its aim is to demonstrate Black voices from their beginnings in oral storytelling to the, then,Continue reading “Fiction and poems that have taught me about Black culture”
