Eating Yam with Palm Oil
Short stories have always been my favorite thing to read and write. When it comes to writing them, I have found that there are…
Short stories have always been my favorite thing to read and write. When it comes to writing them, I have found that there are…
My full review of Leila Slimani’s Adèle is available on my Medium page.
As I read, I was struck by the similarities between Adèle and…
Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal. 320 pages. Hardcover. First published on March 7, 2023 by William &…
It is that time of the year when I reflect on the books kept me company over the last 12 months. As with previous…
It started with this question, casually posed during our writer’s group meeting on Zoom: “Would you be interested in creating a literary magazine?” Everyone…
It’s been a few years since I started tracking the books that I am reading on Goodreads and I am always amazed when I…
April
The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmed. Sent back to his birthplace–Lahore’s notorious red-light district–to hush up the murder of a girl, a…
Wahala by Nikki May. 384 Pages. Hardcover. First Published on January 6, 2022 by Custom House, an imprint of William…
Another year and the reading adventures continue. Here are ten titles that scheduled for release in the first quarter of the year.
January
Wahala by Nikki…
As we inch forward towards the end of the 2021, it is a great time to reflect on some of the books that kept…
My essay, which explores the nuances of being a Black person in white spaces and how my West African background reflects my response to…