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Books to Look Out for: January – March 2022

By on January 7, 2022

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 May. Ronke wants happily ever after and 2.2. kids. She’s dating Kayode and wants him to be “the one” (perfect, like her dead father). Her…


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2021: A Year in Books

By on December 29, 2021

As we inch forward towards the end of the 2021, it is a great time to reflect on some of the books that kept me company over the last 12 months. The folks at Goodreads tell me that I have read 73 books this year and I think that…


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The Ointment That Makes You Glow

By on May 25, 2021

My essay, which explores the nuances of being a Black person in white spaces and how my West African background reflects my response to certain accepted behavior, was published by the folks at midnight & indigo. Click here to read.

Jola Naibi

Writer and amateur photog. I seek to inspire and inform with the words I write and share and the photos I take. I have written a book of short stories: Terra Cotta Beauty, and I am working on a lot more. Reading and writing fuel my energy. In reading, I explore this vast and diverse world, in writing, I employ my over-active imagination and address the 'what-if' questions that life often throws at us.

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