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Review: Luster by Raven Leilani

Review: Luster by Raven Leilani

"The first time we have sex, we are both fully clothed, at our desks during work hours, bathed in blue computer light." When I read that first sentence, I just knew...

Posted on 15 August 202115 August 2021 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged books, fiction, identity, race, reviews, society, women. Leave a comment

News: A longlist, a personal best, and what’s next on the TBR

News: A longlist, a personal best, and what’s next on the TBR

Whew! It's been a whirlwind of a month between starting a new job and trying to keep with writing and book review commitments. But amid all that, I was longlisted for the 2021 4thWrite Short Story Prize

Posted on 31 July 2021 by queenpea77Posted in News, ReviewsTagged Black-British lit, books, creative writing, reviews, writing. 1 Comment

Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs by Jeffrey Boakye, illustrated by Ngadi Smart

Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs by Jeffrey Boakye, illustrated by Ngadi Smart

'No money man could win my love / It's sweetness that I'm thinking of' sang eleven year-old me...

Posted on 12 June 202112 June 2021 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged Black British, black history, music, Non-fiction. 3 Comments

Review: Without Prejudice by Nicola Williams

Review: Without Prejudice by Nicola Williams

Lee Mitchell, a thirty-year old barrister from a working-class Caribbean background, is an outsider in the cut-throat, typically white, middle-class male environment of the Chambers where she works...

Posted on 30 May 2021 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged Black-British lit, fiction, reviews. Leave a comment

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#Justheard - A powerful soul-jazz piece of Black history later transformed into a 90s dance anthem.
A little literary interlude! I just finished reading Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by @lizziedamiblackburn. A funny, heartwarming tale which packs a punch with its message of self love and acceptance. Perfect summer read 🌅 📖
The Street was the first novel by Biyi Bandele that I read, and it blew my mind by how beautiful, sad, funny and weird it was. I fell immediately in love with his writing and the characters he developed, even the sketchy ones. I'd never read anything like it, didn't know you could write like that, and I really wanted to write like that.
#Justheard 'I'll Take You There' by The Staple Singers. A happy, feel-good, inspirational hit song, which may or may not have sexual connotations depending on how you like to interpret your music, but actually has a very tragic origin story.
"Everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam". Though her civil rights legacy went largely unspoken of in the latter part of her career, Nina Simone was hailed the 'voice of the Black Power movement'. Mississippi Goddam was her first and one of her most famous protest songs.
The first post of the Just Heard series. This one looks at James Brown's infamous 1968 hit Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud).
It's been a fair while since I've posted but I'm back with a new mini project called Just Heard which explores the lyrics of soul and rnb music of the 60s and 70s, looking at them from a socio-political and cultural context. Featured songs include Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud by James Brown, Is It Because I'm Black by Syl Johnson and Woman Of The Ghetto by Marlena Shaw
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Wow, what a novel! Powerfully written, Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson is about a super talented aspiring singer, Enchanted, who at the age of 17 meets her hero and crush, singer Korey Fields. He takes an interest in her to develop her career and it's not long before things take a very dark turn....

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