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Review: Slay in Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible

Slay in Your Lane is the ultimate inspirational guide to life for Black British women. Written by best friends Elizabeth Uviebinené and Yomi Adegoke, the book is a little bit like talking with your own best friends or even older sisters...

Posted on 1 September 2018 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged authors, b, Black British, blogging, books, culture, family, feminism, media, opinion, politics, relationships, society, women. 2 Comments

Another thing coming? You got another think coming!

Another thing coming? You got another think coming! Some folk just need to accept their mistake!

Posted on 21 April 2018 by queenpea77Posted in ArticlesTagged opinion.

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While you #slayinyourlane have a read of this little gem of a toolkit for working women by Otegha Uwagba @womenwho. Full of ideas and practical advice to help you build and maintain a successful career. Especially good for creatives and entrepreneurs #littleblackbook #motivation #inspiration #creatives #careeradvice #womenwho #bookstoread #bookrecommendation #entrepreneurs #careerwomen

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Really enjoying reading Slay in Your Lane at the moment. Uplifting, inspiring and motivating is just what I need right here, right now! @mylensmedia @rach_yy this is one for you too #slayinyourlane #blackgirlmagic #motivation #inspiration #instareads #blackwomen #bookstoread #bookrecommendation

This is one of the first reviews I posted from 2009 when I was just testing the blogging waters. Like Water for Chocolate is a beautiful book and if you like reading Gabriel García Marquez or Isabel Allende, then this is one for you! 📚 #throwbackthursday #blogging #likewaterforchocolate #lauraesquivel #magicrealism #bookstoread #bookrecommendation

It's challenge time! Can you answer 10 questions about books you've read without peeking at your bookshelf or checking the internet? Not as easy as it looks 😊 1. Name a book written by an author called Michael. 2.Name a book with a dragon on the cover. 3. Name a book about a character called George. 4. Name a book written by an author with the surname Smith 5. Name a book set in Australia 6. Name a book with the name of a month in the title. 7. Name a book with a knife on the cover 8. Name a book with the word 'one' the title 9. Name a book with a eponymous title 10. Name a book turned into a movie Share how you got on in the comments! #blogger #blogchallenge #challenge #books #blogging #community #quiz

So looking forward to seeing this movie when it's out in October this year. And there's plenty of time to read the book if you haven't already. Read my review to get you started. Link in the bio 😊 #thehateugive #movies #filmvsbook #yabooks #summerreads

Just came back from the Windrush Women: Past and Present event at the British Library, hosted Wasafiri magazine. A fantastic evening of poetry readings by Jay Bernard, Valerie Bloom and Hannah Lowe, rounded off with a panel discussion with Hannah Lowe, Catherine Ross, and Maria del Pilar Kaladeen. As well as a fabulous mural drawn by @mendocaPen #Windrush #windrushgeneration #literaryhistory #womenwriters #postcolonial #poetry #empirewritesback #wasafiri

First off my summer TBR list. When I Hit You is a powerful story of a young Writer's escape from an abusive marriage that will stay with you long after you've finished reading the last word. Read my review by clicking the link in my bio #reviews #justread #summerreads #goodreads #meenakandasamy #whenihityou #instareads #bookstoread #bookstagram

Marking what would have been Sam Selvon's 95th birthday. Wrote a little post on Just Read It - link in bio - about why he's so important in British literary history and why The Lonely Londoners is the best! #samselvon #blackbritishliterature #blackbritishauthors #literaryhistory #postcolonial #writersofcolor #writing #bookstoread #goodreads #thelonelylondoners

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