Books, Authors & Literature
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BB Members Perk: Win A Copy Of The Strangers
Sunday 13 October 2024 10:00 PM
5 Books By Black Authors To Curl Up With This Season
Wednesday 9 October 2024 8:00 AM
11 Confidence-Boosting Books For Black Children
Friday 27 September 2024 11:00 AM
Author Damilare Kuku On Big Bumbums & African Literature
Friday 20 September 2024 8:00 AM
Why Black Women Love Shakespeare
Friday 26 July 2024 8:00 AM
Elizabeth Acevedo on Language & Protecting The Integrity Of Her Work
Thursday 11 July 2024 8:00 AM
BB Members Perk: Book & Beauty Goodies W/ All That We've Got & Garnier
Thursday 4 July 2024 8:00 AM
Jendella's Letter: Politics Won’t Save Us, But Community Can
Sunday 30 June 2024 10:00 PM
Chef Marie Mitchell is Calling The Caribbean Diaspora Home With 'Kin'
Thursday 6 June 2024 8:00 AM
Black Women’s Complex Relationship With ‘Queenie’
Tuesday 4 June 2024 8:00 AM
BB Members Perk: Black Ballad Book Club Discusses... This Lovely City
Tuesday 26 March 2024 9:00 PM
Why I Think ‘Slow Burn’ Beats ‘Spicy’ In The Romance Wars
Thursday 1 February 2024 8:00 AM
Founder's Letter: My Kids Main Character Energy Comes From Black Books
Sunday 14 January 2024 11:59 PM
BB Members Perk: Black Ballad Book Club Discusses... Edge Of Here
Thursday 23 November 2023 9:00 PM
How Black Women Are Shaping The Future Of Historical Fiction
Wednesday 22 November 2023 8:00 AM
Black Women Get Honest About Their Experiences of Self-Publishing
Wednesday 15 November 2023 8:00 AM
Messy Black Characters & The White Readers Who Won’t Let Them Live
Thursday 19 October 2023 8:00 AM
Selina Brown Is Filling A Gap In Black Britain's Literary Culture
Friday 13 October 2023 8:00 AM
Dawn Butler Talks Honesty, Purpose & Surviving Cancer
Friday 6 October 2023 8:00 AM
BB Members Perk: Black Ballad Book Club Discusses... The List
Wednesday 27 September 2023 9:00 PM
Atinuke Has Advice For Emerging Children’s Authors
Wednesday 27 September 2023 8:00 AM
Kelechi Okafor Wrote The Book We Weren’t Expecting, But Really Need
Thursday 14 September 2023 11:00 AM
How I Self-Published Myself Into A Lifetime Achievement Award
Friday 8 September 2023 8:00 AM
Taylor Dior Rumble On Writing Her Debut Novel
Thursday 17 August 2023 8:00 AM
Dorothy Koomson on What It Takes To Be a Bestselling Author
Friday 30 June 2023 8:00 AM
How I Blended History With The Fantastical To Write 'Fablehouse'
Friday 9 June 2023 8:00 AM
Author Chika Unigwe On Justice In Stories On Sexual Violence
Tuesday 18 April 2023 7:00 AM
Angie Thomas On Making The Switch From Writing YA to Middle Grade
Tuesday 4 April 2023 8:00 AM
What Being An Author Taught Me About Ego, Disappointment & Gratitude
Sunday 2 April 2023 9:00 PM
The Impact Of 'Vagabonds!' On The Queer Community In Nigeria
Thursday 30 March 2023 8:00 AM
‘Kindred’ Stars Mallori Johnson & Micah Stock In Conversation
Tuesday 21 March 2023 7:30 AM
Balancing Career & Family And Navigating Your Needs In The Workplace
Thursday 9 March 2023 2:00 PM
Rosanna Amaka Brings The Women Of Colonial Nigeria To The Forefront
Thursday 23 February 2023 8:00 AM
How Starting A Black Book Club Helped My Loneliness
Tuesday 21 February 2023 8:00 AM
‘Maame’ Is The Coming Of Age Story For Those Who Had To Grow Up Fast
Monday 13 February 2023 8:00 AM
We Need More Books About Being Black In Asia
Tuesday 7 February 2023 8:00 AM
Are There Black People In The Future? – Sci Fi & Black Possibilities
Thursday 19 January 2023 8:00 AM
Octavia Butler Should Have Gotten Her Flowers Decades Ago
Thursday 29 December 2022 8:00 AM
'Girlhood Unfiltered' Is The Essay Collection Your Younger Self Needed
Wednesday 21 December 2022 8:00 AM
Black British Romance Authors Are Changing The Literary Landscape
Wednesday 14 December 2022 8:00 AM
Letitia Wright & Tamara Lawrance on The Silent Twins
Tuesday 13 December 2022 8:00 AM
Dyslexia And Me: My Survival Guide As A Neurodivergent Black Woman
Tuesday 6 December 2022 8:00 AM
Irenosen Okojie On Finding Her Voice As An Author
Thursday 24 November 2022 8:00 AM
Malorie Blackman On Taking Stock & Writing Her New Memoir
Wednesday 26 October 2022 8:00 AM
Oloni On ‘The Big O’ & Forging Her Own Path
Friday 14 October 2022 8:00 AM
Books To Help You Get Through It
Friday 16 September 2022 8:00 AM
Tsitsi Dangarembga On Decolonisation & The Diaspora's Responsibility
Tuesday 23 August 2022 8:00 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Seyi Akiwowo On Why She Turned Down An MBE
Monday 15 August 2022 9:30 AM
Yewande Biala Is Reclaiming Her Voice & We Love That For Her
Monday 1 August 2022 1:30 PM
Bolu Babalola On The Art Of Romance & Truths It Tells Us
Monday 25 July 2022 8:00 AM
When It Comes To African Literature, The Future Is Bright!
Monday 11 July 2022 8:00 AM
Jamaica Kincaid On Success & Why You Should Never Ask For Permission
Thursday 7 July 2022 8:00 AM
Tiwalola Ogunlesi On Hacking Imposter Syndrome
Monday 4 July 2022 8:00 AM
Author Rachel Faturoti On Nigerian Representation And Escapism
Monday 13 June 2022 8:00 AM
Digital Creator Natalie Lee On Shedding Shame For Sexual Freedom
Friday 10 June 2022 8:00 AM
Alison Hammond’s Literary Dive Through Black British History
Wednesday 8 June 2022 8:00 AM
Memphis: Exploring Generational Trauma And The Journey To Womanhood
Monday 4 April 2022 8:00 AM
Yvonne Bailey-Smith, Author Of 'The Day I Fell Off My Island'
Wednesday 23 March 2022 4:00 PM
Death, Mythology & Matriarchy: In Conversation With Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Monday 14 February 2022 8:00 AM
Charmaine Wilkerson On Family, Food & The Connections We Can't Escape
Monday 7 February 2022 9:00 AM
How We Can Win: Activist Kimberly Jones On True Economic Equality
Monday 17 January 2022 8:00 AM
bell hooks Gave Me The Language I Needed As A Young Black Woman
Thursday 16 December 2021 11:00 AM
Natasha Bowen On Her Epic Debut 'Skin Of The Sea' & Mermaid Mythology
Friday 26 November 2021 7:00 AM
Phoebe Robinson on Being Childfree & Navigating Social Media
Wednesday 17 November 2021 9:00 AM
Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström & 'In Every Mirror She's Black'
Thursday 28 October 2021 7:00 AM
Where Can Black Women Find Ourselves In Contemporary Fiction?
Friday 22 October 2021 7:00 AM
What Does It Mean To Be Well? Wholeness & Toni Cade Bambara's Legacy
Thursday 7 October 2021 12:00 PM
In Conversation With Acclaimed Author, Bernice L. McFadden
Thursday 16 September 2021 7:00 AM
Timi Sotire On Black Joy & Blackness Beyond Trauma
Thursday 2 September 2021 7:00 AM
Who Deserves A Book Deal? In Defence Of Influencers
Monday 19 July 2021 7:00 AM
Author Florence Ọlájídé On Culture Clashes & Growing Up
Thursday 15 July 2021 7:00 AM
Dorothy Koomson On Nosey Neighbours & Not Writing About The Pandemic
Friday 9 July 2021 7:00 AM
All The Things We Wish Our Younger Selves Knew
Thursday 8 July 2021 7:00 AM
Tolly & Audrey From The Receipts Podcast Talk About Their New Book
Wednesday 7 July 2021 10:00 AM
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé On Darkness, Joy & Centring Queer Blackness
Thursday 10 June 2021 7:00 AM
Natasha Brown, Author Of 'Assembly', On Success, Survival & Happiness
Tuesday 8 June 2021 7:00 AM
In Conversation With Chibundu Onuzo, Author Of 'Sankofa'
Friday 4 June 2021 9:00 AM
On Transitioning From Editor To Author & The Pressures Of Publishing
Tuesday 1 June 2021 3:00 PM
Talking White Jesus & Black Liberation Theology w/ Chine McDonald
Thursday 27 May 2021 7:00 AM
The Wholesome Love Affair Between Black Women & YA Fantasy Literature
Friday 30 April 2021 10:30 AM
In Conversation w/ Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Tuesday 20 April 2021 11:00 AM
Natalie Morris On The Nuances Of Being Mixed Race In Modern Britain
Thursday 15 April 2021 8:45 AM
Talking Race, Capitalism & Whiteness With Emma Dabiri
Thursday 1 April 2021 7:00 AM
Race, Privilege & Fluidity: In Conversation With Georgina Lawton
Monday 15 February 2021 12:00 PM
How To Make Better Black Men
Friday 12 February 2021 7:00 AM
Black Women Are Serving Books & Looks On Instagram
Wednesday 10 February 2021 7:00 AM
On Writing Trauma, Healing And Fantasy Inspired By My Reality
Thursday 4 February 2021 7:00 AM
Uncovering What Our Parents Taught Us About Money
Thursday 21 January 2021 8:00 AM
Confronting The Silence Around Domestic Violence In The Caribbean
Thursday 21 January 2021 7:00 AM
Dreaming Big: Angie Thomas On Fantasy, Escape & Authenticity
Tuesday 19 January 2021 7:00 AM
Raven Leilani On Failure And Finding Meaning Amongst Instability
Friday 15 January 2021 7:00 AM
Alicia Garza on Power, Futures and Imagination
Thursday 22 October 2020 9:00 AM
Stella Dadzie On Black Women's Resistance
Thursday 15 October 2020 7:00 AM
Ify Adenuga On Happiness, Nigerian Culture & Her Children's Success
Thursday 8 October 2020 12:30 PM
How Somali Literary Traditions Preserve Culture And Identity
Thursday 1 October 2020 7:00 AM
The Black British Women Writing Themselves Into Romance Novels
Wednesday 23 September 2020 7:00 AM
How The Influence Of Jamaican Culture Can Draw The Diaspora Together
Friday 4 September 2020 7:00 AM
How A Reading Group In Scotland Uses Reading & Learning As Self Care
Friday 7 August 2020 12:00 PM