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Celebrating International Women’s Day

By Lília “International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated annually on March 8, honors the achievements of women across all aspects of life—social, economic, cultural, and political—while also advocating for gender equality.” International Women’s Day (IWD), declared as a holiday by Russian leader Vladimir Lenin in 1922, has been celebrated in one form [...]

Lilia2025-03-08T17:11:03+01:00Tags: Feminism, Feminist Writing, International Women's Day, Lília, Women's History Month|

March New Titles Quiz

By Sophie March is traditionally a month that features particularly many new fiction releases. We've rounded up 12 books being published in March - and 1 in April - that we are very excited about. Some of them are eagerly anticipated by many folks, others just by us, really, but we [...]

Sophie2025-02-27T16:23:16+01:00Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, New Releases, new titles, Non-Fiction, quiz, Romance, Science Fiction, Sophie, YA fiction|

ABC Bestsellers – February 2025

As a short month February came and went very quickly, and now it’s already time for our monthly list of ABC Bestsellers. These titles are taken from the sold-books data across all 3 ABCs, and gives us an insight into the books you love (to buy, at least ;-)). We have [...]

Book Review: Dream Count

Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka's bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in [...]

Sophie2025-07-04T16:53:37+02:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Damla, Fiction, Sophie|

Context on the Russo-Ukrainian War

By Lília With all that's been happening in the world, and everything we read and hear in the media, it's very important to keep ourselves informed with accurate sources about the real situation and what's happening everywhere. Relying on information without checking trustworthy sources leads people to believe in untruths and [...]

Lilia2025-03-03T14:59:44+01:00Tags: Current Affairs, Lília, Political Science, Russo-Ukrainian Conflict|

Book review: Americanah

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the [...]

Lilia2025-02-24T16:51:02+01:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Damla, General Fiction|

Book review: D&D Player’s Handbook

D&D Player’s Handbook 2024 (updated) by Wizards of the Coast Introducing the 2024 Player’s Handbook, the new and improved guide for fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Redesigned with 10 years of feedback from the D&D community, the essential Dungeons & Dragons rulebook is bigger and better than ever before! - [...]

Lilia2025-02-24T16:53:50+01:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, D&D, Games, Mike|

Topical Tips: Autocrats and Strongmen

by Damla autocracy : government by a single person or small group that has unlimited power or authority, or the power or authority of such a person or group (Cambridge Dictionary) Looking at the political landscape in the last decade, there is a slow yet steady rise of autocratic governments on [...]

Damla2025-03-01T14:52:09+01:00Tags: Autocracy, Current Affairs, Damla, Global politics, Politcal Science, Politics, Topical Tips|

Sci-Fi Recommendations for Black History Month

By Naomi Lots of people read to escape the real world. While it’s definitely useful to read about all the things you can do, it’s also very valuable to give your working mind a rest and try escapism for a while. Science Fiction, Fantasy and Fantasy Romance (or Romantasy) are some [...]

Naomi2025-02-16T16:35:15+01:00Tags: André M. Carrington, Black History Month, Naomi, Nnedi Okorafor, Science Fiction, Suyi Davies Okungbowa|

Bookbits for 26 February 2025

By Sophie Egad! Another Bookbits in the same month as the last one?! Yep, the first week of March I'm off, so thought I'd get this in early. ^^ - Well, if you didn't love Little Free Libraries already, a recent study in the US shows that these treasure boxes really benefit [...]

Sophie2025-02-25T20:24:34+01:00Tags: Anne Tyler, Awards, Black History Month, Bookbits, bookish romances, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Current Affairs, Interviews, lists, little free libraries, reading critically, sff bestiary, Sophie|

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