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Not been loving my make up lately, what tinted moisturisers are you all using and loving lately. Has to be Black girl friendly and UK accessible (Selfridge's/Sephora)?

me when I am in the presence of a fresh loaf of bread and some room-temperature butter

"Heavy Make-ups" - typed by an administrator that will demand intellectual respect.

So that my own will be "Parable of the coconut head?"

Looking forward to speaking to the brilliant Eloghosa Osunde Eloghosa about their excellent new novel Necessary Fiction which celebrates queer lives in contemporary Nigeria. 4th Estate Books Next Thursday 7pm Foyles Bookshop bit.ly/3IJNFPG

📢 3 days to go! The Caine Prize Online Editing Programme offers emerging African writers the opportunity to receive tailored editorial support and elevate their short stories to a publishable standard. 🗓️ Deadline: 28 July 2025 Apply here: caineprize.com/online-editing…

Ayra, what did you put in your stew!

I voted for Fave and Amaarae. I want to see something.

Nigerian author Leye Adenle wins the 2024 Lawrence Prize for his short story “The House of Oluawo,” published in Michigan Quarterly Review’s (Michigan Quarterly Review) African Writing issue. brittlepaper.com/2025/07/nigeri…

It's been too long... Join us for book club Aug 24 to discuss: Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang rebelwomenlit.com/events/babelbo…

mood:

Most people are scared of their man one day picking up a mic and declaring a music career, she went into this with her eyes wide open. And knowing her family, they'll play this while she's in labour and hmmmm.

Good morning to everyone coming to the ISaidWhatISaidPod live show today, and the Super Falcons only. Everyone else can collect their greeting from anywhere they like oh. Not my business 🥰🥰

Was the reel Hot Body in the club last night, took that song very personally. Shout-out to Group Therapy, needed a sweaty rave.

After #weareladyparts aired, I wanted something for #blackalt girls + younger me, so I did that with amazing illustrator, Flo Wooley. This graphic novel is for all the Black Alt girls 👩🏿‍🎤🖤🙂‍↕️ BLACK DOLLS is OUT NOW. Black girls 🤝🏿 pop-punk band = win Clash of the Bands?

Remember applications for this year's Mo Issa Workshops are open! Visit our website and apply (link in reply)

Amos Tutuola’s groundbreaking novels The Palm-Wine Drinkard and My Life in the Bush of Ghosts are back in print! Grove Atlantic’s reissues are a gift to fans of African fantasy. Take a peek here! brittlepaper.com/2025/07/love-a…

I spent a few Sundays in June & July attending a church of the deaf in Lagos to tell the story of how it helps them find faith & community. “God understands us all,” they told me. Isaiah 29:18: And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book… apnews.com/article/nigeri…

A bad bxtch.