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Book Review: Never Tell a Lie – Gail Schimmel
Grateful to have been a part of the bookstagrammers who took part in this readalong. Looking forward to many more with the Tandem Collective Global team. The book opens up with the main character Mary Wilson and her bestie Stacey...
Reading Update and some ramblings
Hello Hello! I hope you’re all well, and you’re reading some great finds. I’ve managed to read 3 books while I’m on pause with two audiobooks. Both audiobooks being non-fiction, starting the year with a non-fiction is always a great...
Current Reads: Zwanga Nemanashi
I had a sit down with Zwanga Nemanashi, Marketing Manager at Jonathan Ball Publishers. She shared some of the books she’s read, what she didn’t like about them and what she’s looking forward to reading soon as she’s done with...
Book Nook: a visit to Toasted
I’m back with my search for perfect book nooks around Joburg and this time I found Toasted while I wasn’t searching for it at all. I saw a post around March which had a lovely review of the amazing toasted...
Collaboration in Bookstagram
On this Africa Day, I am remembering the past month where I took part in the inaugural Afrocentric April Booksta Tour. This was my first tour and I was so excited to be invited that I quickly signed up without...
Kingsmead Book Fair going virtual
The Kingsmead College will host the ninth annual Kingsmead Book Fair on the 29th May 2021. This year, things are going virtual. Tickets can be purchased here. Follow the programme here so you can plan your day and choose the...
Book Haul – Bellissimo Bella Books
Earlier in the year I found this bookstore on Instagram which had a book I wanted so bad, Bellissimo Bella Books. I switched on my notifications for their next book drop so that I wouldn’t miss out on their sales....
The Booktube Journey and how its going
Late last year I created a Youtube channel with the plan to share the videos I saved on the Instagram account from the daily live book readings. A way to sort of archive the readings for the people who actually...
Book Review: Searching for Simphiwe by Sifiso Mzobe
Synopsis from the book: Detectives in pursuit of criminals, a brother desperate to find his wunga-addicted sibling before it is too late, a quest to be reunited with a long-lost lover – these are just some of the searches that...