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...
Molemi announced as Nal’ibali Reading Ambassador
This week’s highlight must be Molemi being announced as a Nal’ibali Reading Ambassador. Our journey began with Nal’ibali last year when Molemi and I did the live book readings during the first lockdown announcement. We each had our own slots...
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...
The Catch Up
During December when South Africa was on Level 1 I met up with two Bookstagrammers who I’ve been interacting with for a while. With my introduction, I fill you in with the current books I’m reading. We are on day...
Not All That Glitters is Gold… A review of Critical But, Stable by Angela Makholwa
To begin with, this book opens with a suspense scene that grabs you and has you reading till the end wondering how did the first scene happen. I got no sleep till I got to the point of the first...