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"Love, Clavius. I loved you enough to present my blood as your sin offering. Enough to give my life as your peace offering. forgiveness is yours, if only you will accept it". "It can not be that simple", I argued. Even the Jews know that a man has to live a holy life, do certain … Continue reading Book Review: Risen – The Novelization of the Major Motion Picture by Angela Hunt
Welcome July! This new month is promising us some fantastic reads that will soon be on the book stands. Be the first to grab a copy of any of these Top 10 highly rated books coming out this month. This list has a variety of genres and there is something for everyone. The Bookish Life … Continue reading July 2019: Top 10 New Books For This Month
If you are a bookaholic like me, books are probably one of your priced possessions. Ensuring that my books are well kept and will outlive me, is my ambition as it would all be a waste to have spent a lot of money buying so many books when they will be destroyed and can not … Continue reading Book Care: 5 Ways To Keep Your Books In Good Condition
Kerry Fisher always seems to exceed my expectations with her stories, writing style and wit. This book held me spell bound and even with its 316 pages, I was through with it in one day despite all I was doing. The story is about Lydia who is married to Mark with two kids and they … Continue reading Book Review: After The Lie by Kerry Fisher
For those of us who prefer books to shoes, knowing the right book stores or book sellers to get our bookish fix from is a very essential part of our lives. I have recently been asked by quite a few people about where and how I purchase most of the books I read and I … Continue reading My Top 7 Online Book Sellers
"Wavering between that (and this), (belonging) neither to these nor to those" - Suruh Nisa 4:143 It's not about the Burqa is a book that expresses the different experiences of 1st/2nd generation immigrant Muslim women of color in Britain. This anthology of 17 essays written by Muslim women aims at giving them an opportunity to … Continue reading Book Review: It’s Not about The Burqa Edited by Mariam Khan
"You'll recall the evening of her first transgression and that you had forgotten about her being half naked in your bedroom, trying on your clothes. And you'd despised yourself on this. You'd wished you had not stayed quite, had not walked over to your side of the bedroom and picked up your phone from the … Continue reading Book Review: Lagos Noir Edited by Chris Abani
Reading books is a huge part of my family culture and this is not because I am an unapologetic bookworm. My kids love reading books as a result of my constant commitment to deliberately encourage and motivate them to read. This is not easy sometimes as you have to literally fight a never ending war … Continue reading 7 Easy Ways To Help Your Kids Love Reading.
June is here! What are we reading this month? Here are my Top Ten Picks to look out for this month. There is definitely something for everyone in this collection. Happy reading...... 1. Travelers by Helon Habila Expected Publication: June 19, 2019 by W. W. Norton Company Pages: 288 Genre: Fiction Blurb: Award-winning author Helon … Continue reading June 2019 New Titles: Top Ten Books To Read This Month!
"The boy is now too tired to move, so he lies on the ground almost motionless. She feels like she's in a dream. These people can't possibly burn a little child in broad daylight because of groundnuts. A Tyre materializes from nowhere. Bring petrol! Someone says. Groundnuts...... Never judge a book by it's cover! I … Continue reading Book Review: International Sisi Eko and Other Stories Edited by Hope Eghagha & Karen King-Aribisala