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In today's episode, I walked through my reads of February, which are listed below: Jaded by Ela LeeBeartown by Fredrik BackmanLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoMy Husband's Wife by Alice FeeneyWhere Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéGod Help the Child by Toni MorrisonHow to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy BrentOff Menu by Amy RosenThe Secret World of Maggie Grey by Granger

This February, we're celebrating both Black History Month and Valentine's Day by exploring love stories written by Black authors from across the diaspora. From queer Nigerian narratives to magical realism in Trinidad, from YA thrillers to wartime epistolary novels, these six books showcase the beauty, complexity, and revolutionary nature of Black love in all its forms. Join me as we discuss family love, romantic love, self-love, and love as an act of resistance. Links mentioned: Reviews ​Ace of Spades​Pet​Butter Honey Pig BreadReading Challenges ​Blind Date with my books​2026 Something Bookish Reading ChallengeRecipe Red Velvet Brownies BOOKS DISCUSSED: 1. Pet by Akwaeke Emezi 2. Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi 3. Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 4. Aanu Ife by Lara Kareem 5. When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo 6. These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere

In this episode of Caffeinated Chapter, I discussed 11 books read in January, what I loved, books that made me cry, and the ones that weren't for me. Grab a drink and wrap up January with coffee, conversations, and bookish reflections. Books Mentioned: The Bone River— Nkereuwem Albert Mafia & Secrets — Isa Oliver. Rebel Folklore - Icy Sedgwick Things We Do Not Tell the People We Love — Huma Qureshi Son of the Morning — Akwaeke Emezi Gate to Kagoshima — Poppy Kuroki The Samurai’s Garden — Gail Tsukiyama Scrum — Ava Tenny The Gingerbread Bakery - Laurie Gilmore So Long a Letter — Mariama Bâ How to Kill Your Biggest Fan — Helen Ellis

In this episode of Caffeinated Chapter, I reintroduce the podcast, sharing my excitement about returning to the mic after a hiatus. I discuss my goals for the podcast, including cutting out filler words and creating a cozy space for book lovers. I reflect on my recent reading journey, mentioning the books I have completed and my intention to read more consistently. I emphasized the importance of enjoying the reading process without pressure, and I shared my love for coffee, a recurring theme in the upcoming episodes. Throughout the conversation, I also express gratitude for listener engagement and the emotional connection I feel with my audience, highlighting the impact of a supportive community on my creative endeavors. Some of the books mentioned in this episode: The Bone River by Nkereuwem AlbertRebel Folklore: Empowering Tales of Spirits, Witches, and Other Misfits from Anansi to Baba Yaga Audiobook edition by Icy Sedgwick with Maite Jáuregui (Narrator)Things We Do Not Tell The People We Love by Huma QureshiSon of the Morning by Akwaeke EmeziThe Samurai's Garden by Gail TsukiyamaGate to Kagoshima by Poppy KurokiThe 2026 reading challenges mentioned: Fun With Titles Reading Challenge 2026January in JapanThe StoryGraph Reads the World 2026The StoryGraph's Genre Challenge 2026The 2026 #SomethingBookishReadingChallengeFind me on Instagram | Twitter | Storygraph | Fable | Newsletter

Hey there, welcome back to the podcast. It has been so long and I'm glad to be back. In today's episode, I'll be reintroducing the podcast while addressing and sharing with you some plans that I have and I'll also be sharing my current goals for the rest of 2023. Here's a look at some of the top episodes we've had in past seasons: Reading A Broken People's Playlist Recommending Reading Challenges for 2022 Recommending Smutty books I mentioned listening to more audiobooks and if you want to get into it as well, you can do that by signing up to Scribd. With this link, you get 60 days free to listen and read so many books. Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and Storygraph. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel and Newsletter. Join the Something Bookish Reading Challenge and The Storygraph Reads The World 2023 Challenge. Enjoy! ✨

It's #ShortStorySeptember and I'm doing another reading from A Broken People's Playlist, a collection of 12 stories inspired by music. This is an all time favorite book and you'll find that I mentioned among the books that would pull you out of a reading slump in Episode 9.

Every book fits into a prompt in a reading challenge, it all just depends on you. On the show today, I shared books for five prompts in The Something Bookish Reading Challenge, the prompts mentioned in this show are: A book over 500 pages A book by a Southern African Author A book by a Caribbean Author A book set in East Africa A translated novel published in 2022 The Reading challenge is hosted by Amyn - The Lipglossmaffia and the books recommended can be found on Scribd, using my link and you get 60 days free. Try it Now! Connect with me on bookstagram and twitter. For more bookish recommendations, reading and reviewing, subscribe to Reads, Recs and Reviews on Apple Podcast.

For today, I'm reading an excerpt from the book; The Sex Lives Of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. This reads more like a memoir which features the stories of several women talking about the sex experiences and how they've been able to come to terms with their sexuality despite societal norms. I hope you enjoy listening to me read this, also leave me a comment if you've read this book.

In today's episode, I'm celebrating Black women writers and sharing their books.  In order of appearance: Coconut by Florence Olajide  LegendBorn by Tracy Deonn The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi In Dependence by Sarah Ladipo Manyika  Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones On The Come Up by Angie Thomas His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna You can connect with On Instagram and Twitter

There are no rules to participating in reading challenges. There are lots of them right now and you can pick anyone from the list below: The Something Bookish Reading Challenge 2022 10 books 10 decades 20 books by black women Storygraph read the world 2022 Follow me on bookstagram, try scribd for free for 60 days  If you enjoy my content, please consider supporting me and buy me a cup of digital coffee  Subscribe to my newsletter Daalụ ❤

Hey there! Happy New Year! Welcome to the first episode on the podcast season 3, today I'm sharing my best books of 2021 and anticipated releases of 2022. Reviews and Reflections of books mentioned are: The Gilded One The Mountains Sing The First Woman Ace of Spades  Butter Honey Pig Bread If you love my content, please share and buy me a digital cup of coffee.  The complete list of Best Books of 2021 and anticipated releases of 2022 are up here! Follow me on StoryGraph and get 60 days free to read book on Scribd

Bush Baby is a short story published by Illino Media, it is a story that has an otherworldliness to it. I especially love the writing style and how easy the story was to get into and comprehend. You can read Bush Baby on illino.org and you can also subscribe to their mailing list to know when they have published new stories.

Whew! Recording this episode was total chaos. I had my initial thoughts penned down but as soon as I sat to record it all vanished. Today's episode is very explicit, explores books with levels 5-10 smuts and I loved every bit of this episode. Books mentioned include: Sugar Daddies by Jade West, The Billionaire Submissive by Joely Sue Burkhart, Bait by Jade West, Hotter than ever by Elle Kenedy, The Until series (Him/Her) by Aurora Rose.

Love Is Beautiful When In Bloom is a collection of seven short stories that centre and focus on Love. The stories are refreshing and have a lightness to them that would make you just sit and smile. I'm proud of Nigerian Female authors who are doing extraordinarily well and I'll always highlight them in anyway I can. Since it's Short stories September, I decided to read two stories from this collection and I hope you enjoy it. You can get the book from the author's page on Instagram @laratkareem or @rovinheights, @pagebookstore and @bookpeddlerng all on Instagram.

This is one long episode where I shared recommendations for prompts in the Something Bookish Reading Challenge hosted by Amyn. Check it out on Instagram @something__bookish!