It is OCTOBER! This season to be scared. This is the season to get your hands on some of the best Horror books out there! What more can you do than read some of the newly published novels in this genre?
The Torchbearers Of History (Of Time Past) And Of The Present And Of Future Narratives: A Review Of “All Ghana A Stage” By Boakye D. Alpha
“In all of us, there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage, to know who we are and where we came from.” — Alex Haley A few weeks ago, I received a black box from the second lady, H.E Samira Bawumia’s office. The box housed several goodies, chief among them was an ARC of…
A Review of Rupi Kaur’s Home Body By Boakye D. Alpha
I stayed the night to read/listen to Home Body by Rupi Kaur because I was all in my head and emotions that I desired a reprieve. Well, I found it in both the book and the interesting controversy I found on the web surrounding Rupi’s type of poetry. There seems to be an endless debate…
I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry Review by Boakye D. Alpha
Book by Halsey I am a fan of her songs but never knew she had a poetry book so you can imagine my surprise when I found out and my eagerness to get into it. And I must say, I wasn’t disappointed. 📌 The American Woman, a painting done by Halsey herself, is featured on…
Building Habits With James Clear’s Atomic Habits: A Review by Boakye D. Alpha
This book has given a lot of explanation to a lot of things I do in my day-to-day life. I kept on nodding and smiling at a lot of things as I read/listened to it. This is a life-changing book. It is a wonderful book that effectively communicates how minor (atomic) modifications to one’s everyday…
The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot By The Taliban: A Review of I Am Malala By Boakye D. Alpha
From the “Dedication”, you get thrown into what to expect as a reader: To all the girls who have faced injustice and been silenced. Together we will be heard. It is only after you have immersed yourself in the book and its story would you get exactly how much power the dedication holds. To grow up in a land where barely anyone had their total freedom (and was even worse if you were a woman) and have a voice wasn’t an easy feat.
10 New Novels (and Authors) To Look Out For This Year
2022 has the promise to be a fantastic year. This new year is going to usher in a slew of new experiences: new possibilities, new concerns, and new surprises. Also, accompanying this new year is new books, which is great news for book lovers like us. With sources from Goodreads and Epic Reads, I have…
A Review of Prateek Joshi’s Arc Asylum By Boakye D. Alpha
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” – Margaret J. Wheatley Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi is divided into five sections of dated entries—each, a prose poem that has a story to tell. I must admit, I haven’t read much prose-poetry and I didn’t…
Review: Conversation With Minds by Joseph Awujoola
“Conversation with Minds” written by Joseph Awujoola (Seph Ace) is a deep and eccentric poetry collection that speaks directly to the soul. This collection is divided into four (4) phases which makes reading easier for readers. The 1st phase speaks about an introduction to a freEnd. This phase speaks about how darkness captures the mind,…
Love In Retrospect, Chasing the Melodies of Love with “Christiana Jayne”, A Review by Boakye D. Alpha.
“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” – Nicholas Sparks Love is our sun, night and day. Love is the air we breathe but cannot see. Love is that cold water we quench our shirts with. Love is…love is a lot of things. Love can vary in intensity…