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Ep. 23 | Reintroduction + Current Reading Goals for 2023 from 2023-09-10T17:00:30

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 yo...

Ep.20: Recommending | Books by blBck Women you should read from 2022-04-09T15:24:33

In today's episode, I'm celebrating Black women writers and sharing their books. 

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Recommending | 4 Reading Challenges to join in from 2022-01-23T18:49:14

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 ...

Best Books of 2021 & Anticipated releases of 2022 from 2022-01-16T17:13:35

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 mentio...

Ep. 17: Reviewing | Bush Baby by Roseline Mgbodichinma from 2021-11-20T16:22:43

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. Yo...

Ep. 16: Recommending | 5 Smutty books that would leave you hot and bothered (Pt. 1) from 2021-09-30T20:40:55

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...

Ep. 16: Recommending | 5 Smutty books that would leave you hot and bothered. from 2021-09-30T20:40:55

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...

Ep. 15: Reading | A Broken People's Playlist by Chimeka Garricks from 2021-09-10T15:06:57

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 menti...

Ep. 14: Reading | Love Is Beautiful When In Bloom by Lara T. Kareem from 2021-09-03T15:30:30

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....

Ep. 13: Recommending | Books for the Something Bookish Reading Challenge from 2021-08-20T19:17:24

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! --- Send in a voice ...

Ep. 12: Recommending | 10 Nigerian Authors you need to know about from 2021-08-13T15:30:32

Nigeria is home to a lot of popular authors known worldwide who have become household names. We always hear about these household names but have you heard of others who aren't household names but w...

Ep. 11: Drunk Reviewing | Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi from 2021-06-18T15:00:23

Reviewing a book sober is cool but have you ever reviewed a book while drunk?! This one is fun! 

ABOUT THE BOOK: Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the story of three women: Kambirinachi a...

Ep. 10: Reading | Verity Of Old by Chio Zoe from 2021-06-11T15:50:40

Verity Of Old is the second book in the Memory Of Stone series published June 8, 2021. It follows and continues the journey of Nyx, Egan, Cecily and Gannon. It is pure fantasy and doesn't hold back...

Ep. 9: Recommending | 5 books + 1 to get you out of a reading slump from 2021-06-04T15:28:34

In this Episode, I'll be sharing 5 books + 1 that are guaranteed to pull you out of a reading slump. These books range from intense, to playful to less intense but are packed with so much drama ...

Ep 2: Recommending | Books for New Readers. from 2021-06-03T09:01:02

Today I'm sharing with you four books, all written by women, that I think is a good start for new readers and folks who are looking to get back into the reading game. Books mentioned are: The Sec...

Ep. 8: Reviewing | His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie from 2021-05-28T15:00:16

Reviewing debut book by Peace Adzo Medie set in Ghana --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/readsrecsandreviews/message

Ep. 7: Reading | Son of The Storm by Suyi Davies from 2021-05-21T15:00:32

Today I'm reading an excerpt from one of the most anticipated books in 2021. Son of The Storm gives off an afro-futuristic vibes and it's a fantasy book based on Africa. There'll be a Global South ...

Ep. 6: Reviewing | The Mountains Sing & Ru from 2021-04-30T15:50:44

Today's episode is a review and reflection as well as comparison between two books written by Vietnamese women where they showed us the impact the Viet Nam war had on them and their families. Both ...

Reviewing | The Mountains Sing & Ru from 2021-04-30T15:50:44

Today's episode is a review and reflection as well as comparison between two books written by Vietnamese women where they showed us the impact the Viet Nam war had on them and their families. Both ...

Ep.5: Reading | Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi from 2021-04-16T15:15:19

I decided to read Homegoing and it seemed appropriate for all that's going on right now. Homegoing tells the story of two sisters spanning through generations. It fits into one prompt on The Someth...

Ep. 4: Reviewing | The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi from 2021-04-02T16:00

Since this podcast started out with reading an excerpt from The First Woman, it seemed appropriate to review it at the end of the month. This book captured everything that is feminis...

Ep. 3: Reading | Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi from 2021-03-19T16:06:13

On today's episode, I decided to read excerpts from a fave's new fave. Amyn (Lipglossmaffia) came on bookstagram and thrust on us another book that we needed to add to our TBR and as always I fe...

Ep.1: Reading | The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi from 2021-03-05T16:21:13

For this first episode I decided to read an excerpt from The Indulgent Bibliophile book club read for the month. Makumbi is an excellent storyteller and having read Kintu, I have such high hopes fo...

The Bookish Igbo Girl Podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A podcast to read excerpts to you, give book recommendations, book reviews and also rant about books, creating a fun space for bookish folks!

ReadsRecsandReviews from 2020-05-16T14:36:55

A podcast to read excerpts to you, give book recommendations, book reviews and also rant about books, creating a fun space for bookish folks! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reads...