Over-Booked📚✨

/əʊvəˈbʊkęd (v) a literary love affair. We are here to amplify and celebrate black authors’ contribution within the literary world. #Literature #BookReviews

[BIGBOSS @minenhlebt]

My friend Bas asked me to compile a list of makeup products to get her makeup bag started and I thought I would share it. 💄🤍

[Penguin Books USA @penguinusa]

PSA: going to the bookstore always makes your day better

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

People tend to think of classics as being “boring,” but we wouldn’t keep reading them for hundreds of years if we didn’t love them.

Let me introduce you to some FUN classics:

[Sasol @SasolSA]

We're very proud to share that #SasolTechnoX, SA's premier STEAMI career exhibition will take place from 14 – 18 Aug 2023. Organised annually by the #SasolFoundation, Sasol TechnoX will provide an immersive and hands-on experience for learners. Details https://t.co/NbDjNZ07c3

[Issey Rose @Ceehl]

“Sometimes, you remember me better than I remember myself. I think that’s important in a friendship—to hold reflections of people for them, be a mirror when they start fading in their own eyes. I hope I do the same thing for you, too.”

— Akwaeke Emezi

[ana @theanarice]

(excuse me for being a nerd, but) i was just reading about this book design trend. it’s called the book blob. it’s often used for fiction, and the authors are usually women of color.

[Over-Booked📚✨ @OverBookedZA]

@KgosiBookshelf Absolutely understand 😊

[Zizipho Bam @zizipho_bam]

I had the pleasure to hold conversation with @LindaMasilela2 about my book and he penned some wonderful words about my work. Check out the interview here: https://t.co/A92ganil9G

[Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika is a prayer 🙏 @Relebone_]

Proud to introduce you to The Masana Library Project 📚 WORDS MATTER. WORDS HEAL. WORDS GROW US. And everyone deserves access to words and books!

Pretty please follow @masana.library on Instagram for regular updates, and RT if you love books as much as I do 😜♥️

[Lizz Johnson @Eltayo_Ofosuah]

Glad to have my piece published on @englishpen. In this piece, I discuss the Ghanaian Literary Scene and my experience as a 2022 participant at the @CainePrize literary workshop.

https://t.co/20zPN6MKHx

[Niq Mhlongo @NiqMhlongo]

Gauteng International Book Festival in Soweto

[Homegirls and Handgrenades🌈🍉🇵🇸 @ItsLithaAfter9]

I’m not deleting the tweet. Here’s their explanation for the higher cost. Here’s my response. Y’all enjoy though🤍🤍

[Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika is a prayer 🙏 @Relebone_]

Non-fiction ☺️

[Over-Booked📚✨ @OverBookedZA]

Happy belated birthday @MahlapeThabiso ! To all book lovers, one more day to buy @_BlackBirdBooks’s amazing titles at 50% off. 📚

[Wits University Press @WitsPress]

@BrittlePaper “I think of this book as a little feminist utopia ... because it presents the lives of women as beautiful complexities.“ @WitsPress is proud to announce that Surfacing: On being black and feminist in South Africa, (https://t.co/lynLyGWtoH) has won the @iNIHSS Award.

[Over-Booked📚✨ @OverBookedZA]

Pre-order now and thank yourself later! Better yet, pre-order a few more to gift your friends mental health challenges.

[Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika is a prayer 🙏 @Relebone_]

My book #BrokenPorcelain is available for pre-order at https://t.co/5HCP7V7rKG

I’ve got some goodies for you too 😊 When you pre-order, you get a free worksheet with the book AND you stand a chance to win one of these prize boxes! I’m calling it The Big Broken Porcelain Box 🕺🏾