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Watch this space! 👀 Our Books is a new online bookstore, specialising in books by BAME writers. It’s early days, but we hope to create one heck of a platform for diverse voices and inclusive literature.

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Our #nonfictionfriday bookseller recommendation is this number edited by Miriam Khan 👇🏾👇🏾 an anthology of essays by seventeen Muslim women from different backgrounds, speaking frankly and candidly about sexuality, race, Islamaphobia, gender, and much more

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'I have never loved anything the way I love the endz.'
- Caleb Femi, Poor

Poor is a first class debut collection of poetry and original photography by #CalebFemi
This book has made it clear that Femi has an incredible gift. 100% one to watch.

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Fact, #BritBennett is a gifted storyteller. Oh, and this book ticks a lot of boxes for us: intricate plot lines ✔️ complex family relationships ✔️ wonderfully detailed settings ✔️ thoughtfully and beautifully written ✔️
#TheVanishingHalf

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Today is International Women's Day, and a fitting day to celebrate all the game changers, the educators, the advocates, and all the bad ass ladies out there in print 💪🏾

#InternationalWomensDay

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Our pick of the month is The Collected Schizophrenias, a deep dive into Esmé Weijun Wang's story. We'll be settling down to read this over the weekend with a brew ☕️ #wbu

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/w25RD2bOBi

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It's the last day of our online winter sale (don't say we didn't warn you). Head across to our online shop if you fancy yourself one or two bargains ❄️📚⚡️

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"Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories."

Zadie Smith's White Teeth was first published on this day in 2000. https://t.co/uR54gFTbs2

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@bitchysjw Right! 👌

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Happiest of publication days to this number! And what a cracker it is 📚❤️👄
Luster by @RavenLeilani is a brilliant and painfully funny debut that takes us through what it means to be young now (and boy, do we know what a slog that can feel like!).

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Happy publication day to @RavenLeilani 🎉

🔥 ‘Remarkable, the most delicious novel I’ve read.’ @CandiceC_W
🔥 'I was blown away by this debut novel... It is exquisite.' @dollyalderton
🔥 'Luminous, glorious.' @djdaisyjohnson

LUSTER is out now 🖤 https://t.co/yx1yD354Sz

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Belated HNY 💫💫

As the nights are still pretty long, we'll be getting a fair amount of (not so great) knitting and audio-book listening done. Here's to more adventures in between book covers and a brighter 2021 📚✨

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We've got some exciting things in the pipeline for Black Friday ⚡️ watch this space 👀

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We are eating that Elena Ferrante's favorite books by women list up like it was a brunch. https://t.co/fbUKJRXhzW

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@ChimamandaReal writes about police brutality, the End SARS protests, and the recent tipping point that has come to in Nigeria. Please read through.

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"The Nigerian state has turned on its people," writes Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. "The only reason to shoot into a crowd of peaceful citizens is to terrorize: to kill some and make the others back down. It is a colossal and unforgivable crime." https://t.co/jM85qzxeOY

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@PartGraeme wrote up a little something on what #BlackPoundDay is, how it works, and why it matters (and with a very mini contribution from Our Books!) 💸
https://t.co/d6swbibKtn

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Thinking of others helps temper the ego, doing for others helps nurture the soul. #SundayWisdom

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We’ve found that Ocean Vuong is quickly becoming one our fave writers at Our Books, having such a knack for creating something that is soft yet also powerful.

[Excerpt from Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong]

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'Behold the miracle of afro hair' 🦁

https://t.co/fla7RNPYgY

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A small gesture to say thank you for supporting Our Books! For 48 hours on (3rd Oct - 4th Oct) we'll be giving you free shipping on all orders

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