#black britsh women

In honour of Black History Month, we’ve put together a list of some of our favourite books by Black British women. It’s important to remember as Irenosen Okojie wrote in The Guardian that there’s more to Black British literature than Zadie Smith. 

The books, from the top row left to right are: 

1. Yoruba Girl Dancing by Simi Bedford 
2. Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo 
3. 26a by Diane Evans 
4. The Long Song by Andrea Levy 
5. The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna 
6. Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyemi 
7. The Rose Petal Beach by Dorothy Koomson 
8. The Spider King’s Daughter by  Chibundu Onuzo 
9. Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta