Black lives matter

Author, speaker, and photographer Lola Akinmade Åkerström is Nigerian-American, and based in Sweden. Her debut novel In Every Mirror She's Black was published in 2021, and her second book, Everything is Not Enough, is out today with Head of Zeus. It tells the story of three women as they try to navigate life, love, prejudice and privilege in Stockholm.

When I think about the classic period of crime fiction known as the Golden Age, there are a few things that spring to mind. A certain type of detective, often with some quirk to set him or her (but generally him) apart. Upper class white people. Often large houses with staff who knew their place, except for when they had a deadly secret to keep.  Read more

In exclusive research undertaken by The Bookseller, data shows the number of bestselling books by Black authors has fallen after encouraging signs in the wake of Black Lives Matter.

Last year, 20% of children's books published in the UK featured a minority ethnic character, with 9% including a main character of colour, according to the Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children's Literature, released today by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE).  Read more

My first encounter with Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis took place in 1974 in probably the most privileged, secluded, protected place on earth, the Greek island Skorpios belonging to her second husband, Aristotle Onassis, with a backdrop of arguably the most beautiful private vessel in the world, the treasure-laden Christina.  Read more