This week’s reviewer is Jess Alexander from South Africa. Jess is a lecturer, digital artist and Bookstagrammer who shares thoughtful reflections on contemporary literature. Blending close reading with an easy, conversational sensibility, she creates space for nuanced discussion, readerly curiosity, and a genuine love of books.
Here are her 5 Favourites:
- Home Going by Yaa Gyasi
- The Lie of 1652: A Decolonised History of Land by Tariq Mellet
- Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola
- Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
- Coloured: How Classification Became Culture by Lynsey Ebony Chutel and Tessa Dooms
