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November 15, 2023

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Negative Reviews Got You Down? Here’s How to Bounce Back

Picture this: you've finally written the book you've spent your whole career preparing for. Your book launch is in full swing, and you hop on to Amazon and see...a negative review. You don't have to imagine much further to

May 19, 2023

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How To Write A Book Review

There are two approaches to a book review: Descriptive reviews give the essential information about a book. This is done with description and exposition, by stating the perceived aims and purposes of the author, and by quoting striking passages

February 17, 2023

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Critiquing Non-Fiction: 6 Points to Note

What is the best way to critique a literary non-fiction? It is easy for one to criticize people, processes, governments, etc. without necessarily adding value. Sometimes, such criticisms are done in bad faith. In a work of art, however,

October 28, 2021

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How Well-Read Are You?

How well-read are you, really? It is no longer news that writers must be readers. This is because the depth of your writing is determined by the wealth of other writings you have consumed. What if you were to

September 23, 2020

The Best Way to Write a Book Review

A book review is a critical appraisal of a book. It contains a summary of the content and assesses the importance of the book. It also goes beyond assessment and summary, it's an opportunity for the reviewer to assess

May 17, 2019

5 Things to Keep in Mind When Hiring an Editor

The art of writing is different for everyone; writing comes easily to some people, and as a result, they are eager to share their work with others. For other people, writing could be a burden. The combination of words

May 1, 2019

Book Review: Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, The Serial Killer

The shortlist for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction was released on Monday, April 29, 2019 and Oyinkan Braithwaite's satire slashfest debut novel made the list of six! In honour of the recognition she's been getting since My Sister,

April 17, 2019

9 Novels That Changed The World

Reading is not just about pleasure: books have the power to touch us profoundly, to open our eyes to injustices – and sometimes even act as a catalyst for social change. To mark World Book Day, we take a

April 15, 2019

A Fresh Look at Writings from Africa

In her book The Doctor and the Saint, Arundhati Roy discusses at some length how Gandhi’s impressions of the Africans during his two-decade-long stay as an expatriate attorney in South Africa were full of superstitions. Naturally, such an attitude was

February 27, 2019

If They Gave Oscars to Books, Here Are The 2019 Nominees

Of course, the Real Book Oscars are given out at the National Book Awards ceremony; so consider these the Fake Book Oscars—they’re extra fun because you don’t even have to dress up [Ed. note: dressing up IS fun]. In

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