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Pack Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, by Manu Herbstein to Read on Your Next Trip: A Book Review Last year, my husband Phil and I traveled to meet his extended family in Ghana. It was the first time I’d been to his home country and it just so happened to be “The […]

Pack “The Note” by Zoë Folbigg for a Love Story to Read On the Wayto Your Next Trip: A Book Review & Author Interview Who doesn’t love a love story? I saw the author Zoë’s interview and immediately went to my Amazon app to buy the book. Just hearing her talk about it, I was […]

Pack the Mystery book “Pigeon English” by Stephen Kelman to Read on Your Next Trip: A Book Review I picked this book up at the train station bookshop while I was waiting for the train. Every now and then, I’ll encounter little things that remind me of my journey and transition from Africa to the […]

Pack the Post Colonial Novel “Half of a Yellow Sun” to Read on Your Next Trip: A Book Review Half of a Yellow Sun is hailed as a “haunting story of love and war.” It’s set in Nigeria in the late 1960s. When I read this book, I was so moved by it. Half of […]

Pack the Memoir “Hot Chocolate in June” to Read on Your Next Trip: A Book Review and Author Interview Hot Chocolate in June is a true story about loss, love, and grief. I loved reading this book! I read it in two days (you will need some tissues!) and what resonates with me is how […]