The five best romance books of 2025 A tricky age gap, a dose of wedding day drama, literary love affairs, office rivals and the sexy side of Brexit The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
We Asked Romance Novelist Bolu Babalola to Share Her Favorite Books About a Second Chance at Love Thinking of rekindling things with a former flame? No problem. Author Bola Babalola has just the book recommendations for you. Marie Claire · Aug 4, 2025
5 new podcasts to listen to this week These are our top podcast picks. The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
Summer sizzlers: six must-read books by Black authors From the mysterious ‘return’ of a vanished mother to a London love affair gone awry, check out our guide to the freshest fiction to read by the pool The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025
The ultimate summer reading list: 15 novels about love, lust and sex to devour From classic romance to steamy romps to lust and power, your beach reads are sorted courtesy of Guardian Australia’s staff and critics The Guardian - AU · Dec 28, 2023
Call for new writers of colour as entries open for the 4thWrite short story prize The winner will receive £1,000, and have their story featured on the Guardian website The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023
Black History Month: 7 books by emerging black authors to put on your reading list Use October as an opportunity to get stuck into some of the best books of 2022. The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022
Why am I suddenly obsessing over crushes I had as a teenager? Bingeing YA romances ‘Heartstopper’ and ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ sent Emma Firth down the rabbit hole of her own adolescent longing. She speaks to ‘Honey & Spice’ author Bolu Babalola and podcast host Margaret Cabourn-Smith about the unshakeable power of our soppy teen infatuations The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola review – playful campus romcom A student falls for a guy who seems too good to be true in Babalola’s witty and charming debut novel The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022
18 brilliant books to add to your summer reading list Choosing a reading list for the summer is a very serious matter. The Indy Culture team share the books we’ll be getting stuck into The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022
The best books to read this summer, from Ottessa Moshfegh to Gabrielle Zevin Choosing a reading list for the summer is a very serious matter. The Indy Culture team share the books we’ll be getting stuck into The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022
On my radar: Bolu Babalola’s cultural highlights The novelist and comedy writer on her song of the summer, her new favourite sitcom and the brilliance of director Lynette Linton The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2022
4thWrite short story prize seeks best new writers of colour Unpublished writers from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds have until 14 August to submit their entries for the Guardian and publisher 4th Estate’s competition The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022