Headline lands Babalola debut retelling love stories from mythology

Headline has landed debut author Bolu Babalola’s retelling of love stories from mythology and history, celebrating "wildly beautiful and astonishingly diverse tales of romance and desire". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 16:39:47 UTC ]
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