• Bolu Babalola Reads from Her Romance Novel Honey and Spice

    From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

    Damian Barr’s Literary Salon tempts the world’s best writers to read exclusively from their latest greatest works and share their own personal stories. Star guests include Jojo Moyes, John Waters, Yaa Gyasi, Mary Beard, Diana Athill and Louis de Bernières—all in front of a live audience at leading glamorous locations world-wide. Our London home is the Savoy. Suave salonnière Damian Barr is your host.

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    Need a beach read? We’ve got you covered. Bolu Babalola’s Honey and Spice is just the summer romance you’ve been looking for.

    Kiki Banjo is an expert in relationship-evasion. She’s made it her mission to protect the women of Whitewell University from the dangers of players and heartbreak, supplying advice, tips and essentials to paying men no mind on her student radio show, Brown Sugar. But then Kiki meets a distressingly handsome newcomer who threatens to tear apart the community of women she’s fought so hard to protect.

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    Bolu Babalola is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Love in Color. Her new novel Honey & Spice is published by Headline and available now in all good bookshops. We recommend buying from one of our favorite indies, Afrori Books, who sell the biggest selection of books by Black Authors in the UK.

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    This podcast is edited and produced by Megan Bay Dorman, and programmed by Matt Casbourne.


    Damian Barr's Literary Salon
    Damian Barr's Literary Salon
    Damian Barr's Literary Salon tempts the world's best writers to read exclusively from their latest greatest works and share their own personal stories. Star guests have included Bret Easton Ellis, Jojo Moyes, John Waters, Helen Fielding, Diana Athill and Louis de Bernières - all in front of a live audience at leading glamourous locations. Suave salonnière Damian Barr is your host. Don't worry it's not a book club - there's no homework. Salon Selective!





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