Jeffrey Boakye
Host at BBC Radio 4
Father. Writer. Educator. MUSICAL WORLD; I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID; MUSICAL TRUTH; BLACK, LISTED; HOLD TIGHT; KOFI series; Add To Playlist. Rep @sarahsuch.
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2 months ago |
msn.com | Lisa Allardice |William Boyd |Abir Mukherjee |Sara Collins |Ben Johns |Justine Jordan | +4 more
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2 months ago |
theguardian.com | Lisa Allardice |William Boyd |Sara Collins |Justine Jordan |Nikesh Shukla |Jeffrey Boakye
According to new data from YouGov, 40% of British adults have not read a single book in the last year, with the median Briton having read or listened to three. In a world where there are so many other distractions and forms of entertainment to choose from, fewer and fewer people are getting stuck into books – yet lots of us would like to be reading more. So we asked authors, booksellers and critics to choose the book they think you should read this year – even if you only read one.
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Jan 18, 2024 |
jeffreyboakye.substack.com | Jeffrey Boakye
That is not a typo. Part 23. Twenty-three! And still going... It turns out that understanding whiteness is a bigger task than I might have imagined. Listen, if you're new to this Substack, welcome. You've missed a bit, but this post will still be fully accessible, I promise you. I’ve made it free to read in full because it shapes some of the most vital and important ideas I have committed to the page. So read carefully, with an open heart and curious mind.
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Jan 10, 2024 |
teachwire.net | Simon Hunt |Lucy Starbuck Braidley |Robert Tregoning |Jeffrey Boakye
Primary Do all your colleagues feel accepted and equal at school? Take a little time to give it some thought… by When I started teacher training back in 2007, I was the only black student on my course. Armed with a tweed blazer, leather satchel and head full of bright ideas, I wasn’t going to let my minority status get in the way of making a difference – it was going to be just like the recruitment campaigns said it would be.
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Oct 29, 2023 |
justimagine.co.uk | Jeffrey Boakye
While using The Spice Girl’s ‘Wannabe’ as a doorway into a brief history of feminism, Boakye says,‘In a way, I’m breaking the rules of enjoying popular music by writing a book like this. I’m not sure if pop songs are meant to be analysed and turned into clever sounding essays’.
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BEYOND excited to be introducing my Faith Amponsah crime fiction series, after such a warm welcome from the team at Pan Macmillan. Huge thanks to the whole Pan Fic team and my agent @SarahSuch. A whole new take on the genre and two books in the pipeline. Watch this space!
.@panmacmillan has signed two novels from Jeffrey Boakye, the award-winning broadcaster, journalist, educator and author of books including I Heard What You Said (@picadorbooks) 👇 https://t.co/mz8IEIGIBR
A quick one to say: here it is. My debut crime fiction has been announced in a two book deal with @panmacmillan✨ Introducing Faith Amponsah to the world. This is crime fiction and so much more. I can’t wait for the world to see. Huge thanks to the Pan Fiction team. Get excited!
.@JeffreyKBoakye is making his adult fiction debut at Pan Fiction (@panmacmillan), with the Faith Amponsah crime series https://t.co/IJZMzcKMd4 (£) https://t.co/atgOSkkTxG
RT @Raphaella_Reads: Absolutely thrilled to be teaming up with Jeffrey and Sarah to launch this very special series. Rich with depth, nuanc…
