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Hi! My name is Lara Kareem, creator of this website. I’m a big literary lover, who also loves her heritage, hence the name Naija. I’m a Nigerian born and bred in Lagos… (read more)

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📣 A Blind Date With a Book | Ikeja, Lagos. Nigeria | Sat. April 20th 2019 » Come out and chill with bookish people & lovers, have fun, make new friends & eat as you engage in literally discussions and fun filled sessions. Bonus is you also get to go home with a mysterious book, and other bookish swag. Hands down the perfect kind of date 😍 » Price Slash Promo, Early Birds Limited Slots Available » Date: Saturday 20th, April 2019. Venue: Page Book Store, 82 Allen Avenue. Time: 1PM-5PM Fee: ̶N̶̶5̶̶0̶̶0̶̶0̶, N3000 (Payment Validates Slot) » Please help promote the hangout by sharing this post everywhere online (tag @bookishspecies or @naijabookbae if it’s possible) food & drinks, literally people, games & discussions, a book & many bookish swag is involved! » Thank you 🙏🏾

Special shoutout to Tor Publishing, who I’m thankful for! I got sent the beautiful books in the Binti series (hardcovers mind you), in exchange for my honest review. I was intrigued when I started this book, and from start to finish, it was a weird journey, which captivated me and held my attention, you really need to get your hands on the hardcover editions that was released last year, need one convincing reason to purchase it? The beautiful foreword in Binti is written by the one and only N.K. Jemisin. Binti is the first book of Nnedi, that I am reading and I am happy to say her writing style is easy to follow and it’s very inspiring. I liked the character Binti, I love how her zeal for knowledge and curiosity is displayed in this book, it’s a great introduction to knowing who Binti is as a character. The world building is great, and there’s a lot of things to learn and understand about the people, especially as this vibrant world that has been built, doesn’t only consist of humans but different species, from different planets or so it seems... Want to read the rest of thoughts on Binti? Visit my blog, the link is in my bio, in the mean time! Talk to me if you’ve read or plan on reading this book 😊

Late Post! Some weeks back @something__bookish hosted a giveaway and I won the goodies (and more, which can be found in my highlight titled books) in the picture above. These two books are part of the latest and popping titles in Nigeria right now. Between the two I’m definitely going to read Becoming Nigerian first because it’s shorter and I have so many books waiting for me to read and review. It’s March and April will soon come, but I’m still recovering from my one week of fun shenanigans last December. I’m always exhausted 😩 and I can’t wait to get my drive back in full force. How about you? How’s your year been like so far? Your reading game? My reading game left me in February but it’s back now! I’ve read three books already 😊 I’m hosting an event on the 20th of April please don’t let it flop and register! Details in the previous post.

“...times as human beings we’re very insecure, so we just need to learn to love ourselves” — @showdemcamp x @ladydonli (I hope I got it right) » Who’s with me and only reading novels by women this month? A lot of people are celebrating March as the International Women’s Month, with March 8th being the official day. Who are your Literary Queens? » What’s my lituation like this month? » I just got my reading groove back and I can’t wait to dive into whatever books that my wandering eyes wants, but first I’m finally going to dig into this book She Called Me Woman which is published by @cassavarepublicpress. I bought a copy of it immediately it got released last year and ever since it has been on my shelf, judging me for not reading and loving it. » Until my next story ♥️

Hello to all my new friends on here, I wanna properly introduce myself 🌚 ✍🏾 I’m Lara Tommy Kareem. I am a big literary enthusiast, as if you couldn’t tell that from my page lol. I review and blog about books that I read and are of interest to me. I also write my own tales, because there’s something freeing, comforting and wonderful about weaving words together to share the many stories that happen in my head. I run @BookishSpecies, which I use to share knowledge on various things that could be helpful to literary bloggers and lovers. Finally I also have a store @bookgloves where I make and sell Book Sleeves #ProtectYourBooks. You can visit all my webpages via the link in my bio 😊 ✍🏾 My big dreams are to be a published author (properly published) and start my own publishing house. Right now I work as the social media manager, marketing strategist & publicist for both @parresiapublishers & @pagebookstore. ✍🏾 On my feed you shall find me raving about books or ranting about books. Sharing books I’ve recently acquired, random giveaway of books and pictures of myself and things I snap here and there. On my story I’m more free and do whatever I feel like on it. I also interact more via stories 🌚 anyway it’s nice to meet you! I hope you stick around, if not stay blessed!

Currently Reading » Indigo by Molara Wood. Many short stories that had me smiling and thinking why did people say the book is just there, yes there are some short stories in it I really couldn’t care for but it’s an enjoyable read so far and I’ll be done with it ASAP! » @Something__Bookish is hosting a giveaway and this is my entry ♥️ Swipe Left to see what I would win. » What book(s) made me fall in love with reading? And why? » I fell in love with reading in February of 2006, lol it’s funny how it’s February again now. I was in an accident that fractured my ankle and I couldn’t play or move around like I normally did at school, so my head mistress told me to go to library and take up reading and I never stopped, but the books that really made me fall in love with reading were the Harry Potter Books, I spent 2006 catching up with every book in the series, and when Deathly Hallows got released I made sure my mum and I went to the bookstore to immediately get it and I devoured it in 2-days 🥰, then there were R.L. Stine Goosebumps books, I really loved the Give Yourself Goosebumps series and finally Jacqueline Wilson books.

Guess who has done something entirely new in 2019? Your girl 💃🏾 » You guys! For the first time in history, I finished listening to an audiobook! I'm so proud and happy I did that. I can proudly say "Audiobook? Been there, done that and dusted." The audio book in question is Shango by James R. Curtis » I really didn't know what to expect going into this book, all I saw was Shango and I was immediately captivated, I even thought "oh this will be some marvellous West African book to read!" Because I love books that deal with African deities. Imagine my surprise when I realised I thought wrong and this book was actually based in the United States and instead of African people, it was filled with Cubans. » It was a wonderful surprise (by the way) because it's always intriguing and educative to see how my culture which I somewhat share with various other races and nations, is perceived. » The story opens up with a gruesome scene, a ceremonial killing, which sounded so barbaric and definitely had to do with the worshipping of gods. Lieutenant Osvaldo Gutierrez was in charge of the investigation, and he immediately had an inkling it was related to rituals by the Santeria, an Afro-Caribbean cult. Knowing he couldn't solve this case on his own, he turned to consulting with experts on the Santeria culture. Professor Henry and Miguel, his Cuban American grad student, who was writing his thesis based on the Santeria culture. This led to a story full of surprises, twists and turns. » I would say more about the plot, but spoilers! Now about the story-telling, I found the voice of the narrator extremely soothing, and easy to follow, the pronunciation of words was very apt, I really loved the authentic feel of the narration, and how he changed his voice in many instances to fit the characters in question had me holding my side in laughter. » The story wasn't bad although in my belief I think the story could have been better and much more fleshed out, nonetheless, I enjoyed listening to this audiobook and I think you all should give it a try and get it from @AbantuAudio who have a wide range of diverse audio books.

All I’m in the mood for right now is poetry! 🌾 I don’t think anyone noticed but I’ve been withdrawing from here lately and it’s because I’ve just been feeling off lately. I can’t wait to get my mojo back, but until then, take care! 🍃 If you don’t know I sell very affordable book sleeves @bookgloves and right now it’s cheaper, so get yourself one before it’s too late ☺️ 🌾 How’s January been for you? It was fast in my opinion for the first time in years!

It’s all about the new new 💁🏾‍♀️ » All the books featured in this image are books given to me this month all by different wonderful people and I’m ever so thankful, who needs to win giveaways when I have many wonderful people in my life right? I would like to say I’m so glad I haven’t spent money on physical books this month but the book in @something__bookish cart would call me 🤥 » You guys have to get excited and happy! I’m finally launching an affordable book sleeves biz for book lovers in Nigeria @BookGloves and pre-ordering starts tomorrow! So be ready to support your girl 🥰 » I’m overwhelmed but I believe I’ve got this! Happy reading 💛 » #bookgloves

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