Whether fiction, non-fiction or poetry, writing can leave readers with a keen sense of the community it describes, says South London writer and journalist Aniefiok ‘Neef’ Ekpoudom.
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson brings Brooklyn in the ’70s into rich colour. Watch life unfold through the eyes of August and her few friends as they live through a shifting period in the history of New York City. A tender, deftly written novel.
Where I Was From by Joan Didion
A soul searching read that sees Joan Didion – one of my favourite ever writers – unearth and narrate a deep rooted family history in the vast expanses of California. Stretching from 1766 to 2001, it seeks to explore how connected the current reality of the state and its inhabitants are to its past.
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Poor by Caleb Femi
A remarkable collection of poetry that intimately explores the dreams, joys and burdens of young black boys growing up in twenty-first century Peckham. The landscapes of the city are so vividly rendered. It feels as if the concrete and the roads are speaking.
Pappyland by Wright Thompson
Maybe the greatest living journalist. On the surface Pappyland is about the Van Winkle family and the three generations who have steered their whiskey business. Really, it’s about preservation, legacy and grief in the soul of the American South.
