We're really excited to welcome author and journalist Kimberly McIntosh to Review to celebrate the paperback release of her essay collection black girl, no magic with a discussion on respectability politics with Annabel Sowemimo (author of Divided).
black girl, no magic is a cracking selection of personal and political essays informed by Kimberly's life and work in social policy and campaigning. Perfect for fans of Slay In Your Lane, Trick Mirror, and Bad Feminist, it's a dazzling debut collection that brilliantly tells not only the story of a life, but what that life might teach us.
Kimberly McIntosh is a writer and researcher. She has written for a range of publications including the Guardian, the Washington Post, the Independent, the Metro and Vice, and was the dating columnist at gal-dem between 2016-2020. Kimberly has discussed her research on BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live, BBC News and Sky News. She is a trustee at Wasafiri magazine, a quarterly British literary magazine covering international contemporary writing. black girl, no magic is her first book.
Dr Annabel Sowemimo is a doctor, activist and the author of Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare. As well as being a Sexual and Reproductive Health registrar in the NHS, she is also the founder of community-based organisation Reproductive Justice Initiative, formed to address the colonial history of sexual and reproductive health. Annabel is also a PhD candidate and Harold Moody Scholar at King's College London.
Tickets are £5 (redeemable against a copy of the book on the night!) and there will be a free glass of wine available. See you there!
