Lola Jaye
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Lola Jaye was born and raised in London and has lived in Nigeria. Her novels have been translated into many languages. Her inspirational essay Reaching for the Stars: How To Make Your Dreams Come True was released in Spring 2009 as part of the UK’s wildly popular “Quick Reads” program in which bestselling authors deliver short new works. BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, is her first US novel and available now. Her second US novel; Being Lara will be released in 2012.

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Once Upon a Time

Posted March 16, 2011 | 12:54:00 (EST)

A spate of recent Hollywood films have revisited those fairytales from our childhood with a slightly different take, like new releases "Red Riding Hood" and "Beastly," starring Vanessa Hudgens. This got me thinking about the stories little girls are brought up on -- the notion of a Prince Charming waiting...

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Straight Talking

Posted September 1, 2009 | 15:44:36 (EST)

News has reached us over here in England of Chris Rock's new documentary about to hit your screens called; 'Good Hair.' An exploration of the lengths black women go to achieve that long and straightened, relaxed look with their tresses. I was also surprised to come across the US media...

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