Sahara Mehdi is a 19-year-old journalism student in her second year at Ryerson University. She fell in love with reading as a child and has not stopped writing since. Sahara has been creating videos and other content under the alias “Miss Brainy” on YouTube since she was 15 years old. For more of her writing, you can find her @missbrainywrites on Instagram or @missbrainyblog.
By Sahara Mehdi Red and orange Persian rugs cover the hardwood floor. African and Caribbean art adorn the walls, from traditional tribal masks to local paintings. Novels pack the dark brown shelves, while books that don’t fit sit in piles on top. Large floor-to-ceiling windows open onto the street. The design is reminiscent of shops…
By Sahara Mehdi Miguel San Vicente stands on a Persian rug, absentmindedly pulling at his shirt, in A Different Booklist’s Cultural Centre, located next-door to the bookstore of the same name. The Facebook video of him pans around the room to show walls covered in African and Caribbean art and the large, diverse group of…
