How to Love Your Afro

Reading this book was a cathartic, reassuring, and comforting experience. I have always known that our hair is deeply tied to our heritage and identity, but this book gave me the language to fully articulate that journey.

– Aminata KamaraHow to Love Your Afro was a straight up therapy session … This will be my pocket guide to my ongoing journey to loving my natural hair and ultimately me! Remember you are not alone as this book has made me realise that more than ever. – Anne-Marie KonaduPaige’s book is a deeply moving love letter to all our curls. It’s your hair’s best friend and a practical guide all in one. – Fola Evans-AkingbolaWe often hear that beauty is pain and Lewin lovingly examines the roots of this mindset. Hair has been politicised no matter how many people want to believe otherwise. How to Love Your Afro is the embodied and tender guide that every Black woman needs who is on her way home to herself. – Kelechi OkaforHonest and deeply affirming. Paige shares her journey with such care and clarity that you never feel judged for where you are in your relationship with your hair. Her research is thoughtful, her storytelling rich, and her message powerful: your afro is more than hair, it’s history, identity, and pride. – Erica Liburd, UK Curl Specialist & EducatorPowerful, honest and fun - a personal journey of discovery and self-love through Afro-textured hair. – Jessica Parrish, Founder & Chief Curl Officer of United by CurlsHow to Love Your Afro is more than a hair manual, it’s a mindset shift. An invitation to choose joy over judgment, patience over perfection and self-love over self-policing. – Zeze MillzA beautiful celebration of Black hair in all its forms, and an essential, affirming read. – Natalie Evans from Everyday RacismAn essential, joyful and timely read, it’s a love letter to every follicle, kink and curl – Afua Hagan

Paige Lewin is a content creator and the host of Texture Talks, a podcast that acts as a safe place for honest discussions and debates on the real ups and downs faced by those in the afro and curly-haired community which has reached over 100,000 people on YouTube, 10,000 audio downloads, and over 1000 engaged YouTube subscribers in under a year.

A passionate advocate for all things natural hair, she has a dedicated following of 15,000 who love her candid, unfiltered content on her learnings and experiences of navigating the natural hair journey. Paige has written for Black Ballad, been featured in The Independent and on Good Morning Britain and ITV News.