In 2020 the Bocas Caribbean Literary Festival polled readers to suggest Caribbean books they grew up reading and loved, and published its 100 Caribbean Books That Made Us listing. In June 2022 for Caribbean American Heritage month and Read Caribbean month on Instagram, I decided to spend the month listing the 100 Caribbean books that…
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New 2022 Releases for Your TBR
Happy New Year and welcome to 2022! If you’re like me and you’re on the lookout for new books being released this year by African and Caribbean authors, I’ve complied a listing to make it easier for you. Just click on each image and text for more information. Enjoy! January Olga Dies DreamingXóchitl GonzálezPublication: January…
My Top Star Reads of 2021
I’ve been so amazed and delighted about the contemporary writers who have been continuing the tradition of telling African and Caribbean stories and therefore keeping our histories alive. Any opportunity I get to recommend and shout about the many and varied books that are out there, I will do so. To kick off 2022, I…