Daylight Come- Sometimes the Light Comes at the End.
'Truth be told, he always knew he was dying in some way, not so much from the forgetting as the remembering'. Grant is painting a picture...
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Come Let Us Sing Anyway-A Collection of Stories that Explore and Highlight Beauty and Struggle.
'They don't like the sound of my voice, but come let us sing, anyway.' - Maski-mon-gwe-zo-os(The Toad Woman) Of all the short story...
Jamaica! Jamaica! (Writing Talent Galore)
It's that time of year again, August is #jamaicasliteraryheritage on our blog and our Bookstagram. This month we will be reading all...
The Vanished Birds. Even In Space, Humans are the Same.
"...I am a but a mere mortal, and it is startling how easy it is for mortals to be cruel when they are afraid"- Sartoris 🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚...
The Sun on My Head- Stories from the Favelas of Brazil.
These stories are short, punchy, raw; wrapped and written richly in the slang that permeates Martins' Brazil, the people and experiences...
Upon A Burning Throne: A Sweeping India-Inspired Epic Fantasy.
"...He is a piece in a great game, brought here for a purpose..." - Adran 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 A sweeping epic following two brothers and their...
Take A Hint, Dani Brown
Talia Hibbert has again given us a sweet, funny, sexy and engaging story, with two main characters who are hilarious! This book was...
The Girl with the Hazel Eyes
'The Girl with the Hazel Eyes' is a novel that at it's core is a parallel commentary about the coming of age of a young woman, Susan...
Ayiti- Haiti as more than it is perceived to be.
This collection of short stories by Roxane Gay examines the lives of Haitian characters living in Haiti and the U.S. Their struggles to...
Monsters: inside us and around us.
Another short story collection for #readcaribbean. This collection from Breanne McIvor was an enjoyable read, the stories were divided...
Valmiki's Daughter-Existing Wholly as Yourself in a Culture that is Weighed down by Transphobia.
-She had no map of her future, but she knew who she was. She would not be diminished because of it- Viveka. This is a story of finding,...
Beka Lamb
..it's not want of tongue that cows don't talk - Granny Ivy. In Edgell's Beka Lamb, we are introduced to Beka, a precocious, mendacious...
A Small Place-A Witty Take-down of Tourist Privilege on a Beloved Island.
'Antigua is beautiful. Antigua is too beautiful. Sometimes the beauty of it seems unreal. Sometimes the beauty of it seems as if it were...
Not Everyone Should Reproduce- Reproduction by Ian Williams. #ReadCaribbean
-Not everyone should reproduce- Edgar. This is a sentiment that is mentioned at least twice throughout this read, and I have to say, I...
"You Never Miss The Water 'Til The Well Runs Dry"-A Riveting Caribbean Familial Tale. #ReadCaribbean
There is nothing more rewarding, soothing, or engrossing as being able to sink within a story that so aptly and vividly captures the...
#BLACKLIVESMATTER-Thoughts On Why It Was Created and Why It Must Continue.
This post is not meant to defend the Black Lives Matter movement, as I believe it needs no defense. This is a post to call attention to...
Theory, Literature and Philosophy in Relationships. #ReadCaribbean Review.
Dionne Brand brings dissertaional excavation to the novelistic landscape. -This is the way power works—it wants both power and...
Erotic Folktales from the Caribbean. #ReadCaribbean Review.
In My Grandmother's Erotic Folktales by Robert Antoni, the island of Corpus Christi comes to life for young Johnny as his grandma...
JUNE IS CARIBBEAN HERITAGE MONTH, SO CELEBRATE BY READING CARIBBEAN-AUTHORED BOOKS.
In the month of June, which is recognized as Caribbean Heritage Month, Cindy from @bookofcinz on Instagram, has created a great...
Syrian Brides: A Great Collection of the Shared Realities of being Woman
HOOKED FROM THE VERY FIRST STORY!!! With each story read, the ingenuity, strength, beauty, struggles, and mistreatment that women endure...