2TreadsSep 19, 20191 minThe Stars & the Blackness Between ThemThis story brims with black girl magic. Junauda Petrus takes us on a journey from Trinidad to Minneapolis, charting a tale that mixes com...
2TreadsSep 17, 20191 minThe Shadow of the Wind: Intelligent, Romantic & Witty, With Just The Right Amount of Menace. In Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind, he takes his readers on a labyrinthine adventure, one that starts with the find of a mysterious novel ...
2TreadsSep 8, 20191 minA Jamaican Icon - Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou)Louise Bennett-Coverley, who was born on September 7, 1919 and died on July 26, 2007, was affectionately called Miss Lou. She was a poet,...
2TreadsAug 22, 20192 minA Look at the Beginning of AIDS in the CaribbeanA Small Gathering of Bones by Patricia Powell, centres around a small group of gay men living in Kingston, Jamaica in the late 1970s. The...
2TreadsAug 20, 20192 minA Dystopian Toronto with Caribbean FlavourBrown Girl in the Ring is Nalo Hopkinson's debut novel and introduces her imagination for the fantastical; blending seamlessly, African m...
2TreadsAug 19, 20193 minThe Duppy-What A Way Heaven Sweet."One Saturday morning, not very long ago, I dropped dead and turned into a duppy". In The Duppy, Anthony C. Winkler gives us an uproariou...
2TreadsAug 14, 20191 minChat 'Bout- An Anthology of Real Jamaican Experiences and Conversations.Going into this anthology by Shelley Sykes-Coley, we had no idea that we would latch on to every poem and ride it as an experience that w...
2TreadsAug 12, 20193 minThe Land of Ick and Eck: Harlot's EncountersIn the this story, we follow Harlot as she pretty much frolics, dances and feasts her way through what we can only call an enchanted wood...
2TreadsAug 9, 20193 minArrival of the Snake Woman- Short Stories of a Familiar Jamaica.In this collection of short stories, Olive Senior gives us a vibrant look into the lives of ordinary Jamaicans. These stories cover a var...
2TreadsAug 7, 20192 minHard Gal Fi Dead-Finding the Strength Within and Without, Hope for the Fight for Mental Health. Hard Gal fi Dead is a memoir told in a unique format. Tameka @tamitsansai Coley takes us through her mental health struggles, mainly with...
2TreadsAug 5, 20192 minThe Ras and the Cartographer Disagree on How to Truly Find the Promised Land.On the surface 'The Cartographer Tries To Map A Way To Zion' seems to just be a disagreement between the spiritual and scientific paths. ...
2TreadsAug 5, 20191 minThe Merchant of Feathers-Poems for Thought.In her second collection, Tanya Shirley presents poems that are almost tangible. Poems that you feel as you read; they wrap around and th...
2TreadsJul 31, 20192 minJAMAICA'S Literary Heritage: Little, but Tallawah.When we started our bookstagram journey January of this year, an idea began floating around in our head. How can we pay homage to the lit...
2TreadsJul 13, 20194 minPatsy: Nicole Dennis-Benn Weaves Another Literary Experience.In Nicole Dennis-Benn's second novel; she presents a woman that moves away from all she has known to make a better life for herself, but ...
2TreadsJun 28, 20193 minCaribbean Reads. Celebrating Our Region's Rich Literature.We have known from a very young age that the written and musical heritage of our Caribbean is profuse. And the creators are prolific. Draw...
2TreadsJun 3, 20193 minKingdom of Souls-What Would You Do to Save Your World?In Kingdom of Souls, Rena Barron has created a world inspired by the ancestors and the Orisha. I love all the books that are being writte...
2TreadsJun 3, 20192 minNEW SUNS-EMERGING VOICES IN SPECULATIVE FICTION from Writers of ColourNisi Shawl has brought together voices from authors and writers of colour that will be the new faces in speculative fiction. In New Suns:...
2TreadsMay 17, 20193 minPaper Lions. A Multi-Generational Story Told as India Transitions from Colony to Independent Nation Sohan S. Koonar has constructed a compelling tale told from the perspective of three very different but interconnected individuals. Throu...
2TreadsMay 16, 20193 minYangsze Choo Gives Us Mystery and Myth in The Night Tiger.In her second novel, Yangsze Choo gives us yet another captivating story of myth, superstitions and folklore. Choo's writing is simple ye...
2TreadsMay 16, 20191 minBLOODWITCH REVIEWBloodwitch by Susan Dennard finds us back in the Witchlands jumping straight into the action. Aeduan and Iseult are on the run, trying to...