Adults are curious creatures, and perhaps a little sad, too. At least, this is what the eponymous hero of this delightful slip of a novel for young adults has concluded. Tito, a Chilean teenager who lives with his single mother, is still figuring out the world of adults, and wondering whether he really wants to … More Tito by Marcelo Simonetti: A Book Review
Fabian M. Thomas is one of those inspiringly creative Jamaicans. There is no stopping him! I believe we first met at a Calabash workshop, quite a few years ago now. I was doing Fiction Writing with Colin Channer. Fabian was doing Poetry with Kwame Dawes. I recall that we fiction writers were extremely noisy. Our … More Fabian Thomas: New Thoughts, New Words
The story of the Windrush continues, in different ways. Or rather, should I say “stories”? Because I see the Windrush as a mosaic of many human stories – of endurance and success, determination and disappointment. There has been some more local coverage; the Sunday Gleaner’s Arts & Education section included an article by Amitabh Sharma last … More The Windrush Stories: A Visit to the National Library of Jamaica
I received the sad and shocking news today of the death of a poet. I spent a memorable weekend with Tiffany Austin and several other women poets at the inaugural Drawing Room Project (DRP) Writers’ Workshop at Country Thyme, Highgate, St. Mary in 2014 guided by Christine Craig (it was the first time I had … More Sad Thoughts on a Quiet Poet
I have been enjoying reading and reviewing a few Caribbean young adult novels over the past year or two. As the summer begins in earnest, this would be a worthy addition to your teen’s bookshelf. If you look back through my blog, you will find a few other YA novels that I have reviewed over the … More Book Review: Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini
This news from the National Library of Jamaica (headed by the awesome Beverley Lashley) cheered me up quite a bit! June 18, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Library of Jamaica Discovers Miss Lou Treasure Kingston, Jamaica: A signed copy of one of the first books written by the late Hon. Dr. Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett-Coverley OM, … More National Library of Jamaica Discovers Miss Lou Treasure
Fatherhood is complicated. For Father’s Day, I wrote about the many challenges, including those that face the family in general, on my Jamaica Gleaner blog post here. We know that often families struggle to stay together and to maintain some sense of cohesion. Poverty, crime, violence, separation, and ill health (including mental illness) can tear families apart … More On Fathers and Family, and Keeping Families Together
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