Archive | September, 2011
Bookophilia Hosts Rosemary Parkinson – Nyam Jamaica Signing Event
On Friday, September 30, at 6 p.m., Bookophilia will host author Rosemary Parkinson for a special signing of Nyam Jamaica, which has been lauded as the best Jamaican coffee-table book ever produced. On that evening, guests may acquire an autographed copy on a very special offer for one night only! This is a great opportunity [...]
Continue reading...Book Reading & Signing With Dr. Rebecca Tortello – October 8
27. September 2011
On Saturday October, 8, 2011 at 2pm, BOOKLAND New Kingston is hosting Rebecca Tortello as she reads from her book, “Pieces of the Past: A Stroll Down Jamaica’s Memory Lane”. There is an old Jamaican saying ‘every mickle mek a muckle”. It means every experience – no matter how small – counts, because together they [...]
Continue reading...Review – Grace Kelly’s “Grieve If You Must”
25. September 2011
Today’s Sunday Gleaner carries a review of Grace A. Kelly’s “Grieve If You Must” book. Grief is a natural response to loss. Sometimes it may feel as if the sadness will never let up. While these feelings can be frightening and overwhelming, they are normal reactions to loss. Grace Kelly, chair of the Department of [...]
Continue reading...Judith Falloon-Reid Book Launch & Signing – September 29
22. September 2011
On Thursday, September 29, Bookophilia will host the official book launch and signing of Here’s A Hundred Dollars, Buy Yourself A Life by Judith Falloon-Reid at 6p.m. In her latest book, Falloon-Reid introduces us to Cecile, a fictional yet familiar protagonist in pursuit of happiness and success. Cecile’s journey reveals several challenges including a tumultuous [...]
Continue reading...Grandparents’ Day Story-Telling Session – September 25
19. September 2011
Grandparents’ Day is on Sunday, September 25, and the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) Ltd. will be hosting a special Grandparents’ Day story-telling session at the Hope Gardens from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on that day.
Continue reading...Tastes Like Home: My Caribbean Cookbook – by Cynthia Nelson
17. September 2011
This Ian Randle-published cookbook by Cynthia Nelson, who grew up in Guyana cooking with her mother and aunt, does not disappoint. (Nelson is also the food stylist and photographer. And let’s put it out there: the picture on the dedication page is, there’s no other word, wicked!) It’s 335 pages of 100 scrumptious recipes and [...]
Continue reading...Jamaica – 100 Thousand Poets for Change – September 24
16. September 2011
During the week of September 24, 2011, poets in Jamaica will participate in a worldwide event that’s aimed at promoting environmental, social and political change. The main event, ‘Out of One Mic, Many Changes’, will take place in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, at the Moxons Beach Club Hotel. That day, as part of the 100 Thousand [...]
Continue reading...Danger In Daegu – A Poem By Michael Abrahams
15. September 2011
Carter to Frater to Blake to Bolt Electrified like ten million volts For Jamaica shock out in di 4 by 1 Wid an epic mind-blowing world record run In di 100 metres Bolt false start Did expect fi get gold but en up wid naught Blake tek dat as di youngest champ While Carter falter [...]
Continue reading...Review Of Jennifer Keane Dawes’ Book – Miracles in the Valley: Out of Darkness into Marvelous Light
4. September 2011
Today’s Sunday Gleaner carries a review of Jennifer Keane Dawes’ book, Miracles in the Valley: Out of Darkness into Marvelous Light. In a painfully revealing narrative that could have otherwise been titled ‘The Courage to Succeed’, Dr Jennifer Keane Dawes narrates a sobering autobiographical story of her struggle as a new divorcee with a three-year-old [...]
Continue reading...Secondary Social Studies Workbook Is Locally Produced & A Hit
2. September 2011
Today’s Gleaner newspaper carries an item on a locally produced Secondary Social Studies Workbook that’s making waves: A team of teachers has published a series of social studies workbooks, A Secondary Social Studies Workbook, for students from grade seven to the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level. The team, Dean Brown-Richmond, Jacqueline Forbes-Mitchell and Sophia [...]
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29. September 2011
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