Archive | January, 2012
Writers’ Workshop With Olive Senior – January 21
On Saturday, January 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Department of Literatures in English, University of the West Indies (UWI), will hold a writers’ workshop at Seminar Room One on the ground floor of the Faculty of Law. Prize-winning Jamaican writer, Olive Senior, will conduct the workshop under the theme ‘Creating Memorable Characters [...]
Continue reading...Review Of Wayne Lawrence’s Book – The Art of Jamaica
15. January 2012
Today’s Sunday Gleaner carries a review of Wayne Lawrence’s book, The Art of Jamaica. Wayne Lawrence, artist and writer, has prepared a book that looks at Jamaican artists from their own perspective and examines the motivation and inspiration for their creations. While most of the previous publications like this one have focused on Jamaican creators [...]
Continue reading...The Longer Run: A Daughter’s Story Of Arthur Wint
5. January 2012
Valerie Wint is the eldest daughter of Arthur Wint, Jamaica’s first Olympic Gold Medalist. Her new book, The Longer Run: A Daughter’s Story Of Arthur Wint, paints a vivid and rounded portrait of a father, husband, teammate and friend, who always managed to remain humble in spite of his professional successes and personal trials. She [...]
Continue reading...Bookophilia’s Bestsellers Of 2011 List
5. January 2012
Popular local bookstore, Bookophilia, released yesterday its Bestsellers Of 2011 List. Check it out below (by category). Non-Fiction 1.The Dance of Difference by Shirley Fletcher 2.Jacket… or Full Suit? by Sonia King 3.Tried and True: Revelations of a Rebellious Youth by Dutty Bookman 4.The Other Side of Paradise by Staceyann Chin 5.Talent is Overrated by [...]
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17. January 2012
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