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Feature On Poet/Writer Tanya Shirley
Today’s Sunday Gleaner newspaper carries two items on Jamaican Poet/Writer, Tanya Shirley: 1) Tanya Shirley – a constantly maturing poet – In June 2009, at the launch of Tanya Shirley’s debut poetry collection, She Who Sleeps With Bones, (Peepal Tree Press) at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, Dr Michael Bucknor said it [...]
Continue reading...Review of The Hills of Hebron
20. July 2011
Title: The Hills of Hebron by Sylvia Wynter. Kingston; Ian Randle Publishers, 2010. 340 pages. Reviewed by: Mary Hanna (originally featured in the Jamaica Observer newspaper) Originally published by Jonathan Cape in 1962, this brilliant novel is one of the foundational texts in the Caribbean literary tradition. Wynter’s contribution to the burgeoning culture pool is [...]
Continue reading...Bookophilia’s Top 5 Bestselling Books For June 2011
2. July 2011
Here are the top 5 bestselling books for June 2011 at the popular Bookophilia book store, located at 92 Hope Road (Kingston 6). 1. The Other Side of Paradise by Staceyann Chin Born in Jamaica on Christmas day, 1972, Chin’s arrival into the world was unexpected, as no one even knew her mother was pregnant. [...]
Continue reading...Review Of Andrea Levy’s The Long Song
21. April 2011
Title: The Long Song by Andrea Levy Headline Publishing Group, 2010. 312 pages. Reviewed by Mary Hanna and originally featured in the Jamaica Observer newspaper Get The Long Song online @Amazon Bursting with energy and information, this wonderful text is Andrea Levy’s most recent novel, set in Jamaica in the turbulent years at the end [...]
Continue reading...Jamaican Non-Academic Books Outselling International Books Locally
27. March 2011
According to a report in today’s Sunday Observer newspaper, Jamaican non-academic books are now outselling international titles, locally. THE long-held belief that Jamaicans are not “readers” may be losing its relevance as the local book industry celebrates the fact that trade book (non-academic) titles are outselling international ones. In fact, the $8 billion a year [...]
Continue reading...Garfield Ellis – Till I’m Laid To Rest
21. March 2011
Award-winning Jamaican novelist, Garfield Ellis, recently launched his Till I’m Laid To Rest novel in Miami, USA. The book is Ellis’ third novel, and fifth published book, and is published by Nsemni Publishers (Toronto, Canada). Till I’m Laid To Rest is set in Miami and Jamaica, and tells the life of a Jamaican woman, Shirley [...]
Continue reading...Jamaican Writers Included In A Special Series During Black History Month Celebrations In Canada
6. March 2011
Lorna Goodison, Olive Senior and Pamela Mordecai, three Jamaican writers who now call Canada home, had the distinction – because of their achievements – of being included by the world’s busiest public library system (the Toronto Public Library (TPL), with its 99 branches) – in a special series during Black History Month, called ‘In Conversation [...]
Continue reading...Review Of Hazel D. Campbell’s A Goatboy Never Cries
8. February 2011
Title: A Goatboy Never Cries by Hazel D. Campbell. Kingston; LMH Publishing Limited, 2009. 59 pages Reviewed by: Mary Hanna (originally featured in the Jamaica Observer) The loss of a pet for whatever reason is one of the heartbreaks of childhood. Hazel D. Campbell has centred this experience in her satisfying tale, A Goatboy Never [...]
Continue reading...Review Of Diana McCaulay’s Dog-Heart
21. January 2011
Title: Dog-Heart Author: Diana McCaulay Publisher: Peepal Trees Press, 2010. 242 pages. Reviewed by: Mary Hanna (via Jamaica Observer newspaper) Buy Dog-Heart online @Amazon “Listen. So the little boy goes over and picks up one of the starfish and puts it in the sea. But there are thousands of them and the father says to [...]
Continue reading...Give A Child A Book As A Gift This Christmas
15. December 2010
Rather than go the typical route of toys and games, how about buy giving a child a book as a gift this Christmas? When choosing books for children, here are some thoughts to process: Will the child find the story and illustrations appealing? What will he/she learn from the book? Is it age appropriate? For [...]
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24. July 2011
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