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Bolo the Monkey
The independent publishing house Blue Moon Publishing’s upcoming release is called Bolo the Monkey. Written by Jonathan Burke, Bolo the Monkey is an inspiring tale about pursuing your dreams even in the face of great odds which promises to enrich the Caribbean literary scene for children. Bolo the Monkey is lyrically written by Burke with [...]
Continue reading...Picturing the Postcolonial Nation: (Inter) Nationalism in the Art of Jamaica 1962 – 1975
17. March 2013
Jamaica boasts one of the best artistic infrastructures in the English-speaking Caribbean with a National Gallery, an art college and a lively gallery scene. Despite this, the visual arts remain vaguely obscure in the celebrations of Jamaican culture. In this new book, Claudia Hucke sets the record straight and gives Jamaican art its due credit [...]
Continue reading...Somerset Grove by Dionne Peart
10. March 2013
Three generations of the women in the Wright family all dream of leaving their home in a small Jamaican town, but each woman encounters obstacles that keep her from living the life she wants. Angelique, strong-willed and adventurous, chooses between her daughter and opportunity as she contemplates leaving her behind to move to Canada. After [...]
Continue reading...‘Plain & Simple’ by Shilo Evans
9. March 2013
‘Plain & Simple’ is a painfully honest memoir of one woman’s journey through the ups and downs of life, love and the reggae industry. Always putting God first and all else after, Shilo Evans describes in details some personal experiences as well as imparting the kind of wisdom, knowledge, and overstanding that can only be [...]
Continue reading...The Caribbean in Sepia – A History In Photographs 1840-1900
17. February 2013
Ian Randle Publishers recently released The Caribbean in Sepia – A History In Photographs 1840-1900, a book containing over 500 rare photographs which give a visual picture of a Caribbean society in the process of change in the years after Emancipation.
Continue reading...2012 Jamaica Directory of Personalities
14. January 2013
The latest edition of the Jamaica Directory of Personalities is now available at Sangster’s Book Stores and Gleaner outlets island wide. This is the most complete reference book, containing information and photographs of over 1,100 eminent Jamaicans and residents. The cost – J$3,200. For more information, please call (876) 922-3400 (ext. 6123)
Continue reading...Richard Blackman by K.P. Malor
6. January 2013
K.P. Malor’s Richard Blackman – Richard Blackman is a walking dick of a black man who listens to dancehall music and has sex. As a selector with a popular entertainment sound system in Jamaica, he frequently travels to England and the United States, providing dancehall entertainment at regular hot dance sessions and racking up as [...]
Continue reading...Horane Smith – By the Rivers of Babylon
3. December 2012
A father’s effort to forge a relationship with an only child is the theme of award-winning Jamaican author Horane Smith’s ninth novel – By the Rivers of Babylon. The novel tells the story of New York-based Jamaican singer, Ron Weir, who learned he had a son, only a week before the mother of his child [...]
Continue reading...God Carlos by Anthony Winkler
7. October 2012
God Carlos is a new historical fiction by Anthony C. Winkler. “Set in the sixteenth century, Winkler’s latest novel is something like Heart of Darkness meets Animal Farm. But what happens when Jamaica’s most flamboyantly irreverent and fiercely contemporary novelist tackles the past? Why, the past becomes flamboyantly irreverent and fiercely contemporary. Winkler’s achievement here [...]
Continue reading...The Baker’s Son by Lowell Hawthorne
6. October 2012
The newly released book, The Baker’s Son, is a memoir by the co-founder of the hugely successful Jamaican-owned and –run enterprise, Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill, which has over 120 franchise locations all across the United States. Today, the Golden Crust brand represents the most lucrative Caribbean business ever established in America. This book [...]
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17. April 2013
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