Read Caribbean
The month of June is celebrated as Caribbean Heritage Month and it is a month where we encourage people to Read Caribbean. In 2019 I started the calling June Read Caribbean month to tie in with the Heritage month celebrations. This initiative was started to create awareness for Caribbean Literature, Caribbean Authors and Authors from Caribbean Heritage. There needs to be a space for Caribbean Writers and Literature because our voice is so uniquely ours.
The aim of the Read Caribbean month is to encourage persons to:
- Read books by Caribbean Nationals/ persons of Caribbean heritage
- Books about the Caribbean
- Books set in the Caribbean
With 2023 being our fifth year, we want to make a bigger impact. Currently we have Caribbean Bookstagrammers who will be advocating for reading Caribbean all of June. 2023 promises to be an amazing year for #ReadCaribbean. Be sure to follow the hashtag #ReadCaribbean on Instagram to see all that we get up to!
2024 Read Caribbean Releases
I know I say this every year but 2024 will be amazing year for persons who Read Caribbean. Some amazing debut Caribbean Authors will be hitting the shelves in 2024 and I am here to let you know about all of them! We will be reading novels, books from authors we...
How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
This is the gold standard of memoirs. Brilliant, moving, an emotional journey, layered, spectacular, heavy, redeeming, unforgettable and un-putdownable. I read this book a month ago and I am still unable to put into words how brilliant this memoir is. My life is...
How Not To Drown In A Glass Full Of Water by Angie Cruz
WOW!!!! This book has everything! Stop what you are doing and go read this. In Angie Cruz How Not To Drown in a Glass of Water we meet Cara Romero who is originally from the Dominican Republic, she’s been living in NYC for decades after leaving DR and her...
The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts by Soraya Palmer
This is what I mean by a stellar debut! I am blown away! Soraya Palmer was flexing on us when she wrote this debut novel and I am here for it, because it is truly an experience reading this book and I need everyone to engage with what true storytelling looks like. The...
God of Good Looks by Breanne Mc Ivor
The God of Good Looks steps on our necks and doesn’t let up until the very end! A satisfying, bold page turner with a heroine you can’t help but cheer for! In Breanne McIvor’s sizzling debut we are taken to Trinidad and Tobago where we meet Bianca Bridge, a budding...
2023 BookOfCinz Book Club
BookOfCinz Book Club is going into its fifth year in 2023. To celebrate we are changing things up a little bit. When I first started this book club, I wanted it to be a space where we celebrate Women- Caribbean Women, Women of Caribbean heritage, Black Women and Women...