Read Caribbean : Caribbean Bookstagrammers to Follow
June is celebrated as Caribbean Heritage month and the month where we Read Caribbean. The #ReadCaribbean initiative was started in 2019 to create awareness for Caribbean Authors/ Authors from Caribbean Heritage and Caribbean Literature. It was a way for us to celebrate how diverse, unique and authentic the Caribbean voice is. In 2020 we have […]
Tea By The Sea by Donna Hemans
Tea By The Sea is Donna Hemans new novel about grief, abandonment and agency. The story opens up in Jamaica, we meet a young man, Lenworth and a new born baby girl looking for a specific house in remote town outside of the second city- Montego Bay. Lenworth doesn’t know how to navigate this new […]
Overview of Read Caribbean
Historical Overview June is recognized as Caribbean Heritage Month to celebrate in the Literary Space I thought it would be great to launch the Read Caribbean initiative. This will be the second year of using June to as the month where we Read Caribbean. The aim of Read Caribbean is to: Create awareness about Caribbean Literature Create […]
May-July 2019: Why Caribbean Women?
As part of the #ReadCaribbean challenge I wanted to take the next months to highlight books written by women of colour who are from Caribbean heritage. For the next three months at BookOfCinz Book Club we will be reading debut novels by women of Jamaican heritage. They include: May: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams June: Here […]
Behind the Caribbean Bookstagrammer
June is recognized as Caribbean Heritage Month to celebrate I teamed up with some Caribbean Bookstagrammers to launch the #ReadCaribbean Challenge. The main goal of this challenge is to create awareness and educate persons on Caribbean Literature and Authors from the Caribbean or Caribbean Heritage. Here is your chance to meet and follow some Caribbean […]
#ReadCaribbean Challenge
June is recognized as Caribbean Heritage Month to celebrate I teamed up with some Caribbean Bookstagrammers to launch the #ReadCaribbean Challenge. The main goal of this challenge is to create awareness and educate persons on Caribbean Literature and Authors from the Caribbean or Caribbean Heritage. I started BookOfCinz with the mission of encouraging people to: […]