“...I saw it clearly. The tragedy of our time is to have lost the ability to feel loss, the inability of power to rise to its responsibility for human decency....I was thinking that if what distinguishes us as humans is our stupidity, what may redeem us is our grace'.”
― Earl Lovelace, an award-winning Trinidadian author, playwright, & short-story writer, was born on July 13, 1935

Read: https://archive.org/details/dragoncantdance00love

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Happy Birthday to Jamaica Kincaid (formerly Elaine Potter Richardson), my favourite Antiguan author, who was born on May 25, 1949.

In an earlier post, I told y'all that I’m in a We Read Jamaica Kincaid group on Instagram. We’ve been reading her books in publication order.

If you’d like to nice up your to-read list, join in: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkYHtBqLbJ0/

A Small Place is ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/5

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Happy Birthday to Jamaica Kincaid (formerly Elaine Potter Richardson), my favourite Antiguan author, who was born on May 25, 1949. In an earlier post, I told y'all that I’m in a We Read Jamaica Kincaid group on Instagram. We’ve been reading her books in publication order.

If you’d like to nice up your to-read list, join in: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkYHtBqLbJ0/

A Small Place is ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/5

#WeReadJamaicaKincaid
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Hey, Bibliophiles!

The NGC Bocas Lit Fest in Trinidad & Tobago is back in-person, and will be streaming live, starting April 28. It's free and open to everyone, so get in on it!

https://www.bocaslitfest.com/festival/live/

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Absolutely delighted that Antiguan author Joanne C. Hillhouse won the prestigious Anthony N. Sagba Award for Caribbean Excellence!

I thoroughly enjoyed her novella Dancing Nude in the Moonlight, and look forward to reading her other works.

https://antiguaobserver.com/antiguan-author-wins-prestigious-award/

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Absolutely delighted that Antiguan author, Joanne C. Hillhouse, won the prestigious Anthony N. Sagba Award for Caribbean Excellence!

I thoroughly enjoyed her novella Dancing Nude in the Moonlight, and look forward to reading her other works.

https://antiguaobserver.com/antiguan-author-wins-prestigious-award/

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Hey, Book Lovers!

The 2023 Bocas Literature Festival will be held in Trinidad & Tobago from April 27-30, 2023.

Check out the programme: https://www.bocaslitfest.com/festival/programme/

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Just picked up three Caribbean works in translation from my library - trying to fill some reaaaal gaping holes in my knowledge, thanks to the #ReadCaribbean hashtag on Instagram. The books are Singing from the Well, by Reinaldo Arenas (Cuba); Papi, by Rita Indiana (DR); and Solibo Magnificent, by Patrick Chamoiseau (Martinique). @bookstodon #AmReading

If you're a fan of Jamaica Kincaid's work, join us in a 2023-2024 Readalong of her fiction and nonfiction, hosted by @/ifthisisparadise on Instagram.

More info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkYHtBqLbJ0/

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I want literally all of these books.
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