Caribbean Bookshelf (March/April 2016)
The Whale House, by Sharon Millar (Peepal Tree Press, 128 pp, ISBN 9781845232498) Within an island, no matter how small, many other worlds...
Stories of what-if
Imagine: a faraway planet named Toussaint, whose inhabitants are connected at birth to a virtual information network called Granny Nanny,...
Turning point
The early 1950s were something of a boom time for Caribbean literature. London publishers were scrambling to acquire writers such as...
Miss Bobby and the Tarantula
When I first met Miss Bobby I took her for a Trini. But when she opened her mouth I decided she was a Nowherian. We started going around...
In the Rain Forest of the Mind
Few places on earth are as remote or mysterious as Guyana’s interior. While the capital Georgetown and the other main settlements cling...
The worlds of Lawrence Scott
Lawrence Scott could be excused if he felt a twinge of apprehension as he flew to Trinidad in October 1998. He was on his way to launch a...
Caribbean Bookshelf (January/February 2016)
The Merchant of Feathers, by Tanya Shirley (Peepal Tree Press, 64 pp, ISBN 9781845232337) A merchant of feathers sells soft things in hard...
Put me in the picture
Soft footsteps followed me down the biscuit aisle. A pair of ackee-seed eyes peered at me from around the milk refrigerator. A small head...
