Written for the young of all ages | Closeup
Young adult (or YA) literature is aimed at teenage readers, but appeals to many grownups, too. And in recent years there’s been a boom in Caribbean YA, Kimberly De Souza reports, as she meets five writers telling innovative stories about Caribbean youth
Barbadian Shakirah Bourne — living the Dream
“It was a dream come true!” The words may sound clichéd, but there’s nothing ordinary about the pure joy radiating from the young...
Shakirah Bourne: “If we don’t tell our stories, who will?”
I have no idea where my love for reading came from, because when I was a child no one else in my family read anything. I used to read so...
