Toppa Top 10: Ten Great Books By Caribbean Authors In 2015
It’s a good time to be a writer from the Caribbean.
The LargeUp Interview: Marlon James on “A Brief History of Seven Killings”
"A novel is like the lie that tells the truth": Author Marlon James illuminates Jamaica's reality through fiction in his new book, "A Brief History of Seven Killings."
LargeUp Interview: Akashic Books’ Johnny Temple on Bringing Caribbean Stories To The World
Akashic, the Brooklyn publisher founded by musician Johnny Temple, is enhancing the Caribbean's literary profile with a slate of new books.
LargeUp Interview: Kwame Dawes + Justine Henzell on Jamaica’s Calabash Festival
Calabash Festival founders Kwame Dawes and Justine Henzell discuss their annual literary bash held at Treasure Beach, Jamaica.
EVENT: Kingston Noir x Miss Lily’s Variety x The LargeUp Sessions, Thurs. 7/12
Words by LargeUp Crew—
This Thursday night, Kingston Noir editor (or perhaps we should say "producer") and noted Jamaican author Colin Channer will stop by Miss Lily's Variety in NYC for a book reading a... Read More...
Reggae Noir: Colin Channer Selects 10 Dark Reggae Classics
Words by Colin Channer—
Author of books such as Waiting In Vain and the founder of Jamaica's renowned Calabash Literary Festival, Colin Channer's latest act was curating and editing Akashic Books' Kingst... Read More...
LargeUp Yuh Self: Introducing “The LargeUp Sessions” Thursday Nights on Radio Lily
Words by LargeUp Crew—
If you haven't heard, LargeUp now has a radio show, The LargeUp Sessions, on RadioLily.com, so if you aren't already tuning in every Thursday night from 6 to 8 pm, you should be. H... Read More...
LargeUp Interview: Author Colin Channer on “Kingston Noir”
Words by Sherman Escoffery—
Kingston Noir is an anthology that makes readers feel like a participant instead of just a mere spectator. Expertly curated by editor Colin Channer (who also contributed the s... Read More...
Yard by Night: Colin Channer Curates “Kingston Noir”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Fans of short fiction and smart, urban-themed literature have been raving for years about Akashic Books' Noir books, short-story anthologies organized around cities and places like... Read More...