Brandon McIvor Wins 2025 BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Award for Writers in the Caribbean with “Bush Bath”
The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) has announced Brandon McIvor as the…
Kodi-Anne Brown Wins 2025 BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Caribbean-American Writer’s Prize with “Quality Time”
The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) has announced Kodi-Anne Brown as the…
Black Writer Wins NYC Big Book Award, Earns National Recognition
The 2025 NYC Big Book Award has named When It All Falls Down by Chinedu Achebe the winner…
Book Review: Black to the Roots: Reggae’s Rise, Downpression, and Rescension
by Basil Roman R. A. Ptahsen-Shabazz’s Black to the Roots is an erudite, generous,…
Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Announces Theme and Sponsors —Welcome to the Literary Botanica
Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) proudly welcomes the return…
NY – Tough Times for Black-Owned Bookstore
For a quarter of a century, Sister's Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center has been…
Professor Ivelaw Griffith Launches New Book at Canada-Caribbean Institute on July 8
The Canada-Caribbean Institute is pleased to be hosting the book launch of…
The Past and Future of Jamaican Literature
Jamaican literature is as vibrant and rich as the island’s history. Join…
Charmaine Wilkerson Unveils “Good Dirt”
Charmaine Wilkerson, the acclaimed author of the award-winning “Black Cake”, has returned…
From Jamaican Author Diana McCaulay, a Profound Novel About Ancestry & Identity, “A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE”
Set in the heart of rural Jamaica, A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE (Algonquin…