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Calabash International Literary Festival

Calabash International Literary Festival Treasure Beach Treasure Beach Jamaica, W.I. The Calabash International Literary Festival, held on a biennial basis on even years,...

Book

So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival

by Kwame Dawes

So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival Kwame Dawes Contributors include: Robert Pinsky, Derek Walcott, ...

Interview

Colin Channer on Caribbean Literature, the Black Readers, Love, Urban Fiction, and the Art of Writing

With the stunning 1998 publication of Waiting In Vain, Colin Channer introduced the sensuality and spirituality of reggae as a literary form on American shores, mixing...

Articles

April 2014 eNewsletter - Good Books, Films, Events, Articles & More

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing. It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader. Enjoy our previous eNewsletters. Sponso...

Authors

Colin Channer

Colin Channer Colin Channer is the father of two children, Makonnen and Addis. He was born in Jamaica and educated there and in New York. His published books include; the...

Authors

Joanne C. Hillhouse

Joanne C. Hillhouse Joanne C. Hillhouse’s writing has been described as “honest”, “real”, “poetic”, and “lyrical”. Her Antiguan culture is at the heart ...

Authors

Sekou Sundiata

Sekou Sundiata Sekou Sundiata (August 22, 1948 - July 18, 2007) was a poet, performer, and teacher. While attending the City College of New York (CCNY), he began recit...

Articles

Colin Channer On His Novel, Satisfy My Soul

What is SATISFY MY SOUL saying about the American experience?  That the destruction of African gods has shaped the destiny of this country because African-Americ...

Articles

Celebrating the Best in Black Literature (May 31, 2016 Newsletter)

Subscribe to AALBC.com’s eNewsletter Books to be Published in June Summer will heat up with some great new titles. Walter Mosley is back with his latest installment...

Authors

Millicent Graham

Millicent Graham Millicent A. A. Graham was born 1974 in Kingston, Jamaica. She is the author of two collections of poetry, The Damp In Things, 2009 and The Way Home, 201...

Articles

On Percival Everett

I think Erasure by Percival Everett is the first great manifesto for literature by African Americans in the 21st century. I believe, if the black literary/academic c...

Authors

Kwame Dawes

Kwame Dawes Born in Ghana in 1962, Kwame Dawes spent most of his childhood and early adult life in Jamaica. As a poet, he is profoundly influenced by the rhythms an...

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