Book Haul: Caribbean Literature Day 2021

Yes, I shopped for Caribbean literature today like I shop for shoes - in bulk. Besides, one lone pair is definitely not enough. (ANY SHOE LOVERS OUT THERE?). 

Between you and me, I have this ritual of carrying books from the library as if they were an inseparable young family of five or more. I carry them away in this protective bear hug from bookstores, brick and mortar and even online, where I send out multiple invites by debit card.

Here's what I bought:

1. Clap When You Land by  Elizabeth Acevedo (Dominican Republic)

Quill Tree Books, 2020

3. Stick No Bills by Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw (Trinidad)

Peepal Tree Press, 2020

5. in nearby bushes by Kei Miller (Jamaica)

Carcanet Press, 2019

7. Of Women And Salt by Gabriela Garcia (Cuba)

Flatiron Books, 2021

9. Intimations: Six Essays by Zadie Smith (Jamaica) 

Penguin Books, 2020

2. Everything Inside: Stories by Edwidge Danticat (Haiti)

Vintage, 2020

4. This One Sky Day by Leone Ross (Jamaica)

Fabber & Faber, 2021

6. How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones 

Little Brown and Company, 2021

8. Island Heart by Ida Faubert (Haiti)

Subpress, 2021

They are on their way. I am excited. It has been too long. We are going to have a ball, the new books and I. Yes, you're invited. How did you spend Caribbean Literature Day? ​

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