A collection of first-hand accounts by 22 Dominican returnees HOME AGAIN: Stories of Migration and Return compiled by Celia Sorhaindo and Polly Pattullo with the Dominica UK Association (DUKA) Dominica has one of the highest migration rates in the world. But what happens when those migrants return to Dominica after living and working abroad, often […]
Books & Writers Articles
Books and Writers articles
Jamaica Spirit World by Lee A. Hudson
Jamaica Spirit World – A Colloquial Portrayal – Memoirs of a Rural Jamaican Boy A collection of autobiographical short stories depicting the experiences and adventures of Mappy, a young boy growing up in rural Jamaica in the 1950s and 60s. After a happy few years in the country with his grandmother, Mappy is estranged from […]
Urban Vodou: Politics and Popular Street Art in Haiti
New Book Urban Vodou: Politics and Popular Street Art in Haiti From 1986 to 1994 the Caribbean nation of Haiti experienced a series of dramatic events: the overthrow of ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier, the violent disruption of voting, the overwhelming electoral victory of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a coup d’état and a US-led military operation to return Aristide […]
Three Little Birds by Cedella Marley
Tuff Gong Books proudly presents Three Little Birds Three Little Birds by Cedella Marley by Cedella Marley & Gerald Hausman (Author), Mariah Fox (Illustrator) Tuff Gong Books proudly presents Bob’s personal vision in a richly illustrated Jamaican picture book with full page spreads in luscious color. The whimsical mixed media art and lyrical text will […]
Original Rude Boy Neville Staple
Original Rude Boy Neville Staple Updated to cover The Specials’ hugely successful 2009 reunion tour and their ongoing and acrimonious split with founding member Jerry Dammers. Original Rude Boy From Borstal to The Specials: A Life in Crime and Music Neville Staple with Tony McMahon Foreword by Pete Waterman 1979. The dawn of Thatcher’s Britain. […]