"This wonderful anthology of fresh voices . . . includes writers from Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago." — BooklistAkashic Books and Peepal Tree Press, two of the foremost publishers of Caribbean literature, launch a joint Caribbean-focused imprint, Peekash Press, with this anthology. Consisting entirely of brand-new stories by authors living in the region (not simply authors from the region), this collec...

A young Jamaican man struggles to overcome toxic masculinity—his culture's and his own—in this Caribbean coming-of-age novelIn Montego Bay, Jamaica, teenager Nyjah Messado witnesses a brutal assault by some of the boys in his circle of friends. Torn between the masculine code at his private all boys' school and his own conscience, Nyjah fails to intervene, and comes of age haunted by the guilt of his inaction.Stylistically engaging...

Set during the politically turbulent times of 90s Jamaica, Death Register is a challenging and moving coming of age story. It uncovers the extreme nature of Jamaican homophobia and explores its devastating effects on a group of high school boys in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

The Bird Who Fell in Love with a TreeBy: T. Dwight ThompsonIllustrated By: Tommy StrebAbout the AuthorT. Dwight Thompson is world-traveled. He lived in Paris during the mid-1960s where he began to write and publish poetry. He found his spiritual vehicle through the demands of poetry and has been writing for the past fifty years. He married a French woman in 1966 and returned to California with his young family where he became involved in San Francisco’s rock a...

On February 4th 2013 Neil Gaiman embarked on a fantastic art project in partnership with BlackBerry and millions of his fans. He tweeted twelve questions to the world, one for each month of the year. From the tens of thousands of responses he received, Neil picked his favourite answers and wrote twelve short stories inspired by them. Releasing these back to the world, Neil asked people to contribute art to illustrate the stories. To Find out more about A Calendar of Tales visit www.blackbe...

A contemporary twist on a classic story of forbidden love, set in Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia.When Vic accepts a teaching position in Jakarta, she has already been working and travelling in Asia for many years; she thinks she knows what to expect. However, before long she becomes troubled by the casual coexistence of vast wealth and woeful poverty, and by the stark differences in freedom and power between the men and the women. It also becomes apparent that there will be no ...

Laura's car breaks down on the way to the reunion. She is rescued by a stranger who turns out to be someone she knew.

First Short Story: A young man has got a lot of dreams and wishes but no money. He wants to change his life and decides to rob a bank. He thinks if he gets a lot of money, things will be better and he will find a girlfriend. On the way a lot of things go wrong. Are these signs from God that he should not do what he plans? What will they write in the morning newspaper? Second Short Story: There are two friends in New York who want to go camping by a beautiful lake. The one is very sad becau...

For 18 and over only.This book contains a collection of Emails that have been collected by myself , it contains vulgar language, they do not represent my opinions on any of the subject matter.There is another book in the series you might find as funny:You’ve got e-Texts.I’m sure you’ll LOL with this one too.

'Other folks get so well known,And nobody knows about my own,'Have you met my sister Jane? She's a great big crow! My Grandpa is an owler and Grandma knits jerseys for wasps! And my other Granny is an octopus...Meet Aunt Flo, Brother Bert and more extraordinary family members in Ted Hughes' irresistible Meet My Folks, his first book for children, illustrated beautifully by George Adamson.

In the aftermath of the 1960s, tensions simmer beneath the surface of a small town in rural Massachusetts. Watergate and the war in Vietnam have shaken Americans' faith in their government, the energy crisis clouds the future, and the civil rights movement has given way to uneasy race relations. But identical twin sisters April and Pilgrim live happily on their parents' farm, sharing a secret language and uncanny closeness. The twins shelter each other from the wider world, until adolescen...

A pun is its own reword... Yes, here is a collection of witty little asides. Read 'em and groan! Did you hear about the raisin who cheated on his wife? It was in the newspaper, in the current affairs section. 'The pun is mightier than the sword' James Joyce.