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.

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...

"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...

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.

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.

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.

Five bewitching tales of love from the winners of the Power Play Romance Writer's Competition.From a moment of reflection to a moment of passion, these short stories explore the ways in which love and lust shape our lives.Writers Elizabeth McLennan, Hazel McLoughlin, Jessica Towicz, Saman Shad and overall winner Anna McHugh take us from the hustle and glamour of New York to the serenity of rural life in this enchanting and affecting collection.

A story from the second collection of 17 stories in My Other Shorts & Formal Tales. The Sunday country market stalls are livened up by the gate crashing of an out-of-towner. The aged old lady, a Polish migrant and surviving veteran of WW2, wants to set up her own stall to sell a wide range of Polish memorabilia, bric-a-brac, home cooking and home made sweets. She immediately charms the other regular stall holders with her wonderful cooking, skills and many stories. She has other skills, un...

It was one of those typical restless nights...Short crime fiction in the style of Donald E Westlake. Suburban man needs a vicarious thrill in his marriage. He decides to search for it in a neighbor's house, after breaking in. A light diversion for a rainy afternoon. Please don't try this at home!Please also look for the long-anticipated sequel "HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR" , available NOW at a fine ebook retailed near you!