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Yay! Calabash 2014 is on! More info coming soon… For more on past Calabashes, check our archives.

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The Today Show-How to beat the bloat 10.24.13 from Robynne Chutkan on Vimeo. Another Jamaican doing amazing things in the Diaspora… Check out this new book by Jamaican author/doctor, Dr. Robynne Chutkan. “All disease begins in the gut.”- Hippocrates Dr. Chutkan is Gastroenterologist and Wellness Expert and considers both the art

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Check out Jamaican author Stephanie Saulter talking about her novel Gemsigns. According to the author, “Gemsigns has been called political science fiction, social science fiction, a thriller (which it definitely is) and an example of old-fashioned storytelling….” About Gemsigns For years the human race was under attack from a deadly

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    Check out the schedule for the Kingston Book Festival here: http://bookindustryja.com/kbf The Kingston Book Festival is eight days of events for readers, writers, publishers, booksellers of all things ‘bookish’-fiction, non-fiction, poetry and play writing. The Kingston Book Festival 2013 runs March 2 -10, 2013. In 2013, the Kingston

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  YardEdge talks to Pamela Mordecai about her latest collection of poems, Subversive Sonnets. YE: Tell us about your new book, Subversive Sonnets. PCM: It’s a collection of poetry, my fifth and the most challenging to write. It’s been long in the making. My books are usually about five years apart,

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    Legendary Jamaican Actress of the international stage and screen, Leonie Forbes will bring to life her recently published book “Leonie Her Autobiography – Leonie Forbes as told to Mervyn Morris at a special reading and book signing at Bookophilia on Monday October 22, at 6:30 pm. This reading

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      Here’s a great list from Andrew Blackman of his 20 Best Caribbean Book Blogs! Check them all out HERE! Thanks Andrew!  

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Listen here. Listen to Jamaican author Darren Hogarth talk about his new novel  “Whatever Sticks Most” in which he gives a male perspective on love, spirituality and the importance of balance. Darren Hogarth started his career as a mechanical engineer, holding various different roles within the automotive industry in Canada for over

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Jamaican Justin Cresser, a  football coach and strength and conditioning trainer,  has recently put out a new book called, Total Soccer Conditioning: A  Ball-Oriented Approach. This new book is a two volume comprehensive guide (over 300 pages) to training football/soccer players to be fitter, stronger and more technically adept. From explaining

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Here are Bookophilia’s choices for the top 10 Caribbean fiction and non fiction books for our reading pleasure… Jamaican women writers Gillian Royes, Kerry Young, Melanie Schwapp, Pamela K. Marshall and Diana McCaulay top the list of bestselling Top 10 Caribbean Fiction Books. Here’s what Bookophilia has to say about

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