Category Archives: Thoughts
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Jaja’s defiance seemed to me now like Aunty Ifeoma’s experimental purple hibiscus: rare, fragrant with the undertones of freedom, a different kind of freedom from the one the crowds waving green leaves chanted at Government Square after the coup. A … Continue reading
The Tyranny of Ben Okri
There is little that I can say now about Ben Okri’s article that Sofia Samatar hasn’t already said. It’s a bit surprising that someone of Okri’s experience and stature would blame “black and African Writers” for the failure of readers, … Continue reading
The Sunday Salon: Judging Book Covers
This week I had the chance to check out Chattel House Books, Barbados’ newest bookstore. It only opened last week Thursday in Sky Mall and the shelves were still a little sparse but an employee at the bookstore explained to … Continue reading
The Sunday Salon: Meeting the Writers
It’s always cool when you get a chance to meet the author of the book you’re reading, or at least thinking of reading. Last week I went to hear the winner of the inaugural Caribbean Burt Award, A-dZiko Simba … Continue reading
The Sunday Salon: The Athlete and the Artist
He pelting stars, he pelting the sun He skipping stones to Buckingham Palace He pelt down the gold mango from the tallest tree, as I pelt this pen to the sky. Christian Campbell The Crown Prince of Pelters Scrolling through … Continue reading
An afternoon in the Colleen Lewis Reading Room
After weeks of following the reviews by the team at Fresh Milk Books, I finally got a chance to browse the Colleen Lewis Reading Room (CLRR) at the Milking Parlour Studio. Last week, Fresh Milk Founding Director, Annalee Davis, … Continue reading
Dear Mr. Watterson
“There are plenty of exotic lands for a cartoonist to map, if he or she will leave the well-known paths and strike off for the wilds of the imagination” – Bill Watterson This weekend I was scrolling through Netflix looking … Continue reading
Classics Club: The Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James
After years of starting and stopping I’ve finally seen the inside of the back cover of The Black Jacobins. I was driven by two things. That it was my Post-Colonial/World literature pick for Classics Club for May and I wanted … Continue reading
The Wandering Bookmark 