Liviticus by Kamau Brathwaite, distinguished Barbadian poet publishes new book in St. Martin

by oes_news | Jun 13, 2017 | Book Fair News, BookFair 2017, News, News 2017

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (June 13, 2017)—At age 87, the distinguished Caribbean poet/scholar offers up Liviticus, his newest poetry book, published here in June by House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP), said Lasana M. Sekou of the indie press. Liviticus is “a monument to...

Sir Roland Richardson receives the Presidents Award from St. Martin Book Fair

by oes_news | Jun 11, 2017 | Book Fair News, BookFair 2017, News, News 2017

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (June 11, 2016)—The leading St. Martin painter Sir Roland Richardson is the new recipient of the Presidents Award from the St. Martin Book Fair. Richardson accepted the award at the closing ceremony of the festival’s 15th anniversary on June 3,...

Pen on Paper, new book by Joseph H. Lake, Jr. in time for Anguilla and St. Martin literary festivals

by oes_news | May 18, 2017 | Book Fair News, BookFair 2017, News, News 2017

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (May 18, 2017)—Pen on Paper: St. Martin 1970 – 2017 by Joseph H. Lake, Jr. was just released here by St. Martin Republic Publishers, said Nzinga Lake, the book’s publicist. Pen on Paper is a collection of over 50 commentaries, news articles, and...

Moviemaker Asha Lovelace, Joebell and America, coming to St. Martin

by oes_news | May 14, 2017 | Book Fair News, BookFair 2017, News, News 2017

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (May 14, 2017)—“As a director trying to capture the essence of the story, … I’m interested in developing a Caribbean aesthetic,” said filmmaker Asha Lovelace about making movies. In Joebell and America that is exactly what Lovelace manages to do...

Dr. Petra R. Rivera brings reggaetón to the 15th annual St. Martin Book Fair

by oes_news | May 4, 2017 | Book Fair News, BookFair 2017, News, News 2017

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (May 4, 2017)—The St. Maarten Carnival has just ended but music is still in the Caribbean air. And music will be critically highlighted at the St. Martin Book Fair, June 1 – 3, 2017, said Shujah Reiph, the literary festival director. “The music...

St. Martin Book Fair turns 15, opens at Cité Scolaire Robert Weinum; over 30 St. Martin authors in focus, June 1 – 3, 2017

by oes_news | Apr 19, 2017 | Book Fair News, BookFair 2017, News 2017

THE SAVANNA, St. Martin (April 18, 2017)—The 15th edition of the annual St. Martin Book Fair will take place at new venues throughout the island from June 1 – 3, 2017, said Shujah Reiph, director of the literary festival. The opening ceremony at Cité Scolaire Robert...

Dominican Rep. writer wins Caribbean “Grand Literature Prize”; St. Martin author at Caribbean Writers Congress roundtable and recital

by oes_news | Apr 17, 2017 | Book Fair News, BookFair 2017, News, News 2017

MARIGOT, St. Martin (April 12, 2017)—The Association of Caribbean Writers (ACW) awarded its Grand Literature Prize to novelist Rita Indiana at the closing ceremony of the Caribbean Writers Congress (CWC) in Guadeloupe on April 8, 2017. The winning novel, La mucama de...

New reviews for multilingual Columbus, the Moor, launched as a “feature” book at St. Martin Book Fair

by oes_news | Feb 1, 2017 | Book Fair News, BookFair 2017, News 2017

Caribbean Beat Bookshelf (Jan/Feb 2017) | Book Reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan Columbus, the Moor Review by Natalio...

Louis Constant Fleming on promoting literature, democracy, writing “our history,” and the St. Martin Book Fair

by oes_news | Jan 4, 2017 | Book Fair News, BookFair 2017, News, News 2017

GREAT BAY, St. Martin (January 4, 2017)—It is not often that a politician is also a major, continuing patron of the cultural arts in St. Martin. Louis Constant Fleming is one of the very few exceptions among this rare grouping in St. Martin, North and South. For the...