The Verandah Post
A literary newsletter for Caribbean feminist readers — seasonal, essayistic, and unafraid to take a position.
A Brief Examination of Age as a theme in Like A Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun
What is your approach to ageing? Are you desperately keeping the grey hairs and aches at bay or are you anticipating the embrace of a slower paced life, possibly in retirement, or faster paced life completing the bucket list. This brief look at ageing in Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun nudges at these questions.
Book Review of Sheila Murray's Finding Edward by Mason Haigh
If the immigrant experience and that of minorities is a reflection of society’s values then what does it say about us when their stories never quite make it into the history books or have been hidden?
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson Review by Aisha Oni
This review of Nalo Hopkinson’s Midnight Robber examines some of the key ways in which this novel has stolen our hearts and remains relevant in its weavings more than 20 years after publication.
A Duke, The Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley - Critical Book Review
Masterfully narrated by the acclaimed, award-winning actress Bahni Turpin, A Duke, The Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley, is an engrossing, evocative, and highly original historical romance that is especially moving as an audiobook.
Off Track by Tamkia Gibson - Critical Book Review
Often, it is those pillars that should keep us on track that steer us off course - love, family, community. This week, we read Gabrielle's take on Tamika Gibson's ‘Off Track’ - an exploration of the lives of two young Caribbean track stars - on and off the track.