The Verandah Post
A literary newsletter for Caribbean feminist readers — seasonal, essayistic, and unafraid to take a position.
Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden - Book Review
Mrs Death Misses Death is a magnificently macabre telling of one person’s relationship with Death. The book focuses on the theme of (you guessed it) death and the grief and trauma that comes with losing loved ones and how this can affect mental health in the long term.
Sweethand by N.G. Peltier - Book Review
I gave it 3.5 stars but I really also kinda want it to be a 4-star book? Just wasn't quite there for me yet despite the somewhat gushy review. All in all, it was a solid debut and I cannot wait to see what N.G. Peltier does next.
Zodiac Astrology in ‘The Stars And The Blackness Between Them’ by Junauda Petrus Explained
Astrology lovers will be in awe of this book. Non-astrology lovers will also have a wonderful experience but the Astrology parts might go over their heads. As Queenie says, ‘there’s spirit everywhere’.
Chat with Chaya Bhuvaneswar, author of White Dancing Elephants
Chat with Chaya Bhuvaneswar, author of the spectacular short story collection White Dancing Elephants. We talk about being both a psychiatrist and writer, her favourite stories, tv shows she’s binging, and women she wishes were single.