Summer 2021 Must Reads Curated by the BCLF

Caribbean reads provide the perfect reading escape this summer. With the borders still pretty much half-shuttered around the world, the range and breadth of stories written by Caribbean authors do a phenomenal job of transporting you and your children across lands, time and memory.

We hope that you enjoy this 2021 Summer Reader of classic and modern hits in the making. Featured are some of our favorite adult, young adult and children’s literature in genres that range from magical realism and fantasy to drama.

Many of these titles can be found at our BCLF Bookshop – www.bookshop.org/shop/bclfbooks and on our website at www.bklyncbeanlitfest.com/books

Connect with us at our social media accounts @bklyncbeanlitfest

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• Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9781250622235
• Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9781534460713
• The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey – https://www.amazon.com/Mermaid-Black-Conch-Monique-Roffey/dp/184523457X
• Where the Rhythm Takes you by Sarah Dass – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9780063018525
• What’s Mine and Yours by Naima Coster – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9781538702345
• How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9780316536981
• The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9780358272755
• Daylight Come by Diana McCaulay – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9781845234706
• Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9781617758621
• A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9781250267689
• Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9780446674331
• Josephine By the Sea by Shakirah Bourne – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9781338642087
• Ian Takes Flight by Richard Nattoo – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9780985375546
• Tea by the Sea by Donna Hemans – https://bookshop.org/books/tea-by-the-sea/9781597098458
• Summer Lightning and other Stories by Olive Senior
• By Love Possessed by Lorna Goodison – https://bookshop.org/a/9544/9780062127358
• The Dark of the Sea by Imam Baksh – https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Sea-Imam-Baksh/dp/9768267232