Friday, June 6, 2025

Caribbean-American Heritage Month - Caribbean Themed Books I'd Like to Read!


Until earlier this month, I had no idea that June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month

Below is a list of books I'd like to read that are tied to the Caribbean in some way. Some of the books are fiction and some are nonfiction.

1. Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
2. Monster in the Middle Tiphanie Yanique
3. Pleasantview by Celeste Mohammed
4. Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas
5. A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S Naipaul
6. The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat
7. Running Sideways by Pauline Davis
8. Miss Pat: My Reggae Music Journey by Patricia Chin
9. Of Women and Salt by Gabrielle Garcia
10. The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez

Have you read any of the above books? Do you have any Caribbean books you would recommend for future reading? Please share your thoughts in the comment section!

4 comments:

  1. I've read the Wilkerson and Naipaul books on your list and might read others in the future.

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    1. Good to know! Thank you for sharing, Dorothy. Happy reading.

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  2. I really enjoyed The Housing Lark by Sam Selvon. It's about immigrants from various Caribbean islands living in London. Haven't read any of the books on your list, but there are several that I want to read. I hope you enjoy all of these! :D

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    1. Thank you for the Caribbean book recommendation. I will check it out. Happy reading to you, Lark!

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