Category: Books

THE HOPE SANCTUARY – BOOK SALE: 28 Sept 2007 (Shameless Plug)

?We are always looking for volunteers to help at the Book Sales? Donate your Time or Books, Magazines & Comics: (Fiction, Non-Fiction as well as Children’s Books? & MORE!) PLEASE CONTACT…

by AirBourne • September 28th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Nature )

Dickey came again – Barbadian women were thrilled as US Author defends hip hop parody

Eric Jerome Dickey came to Cave Shepherd and boy, were Bajan women happy! The Vista branch was the first to receive him yesterday and we learned that there were at least 200 women waiting to see him f…

by AirBourne • September 20th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Featured, News )

BVI Poetry, Hip-Hop and Youth Sports: Callaloo, CORE & Buzz – what’s hot or not?

The next time Barbados holds a poetry slam, I want to see some of the very powerful stock from both the US and British Virgin Islands come over and give us all a really good run for the money! I wish …

by AirBourne • September 16th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Featured, Review )

Bajan Women to look for Dickey again – Barbadian Department Store Offers chance to date US Author

If you have ever taken up a book from Eric Jerome Dickey, then you know what to expect – apart from race issues or action and thrills, there’s loads of steamy and passionate sex, that is s…

by AirBourne • September 5th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, News )

American Mystery Author plans a trip to Barbados – based on one of his character’s nationalities (Follow-Up)

Here’s another sequel, so to speak; there is an American mystery writer who makes sure a bit of Barbados is always thrown in for good measure, Tim Smith, we decided to see if anything new is pub…

by AirBourne • August 14th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Featured, News )

Barbadian Musician to accompany noted Jamaican-American Author in New York (Shameless Plug)

David Pilgrim will be accompanying his friend, well-known author COLIN CHANNER for the enhanced reading of his piece HOW TO BEAT A CHILD THE RIGHT AND PROPER WAY at JOE?S PUB, THURSDAY, JULY 26! The s…

by AirBourne • July 19th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Music )

FORMER BARBADIAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER IS FOCAL POINT FOR NCF SOIREE (Shameless Plug)

by AirBourne • July 5th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Culture, News )

Havana gives tribute to Eminent Barbadian Author – George Lamming is 80 not out!

Everyone knows “In The Castle Of My Skin” whether through school or otherwise, it is the landmark tome of George Lamming, a Barbadian writer who makes the parish of St Joseph his home̷…

by AirBourne • June 9th, 2007 • 4 comments ( Books, Culture )

The Caribbean poetry book ?V.I. Callaloo? is in the BVI? Finally!

Get your copy from any of the Callaloo Poets – Lavanta Thompson, Oren Hodge, Linette Rabsatt, April T. Glasgow, V. Celeste Fahie, Earold O?Kieffe, Urenna Francis, Stephen Payne, Raja H. Pemberto…

by AirBourne • May 25th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Featured )

SPECIAL EVENT – VOICES MAY 25th 2007, THE WINTERGREEN WOMEN

VOICES: Barbados Writers’ Collective presents: THE WINTERGREEN WOMEN a collective of African American scholars and writers will be the featured the presenters at the our next edition of VOICES &…

by AirBourne • May 22nd, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Culture )

(Shameless Plug) Barbados Writers Fest 2007: Time for “Reflexxions”

by AirBourne • May 8th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Culture )

Canadian Sci-Fi Author partners with Barbadian Publisher

I N T E R V I E W E R’ S N O T E: Just a few Xmases ago, I had gotten a fantasy book which has a rather bold title of “Maps: Dead Magicians Club, Pt. 1” and is really quite unusual. …

by AirBourne • April 18th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Featured, Nature, Review )

Six runs for AE Books Debut Publication, a perfect treasure of Barbados to wrap up CWC 2007!

Well, we finally caught up with our promise to look at Shouts From The Outfield from new Barbadian publishing house, AE Books, it is fielding different aspects of the sport that most Caribbean folk wo…

by AirBourne • April 13th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Cricket, Featured )

Barbadian Views – Issues & Responses from Barbadian Educator

Catching up is tough, but do-able, last month we spoke of Dennis DePeiza‘s launch for his book “Issues & Responses” which covers articles, speeches and items he wrote from the 1…

by AirBourne • April 6th, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Featured, Review )

Shouts From The Outfield – Barbadian Cricket Anthology to cash in on remainder of CWC 2007

{Ed’s Note: I have been a very baaad boy but my day job has kept me swamped and covering these events outside of my regular duties left me with little energy to compile the data, this is actuall…

by AirBourne • April 3rd, 2007 • 1 comment ( Books, Cricket, Featured )

Barbadian Trade Unionist shares his advice in a collection, as another Trade Unionist ponders the way forward for Unions in a 21st Century Barbados

Dennis DePeiza compiled “Issues and Responses” a number of essays, speeches and newspaper items from the 90’s to the very recent present; it took close to seven years to get off the …

by AirBourne • April 1st, 2007 • 0 comments ( Books, Featured, News )

New Romantic Comedy with popular Barbadian calypsonian came from pen of Bajan Dancer & Detective Author

Anyone who knows Anderson Armstrong knows he as a long history for such a young fellow – he has worked at No 1 Record Shop on Independence Square; a Teen Talent competitor in Richard Stoute̵…

by AirBourne • February 28th, 2007 • 1 comment ( Books, Culture, Featured )

(Shameless Plug) Canadian University lecturer praises Bajan author for “Tree Of Youth” collection

In April last year, a mutual friend of my mother‘s and myself hosted a Book Launch at Pelican Gallery in the City… This was “Tree Of Youth” and the author/friend is Robert Edis…