I started putting together a list a list of books by Antiguan and Barbudan authors and books about Antigua and Barbuda back in 2005 for the Independence literary arts exhibition at the national Museum; I’ve been editing and updating it ever since. The main list can be found by using the search feature to the right; this is the non-fiction subset of that list. It includes books by Antiguan and Barbudan writers, both born and adopted, as well books by Antiguan descendants born elsewhere; some with non-specific connections to the island who feature Antigua and Barbuda prominently in their writings may also make the cut. Some books are traditionally published (i.e. the rights acquired by trade publishers for sale with writers receiving an advance and royalties per contract), published with a small or independent press (still traditional but on a different scale), via a hybrid press (a mix of traditional publishing and self-publishing), or self-published (including vanity press or any mechanism through which the author pays to publish). I’m just trying to make it as complete as possible. Any errors and/or omissions are unintentional. Just let me know and I’ll do the research and add them. Before you do, though, check the main list, ‘Antiguan and Barbudan Writings’, for the complete listing as writers writing in more than one genre are listed at least twice and always in the main list. Use the site’s search feature to find fiction, non fiction, children’s fiction, poetry, plays/screenplays, and the main list of Antiguan and Barbudan writing. In any case, it should be noted that the list is not exhaustive as, solely at my discretion, I’ve limited it to writers with a book or CD, and have omitted publication in journals and/or periodicals purely as a matter of containment. I’ve since started separate lists for journal publications, reviews of published works, song lyricists (plus a data base of song lyrics), screenwriters and playwrights. I will continue to build on these incomplete lists time allowing. And, before you ask, no I have not read them all…can’t promise that I will read them all. So, this is not a list of recommended reading from Antigua and Barbuda; rather, more broadly every book in the stated genre that could arguably qualify as Antiguan and Barbudan writing (do your own research re the quality of the books listed here and feel free to search the site for reviews of Antiguan and Barbudan books for those books that have received critical treatment). Finally, no problem with people utilizing or sharing the list (I myself have pulled from various sources, including but not limited to, the Antigua and Barbuda Review of Books, the Best of Books Antigua and Barbuda shelf, pre-existing bibliographies like Riva Berleant-Schiller, Susan Lowes, and Milton Benjamin’s Antigua and Barbuda: an Annotated Critical Bibliography, online book retail, online library data bases, online review sites and blogs, social media and all around the Internet, media, publisher sites, the authors), but a lot of time went into checking, double-checking, pulling it altogether, updating etc., so please give credit where due and link back to us. Thanks.
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Name: Elizabeth Abbott 
Books (abridged – limited to titles with specific Caribbean reference):
Sugar: A Bittersweet History. Penguin. 2008. & Canada & Duckworth Overlook. UK, USA. 2011.
Haiti: The Duvaliers and their Legacy. 1988. McGraw-Hill. USA & (and revised and updated as Haiti: A Shattered Nation). Duckworth Overlook. UK, USA. 2011.
Tropical Obsession: A Universal Tragedy in Four Acts Set in Haiti. Edition Deschamps. Haiti. 1986.
About the Books:
Sugar: A Bittersweet History tells the extraordinary, dramatic and thought-provoking story of this most commonplace of products from its very origins to the present day. Elizabeth Abbott examines how and in what quantities we still consume sugar; its role in the crisis of obesity and diabetes; how its cultivation continues to affect the environment; and how coerced labour continues in so many sugar-producing nations. Richly detailed, impeccably researched and thoroughly compelling, Sugar is a comprehensive social history of a substance that has revolutionized the way we eat, and poignant testimony to the suffering endured in the name of satisfying the world’s sweet tooth. Sugar: A Bittersweet History was short-listed for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction.
Haiti: the Duvaliers and their Legacy recounts the depredations and corruption of the Duvalier regime in Haiti, detailing the excesses of both Papa and Baby Doc Duvalier and the grim state in which they left the country when the regime was finally overthrown.
About the Author:
Elizabeth Abbott, Canadian with Antiguan roots, is a writer and historian with a special interest in women’s issues, social justice for all and sugarcane-cutters in particular, the treatment and lives of animals, and the environment. She has a doctorate from McGill University in 19th century history. She has written for the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, The Gazette (Montreal), Quill & Quire, London Free Press, La Presse and La Gazette du Golfe (Benin), and for Equinox and Harrowsmith magazines. She is a Senior Research Associate at Trinity College, University of Toronto and, from 1991 to 2004, was Dean of Women. She is a member of the Antigua and Barbuda Association of Toronto and of PEN Canada.
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Name: Winston Abrams
Books:
The Master’s Voice: Hearing and Heeding God’s Will for Your Life. 2014.
Christian Soldiers: The Discipline of Holy Living. 2009, 2014.
About the Books:
The Master’s Voice is primarily about God’s voice, God’s direction, God’s guidance, God’s protection, and deciphering God’s will for your life in these last days where there are many voices competing for our attention.
Christian Soldiers answers questions by showing, from scriptures, what is required to live as our Lord and Savior commands.
About the Author: Winston Abrams is the owner of Computer Reset.
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Name: Chrys-Ann Ambrose
Books:
Unique Pieces of the Masterpiece: Perfectly Designed for Your Purpose – A Love Letter to Women. HFW Publishihng. 2020.
Operation Game Plan: How to Overcome Habits That Hinder Us from Succeeding In Life. Purposely Created Publishing Group. 2016.
About the Books:
Unique Pieces of the Masterpiece: Perfectly Designed for Your Purpose – A Love Letter to Women teaches all women to embrace their uniqueness and that when they unite, they are exceptional and invaluable pieces that fit perfectly together to create a great masterpiece.
Operation Game Plan lists the key habits and lifestyles that keep us from becoming the successful person we were born to be. We can be our worst enemy, and in this book you will discover some of the different ways that we sabotage our progress on a daily basis.
About the Author:
Chrys Ann Ambrose is a Life Coach, Motivational Speaker and Media Personality. She is well regarded for her elevating work with women and is respected for her corporate trainings as well as her work with faith and community organisations. Her transformational approach is changing lives internationally. Chrys-Ann lives in the beautiful island of Antigua with her husband Colin and daughters Tiara and Jewel.
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Name: Curtly Ambrose
Books:
Time to Talk (with Richard Sydenham). Aurum Press. London, UK. 2015.
About the Book:
One of the leading – and most lethal – fast bowlers of all time, Sir Curtly Ambrose is notorioius for his silence. Now, for the first time, Sir Curtly tells his story.
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Name: June Ambrose
Books:
P. 133 “So Fresh and So Clean” in Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic and Rocking Our Truth (edited by Beverly Bond). First 37 INK/Atria books. USA. 2018.
Effortless Style (w/illustrator Aimee Levy and contributor Richard Buskin). Simon Spotlight Entertainment. USA. 2006.
About the Books:
Black Girls Rocks! pays tribute to the achievements and contributions of black women around the world. Fueled by the insights of women of diverse backgrounds, including Michelle Obama, Angela Davis, Shonda Rhimes, Misty Copeland Yara Shahidi, and Mary J. Blige, this book is a celebration of black women’s voices and experiences.
In Effortless Style, June Ambrose, the celebrity fashion stylist and designer who’s shaped the looks of some of the biggest names in entertainment — including Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Kelly Ripa, Mary J. Blige, and Mariah Carey — reveals the industry secrets that can help anyone exude genuine star power, regardless of body type or budget.
About the Author:
June Ambrose is a celebrity fashion stylist/designer. She has appeared on national shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, Live with Regis and Kelly, and Extreme Makeover, and on VH1 and MTV. June also owns the full-service styling firm Modé Squad, Inc. She lives in New York City.
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Name: Alexis Andrews
Books:
Vanishing Ways (Volume I: Sailing on the last Carriacou Sloops). 
Indian Creek Books. 2008.
Genesis. (Volume II: Building a Traditional Carriacou Sloop). Indian Creek Books. 2008.
Images.Indian Creek Books. 2007.
About the Books:
Vanishing Ways & Genesis are 10″ X 10″ 130 pages each. Photography from a ten year project by veteran marine photographer Alexis Andrews who sailed, fished, raced and eventually built a boat on the beach with the men of Windward, Carriacou. Vanishing Ways has since been made into a film.
Images is a 12″X 12″ coffee table photography book- 180 pages of blazing colour and black & white images taken over a 20 year period showcasing nature, culture, beaches, places & yachting.
About the Author:
Andrews is originally from Greece. He trained in advertising and photography in Europe and America; and sailed in to Antigua in 1986. His photography appears regularly in international publications. IMAGES Antigua & Barbuda was his first large format photography book put out by his own indiancreekbooks.com He, also, produced the award winning documentary film Vanishing Sail.
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Name: Sue Appleby
Books:
The Cornish in the Caribbean: from the 17th to the 19th Centuries. Troubadour. UK. 2019.
Hacienda Pinsaqui: A Part of History (w/illustrator Deborah Eckert). Virtualbookworm.com Publishing. 2014.
The Hammers of Towan: A Nineteenth Century Cornish Family 
(w/illustrator Deborah Eckert). Books Express Publishing. 2013.
About the Books:
The Cornish in the Caribbean is the first study to tell the stories of some of the many Cornish men and women who went to the Caribbean. Some became wealthy plantation owners, while others came as indentured servants and labourers. Cornish men were active in the armed services, taking part in the numerous sea and land battles fought by the competing European powers throughout the region. Cornish officers and crew sailed on the ships of the Falmouth Packet Service which took the mail to and from the Caribbean. Methodism was strong in Cornwall and Methodist missionaries and their wives came to the Caribbean to evangelise both the enslaved and the newly free. The most striking transfer of Cornish skills to the Caribbean was to be found in mining. As Cornish mining declined, and the Great Emigration of miners and their families got underway, Cornish mining engineers, captains and miners went out to mines throughout the Caribbean.
Hacienda Pinsaqui: A Part of History – Following a memorable stay at Hacienda Pinsaqui in Ecuador’s northern sierras, Sue Appleby wanted to find out more about the Hacienda and its history. The land where the Hacienda stands once belonged to the Caranqui confederacy, was briefly part of the Inca Empire, and later came under Spanish rule before becoming part of Simon Bolivar’s “Gran Colombia.” The Hacienda offered hospitality to Bolivar, and played a part in bringing to an end the border conflict between Ecuador and Columbia in the 1860s. The Larrea family bought the Hacienda in the late 19th century and continued to offer a warm welcome to travelers while managing one of the largest spinning and weaving workshops in the Otavalo area. Today the Freile-Larrea family continues to offer the modern traveler a warm welcome and a sense of the Hacienda’s fascinating history.
The Hammers of Town: A Nineteenth Century Cornish Family – Story of the Hammer family in nineteenth-century Cornwall. Sue Appleby explores the life of a Cornish tenant farmer, his wives, and offspring, drawing upon the rich material of her own family history. In so doing, she brings alive the social history of nineteenth-century Cornwall – including the extraordinary Cornish diaspora which scattered Philip’s sons and daughters as far afield as Australia and South Africa.
About the Author:
Cornish ancestors on her mother’s side of the family and childhood vacations spent in Cornwall gave Sue Appleby an early interest in Cornish history. With a Master’s Degree in Information and Library Management, she has spent most of her adult working life in the Caribbean working for various international, regional and national organisations. Married to Bernie Evan-Wong, she has two daughters, Meiling and Sarah and lives in Antigua.
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Name: Crystal Archibald
Books:
Total Surrender: Submitting to God’s Will for Your Life. Xulon Press. 2015.
About the Book:
Total Surrender: Crystal pinpoints several avenues of sin where people can fall into temptation and agree to the devil’s promptings to give into their fleshy desires and wishes. She compares these examples of present-day temptations people struggle with to what people from the Bible endured, people who handled similar enticements but sought God for redemption.
About the author:
Crystal Archibald and her husband Pastor David Archibald have been serving as ministers for the past twenty-two years at Gospel Light Baptist Church which owns and runs Gospel Light Elementary School and Gospel Light Development Center in Antigua.
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Name: David Archibald
Books:
The Prayer of Faith: Unlocking the Secret to Power with God in Prayer. Xulon Press. 2015.
Effective Evangelistic Strategies. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2015.
Next Steps in the Christian Life. 2015.
About the Book:
The Prayer of Faith: The Lord brought the idea for this book to author David Archibald’s mind years ago while he was the pastor of a small church in Antigua. He had prepared a sermon titled, “The Prayer of Faith” and though he preached it, he didn’t quite understand what it all entailed. Over the years, through many challenges within his own life, the Lord revealed to him through His word what it all meant. He prays that this book will help readers gain a better understanding of what it really means to pray the prayer of faith and what kind of results this kind of prayer can bring.
Effective Evangelistic Strategies is a handbook/guide to greater effectiveness in reaching people for Jesus. It is not designed to be exhaustive but can be used by individuals and groups alike to open the discussion around the subject.
Next Steps in the Christian Life is a new convert instruction and encouragement book to aid in strengthening faith of new believers in their walk with the Lord.
About the author:
Pastor David and Mrs. Crystal Archibald have been serving as ministers for the past twenty-two years at Gospel Light Baptist Church which owns and runs Gospel Light Elementary School and Gospel Light Development Center in Antigua.
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Name: Theodore Archibald
Books:
Marriage: God’s Wonderful Gift of Love.CSS Publishing Company. USA. 2000.
The Winding Path to America. CSS Publishing Company. USA. 1996.
About the Books:
Marriage: God’s Wonderful Gift of Love explores the spiritual roots of marriage, documented with biblical history and relating the joys of a marriage lasting for 49 years.
The Winding Path to America is an autobiographical tale profiling the author’s life journey, from his birth into a deeply spiritual family on the Caribbean island of Antigua, to London, and finally to his ascent to success in the U.S.
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Name: Barbara Arrindell
Book:
“The Life of Dame Georgiana Ellen Robinson” in Unit 3: History in Collins Caribbean Social Studies 1. Harper Collins Publisher Limited. UK. 2017.
About the Book:
A Social Studies textbook adopted for use in schools in a number of Caribbean Islands. The two-page spread on Nellie Robinson introduces the region’s youth to the lone female Antiguan and Barbudan national hero and speaks of her motivation, accomplishments, and awards. It also encourages students through recommended activities to find out more about celebrated Antiguans & Barbudans section features other Caribbean heroes.
About the Author:
Barbara Arrindell is the author of The Legend of Bat’s Cave and Other Stories and Antigua My Antigua. She has also been published in Womanspeak, a Caribbean literary journal, and the anthologies The Black Notes: New Writings from Black Women and Girls and So the Nailhead Bend So the Story End, among other publications. She is the manager of the Best of Books bookstore in Antigua and founder of Barbara Arrindell & Associates which does HR training. She is a former Governor of Optimist International Caribbean District.
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Name: Algernon E. Aspinall
Books:
Vlll. English Harbour, Antigua in West Indian Tales of Old. Duckworth & Co., 1912. Leopold Classic Library, 2016.
About the Books:
A collection of historical sketches that includes the design and construction of English Harbour from 1726 to 1743, including Horatio Nelson’s Association with the Dockyard and a vintage (1800) photo of English Harbour, and ends with the destructive hurricane of 1848.
About the Author:
Aspinall is author of what’s been described as one of the most famous travel guides, The Pocket Guide to the West Indies.
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Name: Tiffany Azille-Henry
Book:
A Volar! Workbook 2 – ¡A Volar! Primary Spanish for the Caribbean (ed. Tracey Traynor). Collins. UK. 2015.
About the Book:
This 5-Level primary Spanish course is specifically designed for the Caribbean. Suitable for primary pupils whose first language is English, this engaging course makes learning Spanish fun while meeting the demands of Caribbean teaching and curriculums.
It introduces the Spanish language to children in a highly accessible format for beginners and young learners, with careful progression through the levels. Lively, colourful illustrations, fact boxes, games, and toe-tapping songs all help to communicate the learning objectives in a fun and active way. All pupil books include an audio CD, featuring specially-commissioned songs and audio for listening and speaking exercises and pronunciation of vocabulary.
About the author:
Tiffany Azille-Henry is a teacher in Antigua and Barbuda.
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Name: Sandra Baptist
Books:
Unlock The Code: Activate the 10 Keys Successful Entrepreneurs Use to Earn Higher Revenues, Create Greater Profits and Achieve Faster Business Growth! Adriel Publishing, 2015.
“Profits are Forever” in Ready, Aim, Influence! Join Forces, Expand Resources, Transform Your World. Expert Insights Publishing, 2013.
About the Books:
If building a successful business has been a struggle for you then Unlocking the Code is the key to unlocking success mysteries. Sandra Baptist covers the key tenets of Marketing, Business, Sales, Numbers and Mindset and offers her FABULOUS3 Plan for achieving results with specific steps and strategies for generating more revenue, creating more profits and growing your business faster.
Ready, Aim, Influence! is an essential guide that reveals crucial leadership techniques, motivational secrets and proven formulas as well as the life-changing moments of top visionaries and experts.
About the Author:
Sandra Baptist, FCCA, is the founder, CEO and Managing Director of PACCS Inc. She is a Chartered Director and Chartered Accountant, who has a degree in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Essex in the UK. Sandra is a Certified Business Coach, a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Adviser, and a Certified LivePlan Expert Advisor. Sandra has also been a mentor for the Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship. She has been featured on a number of local and international media, including NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX affiliates, the Antigua Sun newspaper, the Antigua/Barbuda Business Focus and ABS TV and ABI TV’s “Young Entrepreneurs” Show.
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Name: FWN Bayley
Books: Chapter on Antigua and Barbuda in Four Years’ Residence in the West Indies, during the years 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829. William Kidd, London, 1830.
About the Books:
The Antigua chapter is constructed from letters he received from a friend who lived on the island. It included descriptions of the scenery and patterns of life, including work, dress, and major occupations of those Africans/African-Antiguans enslaved on Barbuda.
About the Author:
Frederick William Naylor Bayley (1808 – 1853) came to the Caribbean (Barbados) with his father who was in the army. On his return to England in 1829, he became a writer and editor before dying of bronchitis in Birmingham.
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Name: Robert A. Belle
Book: Blow the Lid Off: Reclaim Your Stolen Creativity, Increase Your Income, and Let Your Light Shine! Simply You Publishing. 2020.
About the Book: Blow the Lid Off is a motivational self-help guide.
About the Author: Robert A. Belle is a transformational speaker, mentor and ACCA Qualified Accountant. Robert is a winner of the 2019 Advocate of the Year Award (Affiliate) by the ACCA for his work assisting other accountants embrace their creativity and reach new growth potentials both personally and professionally. He lives in Nairobi, Kenya with his wife and two children.
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Name: Milton Benjamin
Book:
Antigua and Barbuda (World Bibliographical Series) (w/Susan Lowes and Riva Berleant-Schiller). ABC-Clio. USA. 1995.
About the Book:
A comprehensive reference for locating information about Antigua and Barbuda.
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Name: Hazel Bird
Book: Standing in the Gap. The Prayer Group Inc., Antigua.
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Name: Lester Bird
Books:
The Comeback Kid: An Autobiography of Sir Lester Bryant Bird K.N.H. Lester Bird in conversation with Lionel Max Hurst. Antigua. 2019.
Antigua Vision – Caribbean Reality: Perspectives of Prime Minister Lester Bryant Bird. Hansib. London. 2002.
About the Book:
The Comeback Kid reportedly chronicles Sir Lester’s early life – including being the first Antiguan and Barbudan to medal in international athletics and the triumphs and defeats, and presumably achievements and controversies, of a 47-year-career in politics which began with his appointment to the senate in 1971.
Covering a range of topics crucial to the Caribbean’s economic, social and political development, Antigua Vision looks at the struggle to build a single Caribbean nation and maintain a place in international politics; the Caribbean’s cautious relationship with the US; and the importance of cricket to the West Indian psyche, among other issues. A comprehensive study for anyone interested in Caribbean affairs.
About the Author:
Lester Bird is a former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and son of national hero V. C. Bird Sr. He has since been named a national hero as well.
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Name: Nicola Bird
Books:
The Boomerang Effect: How You Can Take Charge of Your Life. iuniverse. 2011.
About the Book:
In this guidebook, you’ll discover how to deal with the unavoidable and unpredictable obstacles; battle insecurities that impede personal growth; and manage the fighter, hider, and runner within.
About the Author:
Bird is a psychotherapist living in Toronto, Canada.
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Name: Kenneth Blackburne
Book:
The Romance of English Harbour. Society of the Friends of English Harbour. 1959.
Nelson’s Dockyard: English Harbour: A Guide. Society of the Friends of English Harbour. Antigua. 1951
About the Book:
A guidebook for prospective Friends that gives a history of the area.
About the Author:
Blackburne was Governor of the Leewards from 1950-1956. He was 42 at the time of his appointment, the youngest colonial governor ever. Blackburne also wrote Lasting Legacy: a History of British Colonialism (1976).
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Name: Karen Blucher
Book: Finding Your Way Back: A Story of Healing and Hope. Dream that Big Publishing. USA. 2022.
About the Author: Karen went to school at Christ the King High School. She lives in the US. She has over 20 years of experience in the Customer Service and Sales industry. She is a certified Transformational Coach and an Inspirational, Motivational, and Women Empowerment Speaker.
About the Book: Finding Your Way Back is a transparent guide to restoration for Christian women who have silently lost their way.
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Name: Brenda Lee Browne
Book:
Just Write Antigua Journal. 2017. 2018.
CAPE Revision Guide: Communication Studies (w/Natalee Cole). Harper Collins. UK. 2016.
About the Books:
Just Write Antigua is a journal consisting of images taken by Browne around Antigua and Barbuda, and writing prompts and tips; plus room to write.
Collins CAPE Revision Guides focus on the content and skills students need to master for success in CAPE examinations. They cover all aspects of the syllabus and provide excellent help with exam preparation. With clear and accessible information, practice questions, and exam tips throughout, this is resource helps students prepare for the exam. The revision guide gives advice and guidance on techniques for the Paper 1 multiple choice questions, Paper 2, and the school-based-assessment. It also gives clear and comprehensive coverage of each module of the syllabus. Accompanying audio files are available online for listening and comprehension practice.
About the Author:
Born in the UK of Antiguan parents, trained as a journalist and yet, Brenda Lee Browne wanted to be a writer since about 9/10. She started writing after moving to Antigua and has been published in newspapers in Antigua, the UK, and the USVI, as well as anthologies in the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, and the UK. Browne created ‘Just Write’, a face book page and creative writing retreat, and voluntarily conducted creative writing workshops in the prison in Antigua-Barbuda. Browne has a Masters in Writing from Sheffield-Hallam University in the UK, is a Hurston Wright Writers Week Scholarship recipient, a Department of Youth Affairs National Youth Awards lifetime achievement awardee, and was long listed for the 2013 Hollick Arvon Prize.
Wadadli Pen connection: Brenda Lee Browne was a Wadadli Pen Challenge chief judge. 2010 – 2014. She has served as a patron, contributing scholarships to her Just Write Writers Retreat, cash, and copies of her books the Just Write journal and the novella London Rocks. Both books were in the running for the Wadadli Pen Readers Choice Book of the Year. 2019.
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Name: Mitzie Buckley
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Books:
Who we Were – Fibrey: The Rope Walk (w/Emeric Simonkovic). Siboney Publications. 2005.
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Name: Paul Buhle
Books:
Tim Hector: A Caribbean Radical’s Story. University Press of Mississippi. 2006.
About the Book:
Tim Hector (1942-2002) played many roles—political philosopher, educator, literary and music critic, cricket administrator, political leader, and newspaper editor. Best known for his editorship of the newspaper Outlet and his cofounding of the Afro-Caribbean Liberation Movement, Hector struggled for the independence of his native island Antigua. As a disciple of C. L. R. James, he was one of the Pan-African movement’s most vital figures, and his regular column “Fan the Flame” in Outlet was followed avidly throughout the Caribbean. His insights into regional history, politics, cricket, and literature were eagerly awaited. Biographer Paul Buhle traces Hector’s intellectual development and explores how the editor-activist’s political philosophy evolved from an early island nationalism and militant Marxism into an embrace of democratic self-determination and of political union in a future Caribbean nation.
About the Author:
Paul Buhle, the authorized biographer of C. L. R. James, is a senior lecturer in history and American civilization at Brown University. A prize-winning author-editor and frequent contributor to the Nation, the Village Voice, TIKKUN, and the San Francisco Chronicle, he has published twenty-eight previous volumes including The Life and Work of C. L. R. James, Encyclopedia of the American Left, C. L. R. James’s Caribbean, four other biographies, and five volumes on the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist.
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Name: Nuffield J. Burnette
Book:
Corruption and Lunacy. 2022.
Legend of Integrity and Courage. 2017.
About the Book:
Corruption and Lunacy: Described by the author as a book “concerned with highlighting the proliferation of corruption, skullduggery, and downright lunacy among some persons and countries within the Caribbean region.”
Legend of Integrity and Courage: Covered Burnette’s life, including his arrival in Antigua, after hurricane David hit Dominica and his time with the police force amidst crime, scandal, and more.
About the Author:
Nuffield Burnette is a former assistant commissioner of police in Antigua and Barbuda.
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Name: Ann Charters
Book: Nobody: the Story of Bert Williams. Macmillan. 1970.
About the Book:
Probably the most gifted entertainer of his time. Williams (1874-1922) was a singer, dancer, entertainer, and comedian who reigned as king of blackface. According to Charters, he was born in Antigua (Kittitian-UK writer Caryl Philips disputes this in his imagining of Williams’ life in Dancing in the Dark) but left the island with his parents and went to California.
About the Author:
Charters is also the author of Major Writers of Short Fiction: Stories and Commentaries, Literature and its Writers: an Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (with Sam Charters), The Story and its Writers: an Introduction to Short Fiction, Blues Faces: a Portrait of the Blues (with Samuel Barclay Charters) among other books.
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Name: Marilyn Chiddick-Hodge
Books:
Positive Living Volume 1.
About the Book:
In this, her first publication, designed for all ages, Marilyn Chiddick-Hodge addresses the decline in values, morals and family relationships through some 30 thought-provoking articles. Positive Living Volume 1 presents positive answers to the many perplexing problems of life.
About the Author:
Marilyn Chiddick Hodge is the daughter of Mr. Alfred Chiddick (deceased) and Mrs. Edna Chiddick of Greenbay. She holds a Masters Degree in Education, specializing in guidance and counselling, from Bristol University in the United Kingdom and a Masters of Science Degree specializing in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) from BSY in the United Kingdom. She has taught in the education sector both in Antigua and Anguilla for some 28 years. She is currently the correctional services counsellor at the Department of Probation in Anguilla. She owns and operates a private counselling service known as the Wellness Centre. She is the producer of the radio programme Positive Living, which airs daily on Radio Anguilla, and writes a weekly column in the local newspaper known as The Anguillian.
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Name: Clarice C. Clarke
Book: Hidden Secrets of St. Croix. 2017.
About the Book:
Hidden Secrets of St. Croix juxtaposes images of St. Croix’s history and natural life with the author’s commentary.
About the Author:
Antigua born author, photographer, and now publisher resident in St Croix in the USVI – retired after working 30 years at the University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service. She is also a veteran who served in the United States Coast Guard. Clarke is an avid photographer who enjoys taking pictures that focus on the Virgin Islands’ cultural heritage, culture bearers, historical ruins, flora, fauna, and landscape. She was mentored by Carol Fleming and Dr. Robin Stearns, editors for the University of the Virgin Islands’ Cooperative Extension Service publications. With the Cooperative Extension Service, she has been involved (in the photography, editing, layout, and design) of publications like Native Recipes, Mango Bits and Pieces, Breads, Virgin Islands Holiday Cooking, The Heart of the Pumpkin, Traditional Medicinal Plants of the US Virgin Islands, Tropical Fruits of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Their Nutritional Values, among other publications. She is a founding member of the committee that started the Mango Melee and Tropical Fruit Festival in 1996. She served as the festival’s public relations officer for 17 years and also served for 27 years on the Board of Directors of the Agriculture and Food Fair of the US Virgin Islands.
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Name: Melvin Claxton
Books:
The Masters: Champions of Business (co-author with Rob Kosberg, Marc Feinberg, Andrea Szebeni, Damien Charley, Adrienne Williams, Anne Barbieri, Annmarie Ware, JimHansen, Peter Luther, Tom Evans, Yolanda Cintron, Elizabeth Smith, and Karen Simpson-Hankins). 2013.
Love Poems: A Collection (w/Ira Claxton). Future Classics. USA. 2013.
Uncommon Valor: A Story of Race, Patriotism, and Glory in the Final Battles of the Civil War (w/Mark Puls). John Wiley and Sons. USA. 2006.
About the Books:
The Masters: Champions of Business – a gathering of experts with the education and skills to match: stories of challenge and conflict, and expert advice that could cost thousands.
The Book of Love is a collection of intimate, illustrated poems of love and passion.
Uncommon Valor vividly shows the contributions made by escaped slaves, ex-slaves, and freemen to the Union cause. It tells the powerful story of how Sergeant Christian Fleetwood and his fellow ‘colored’ troops overcame oppression, suspicion, derision, and a ceaseless torrent of Confederate gunfire to overrun a heavily fortified rebel position against impossible odds. For outstanding bravery and devotion beyond the call of duty, Fleetwood and thirteen of his comrades were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Based on personal diaries, letters, and other firsthand accounts, this riveting tale goes deep into the heat of battle and beyond, as these heroic soldiers are forced to fight two wars at once – one against the enemy, the other against their own white commanders and fellow troops.
About the Author:
Melvin Claxton is an author, screenwriter, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Born in Antigua, Claxton began his journalism career at The Virgin Islands Daily News where he reported in a series titled “Virgin Island Crime: Who’s to Blame?” on criminals, corruption and incompetence in law enforcement, and the flawed system. The series significantly impacted the judicial system on the islands, including some high level shake-ups. In 1995, the series won Claxton the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, making him the first Black recipient of this particular citation. Claxton went on to hold senior investigative reporting positions at The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit News, and The Tennessean. His work has been honored by the Associated Press Managing Editors an unprecedented 10 times. Claxton, a noted historian and trivia enthusiast, is, also, the creator of the Great Bible Race, the world’s largest English language trivia video game.
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Name: Chante U. Codrington
Books:
Why we are…Where we are…Who we are!: Empowering Ourselves through hardwork and education. iUniverse.com. USA. 2009.
About the Book:
Why We Are… Where We Are… Who We Are…! is a book written by Chante’ Codrington who was only twenty years of age and still a sophomore in college when he did so.
About the Author:
Chanté Codrington was born in Houston, Texas, but, had the wonderful privilege of being raised in the Caribbean on the island of Antigua. After he graduated from high school, he moved back to Houston to finish his studies and embark on a journey full of uncertain and endless possibilities.
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Name: Henry Nelson Coleridge
Books:
Six Months in the West Indies in 1825. John Murray, London, 1826; Negro Universities Press, New York, 1970.
About the Books:
The author’s journal written during his travels through the islands, including Antigua, provides a generally favourable view of plantation life – includes discourse on the treatment of enslaved people, free people of colour, and a fishing expedition to Barbuda. Seems to have been fairly popular as it had several printings though it wasn’t until the third printing (1832) that the author stepped out of his anonymity.
About the Author:
Born 1798, educated at Eton and Cambridge (in England). Accompanied his uncle, William Hart Coleridge, Bishop of Barbados, to the then British West Indies resulting in the book named here. Called to the bar in 1826 but continued writing and is also credited with being the editor of works by another uncle, the famed writer (Rime of the Ancient Mariner etc.) Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He became said uncle’s literary executor on his death in 1834, publishing the departed’s work posthumously. He was also a lecturer with the Incorporated Law Society. He died in 1843.
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Name: Valerie Combie
Books:
Memories – Recuerdos (w/Christopher C. Combie). Aspect Books. 2015.
The Hovensa Chronicles. Aspect Books. 2013.
Lots of Laughter: Praise for the Good Old Days. Aspect Books. 2013.
Voices from Behind the Scenes: Teachers’ Experiences in the Classroom Expressed through Poetry and Prose. Aspect Books. 2013.
About the Books:
Memories – Recuerdos: Valerie Knowles Combie paints poetic word pictures of the beautiful Caribbean islands of Antigua and St. Croix. The poems are sectioned into two parts. The first captures the relaxed pace of Antigua’s island life, enjoying the simple passing of time in the appreciation of the island’s beautiful sky, changing weather, plants and animals, and human inhabitants. She also describes what one may encounter in traveling to the island by air. The second part is a collection of thought-poems on life in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barrack Obama’s presidency, and the island’s changing economy, learning from African-American and Greek history, and sayings to live by. The poems are a window on the writer’s experience.
HOVENSA, formerly known as the Hess Oil Refinery, the Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation (HOVIC), or the St. Croix Refinery is a petroleum refinery located on the island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. After the owner, Leon Hess died, the refinery became a joint venture between Hess Corporation and Petroleos de Venezuela, hence the name HOVENSA. For most of its operating life as HOVENSA, it supplied heating oil and gasoline to the U.S. Gulf Coast and the eastern seaboard with the crude mainly sourced from Venezuela. Previously it had sourced its crude feedstock from a number of other countries including Libya. At a capacity of about 500,000 barrels per day as of 2010 it was in the top 10 largest refineries in the world. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation started refinery construction in January 1966 having purchased the property from Annie de Chabert, and in October of the same year, the refinery started operating. In 1974, the capacity of refinery was expanded up to its peak at 650,000 barrels per day. HOVENSA LLC, which took over the refinery operatorship, was established in 1998. In January 2011, HOVENSA paid a $5.3 million penalty for Clean Air Act violations. On January 18, 2012 the company announced that it would close the refinery by mid-February 2012. The refinery will then serve as a storage terminal. The HOVENSA Chronicles attempts to document the impact of the closing of the oil refinery on the United States Virgin Islands, primarily St. Croix.
Lots of Laughter: Praise for the Good Old Days is a reflection of the Antigua culture and customs that enveloped Valerie Knowles Combie as she grew up in the small village of Cedar Grove. From a young age Valerie and her friends learned to treat all adults with the same respect they showed their own parents, because it wasn’t just your parents who raised you, it was the village. The culture of loving your neighbor as if they were your own family, working hard, and being involved in your church is what life was all about for the people Valerie knew growing up as a child, and it is what defines her as an individual today. Encompassing everything from the process of building houses to old family recipes, Valerie delves into her memory bank to give the reader a vivid picture of the day-to-day life and culture of the Antigua she once knew. Lots of Laughter proves to be insightful and heartwarming for anyone who has ever had a longing for the good old days.
In Voices From Behind the Scenes, teachers describe some of their experiences in the classroom while modeling their creativity through poetry and prose.
About the Author:
Valerie Combie is a career educator, who has been teaching for over 40 years. As the director of the Writing Center on the Albert A. Sheen Campus of UVI, she believes that all students can learn if they are taught in the learning style that’s most appropriate for them.
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Name: Cush David
- Kush DaVid Photo by Laura Hall (@ the 2006 Wadadli Pen fundraiser, Word Up!)
Books:
The Dynamics of an Artistic Patriot: A Biography of Reginald Samuel
. 3rd-Eye-Publications. Antigua. 2006.
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Name: Gregson Davis
Books:
Parthenope, The Interplay of Ideas in Vergilian Bucolic. Brill. 2012.
A Companion to Horace (editor). John Wiley and Sons. 2010.
Aimé Césaire. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 1997.
Polyhymnia: The Rhetoric of Horatian Lyric Discourse. University of California Press. Berkeley/Los Angeles/ Oxford. 1991.
Non-Vicious Circle: Twenty Poems of Aimé Césaire (translation, introduction, commentary). Stanford University Press. Stanford, Ca. 1984.
The Death of Procris: “Amor” and the Hunt in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Edizioni dell’ Ateneo. Rome, Italy. 1983.
Antigua Black: Portrait of an Island People (w/ photographer Margo Davis). Scrimshaw Press. San Francisco. 1973.
About the Books:
Parthenope is the study of the ‘Eclogues’ focussing on Vergil’s exploration of issues relating to the subject of human happiness (‘eudaimonia’) – ideas that were the subject of robust debate in contemporary philosophical schools.
A Companion to Horace features a collection of commissioned interpretive essays by leading scholars in the field of Latin literature covering the entire generic range of works produced by Horace.
Aimé Césaire is the best known poet in the French Caribbean. In this study Gregson Davis examines Césaire’s extraordinary dual career as writer and elected politician. Gregson Davis’s account of Césaire’s intellectual growth is grounded in a careful reading of the poetry, prose and drama that illustrates the full range and depth of his literary achievement.
Horace’s Odes have a surface translucency that belies their rhetorical sophistication. Gregson Davis brings together recent trends in the study of Augustan poetry and critical theory and deftly applies them to individual poems. Exploring four rhetorical strategies—what he calls modes of assimilation, authentication, consolation, and praise and dispraise—Davis produces enlightening, new interpretations of this classic work.
About the Author:
Gregson Davis is Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Cornell University.
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Name: Kortright Davis
Books:
We belong to Big Church: Caribbean Soundings and Stories in Anglicania. Tellwell Talent. 2021.
Compassionate Love and Ebony Grace: Christian Altruism and People of Colour. University Press of America. 2012.
Cross and Crown in Barbados: Caribbean Political Religion in the Late 19th Century.Wipf and Stock Publishers. USA. 2011.
Emancipation Still Comin’: Explorations in Caribbean Emancipatory Theology. Wipf and Stock Publishers. USA. 2008. (first published 1990).
Serving with Power. Paulist Press. USA. 1999.
In Praise of Congregations: Leadership in the Local Church Today (w/Charles E. Bennison, Adair T. Lumis, and Paula D. Nesbitt). Cowley Publications. 1999.
Can God Save the Church?: Living Faith – While Keeping Doubt. Holdale Press. USA. 1994.
African Creative Expressions of the Divine. Howard University Press. 1991.
Mission for Change: Caribbean Development as Theological Enterprise. Peter Lang Publishing Incorporated. 1982.
Moving into Freedom. Cedar P., Barbados. 1980.
A Theological Interpretation of the Development Programme of the Caribbean Conference of Churches between 1971 and 1977. British Library, Document Supply Centre. 1979.
Church and Society in Barbados, 1870 – 1890. University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. 1976.
About the Book:
We belong to Big Church seeks to answer questions like what does it mean to be Black, Anglican and West Indian all at the same time? Does it require any cultural or emotional adjustments to become a full-fledged member of the worldwide Anglican communion? This book seeks to answer these questions in a number of ways from experiences and presentations throughout the Caribbean and North America. Caribbean Anglicanism is presented as a vibrant tapestry of enriching engagement.
In Compassionate Love, Davis explores the patterns and contours of “other-love,” which he defines as a selfless regard for the well-being of others. He also examines the basis for distinctive modes of compassionate behavior enriched by “ebony grace” — a theological attribution for people of African descent. This text focuses especially on the historical, cultural, and religious heritage that inspires and empowers such attitudes, in spite of constant encounters with systemic negation, social alienation, and unrelenting racism.
Cross and Crown in Barbados explores Caribbean society during the late 19th century, a time when it was controlled by the local plantocracy and the colonial administration of the Europeans. The life-blood of the society, the Black labouring classes, reaped very little of the social and economic benefits from the Sugar industry. The Church was also controlled by the planter-class, and it functioned effectively to sustain a pattern of rigid social containment, and to work consistently for the maintenance of the status quo. Political religion in Barbados was therefore an engine of social control of the poor Blacks by the rich Whites.
Emancipation Still Comin’ explores the role of theology, particularly theories of liberation theology, in Caribbean socioeconomic development.
In Serving with Power, prominent theologian Kortright Davis shouts a wake-up call to all Christian ministers, both ordained and lay, of every denomination. With apostolic intensity, he challenges traditional concepts of leadership and service and proposes radical new approaches to restore the vigor to ministry in this post-modern age.
Re In Praise of Congregations: The insights of congregational studies to clergy, church leaders, and churchgoers of all denominations endeavoring to understand, inspire, and lead the local church.
About the Author:
Anglican priest Kortright Davis, is professor of Theology at Howard University School of Divinity. He is also the Rector Emeritus of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in the District of Columbia, where he served from 1986 to 2013. Davis was born in Antigua and was trained for the Anglican priesthood at Codrington College in Barbados. He was ordained deacon in 1965, and priest in 1966 in the Diocese of Antigua, West Indies. He was one of the founding executive members of the Caribbean Conference of Churches, and holds degrees from the universities of London, the West Indies, and Sussex, in addition to some honorary degrees.
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Name: Margo Davis
Books:
Antigua: Photographs 1967-73. Nazraeli Press. USA. 2016.
Antigua Black: Portrait of an Island People (w/ photographer Gregson Davis). Scrimshaw Press. San Francisco. 1973.
About the Books:
When Margo Davis visited Antigua for the first time in July of 1967, she was struck by the faces of the villagers, and it is here that her passion for portraiture began. When the Antiguan photographs were made, very little had changed from earlier colonial times. These stunning images have now become iconic. It is for this reason that Nazraeli Press did an exquisite new monograph focusing on the people and culture of African heritage in the New World. The original book was seminal; the re-issue Antigua: Photographs 1967–1973 is an ambitious work, beautifully printed in duotone on matt art paper in an edition of 1000 copies.
About the Author:
Margo Davis’s work is in many private collections and the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, New York, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the Cantor Center for the Visual Arts at Stanford University, and the Sack Photographic Trust destined for San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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Name: Sally Davis
Book: Coffee and Violets Journal. 2021.
About the Book:
The Coffee and Violets Journal was created to provide its owner with a beautiful space to write their thoughts and reflect on things most important to them. The blank pages are interspersed with images and inspirational quotes by the author to encourage this process. It includes “breathing spaces” that provide a special interlude for its owner to take a moment just to inhale and exhale, then write some more.
About the Author:
Sally Davis was born in England to an English mother and Antiguan father, and grew up in Antigua – where she lives. She is mother to three young adults. Sally is the creative behind the whimsically entitled brand “Butterfly Kisses for the Soul”. Her main art form is designing illustrated inspirational quotes. She takes her own photographs of nature and turns them into tranquil backdrops to her steady flow of motivational quotes meant to ‘aspire and inspire’. She publishes an inspirational calendar and, beginning with Coffee and Violets Journal, has embarked on creating a journal to encourage persons to write using her beautiful images and quotes as inspiration. Sally also enjoys writing life interest stories about people and crafting creations (Christmas decorations, car accessories, curtain tie chords, table center pieces, upcycled décor bottles, and sun catchers) from objects (shells, driftwood, coral, dried sea ferns, mahogany pods, palm fronds, casuarinas pods) she finds. Sally also draws on nature to create her intricate and whimsical black ink drawings.
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Name: Elloy de Freitas
Book: Learning Bible Verses: the Bow, the Wow, the Now. 2018.
About the Book:
Learning Bible-verses: the Vow, the Wow, the Now is the sharing of Elloy’s testimony from a transaction (vow), to a revelation, to a new comprehension of reality, and for traction and action. Learning Bible-verses is one of several paths to GOD. Learning Bible-verses encourages making the Bible a delight with its associated benefits of holistic happiness, prosperity, success, and shalom.
About the Author:
Elloy de Freitas worked for 28 years as a civil servant. His is a name familiar to most Antiguans and Barbudans for a case that went all the way to the Privy Council after he was fired for marching against the ruling government. The case was precedent setting as it asserted his rights to free assembly and speech. Born in Antigua, he now resides in Trinidad. He has taught human resource management at the university level and at this writing works as a consultant.
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Name: Melchior DiGiacomo
Books: Tumperbee – Photographs of Antigua. Old Road Publishing. USA. 2009.
About the Book:
Tumperbee is a collection of photographs of the of Old Road Village in Antigua, documenting DiGiacomo’s 35 year attachment to the community and capturing in black and white the moods and daily lives of the people. As Clifford Peterson put it in the foreword: “emanating from these photographs are the loving bond between Mel and the people of Old Road, and a permanent record of the humanity, dignity, spirit, perseverance, faith, and daily life in this special place.” Tumperbee is dedicated to Curtain Bluff founders, the Hulfords, and proceeds from the book reportedly go to the Old Road Fund started by the pioneering hoteliers to help with the education, medical, and other developmental and cultural needs of the Old Road community.
About the Author:
Melchior DiGiacomo is not Antiguan but is included here given that Antigua is the focus of his book. He first picked up a camera in 1968 and eventually left his job at CBS to freelance as a photographer. He relocated from the USA to London, England where he played and photographed the game of rugby. On his return to the US, four of his rugby images were acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for its permanent collection. His commercial work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, People, Paris Match, Tennis Week, and other leading publications.
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Name: R. G. Dingwall
Books:
The Military Complexes of Antigua, Vol. II – 1900-2015. Dingwall Resources Ltd. Canada. 2017.
The Military Complexes of Antigua, Vol. I – 1632-1900. Dingwall Resources Ltd. Canada. 2016.
Falmouth and Great George Fort. Dingwall Resources Ltd. Canada. First edition, 2012; revised second edition, 2016.
Sacking of Antigua. Dingwall Resources Ltd. Canada. First edition, 2011; revised second edition, 2016.
The Geology of Antigua. Dingwall Resources Ltd. Canada. 2015.
Mamora Bay. Dingwall Resources Ltd. Canada. 2013.
About the Books:
The Military Complexes of Antigua, Vol. II – 1900-2015. Volume II continues on from Vol I of The Military Complexes of Antigua which covered the period 1632-1900. This newest volume describes the impact that both World Wars and the Cold War have had on Antigua. World War I did not materially affect this island in the sense that no major military or naval bases were located there and the manpower contribution to the war effort was limited. World War II however was very different. Two major U.S. bases , Coolidge AFB and Crabbs NAS were constructed on the western and eastern sides of Parham harbour on lands that were leased to the United States by Britain for 99 years (1941-2040). These both played an important part in combatting the U boat problem and controlling the threat posed by the Vichy French fleet in Martinique. This important military association with the United States continued after the end of the war. An underwater listening station (SOSUS) , a missile tracking facility (ER), a manned space tracking station (Dow Hill) and a starlab project have all been located on Antigua at various times between the 1950s and 2015. Back pocket of book contains a folded 18″ x 20″ plan of the basic layout of Coolidge , A.F.B., B.W.I.
The Military Complexes of Antigua, Vol. I – 1632-1900. Volume I describes the initial colonization of the island, the development of the Royal Navy, its impact on English Harbour in conjunction with the fortifications and protection of the island by the Militia and companies of various regiments of the British Army. These developments are set in the context of the various wars in which Britain was involved in from the 17th to the 19th centuries, both in Europe and North America, and which saw the development of the British Empire. Illustrated with maps, charts, timelines and photographs.
Falmouth and Great George Fort – Portrays the history of Great George Fort and Falmouth, Antigua; includes historical maps with names of the associated cartographers and geographers.
Sacking of Antigua – In 1632, the British officially arrived and colonized Antigua. Since then Antigua and Barbuda has had a long, and, for the most part, uninterrupted relationship with Britain prior to the country gaining independence in 1981. The one exception to this was a brief time in 1666-1667 when the French invaded and devastated Antigua, which was eventually returned to British rule in 1667 under the terms of the Treaty of Breda. This book outlines the geology, geography and history of Antigua with special emphasis on the French invasion of 1666. Illustrated with maps and photographs.
The Geology of Antigua – Geology includes Barbuda and Redonda with maps, tables, photographs.
Mamora Bay – A microcosm of the history and development of Antigua. Evidence of a pre-European settlement has been found and many specimens of Ceramic Age pottery documented. Includes maps, photographs, and tables.
About the Author:
Following an initial holiday in Antigua in 2007, Richard G. Dingwall and his family fell in love with the island and have returned every year since. Richard was born and educated in the United Kingdom. Together with his family, he emigrated to Canada in 1980 where he worked as a geologist for several oil companies. For much of his career he has been involved with Canadian Frontier exploration and development projects located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, the Beaufort Sea, the Mackenzie Delta and the Arctic Islands. His non-fiction books concentrate on researching and recording different topics of historical and geographical interest that he has cultivated during his holidays in Antigua. All books are published by Dingwall Resources Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Name: Brian Dyde
Books:
A Short Guide to Antigua. Marine & General Services, 1985. Best of Books. 2012.
This Glorious Profession: Vanished Times in Naval Hydrography. Noddfani Publishing. 2012.
A West Indian Romance: A True Story of Love and Seafaring in the Caribbean. Paradise Press. 2012.
A to Z of Caribbean Heritage. Macmillan. UK. 2011.
History for CSEC Examinations: Decolonisation and Development Book 3 (w/Robert Greenwood and Shirley Hamber). Macmillan. UK. 2009.
History for CSEC Examinations: Emancipation to Emigration Book 2 (w/Robert Greenwood and Shirley Hamber). Macmillan. UK. 2008.
History for CSEC Examinations: Amerindians to Africans Book 1(w/Robert Greenwood and Shirley Hamber). Macmillan. UK. 2008.
St. Kitts: Cradle of the Caribbean. Hunter Pub Inc, Macmillan. UK. 1993, 2002, 2007, 2009.
Where the Sea had an Ending: A Caribbean Travel Miscellany. Macmillan. UK. 2002, 2007.
Out of the Crowded Vagueness: A History of the Islands of St. Kitts, Nevis, and Anguilla. Macmillan. UK. 2005. Interlink, 2006.
Caribbean Certificate History: Decolonization and Development (w/Robert Greenwood and Shirley Hamber). Macmillan. UK. 2003, 2009
A History of Antigua, The Unsuspected Isle. Macmillan. UK. 2000; Interlink Pub., 2003.
The Empty Sleeve: the Story of the West India Regiments of the British Army. Hansib. UK. 1998.
Caribbean Companion: the A to Z Reference. Macmillan. UK. 1992.
Islands to the Windward: Five Gems of the Caribbean. Macmillan, Hunter. UK. 1987, 1990.
Antigua and Barbuda: The Heart of the Caribbean. Macmillan, Hunter Pub. UK. 1986.1990. 1993. 1995. 1999.
About the Books:
A West Indian Romance is the autobiography of an English naval officer and the young Antiguan woman he met while captain of a ship sent to carry out survey work in the Caribbean in the 1970′s.
The A-Z of the Caribbean is part of the country books of the Macmillan-Caribbean A-Zs series. It is designed as a comprehensive and engaging reference guide to the cultural, social, political, economic, geographic, natural and historic heritage of the entire region, and amongst the entries are many which describe and attempt to evaluate important institutions, personalities and historical events. In addition to all the English-, French-, Spanish- and Dutch-speaking West Indies, the book also covers the countries with which these islands have close cultural, economic and historic ties: Guyane, Suriname, Guyana, Belize, the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bermuda.
History for CSEC(R) Examinations – The series, comprising three books, tells in a straightforward and stimulating way the story of the people of many races and of many nations who have inhabited the region from the earliest times up to the present day.
Brian Dyde’s association with St Kitts began in 1973 while in the Royal Navy carrying out work for the production of new charts of the Leeward Islands. This is his third book in the Island Guide series, and is illustrated by some of his own photographs. Between 1987 and 1995 he and his wife, who is an Antiguan, lived in Montserrat but were forced to leave because of the volcanic activity.
Re Out of the Crowded Vagueness: The Islands of St Kitts, Nevis, and Anguilla all have a common history. Anguilla was made a ward of St Kitts in 1825, and Nevis was united with St Kitts and Anguilla under a single administration in 1882. Brian Dyde has been familiar with all three islands for many years.
Where the Sea had an Ending is an original and very entertaining view of the Caribbean written by a man who has known and loved the West Indies for nearly fifty years. The beguiling nature of the West Indies is seen through his eyes as well as those of dozens of other writers, including travellers, historians, soldiers, explorers and naturalists.
A History of Antigua, The Unsuspected Isle has been described as the first comprehensive history of Antigua to be written since the middle of the 19th century.
Encyclopaedic in its coverage of all things Caribbean, The Caribbean Companion: the A to Z Reference acts as a reference work. It deals mainly with people – the politicians, activists, writers, poets, artists, sportsmen and musicians – who have helped to shape the character of the Caribbean countries and it deals with places – not only describing the land masses and towns, but also the reefs, depths, channels and currents of the Caribbean sea. Native plants and animals are also included as are the legends and heroes of West Indian folklore.
Antigua and Barbuda: the Heart of the Caribbean covers the qualities that makes Antigua and Barbuda a top tourist destination, including top-class hotels, beaches and a range of sights and activities to suit all tastes. The reader is also introduced to the Antiguan people themselves, their history and culture.
About the Author:
Following a career in the Royal Navy, during which while serving in the Caribbean he met his Antiguan wife, Brian Dyde became a full-time writer in 1985. Since then he has written many books about the West Indies, including island guides and histories, a travel anthology and school textbooks.
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Name: Deborah Eckert
Books:
The Hammers of Town: A Nineteenth Century Cornish Family (w/author Sue Appleby). Books Express Publishing. 2013.
About the Books:
The Hammers of Town: A Nineteenth Century Cornish Family – Story of the Hammer family in nineteenth-century Cornwall. Sue Appleby explores the life of a Cornish tenant farmer, his wives, and offspring, drawing upon the rich material of her own family history. In so doing, she brings alive the social history of nineteenth-century Cornwall – including the extraordinary Cornish diaspora which scattered Philip’s sons and daughters as far afield as Australia and South Africa.
About the Illustrator:
Deborah Eckert grew up in a military family that came to feel at home anywhere they were posted, relishing whatever they could learn and experience from other people and lands. This love of diversity and nature has stayed with her throughout her life. She taught school in places as far-flung as Tanzania, Nepal, Cyprus, and Antigua. Now settled in Antigua, she works to promote tolerance through art, education, and music.
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Name: Linda Eckert Sawka
Books:
Starry Jones Kicks Cancer’s Butt. CreateSpace. 2015.
About the Book:
In Starry Jones Kicks Cancer’s Butt, the author shares her personal journey of discovery to reclaim control of her health and in the process finds the long lost, Starry Jones, her childhood imaginary twin, who knew how to live life to the fullest. Through research, trial and error, Linda recognizes the body’s innate ability to heal itself; changing her diet, and unpeeling the layers of hidden negativity; she chooses to be the victor.
About the Author:
Linda Eckert Sawka, after a long and fulfilling career as a nurse specializing in critical care, is now a graduate from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition as a Health Coach. As such, she mentors clients to identify and achieve their wellness goals by addressing all the facets of health: dietary choices, exercise, relationships, career and spirituality. As the daughter of an Air Force career officer, Linda had her early childhood enriched by travels. She lived in Italy for three years and as a young child was exposed to the wonders of Italy and much of Europe. Later, after a stint in Ohio and California, she completed her last year of high school in Lebanon, a country which she developed a strong love for (and not just their food or the handsome fellows!) Linda lives with her husband, dogs, cat, parrot and tortoises, on the island of Antigua – where she and her husband decided they wanted to live and serve, as members of the Baha’i Faith, over 30 years ago. She loves traveling, (especially to see kids, three; and grandkids, six) and singing in an a cappella choir.
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Name: Charles H. Eden.
Books:
Chapter 8 of The West Indies. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. London.1880.
About the Books:
The West Indies in the late Victorian period including statistical tables and tables of money conversion.
About the Author:
Charles Henry Eden (1839-1900) was a public servant (in Australia) and writer (in England). He published sixteen novels and many works of exploration and travel.
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Author: Gus Edwards
Book: Advice to a Young Black Actor: Conversations with Douglas Turner Ward (w/Douglas Turner Ward). 2004.
About the Book:
The first book to address the creative and professional challenges of acting from a specifically African American perspective.
About the Author:
Gus Edwards was born 1939 in Antigua and raised in St. Thomas. He moved to New York in 1959. His plays have been showcased by the Negro Ensemble of NY among other companies across the US. Initially, a protégé of Stella Adler, he worked as an actor in films and on stage. But limited by his accent, he began writing his own material. These included The Offering (1977), Black Body Blues (1978), Old Phantoms (1979), These Fallen Angels (1980), Weep Not for Me (1981), Tenement (1983), Manhattan Made Me (1983), Ramona (1986), and Louie and Ophelia (1986). Most of his plays are reportedly set in “the slums and ghettoes of New York…his characters often exist outside of the boundaries of what is thought to be appropriate behavior in society.” (Notable Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans: a Biographical Dictionary, p. 157). His works for television include Aftermath (1979) and a TV adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel Go Tell It on the Mountain. He also wrote narration on the Negro Ensemble Company for PBS. Though self-taught, the critically acclaimed playwright has taught theatrical writing at several US colleges and became associate professor of theatre at Arizona State University, directing where the multi-ethnic theatre and teaching in the film studies programme. In 2000, he was appointed artistic director to the Scottsdale Ensemble Theatre in Scottsdale, Arizona. “Gus Edwards is one of the first Caribbean writers to contribute to American theatre.” (Notable Caribbean and Caribbean Americans: a Biographical Dictionary, p. 158)
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Name: Charles Ephraim
Books:
How to become your own Person: An ABC of Effective Reasoning.
The Pathology of Eurocentrism: The Burdens and Responsibilities of Being Black. Africa World Press. USA. 2003.
About the Books:
The Pathology of Eurocentrism argues that racism is a symptom of a devastating pathology, ressentiment. The phenomenon of ressentiment, diagnosed as a self-poisoning of the mind arising from the European’s sense of weakness and self-inferiority, was brought to philosophical consciousness by Friedrich Nietzche and given sociological currency by the German phenomenologist, Max Scheler. Ephraim argues that it is also revealed as pathology in Freud’s cultural analyses and in the rationalist interpretation of philosophy of history, particularly Hegel’s version. Tracing the philosophical roots of this pathology to the metaphysics of Plato, which was the first explicit attempt to mark a clear distinction between “superior” and “inferior” forms of reality, the author illustrates how ressentiment manifested its pathological roots in hardened ideology and practice of racism over time. Finally, Ephraim argues that the burden and responsibility of being black in this Eurocentrically conceived world consist, in part, in unlearning the lessons of black inferiority, in attaining self-knowledge by way of coming to terms with the true history of Africa and Africans and in teaching this history to the non-black world, which has to a large extent been infected by the illusion of a universal European value paradigm.
About the Author:
Charles Wm. Ephraim (deceased) earned his Ph.D in philosophy from Yale University in 1979, as a distinguished Ford Fellow specializing in the sub-field of existential phenomenology. He has taught at Yale, State University of New York at Purchase, and most recently, at Mercy College as an associate professor of philosophy and religion. He’s taught as well at the Antigua State College and was host of a talk show on radio ZDK.
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Name: Melanie Etherington
Books:
The Antigua and Barbuda Companion. Macmillan. UK. 2002.
About the Book:
With its captivating text and vibrant pictures, The Antigua and Barbuda Companion illuminates the sights, sounds, and smells that make this twin-island state such an appealing vacation destination. This detailed and comprehensive book offers pre-departure travel tips, historical background, information and tips about popular activities, lodging, dining, as well as a listing of events and holidays. It includes the author’s expert advice on must-see sites and how to get the most out of a short trip. Helpful maps and stunning color photography punctuate the indepth text.
About the Author:
Melanie Etherington, originally from England, has lived in Antigua and Barbuda for over 20 years. She is part-owner/director of the Antigua Rainforest Canopy Tour.
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Name: Charles Washington Eves
Books:
Chapter on Antigua in The West Indies. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, London, 1889. Forgotten Books, 2016.
About the Books:
Excerpt from The West Indies – “The great Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886, which was presided over by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with so much energy and success, among its many happy consequences, stimulated inquiry into the history, resources, present condition, and general attractions for visitors and settlers of the West Indian and South American possessions of the British Crown. During the last two years many people from the United Kingdom have travelled to this part of the world, and have returned gratified and benefited by their experience. To exchange the hard English winter for genial warmth, and all the richness of tropical nature, is not only pleasant in itself, but must be conducive to the maintenance or restoration of mental and bodily health. A fortnight’s voyage, a run through the principal islands to that portion of the coast of the South American continent where British Guiana is situated, then a return, either direct by Royal Mail steamer or by way of Jamaica and New York, would make up an enjoyable three months’ trip.”
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Name: Caroline Fabre
Books: The Magnificent Mango: A Caribbean Culinary Offering. Greenheart. 2016.
About the Author:
Brought up in Kenya, Fabre has lived in different parts of the world. She lives in Antigua and is the author of four novels. This is her second cook book.
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Name: David U. Farquhar
Books:
Missions and Society in the Leeward Islands, 1810 – 1850: An Ecclesiastical and Social Analysis. Mt. Prospect Press. 1999.
Caribbean Adventures: Extracts from Missionary Journals (editor). Mt. Prospect Press. 1993.
The Church and the Social Order in the British West Indies, 1700 to 1850. 1961.
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Name: Moira Fergusen
Books:
The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself: Revised Edition (editor w/Mary Prince). University of Michigan Press. 1998.
Jamaica Kincaid: Where the Land Meets the Body. University of Virginia Press. 1994.
The Hart Sisters – Early African Caribbean Writers, Evangelicals, and Radicals (editor w/Anne Hart Gilbert and Elizabeth Hart Thwaites). University of Nebraska Press. USA. 1993.
Colonialism and Gender Relations from Mary Wollstonecraft and Jamaica Kincaid: East Caribbean Connections. Columbia University Press. 1993.
About the Books:
Mary Prince was the first black British woman to escape from slavery and publish a record of her experiences. In this unique document, Mary Prince vividly recalls her life as a slave in Bermuda, Turks Island, and Antigua, her rebellion against physical and psychological degradation, and her eventual escape to London in 1828. First published in London and Edinburgh in 1831, and well into its third edition that year, The History of Mary Prince inflamed public opinion and created political havoc. Never before had the sufferings and indignities of enslavement been seen through the eyes of a woman–a woman struggling for freedom in the face of great odds. In this revised and expanded edition , Ferguson has added new material, based on her extensive research in Bermuda and London. The book includes new details of Mary Prince’s experiences as a freewoman in England, the transcripts of several libel cases brought against her, and the reactions of British society, as seen in prominent periodicals of the day, against the original publication of The History of Mary Prince. This new material brings greater depth and detail and serves to more fully illustrate and contextualize the life of this remarkable woman.
About the Hart Sisters: Daughter of a black slaveholder father, Anne Hart Gilbert and Elizabeth Hart Thwaites were among the first educators of enslaved and free African Caribbeans in late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Antigua. These members of the “free colored” community who married white men and played an active role as educators, antislavery activists, and Methodist evangelicals were also among the first African Caribbean female writers. This exceptional volume offers for the first time a collection of their writings. Because the records of the Hart sisters are rare and original testimony from black women of the time, they will be of great interest to the modern scholar. Autobiographical and biographical narrative, along with antislavery tracts, hymns, devotional poetry, and religious documents vividly reveal the lives of these courageous women. Their writings illuminate the complex of racial, spiritual, and class- and gender-based divisions, as well as attitudes, of Anglophone Caribbean society. Moira Ferguson’s introduction situates the Hart sisters in historical context and explains how their writings helped establish a specific black Antiguan cultural identity.
As a writer who has been quoted as saying she writes to save her life- that is she couldn’t write, she would be a revolutionary- Antiguan novelist Jamaica Kincaid translates this passion into searing, exhilarating prose. Her weaving of history, autobiography, fiction, and polemic has won her a large readership. In this first book-length study of her work, Moira Ferguson examines all of Kincaid’s writing up to 1992, focusing especially on their entwinement of personal and political identity. In doing so, she draws a parallel between the dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship in Kincaid’s fiction and the more political relationship of the colonizer and the colonized. Ferguson calls this effect the “doubled mother”- a conception of motherhood as both colonial and biological.
About Colonialism and Gender Relations from Mary Wollstonecraft and Jamaica Kincaid: East Caribbean Connections: Against the historical background of slavery and colonialism, this study investigates how white and Afro-Caribbean women writers have responded to feminist, abolitionist and post-emancipationist issues. It aims to reveal a relationship between colonial exploitation and female sexual oppression.
About the Author:
Moira Ferguson is a British born writer and the James E. Ryan Chair in English and Women’s Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This is only a selected bibliography of her books, specific to ones relevant to Antigua.
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Name: Dr. A. Francis
Books:
Eating Healthy with Dr. Francis: Vegan Snacks and Smoothies Made Simple. Captain Tim Publishing. Antigua. 2022.
Eating Healthy with Dr. Francis:28 Day Vegetarian Weight Loss Plan. Captain Tim Publishing. Antigua. 2022.
Eating Healthy with Dr. Francis: 101 Quick and Easy Recipes for Diabetics. Captain Tim Publishing. Antigua. 2022.
About the Books:
Eating Healthy with Dr. Francis: Vegan Snacks and Smoothies Made Simple. – snacks or drinks that don’t require a lot of fuss.
Eating Healthy with Dr. Francis: 28 Day Vegetarian Weight Loss Plan. – healthy recipes that are delicious, quick, easy, and budget-friendly.
Eating Healthy with Dr. Francis: 101 Quick and Easy Recipes for Diabetics. – for diabetics who want healthy meals in a flash.
About the Author: Adama Francis is an emergency doctor and has her own private practice. SHE enjoys sharing her passion by teaching kids to better understand their bodies, healthy living, and family values. She has also published a series of children’s books.
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Name: N. Erna Mae Francis Cotton
Books/CDs:
Love is Forever. LitFire Publishing. 2019.
How to Thrive in Trying Times. Author House. 2009.
It’s Time for a Change. E. Francis Global Enterprise. 1996.
About the Books:
Love is Forever – In a world in which 49-51% of all marriages end in divorce; less people choose to be married; and others live a life of drudgery in their marriage, it is refreshing to learn from someone who is 100 years, how she and her deceased husband fell in love in the midst of very challenging circumstances; stayed in love; raised a family in two geographic locations and maintained their love. It is even more exemplary that this love did not die after 54 years of marriage and her husband’s untimely death. Even at the age of 100, Mrs. Carmen Carrington is still in love with her husband Ralph Carrington. May her story inspire you to find lasting love; and may your love last forever.
How to Thrive in Trying Times presents a profound message of hope pointing to the key elements necessary to regain focus and joy. Dr. Francis draws from the ‘real life’ examples of ‘faith giants’ and clearly illustrates the proven principles that sustained them through adversity to inspire her readers.
About the Author:
N. Erna Mae Francis was born in Swetes, Antigua, and relocated to St. Maarten at age eight. She holds a Bachelors in psychology, a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity. She is a certified success coach and the visionary behind Victorious Living.
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Name: Myra Francis
40 Lessons in 40 Years: Putting Life into Perspective through Trials and Triumphs. CreateSpace. 2014.
About the Book:
People tend not to share their life stories because they are too personal, too painful or too humiliating. Blogger Myra Francis did not let fear stop her from being judged, from having her life being trivialized or from being ridiculed. In 40 Lessons in 40 Years, Putting Life into Perspective through Trials and Triumphs, she provided 40 of the most memorable lessons of the first 40 years of her life, coupled with vivid, relatable stories that will make you laugh, make you cry and make you think. Because there is always someone, near or far, experiencing the exact same things that we are, her hope is that many out there will be inspired by this book. This easy-to-read, personal memoir comically relays Myra’s perspectives on a plethora of topics like parenting, love, adversity, courage and death. In addition, it is engaging, poignant and thought-provoking.
About the Author:
A native of Antigua, Myra Francis currently lives in the Poconos with her husband and three children. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Investments, which explains why online investing is one of her favorite pastimes. She also enjoys politics, reading, travelling, watching television, and any and all outdoor activities. She is the author of the blog, Perspectively Speaking.
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Name: Sandra Francis
Book: You are Destined. Covenant Books. 2020.
About the Book:
You Are Destined was written to uplift and motivate teenagers to pursue their dreams with passion and purpose. The sixteen lessons, questions, and action steps outlined in You Are Destined will enable teenagers to develop and maintain habits and will equip them to take control of their lives and accomplish their goals and dreams.
About the Author: The author is from Bolan’s Village, Antigua.
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Name: Asha Frank
Book:
Dreamland Barbuda A Study of the History and Development of Communal Land Ownership on the Island. 2018.
About the Book:
In 2017, Barbuda was destroyed by hurricane Irma. This is a historical account of Barbuda’s struggle to maintain a historical and sustainable common land system which has existed from pre-Emancipation to present day.
About the Author:
Asha Frank won the Ms. Antigua-Barbuda pageant in 2015 and went on to win a seat on the Barbuda council.
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Name: Nicholas Fuller
Book:
The Salvage History of Antigua nd Barbuda & Antigua’s Atlantic Rowers. Third Revised Edition. 2019.
The History of Salvage in Antigua. Antigua. 2010.
About the Books: Fuller has seen everything, from boats that got stranded in perfectly calm water to terrifying hurricane storms. And for years, the beautiful photographs and detailed reports of these salvages were nothing more than record keeping; until he decided to put them all together. The book contains images plus funny, frightening, and exhilerating stories.
About the Author: Fuller is a family physician and edical examiner. He has salvaged stranded vessels for 25 years. Fuller was also part of the Guinness record setting Antigua Atlantic Rowers team that was the first Antiguan and Barbudan team and oldest team overall to row across the Atlantic.
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Name: Annisha Gabriel
Book:
Girl, Give Yourself A Break: A 52-week Guided Self-Care Journal for the Boss Woman, Busy Mom and Caregiver. 2020.
My Million Dollar Ideas: A Journal for Visionaries, Side Hustlers, and Entrepreneurs. 2020.
About the Book:
Girl, Give Yourself A Break: A 52-week Guided Self-Care Journal for the Boss Woman, Busy Mom and Caregiver – This guided self-care journal with prompts and activities helps you find ways to incorporate simple self-care activities into your busy schedule. For the first 26 weeks, self-care activities prompts are provided while the last 26 weeks allows for you to choose the activities you really liked from the previous weeks and repeat them as much as you want or create your own self-care activities. These activities are geared towards you doing something for yourself that you enjoy, that is not work related. By completing these activities, this should allow you to constantly feel more complete and able to show up as your best self in building your business(es) and supporting those around you.
My Million Dollar Ideas: A Journal for Visionaries, Side Hustlers, and Entrepreneurs – Become better organized, more efficient and manage your time better with the use of an Ideas Journal. An ideas journal is a much needed safe place for entrepreneurs to log and assess all their money making ideas. As entrepreneurs, we are constantly coming up with great ideas, either to expand our existing businesses or to embark on new business ventures. We also tend to note these ideas in whatever notebook that is available at hand, which can prove a challenge in remembering which book has which ideas, when we want to review the ideas at a later time.This journal provides not only one place to log your brilliant ideas, but also helps you quickly assess whether you should devote a lot of time developing an idea or place it on the back burner for the time being. The quick assessment is done with the aid of a few guided questions which will provoke deeper thought on the idea in a short space of time. With the ability to quickly assess your ideas, it saves valuable time to devote to other ideas and business development.
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Name: David Barry Gaspar
Book:
Bondmen and Rebels: A Study of Master Slave Relations in Antigua. John Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture, 1985; Duke University Press. 1993.
About the Book:
Originally published in 1985, and available for the first time in paperback, Bondmen & Rebels provides a pioneering study of slave resistance in the Americas. Using the large-scale Antigua slave conspiracy of 1736 as a window into that society, David Barry Gaspar explores the deeper interactive character of the relation between slave resistance and white control.
About the Author:
David Barry Gaspar is Professor of History at Duke University.
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Name: Errol Emanuel George
Book: V.C. B.I.A.: V. C. Bird International Airport 1965-2008. 2021.
About the Book: “Beginning with the first airplane of the historic Lindberg of Pan Am fame, which landed pretty close to what would become our present airport, this avid aviator carries us on a journey …Starting with the Americans who sought to establish air and sea bases throughout the region for World War II activities which were then converted to civil airport use controlled by local government….Throughout the book the theme of building and growing is emphasized.” (from a review by Makeda Mikael in the November 26th 2021 edition of the Daily Observer)
About the Author: Former aerodome superintendant (general manager).
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Name: Mary Gleadall
Book:
An Antiguan Trading Company – Geo W. Bennett, Bryson & Co. Ltd. 2012.
About the book:
This book is an historical trip through time, from 1830 to present day, when Bennett and Bryson arrived in Antigua and formed the profitable partnership that benefited many Antiguans and endures even until today with Bryson’s Shipping and Insurance on Friar’s Hill Rd. Almost twenty years of research has gone into the telling of the story of Geo. W. Bennett, Bryson & Co. Ltd. coupled with historical events as they occurred time wise and highlighted with many old photographs from 1830 to present day. (Synopsis from HAS newsletter 120)
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Name: Gilly Gobinet
Books:
Caribbean Christmas. Macmillan Heinemann ELT. 2008.
The Cool Caribbean Book of the Top 20 Places in Antigua. Antigua. 2008.
The Cool Caribbean Book of Hot Spices, Luscious Fruit and Heady Herbs. (w/Dr. Anthony Richards and Gilly Gobinet). Antigua. 2007.
The Cool Caribbean Cocktail Book. Antigua. 2007.
The Cool Caribbean Cookery Book. Antigua. 2007.
Village Life: Short Stories (illustrator w/Timothy Payne). Sun Printing and Publishing. Antigua. 2003.
About the Author:
Gobinet originally from the UK is both an artist/illustrator and writer.
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Name: Milton W. Gordon
Book: A Desperate Cry: Seeking an Eternal Change. Word of Wisdom Publication Int’l. Antigua. 2011.
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Name: Veronica Gordon
Book: The Footprints of Parham: the History of a Small Antiguan Town and its Influence (w/Joy Lawrence). Sugar Mill Tales. Antigua. 2013.
About the Book:
The authors seamlessly tell the extended history of Parham, Antigua in a pleasing and informative way. It is the most comprehensive account of this post-1632 settlement. In addition to their expansive account of life on the Tudway Estates in the pre-emancipation period, the duo has brought to life the stories of several post-slavery workers. This entailed meticulously leafing through Parham Plantation documents dated between 1836 and 1875, mostly untouched by historians. These, along with correspondence from Britain, give a clear picture of the free people’s labouring conditions on the estates even comparing wages paid in 1938. This particular approach makes the writing unique, and the story of Parham revealing.
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Name: H. Akia Gore
Books:
Garrote: The Illusion of Social Equality and Political Justice in the United States Virgin Islands. Wadadli Press. 2009.
About the Book:
An historical accounting of the struggles by Eastern Caribbean nationals to achieve social, economic, and political equality in the United States Virgin Islands.
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Name: Douglas Hall
Books: Five of the Leewards, 1834-1870. Ginn and Company. 1971.
About the Books:
On the social, economic, and political problems faced by the Leewards (including Antigua and Barbuda) after Emancipation – includes an appendix of estates and owners in Antigua from 1829 – 1921.
About the Author:
Hall was resident tutor in the UWI’s Department of Extra Mural Studies in Antigua and St. Kitts at the time that he wrote this book. He’s written several other books including In Miserable Slavery: Thomas Thistlewood in Jamaica, 1750-86.
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Name: Gemma Handy
Book: Explore Antigua and Barbuda: the Beach is Just the Beginning [w/ Irene Danic and illustrator Manuel Morgado].Island Books Ltd. China. 2017.
About the Book:
An illustrated guidebook which has a companion colouring book.
About the Author:
Gemma Handy has worked as a professional journalist in the UK and the Caribbean. She freelances from Antigua where she is a programme host on English Harbour Radio.
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Name: David R. Harris
Books: The Vegetation of Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, the West Indies. Department of Geography, University of California, USA. 1960.
About the Books:
Field report from his visit to Antigua and Barbuda; later included in Plants, Animals, and Man in the Outer Leeward Islands, West Indies (published in 1965).
About the Author:
Born 1930, deceased as of 2013, Harris was a British geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic, well known for his detailed work on the origins of agriculture and the domestication of plants and animals. He was a director of the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, and retained a position as Professor Emeritus of the Human Environment at the Institute. Harris has conducted research investigations in many parts of the world, including New Guinea, the Torres Strait, Africa, Central America and Eurasia. His research has generally been concerned with the ecology and development of agriculture and other modes of subsistence among human cultures.
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Name: Thea Harris
Books:
Pour the Oil Vol. 2. 40 Day Devotional. Thea Harris Publishing. USA. 2015.
Pour the Oil Vol. l. Access the Oil, Activate the Power. Thea Harris Publishing. USA. 2015.
About the Books:
Pour the Oil Vol. 2 – Thea Harris shares personal accounts of challenges and triumphs she encountered on the path to developing a lifestyle of worship. She surrendered to God completely and learned to live in a place of intense sacrifice and renewal. Also included are revelations which will help you overcome trials, and words of encouragement to soothe and guide on the sometimes tumultuous journey. You will be strengthened by the daily confessions at the end of each section.
Pour the Oil Vol. 1 will help you identify elements which block the flow of your anointing, and teach you how to draw its power back into your life. It will answer your questions and provide tools to help you safeguard against contamination and dilution of the anointing. As you read, get ready to be transformed so the Oil will flow to you unhindered. Access the oil; activate the power.
About the Author:
Thea Harris is an author and singer/songwriter from the island of Antigua. Her music releases include Secret Place, and the singles Live Right and Intimacy (Into-Me-See). She has served as a worshiper for more than 20 years, and is currently working on her sophomore CD. Thea is a Choir Director and Worship Leader at Resurrection Life Family Worship Center in Fort Pierce, Florida.
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Name: Anne Hart Gilbert and Elizabeth Hart Thwaites
Books:
The Hart Sisters – Early African Caribbean Writers, Evangelicals, and Radicals (edited by Moira Fergusen). University of Nebraska Press. USA. 1993.
The Memoir of John Gilbert, Esq., Late Naval Storekeeper at Antigua, to Which Are Appended a Brief Sketch of His Relic, Gilbert, by the Rev. William Box, Wesleyan Missionary, and A Few Additional Remarks by a Christian Friend. D. Marples. Liverpool. 1835.
The History of Methodism in Antigua. 1804.
About the Books:
The Hart Sisters – Early African Caribbean Writers, Evangelicals, and Radicals (edited by Moira Fergusen) – This exceptional volume offers for the first time a collection of their writings. Because the records of the Hart sisters are rare and original testimony from black women of the time, they will be of great interest to the modern scholar. Autobiographical and biographical narrative, along with antislavery tracts, hymns, devotional poetry, and religious documents vividly reveal the lives of these courageous women. Their writings illuminate the complex of racial, spiritual, and class- and gender-based divisions, as well as attitudes, of Anglophone Caribbean society. Moira Ferguson’s introduction situates the Hart sisters in historical context and explains how their writings helped establish a specific black Antiguan cultural identity.
The Memoir of John Gilbert – contains the Memoir itself, finished by Anne Gilbert – a copy is in the British Library.
About the Authors:
Daughters of Anne Clearkley Hart, born a “free coloured”, and Barry Conyers, a black enslaver, owner of Popeshead Estate, Anne Hart Gilbert (1773–1833) and Elizabeth Hart Thwaites (1772–1833) were among the first educators of enslaved and free African Caribbeans in late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Antigua. These members of the “free colored” community who married white men and played an active role as educators, antislavery activists (though some scholarship considers them more ameliorationists than abolitionists), and Methodist evangelicals were also among the first African Caribbean female writers. In addition to The History of Methodism in Antigua, Anne also wrote the biography of her husband John Gilbert, and poetry, hymns, and letters, including one that was republished and circulated as an antislavery tract. Elizabeth also published pro-emancipation writings – hers reportedly more strident than her sister’s. Their activities included Elizabeth founding a private school in St. John’s in 1801, and the sisters in 1809 opening the first Caribbean Sunday school for boys and girls, without regard for race, and founding a society for orphans and women called the Female Refuge Society in 1816. The Bethesda school considered the foundation of education for Black people in the Caribbean, having opened its doors in 1813 to educate enslaved people, was founded by the Hart sisters.
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Name: Tim Hector
Works:
Fan the Flame CD collection. 2003.
Note: A book, Tim Hector: A Caribbean Radical’s Story (2006. University Press of Mississippi. USA) was written by American, Paul Buhle. See the ‘B’ section of this list.
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Name: Lauchland Henry
Book: The Professional’s Guide to Working Smarter. Burrill-Elsworth Associates. USA. 1988.
About the Books:
The Professional’s Guide to Working Smarter is a blueprint for professional success.
About the Author:
Born in Antigua, resident in America, Lauchland is a poet and former member of the marine corps who also holds a PhD in engineering sciences.
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Name: Paget Henry
Selected Books:
Journeys in Caribbean Thought: the Paget Henry Reader (Creolizing the Canon series) (series editors – Jane Anna Gordon and Neil Roberts; edited, with an introduction, Jane Anna Gordon, Lewis R. Gordon, Aaron Kamugisha and Neil Roberts, with Paget Henry). Rowman & Littlefield International, London & New York. 2016.
The Art of Mali Olatunji: Painterly Photography from Antigua and Barbuda (w/Mali Olatunji). Hansib. UK. 2015.
Shouldering Antigua and Barbuda: The Life of V. C. Bird. Hansib. UK. 2009.
Caliban’s Reason: Introducing Afro-Caribbean Philosophy. 
Routledge. USA. 2000.
Peripheral Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Antigua. Transaction Books. USA. 1985.
About the Books:
Re Journeys in Caribbean Thought: the Paget Henry reader: This volume includes some of Paget Henry’s most important essays from across his remarkable career, providing an introduction to a broad range of pressing contemporary themes and to the unique mind of one of the leading Caribbean intellectuals of his generation. “What it gives us is Henry’s quest to excavate, systematize and articulate Afro Caribbean intellectual production in varied intellectual endeavours such as sociology, literature, political economy and philosophy. The book is not only a negation of but also an antidote to the peripheralization of Caribbean thought. It is a must read for all interested in Caribbean thought’s complexity and depth precisely because it shifts the Geography of Reason.” (Mabogo Percy More, University of KwaZulu-Natal) Among the table of contents are the following Antigua-Barbuda specific articles: V. C. Bird’s Political Philosophy, Philosophy and Antiguan/Barbudan Political Culture, Badminded Nikki: A Review of Joanne Hillhouse’s Oh Gad!, and the Socialist Legacy of Tim Hector.
Re The Art of Mali Olatunji: Painterly Photography from Antigua and Barbuda (w/Mali Olatunji): For a nation that has seen itself many times in photographic essays, The Art of Mali Olatunji is a masterful photographic work on Antigua and Barbuda that genuinely goes beyond all earlier attempts to capture this twin-island state in images. The photographs in this book are truly astounding. They will make you stop and wonder. In addition to their images of home, these photographs also take account of the migratory experiences of Antiguans and Barbudans, and thus include powerful images of New York and London. Adding even more to the riches and power of this book is the engaging story that it tells about the life of the maker of these photographs and his unique aesthetic development. As a result, Antigua and Barbuda is here presented in ways never seen before. The special feature that sets Olatunji’s photographic essay apart is it’s framing within an original and very distinct aesthetic – one that Olatunji calls a woodist/jumbie aesthetic. Like surrealism, cubism and other original aesthetics, woodism is a visual summary of Olatunji’s way of looking at life. In particular, it is an aesthetic that sees the world through the wooded eyes of jumbies. Your jumbie is your soul or the spiritual part of you that survives the death of the body. In Antigua and Barbuda and much of the Caribbean, jumbies are believed to make their post-body home in trees, and in particular silk cotton trees. Hence we can see why Olatunji associates them with a woodist vision of existence. To capture this wooded vision of the jumbie, Olatunji very skilfully layers images of the lines of leaves, flowers, tree bark or of branches of trees over straight photographs of objects, persons or scenes. This layering of lines and textures from different parts of trees not only reveals the jumbie’s vision, but also produces amazing painterly effects. Using this striking and highly versatile woodist/jumbie aesthetic, Olatunji has, in effect, used his camera to paint a well-ordered series of images which have come together to produce a breath-taking photographic essay on Antigua and Barbuda.
Re Shouldering Antigua Barbuda: the Life of V C Bird: As its charismatic labour leader, its first Chief Minister, its first Premier and first Prime Minister, V.C. Bird dominated the political life of Antigua and Barbuda for the 55 years between 1939 and 1994. This is the first full-length biography of this great Antiguan and Barbudan political leader. It begins with a close look at the path of Bird’s development as a man and as a politician. Following this introduction to the man, it examines the major achievements and failures of Bird’s rule, the contours that these positives and negatives outlined, and the indelible traces they have left on the path of Antiguan and Barbudan history. V.C. Bird’s achievements included political independence for Antigua and Barbuda from Britain. His failures included the creating by default of a tourist-based postcolonial state capitalist society as an alternative to the colonial sugar plantation order. This default capitalist order came instead of the Black democratic socialist society that he had promised and ideologically projected. These are the positive and negative poles between which Prof. Paget Henry frames his narrative of the life and political times of V.C. Bird. The book concludes with some reflections on the meaning of Bird’s successes and failures for postcolonial transformation not only in Antigua and Barbuda but also for the wider Caribbean.
Re Caliban’s Reason: Paget introduces the general reader to Afro-Caribbean philosophy in this ground-breaking work. Since Afro-Caribbean thought is inherently hybrid in nature, he traces the roots of this discourse in traditional African thought and in the Christian and Enlightenment traditions of Western Europe.
About the Author:
Paget Henry is Professor of Africana Studies and Sociology at Brown University. He is co- editor of Newer Caribbean: Decolonization, Democracy and Development (1983) and C.L.R. James’ Caribbean (1992). Dr. Henry is also the editor of the CLR James Journal and the Antigua and Barbuda Review of Books (the latter has been published annually since 2008 and includes reviews of books by various Antiguan and Barbudan writers). He has been one of the most articulate and creative voices in Caribbean scholarship, making seminal contributions to the study of Caribbean political economy, C.L.R. James studies, critical theory, phenomenology, and Africana philosophy.
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Name: Basil C. Hill
Books:
The Golden Fleece Found. Trafford Publishing. 2006.
About the Book:
The Golden Fleece Found allows doctrines held sacrosanct to be vetted against a true “spirit level.” The most often asked, yet unanswered questions from over 100 countries are addressed in meticulous details.
About the Author:
Tired of the nightly terror attacks called “Nightmares and Night Terrors,” the writer decided to open his eyes during one such encounter. To understand what he had seen, he visited all manner of strange places and read every type of mystical and religious book available, searching for answers. His theory then was that there were either two spiritual worlds, or one spiritual world inhabited by at least two opposing groups. Frustrated with the lack of understanding of spiritual matters after twenty years of digging, the writer visited a Benny Hinn crusade as a cynical reporter and skeptic. An unusual supernatural experience, a trip to Israel, and an encounter similar to what Saul experienced on the road to Damascus brought the sought-after answers and much more. At one of Israel’s ancient holy sites, a bright light knocked him down and began a conversation. The writer asked: “Why me? I am tired of games, half-truths and esoteric riddles. If you are who I perceive that you are, please tell me why there is so much confusion among your children? Are we all in endless cycles of lies and delusions?” This response came from within a bright light: “Here Son, receive these keys to my ancient schematic that had been published a long time ago. In it you will see that I had foreseen all of the shortcomings of my flocks. That is why I have decreed that all have erred and come short. Those who postulate that they do not err, I want you to highlight all of their errors. Do not compromise my word: I chasten those that I love.” The writer retorted: “How will men know that you have sent me?” The reply: “In the outer pillars of the Temple of Solomon I have published two names. To those two human pillars I have given letters of restoration. Translate the names: Jachin and Boaz.”
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Name: Emile Hill
Books:
The Angels Project. 2011.
About the Book:
The product of a 7 year long project was introduced to the Antiguan public. Emile Hill’s Angels Project is an artist’s photographic exploration into the unseen world of angels. Much research and dedication have led to a study into different world views on angels and their functions. All captured through the eyes of an artist.
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Name: Joanne C. Hillhouse
Books:
Entry on Gwendolyn Tonge in the Dictionary of Caribbean and Latin American Biography (edited by Franklyn W. Knight and Henry Louis Gates Jr.). Oxford University Press. USA. 2016.
“A Saint in Everyday Clothes” in A letter for My Mother (edited by Nina Foxx). Strebor/Atria/Simon & Schuster. USA. 2014.
About the Book:
The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography is a major biographical reference work covering the lives and legacies of notable Afro-descendants from the Caribbean and Latin American, men and women from all eras and walks of life. This groundbreaking resource provides unprecedented coverage of the region through the lives of its people.
A Letter for My Mother. Whether they’re from the US, Caribbean, India, or the UK, all of the contributors to A Letter for My Mother share one thing in common: thoughts that have been left unsaid to their mothers and mother figures—until now. In this moving book, thirty-three women reveal the stories, reflections, confessions, and revelations they’ve kept to themselves for years and have finally put into words.
About the Author:
Joanne C. Hillhouse is (up to 2021) the author of seven books across different genres. She is also the founder and coordinator of the Wadadli Youth Pen Prize.
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Name: Robert Hoffman
Book: Sir Allen & Me: An Insider’s Look at R. Allen Stanford and the Island of Antigua. Southern Cross Publication. 2009.
About the Book:
Author and journalist Robert Hoffman worked for Stanford on the Caribbean island of Antigua, where he was hired to start up a newspaper and publishing company. In Sir Allen and Me Hoffman writes about his days with Stanford and how and why the empire of the flamboyant Texas financier imploded in one of the most spectacular collapses of modern times.
About the Author:
Robert Hoffman (who is American) is an author, journalist and broadcaster. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, International Herald Tribune, Travel and Leisure, Newsweek and many other publications. He is a former Eastern Caribbean correspondent for the Associated Press and editor of the St. Croix Avis. He was editor of the Stanford owned Antigua Sun newspaper between 1997 and 1999.
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Name: Sylvester Hovey
Books:
Letters from the West Indies. Gould & Newman. NY. 1838.
About the Book:
Covers Antigua, Barbados, Jamaica, and St. Croix during the apprenticeship period (or in the case of Antigua which did not go through an apprenticeship period, during the post slavery period).
About the Author:
American Sylvester Hovey had been a tutor at Yale and professor at Williams and Amherst colleges, visited in 1835-1836 and again in 1836 – 1837.
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Name: Albert E. Hughes
Books:
Paradise Commander. CreateSpace. 2012.
About the Book:
In 1977, the British were in final stages, shutting down the last Caribbean island colonies of their 350 year empire. That year I took command of Antigua Air Station. We flew right into a never-to-be-repeated time of conversion for West Indies cultures. We were there in the last days, participating first hand in the public life of a proto-nation as Antiguans struggled with the meaning of liberation and consequent responsibility; struggled to find their Spirit of Unity. Paradise Commander sets the stage and reveals, chapter by chapter, the steady unfolding of radical change; political and cultural conversion for the island peoples and religious conversion for the author. In the Associated State of Antigua and Barbuda, the meek were about to inherit the earth.
About the Author:
Lt Colonel Albert E. Hughes, (USAF retired) holds an M.S. (with distinction) in Systems Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, an M.M. in Pastoral Ministry from Seattle University (Jesuit) and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction. He taught adults for 25 years as a Catholic catechist and retreat master. He served at the US Base in Antigua in the early 70’s.
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Name: Jose Humphreys
Books:
A Guide to Caribbean Herbs. 2008.
Dr. J’s Guide to Home Remedies. 2008.
A Passion for Words 3 – Trails Through My Garden. 2008.
A Passion for Words 2 – Mischievous Joe. 2000.
A Passion for Words 1.1999.
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Name: Tavia Hunte
Books:
“The Dad I Barely Knew” in Women Across Borders – Fulfilling Purpose (contributor). 2018.
About the Book:
This anthology, edited by Sonia E. Noel, features captivating and empowering stories from women residing in different parts of the world.
About the Author:
Hunte is a dancer and dance instructor.
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Name: Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst
Books:
The Comeback Kid: An Autobiography of Sir Lester Bryant Bird K.N.H. Lester Bird in conversation with Lionel Max Hurst. Antigua. 2019.
Vere Cornwall Bird: When Power Failed to Corrupt. 2012.
Luther George: The Barack Obama of Antigua and Barbuda. 2010.
Democracy by Diplomacy. AuthorHouse. 2007.
About the Books:
The Comeback Kid reportedly chronicles Sir Lester’s early life – including being the first Antiguan and Barbudan to medal in international athletics and the triumphs and defeats, and presumably achievements and controversies, of a 47-year-career in politics which began with his appointment to the senate in 1971.
When Power Failed to Corrupt was Hurst’s answer to Paget Henry’s Shouldering Antigua and Barbuda. The warring bios ar the only book biographies of Father of the Nation V. C. Bird.
Luther George: The Barack Obama of Antigua and Barbuda is the story of the first black Antiguan to win a seat in Parliament at a time when the society was sharply racially-divided. It details the life of the Antiguan politician, entrepreneur, family man and newspaper columnist, born in All Saints in 1903.
How could tiny states possibly compel changes in US foreign policy? A former Ambassador to the UN, the USA and the OAS answers this question in Democracy by Diplomacy.
About the Author:
Ambassador Lionel A. Hurst served 15 cumulative years as Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United Nations, to the Organizationof American States, and to the United States of America. He is an American-trained lawyer, who specialized in international law. He also earned an MBA before law school, specializing in international business; and, he earned an undergraduate degree in international politics at the City University of New York. As a diplomat from a small state, he was instrumental in shaping foreign policy, not only of his country, but of the larger Caribbean region of fourteen states known collectively as CARICOM. Ambassador Hurst was born in Antigua and Barbuda in 1950 when it was still a colony of Britain, and participated in the reshaping of his state and region during the heady years of the 1960s. He writes songs for calypso singers, speeches which he delivers to university audiences and multilateral bodies, and newspaper articles. He also hosted the radio talk-show Fire and Steel, and went on to serve as the government’s chief of staff. He is the father of eight children.
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Name: The International Women’s Club of Antigua and Barbuda
Books:
From Market to Table Volume II. Cookbook Publishers, USA. 2002.
From Market to Table: A Collection of Favourite Recipes compiled from Members and Friends of the American Women’s Club of Antigua and Barbuda. Cookbook Publishers, USA. 1991.
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Name: Farida Isaac-Carr
Books:
Live Out Loud: A 90 Day Guided Journal for Women Ready to Live Their Best Lives. 2020.
About the Book:
This book is your personal journey that encourages you to:* Clarify your vision for yourself* Address your fears and limiting beliefs* Practice self love* Highlight your talents and gift* Develop the confidence to be the best you.*
About the Author:
Antigua-born Farida Isaac-Carr graduated from Skidmore College in the United States with a bachelor’s degree in human services. She is, at this writing (2019), employed as a senior welfare officer with the Antigua and Barbuda government. She was the 2018-2019 VP of Membership at the Antigua Toastmasters Club, which she credits with building her confidence to become first a children’s author and now author of this book. You can also find her reading, dancing Zumba, and coaching or playing volleyball. Her debut children’s book Calypso Princess, The Grand Celebration and accompanying Calypso Princess Coloring and Activity Book seek to share the beauty of the Caribbean culture and promote positive self-identity. Her Live Out Loud journal is an ideal self-help writing journal with writing prompt to support your personal development.
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Name: Laura James (artist)
Book:
Anna Carries Water. (cover art and illustrations; book by Olive Senior). Tradewind. 2013.
Book of the Gospels. (cover and interior art). Liturgy Training Publications. USA.
About the Book:
Anna Carries Water – Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters can. In this charming and poetic family story set in Jamaica, Commonwealth Prize-winning author Olive Senior shows young readers the power of determination, as Anna achieves her goal and overcomes her fear. Re art work (from Kirkus Reviews): “James, of Antiguan background, allows her bold acrylic paintings in tropical colors to sprawl across wide double-page spreads of lush Caribbean landscapes. The hummingbirds and butterflies add a bit of whimsy to Anna’s cover portrait…” This is a children’s fictional picture book.
Book of the Gospels – The cover art is bold, clearly visible to those near and far. It bears the traditional images of the four evangelists in colorful foil: the angel, Matthew; the lion, Mark; the ox, Luke; the eagle, John. Feasts and many Sundays are illuminated with full-color art. There are more than 30 original pieces of art in the interior of the book.Included are all Gospel readings for Sundays, solemnities, feasts of the Lord, and all ritual Masses. The Catholic Press Association 2002 Book Award winner, third place, in design and production
About the artist:
The artist, Laura James, lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She paints Biblical themes in the iconographic tradition of Ethiopian Christian art. Her work, with its bright colors and intricate patterns displays a unique style, and vision.
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Name: Charles W. E. Jane
Books: Shirley Heights: the Story of the Redcoats in English Harbour, Antigua (w/drawings by T. J. Holmes). Nelson’s Dockyard National Parks Foundation, Antigua, 1982.
About the Books:
A history of forts in Antigua with an emphasis on the English Harbour area – the history (conflicts, the arrival of General Thomas Shirley for which the Heights are named) and use, plus regiments that served there (Royal Scots, Royal Americans, Hompesch’s Light Infantry, West India Regiments, Royal Artillery) and guns (canons fired etc.) with illustrations, of the forts; also Caribbean food and clothing.
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Name: Cortroy W. M. Jarvis
Books:
Lighting the Fire: A Book About Relationships. 2007.
The Biblical Leader as Bridge Builder. 2000.
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Name: Colin John Jenkins
Book:
“Sustainable Development in the OECS: an Antiguan and Barbudan Case Study“ in Island Systems Planning: a Critical Review of the Presentations from Caribbean Urban Forum 5 (ed. by Asad Mohammed, Perry Polar, Sarika Mahabir, and Nika Maingot). 2016.
About the Book:
This book was produced with support from the European Union, the ACP-EU Cooperation in Higher Education Programme, and the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). The included papers provide a combination of state of the art discussions on theory and methods in planning and urban management relevant to the Caribbean region, useful case studies from the region, and some new and relevant insights.
About the Author:
Colin John Jenkins is architect, project manager, and LEED Green Associate with CJC Jenkins Design and the Antigua and Barbuda Council on Sustainable Development.
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Name: Gulliver Johnson and Janie Conley-Johnson
Books: Table Manners: A Culinary Review of Hospitality in Antigua and Barbuda. Leeward Consultants & Associates Ltd. Antigua. 2011.
About the Book: Table Manners features recipes from the annual Mango Festival, the islands chefs, bartenders, hotels, restaurants, bars and professionals from within the culinary industry. Every recipe and article is accompanied by exclusive photography that illustrates the beauty of the island’s gastronomic offerings. The book won the design award in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
About the Authors: The husband and wife, publishers (Food & Drink Guide etc.), and business people were born in the UK to Caribbean parents.
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Name: J. Johnson
Books: An historical and descriptive account of Antigua, illustrated by numerous engravings, coloured in imitation of drawings taken on the spot, delineating the character of the country, the costume of the negroes, accompanied by a map of the island and a chronological table of events connected with the colony. London, 1830.
About the Books:
Early history of the island plus detailing of contemporary life at the time.
About the Author:
John Johnson (artist) was in Antigua in 1824, working as an attorney, surveying the estates formerly owned by James Brebner-Gordon, who had served as a councillor in Antigua and was the Chief Justice of the Ceded Islands in 1761. It is not clear whether Johnson is the same person as ‘Lt. Col. J. Johnson’, who published ‘A Journey from India to England, through Persia, Georgeia, Russia, Poland, and Prussia, in the year 1817’ (1818)
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Name: Hensworth W. C. Jonas
Book: Dancing with Idolatry: are You bowing to a False God. Xulanpress.com. USA. 2009.
About the Book:
Positing that idol worshippers are all around making idols out of anything – ideas, achievements, past times, entertainment, possessions, personalities, and even our own selves – Hensworth Jonas encourages readers to take a close look at this reality, pull down the idols, and guard against the manufacture of any more.
About the author:
Hensworth W.C. Jonas, D.Min., has ministered in Antigua & Barbuda as pastor of Central Baptist Church since 1985. He is Executive Director of the East Caribbean Baptist Mission, an agency focused on church planting, educational, radio and television ministries. Dr. Jonas also serves as Presiding Elder of the Baptist Circuit of Churches in Antigua and principal of the Baptist Academy of Antigua (K-12). He and his wife, Vandah, have two children: Joshua and Stephanie.
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Name: Franklyn Jones
Book: The Shout: For HALCYION STEEL’S CHAMPIONSHIP PANORAMA 1975. GG LLC. 2017.
About the Book:
One player’s tale of Antigua’s Halcyon Steel Orchestra’s rise, and the tremendous Shout of appreciation that welcomed the band as Steelband Champions in 1975.
About the Author:
Franklyn Jones grew up in the Grays Green community in Antigua.
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Name: Jerene Joseph
Book: Antigua and Barbudan Dictionary. 2019.
About the Book:
The Antigua and Barbuda Dictionary is a collection of expressive words and phrases that provide a glimpse into the grammatical structure and features of Antigua and Barbuda creole divergence from standard English. English speaking Caribbean nations speaks a variety of dialects, which are commonly known as English-based creole. Throughout the Caribbean region, there are many distinctive forms of creole languages due to historical contact between Europeans and West African during the slave trade.
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Name: Michael Joseph
Book: Antigua and Barbuda (chapter) in We have a Dream (ed.Taichi Ichikawa and Ibun Hirahara). Iroha Publishing. Japan. 2021.
About the Book: The World Dream Book project gathers dreams from across the globe, and was conceived by the editors after they attended the One Young World global summit for young leaders. Antigua and Barbuda’s Michael Joseph is a contributor.
About the Author: Michael Joseph is a pharmacist and former president of the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross and governing board member of the International Red Cross.
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Name: Ingrid V. Lambie
Book: Pioneers of the Caribbean: A Memoir of Two Mothers’ Journey to Immigrate their Families to Canada for Better Opportunities as seen Through the Eyes of Their Daughters Ingrid and Patricia (w/Patricia L. Tully). Friesen Press. Canada. 2020.
About the Book: Pioneers of the Caribbean invites readers to share the journey of two modern pioneers from the Caribbean, Dolvis and Veronica. The story takes you on their voyage to the land of opportunities and their vision of goals and dreams for their family. The backdrop and reason for their flight for a better life are the political and economic struggles of black women and their families trying to move through the class and colour biases of 1950 island life. Their triumphs and disappointments are relived through the eyes of their daughters, Ingrid and Patricia. It is a story of transformation, overcoming challenges, and achieving success.
About the Author: Ingrid V. Lambie is the daughter of Dolvis Lambie. She is the owner of an in-home senior care facility in Canada. She is very active in her community including co-creating children’s programs at Markham Village Music Festival.
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Name: Mrs. Lanaghan
Books:
Antigua and the Antiguans Vols. I & II: A Full Account of the Colony and Its Inhabitants From the Time of the Caribs to the Present Day, Interspersed with Anecdotes and Legends. Also, an Impartial View of Slavery and the Free Labour Systems; the Statistics of the Island, and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families. 1844; Reissued by Biddles of Guildford, 1980; Macmillan, 1991; Kessinger Publishing, 2007; Nubu Press, 2011.
About the Books:
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
About the Author:
Mrs. Lanaghan (sometimes cited as Mrs. Flannigan) was an Irish visitor who travelled to the island in the early 1800s.
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Name: Joy Lawrence
Books:
The People’s Point: an Antiguan Waterfront Community (with reference to Villa). Sugarmill Tales. Antigua. 2022.
Barbuda and Betty’s Hope The Codrington Connection. Antigua. 2015.
The Footprints of Parham: the History of a Small Antiguan Town and its Influencew/Veronica Gordon. Sugar Mill Tales. Antigua. 2013.
The History of Bethesda and Christian Hill: Our History and Culture. Siboney Publications. Antigua. 2008.
Colours and Rhythms of Selected Caribbean Creoles. Antigua. 2003.
The Way We Talk and Other Antiguan Folkways. Antigua. 2002, 2003, 2016.
About the Books:
The People’s Point: an Antiguan Waterfront Community (with reference to Villa). After emancipation in 1834, freed people travelled to St. John’s waterfront from the plantations seeking passage to ancestral homes in Africa. Unexpected circumstance precluded such resettlement. They settled, instead, among the tombs of black and coloured ancestors just yards from the wharf in an area that came to be known as Booby Alley. The wider locale called The Point, had long welcomed sailors seeking comforts after months at sea. Brothels, rum shops, and houses of ill repute had long dotted the landscape much to the dismay of the established plantocracy. As freedom and economic changes took hold over the decades, major changes evolved. The stigma of those early years lingers in spite of current residents turning out brilliant citizens and cultural icons. Discover the vibrant community that exists the Point area today through the people’s talent, togetherness and determination.
Barbuda and Betty’s Hope The Codrington Connection chronicles the history and culture of Barbuda and Betty’s Hope over several centuries. The sub-title reflects the connection of both communities through their common tie – the Codringtons, beginning with Christopher Codrington. The body of writing reflects extensive research of early life and norms combined with first person recounts of 20th century events in particular.
In The Footprints of Parham: the History of a Small Antiguan Town and its Influence, the authors seamlessly tell the extended history of Parham, Antigua in a pleasing and informative way. It is the most comprehensive account of this post-1632 settlement. In addition to their expansive account of life on the Tudway Estates in the pre-emancipation period, the duo has brought to life the stories of several post-slavery workers. This entailed meticulously leafing through Parham Plantation documents dated between 1836 and 1875, mostly untouched by historians. These, along with correspondence from Britain, give a clear picture of the free people’s labouring conditions on the estates even comparing wages paid in 1938. This particular approach makes the writing unique, and the story of Parham revealing.
The History of Bethesda and Christian Hill gives glimpses of events and the way of life subsequent to emancipation and examines the sugar cane monoculture which dominated the economy and lives of the majority of Antiguans right up to the introduction of the tourist industry. The author has been quick to point out that many of the names of the estates ceded to early colonists and their enslaved carry those of their original owners. In an effort to capture the ambience and something of the character that existed in Antigua over the centuries, the author has painstakingly interviewed numerous survivors and their relatives of that era. In many instances, the reported accounts are transcribed in dialect, lending a greater emphasis. This book is an important record of a way of life in Antigua that has all but disappeared. It gives accurate accounts of events by those involved—life on the estates, school life in the villages, political development over the years.
The Way We Talk and Other Antiguan Folkways is a building block in recording and preserving local heritage making everyone more aware of the culture’s unique character and preserving it for future generations. Joy takes on an educator’s role in a novel experiment, to teach Antigua/Barbuda Creole. But she has gone a step further by recapturing the country’s historical and cultural past in writing, songs and pictures. Her work is notable given that there are no standard formulae for writing and speaking local Creole. Only one previous writer has published a text on Antiguan/Barbuda Creole; but this one comes to you complete—almost, maybe—with explanations and translations in Standard English, all well arranged to help the learner master the language.
About the Author:
Joy Lawrence is a poet, dramatist and author of several books on poetry and Antigua and Barbuda’s lore and history. The first was Island Spice in 1996. Other publications include The Way We Talk and other Antiguan Folkways, Caribbean Creoles, Bethesda and Christian Hill our History and Culture and The Footprints of Parham- the History of a Small Antiguan town and its Influence.
Her interest in history developed after learning that Bethesda, the village from which she hails, was home to the first slave school in the West Indies.
Several local and regional magazines have featured Miss Lawrence’s work. Her books are on the reading list in Antigua and Barbuda’s public schools. She also judges poetry competitions and was Executive Director of the Antigua State College/UNESCO Poetry Contest from 2002 – 2006.
Miss Lawrence’s education includes MA Communications Media and Public Relations (Merit), University of Leicester, UK; BA Education, College of Arts, Science & Technology, Kingston, Jamaica; Diploma, Special Education, Moray House/University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Wadadli Pen connection: Joy Lawrence has donated copies of her book to Wadadli Pen and was a volunteer with the project in 2014.
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Name: Hon. Priest Kailash K. Leonce
Books:
The Herbal Manual.
The Sugar Baby – Naturally Eradicating Diabetes.
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Name: H. Z. A Lewis
Books:
A Glimpse of Grace. Westbow Press. 2015.
About the Book:
A Glimpse of Grace presents the truth of the grace of God, in such a way, that honest Christian believers may become more conscious of God’s unchangeable attitude of love and forgiveness; and in response, return to the life of grace.
About the Author:
H.Z.A. Lewis was born and raised on the island of Antigua, in the Caribbean. He was educated at the Princess Margaret School and the State College and became a teacher soon after graduation. Shortly after, he moved to the U.S. where he completed his university education and worked as a pathologist in hematology department. Later, Lewis married and became the father of three boys and a girl, who died during her first year of life. Since then, he has returned to his homeland of Antigua and resumed his life as an educator.
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Name: Edison Liburd
Books:
Light of Inspiration Volume 2.
Light of Inspiration Volume 1. 2017.
About the Books:
Light of Inspiration Volume 1 is filled with quotes written by artist Edison Liburd, inspired through his challenges and successes throughout his life – e.g. “don’t live to prove, always improve” – beautifully illustrated with some of his precious painted pieces.
About the Author:
Edison Liburd is an Antiguan artist who captures the vibrant energy and moods of Caribbean life in his art works. He has formal training at Atlantic Union College in Massachusetts, Pratt Institute of Technology, New York, The Arts Students League, New York and at Oakwood University, Huntsville Alabama. His style is very fluid and speaks to the sense of uninhabited freedom he enjoys as an artist. He loves nature, music, and people. These are the main themes upon which his art is based. Liburd has lived with HIV for over two and a half decades, and Light of Inspiration is born out of his struggles and hopes to inspire others to find their purpose and passion.
Wadadli Pen connection: Edison Liburd contributed two scholarships to his summer arts camp for finalists in the Wadadli Pen visual arts challenge. 2011.
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Name: Natasha Lightfoot
Book:
“The Hart Sisters of Antigua: Evangelical Activism and ‘Respectable’ Public Politics in the Era of Black Atlantic Slavery” in Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women. The University of North Carolina Press. USA. 2015.
Troubling Freedom: Antigua and the Aftermath of Emancipation. Duke University Press. USA. 2015.
About the Book:
Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women – This collection of essays by fifteen scholars of history and literature establishes black women’s places in intellectual history by engaging the work of writers, educators, activists, religious leaders, and social reformers in the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Troubling Freedom – In 1834 Antigua became the only British colony in the Caribbean to move directly from slavery to full emancipation. Immediate freedom, however, did not live up to its promise, as it did not guarantee any level of stability or autonomy, and the implementation of new forms of coercion and control made it, in many ways, indistinguishable from slavery. In Troubling Freedom Natasha Lightfoot tells the story of how Antigua’s newly freed black working people struggled to realize freedom in their everyday lives, prior to and in the decades following emancipation. She presents freedpeople’s efforts to form an efficient workforce, acquire property, secure housing, worship, and build independent communities in response to elite prescriptions for acceptable behavior and oppression. Despite its continued efforts, Antigua’s black population failed to convince whites that its members were worthy of full economic and political inclusion. By highlighting the diverse ways freedpeople defined and created freedom through quotidian acts of survival and occasional uprisings, Lightfoot complicates conceptions of freedom and the general narrative that landlessness was the primary constraint for newly emancipated slaves in the Caribbean.
About the Author:
Natasha Lightfoot, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of History and a Faculty Research Fellow of the Institute for African American Studies at Columbia University, New York. She teaches Caribbean, Atlantic World, and African Diaspora History focusing on the subjects of slavery and emancipation, black identities, politics, and cultures.
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Name: Kevel Lindsey
Books:
The Wild Plants of Antigua and Barbuda (w/, Chris Pratt, Melanie Pearson, and Carolyn Thomas). Environmental Awareness Group. 2010.
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Name: Margaret G. Lockett
Books:
Antigua Then: Scenes from a West Indian Childhood. Antigua Press. USA. 2001.
About the Book:
Antigua Then: Scenes from a West Indian Childhood was written by an 82-year old woman of her years as a child and adult on the island of Antigua in the British West Indies between 1920 and 1945. Taken there from Britain as an infant when her father became a partner in a firm that owned sugar estates and other commercial enterprises on the island, she recalls personal and family life but also deals with the history of the area, the government, and the problems of an island with too large a population, the aftermath of long gone slavery.
About the Author:
Margaret Lockett is an English woman who met her husband on Antigua while he was serving in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. She now lives in Seattle.
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Name: Myrtle Looby
Books:
(contributor) Women’s Journey to Wellness: Mind, Body, and Spirit (ed. Linda Ellis Eastman). 2007.
(contributor) Becoming the Professional Women (ed. Linda Ellis Eastman). 2005.
About the Books:
Women’s Journey to Wellness: Mind, Body, and Spirit – Written by twenty five consultants, coaches, and international professionals, this is a must-read for women who desire emotional, mental, and spiritual wellness. This twenty five chapter anthology includes topics involving stress and anger managing, creating a calm life, forgiveness and emotional health, and strategies for increased self esteem.
Becoming the Professional Women – Twenty five successful professional women share their powerful tips for entering the business world.
About the Author:
Looby is originally from Tobago but has lived in Antigua where she has been involved with groups like the Professional Organization for Women in Antigua and Barbuda. She’s also a member of the Professional Women’s Network under whose banner she’s collaborated on several self-help books.
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Name: Robson Lowe
Books: The Codrington Correspondence, 1743–1851: being a study of a recently discovered dossier of letters from the West Indian islands of Antigua and Barbuda, mostly addressed to the Codringtons of Dodington with especial reference to the history of those adventurous times and the hitherto unrecorded postal history of the Antiguan mail. London. 1968.
About the Books:
A collection of letters written by estate managers in Barbuda to the Codringtons in England; provides insight to life on the island in the 18th and 19th centuries.
About the Author:
Considered a pioneer in postal history (philately), having published many definitive works on the subject. Born 1905 in London, deceased 1997, he was also a stamp dealer and stamp auctioneer.
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Name: Susan Lowes
Books: “They couldn’t mash ants’: the Decline of the White and Non-White Elites in Antigua, 1834-1900” in Small Islands, Large Questions: Society, Culture, and Resistance in the Post-Emancipation Caribbean (ed. Karen Fog-Olwig). Frank Cass. 1996.
About the Books:
Small Islands focuses on the post-emancipation period in the Caribbean and how local societies dealt with the new socio-economic conditions. Scholars from Jamaica, the Virgin Islands, England, Denmark and The Netherlands link this era with the contemporary Caribbean. Lowes’ contribution begins with the economic crisis that devastated Antigua in the 1890s, and continues with the decline of the planter class even as they worked to marginalize non-white classes and failed to get Britain to come to their aid. This is more extensively covered in Lowes’ dissertation entitled The Peculiar Class: the Formation, Collapse, and Reformation of the Middle Class in Antigua, West Indies, 1834-1940.
About the Author:
Susan Lowes has a PhD in Anthropology from Columbia University where she works as adjunct Associate Professor of Computing and Education. She is married to Milton Benjamin, an Antiguan and Barbudan journalist and writer also listed here.
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Name: John Luffman
Books: A brief account of the island of Antigua, together with the customs and manners of its inhabitants, as well white as black: as also an accurate statement of the food, cloathing, labour, and punishment of slaves. In letters to a friend. Written in the years 1786, 1787, 1788. T. Cadell, London, 1789.
About the Books:
A detailed description of life in Antigua at the height of slavery from the planter’s perspective; includes descriptions of the town, country, a visit from the Prince of Wales, the balls, a funeral, the extravagant lifestyle, the arrival of a slave ship, slave management, slave recreation, the market etc. Struck by the beauty of the island, Luffman, however, commented negatively on the realities of slavery (including the brutal punishments, the planters’ sexual relationship with enslaved women and callous treatment of the offspring from these unions), if not necessarily the practice of it. The book is made up of his numerous letters and a map of Antigua, and was popular enough to require a second edition.
About the Author:
Luffman was a London mapmaker who took a three year journey to map and survey Antigua, writing many letters during his time here.
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Name: Yvonne Maginley
Books:
Vines of Freedom (w/Novelle H. Richards). N. H. Richards. 1983.
About the Author:
Yvonne Maginley is a former Director General of Tourism in Antigua and Barbuda and a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Caribbean Tourism Organization.
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Name: Shawn N. Maile
Book: How to Work Six Jobs on An Island. 2017.
About the Book:
An inside look at how an island boy went from having 0 jobs to 6. If you live on an island and you’re only working one job… you my friend are missing out. With 24 hours in a day and a short distance to commute between locations, a location is the ideal place to engage in multiple vocations. Ever wondered how you could do more with your day or how others got it done.
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Name: George A. Mansoor
Books:
“Activity Monitoring and the Effects of the Environment on Blood Pressure Monitoring + Electronic Activity Recording in Cardiovascular Disease“ in Blood Pressure Monitoring in Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics (Series Editor, William B. White). Humana Press. USA. 2001, 2007, 2016.
About the Book:
Blood Pressure Monitoring in Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics provides information that will be especially useful to all who care for hypertensive patients. The various chapters provide a full account of the mounting scientific evidence that blood pressure recordings need to be obtained for proper diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy for these patients. The contributors are each directly involved in clinical studies of home and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, as well as of the relationship of circadian variations in heart rate and blood pressure to cardiovascular events. The third edition of the book covers clinical and device research related to home and ambulatory BP monitoring, as there have been significant advances in technology since the publication of the previous edition. In addition, there is an increased focus on the applicability of home and ambulatory BP monitoring in drug development in all therapeutic arenas. In his article in the 2016 edition, Dr. Mansoor describes the importance of diaries and of physical activity recordings in cardiovascular disease; important for obtaining meaningful data during ambulatory blood pressure recordings in clinical trials.
About the Author:
George A. Mansoor is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology and a Fellow of the American Society of Hypertension and the Royal College of Physicians in Scotland. He was Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Director at Merck, and is Medical Director at GEM Medical Antigua and Academic Programs Director at Mount St. John Medical Centre.
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Name: J. Marrat
Books: In the Tropics. Wesleyan Conference, London. 1881.
About the Book:
Descriptions of life in Wesleyan Missions in Antigua, Barbados, Br. Guiana and Tobago.
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Name: Marcel Marshall
Book: Tales from My Mother’s Bosom. 2015.
About the Book:
Gwendolyn Merchant grew up in colonial Antigua, at a time, when the citizenry was working hard to come into their own. As such, Gwen numerous life experiences made her, a guru of storytelling to whosoever cared to listen, chiefly her children, especially her daughter Marcel Marshall. Together, they compiled various fitting stories to share not only with Antiguans and Barbudans, but the world. These stories are just too intriguing to remain hidden within, the bosoms of these women.
About the Author: Marcel Marshall was born, grew up and still resides in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. From an early age Marcel Marshall’s passions were reading and writing and vowed to become a published writer one day. Her first book was a work of fiction, All that Glitters if Not Gold.
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Name: Coralita Martin
Books:
Courage to Dream [w/Sandie Shirley]. Last Word Publications. 2010.
About the Books:
A real story of grit and determination of one woman’s journey of faith with God. Plucky Coralita Martin swapped the mean streets of Antigua for the even tougher streets of London’s East End to prove how God can really use those who trust in him. This is a story of pain and hardship but also one of victory over poverty, hate and fear.
About the Author:
Coralita was born in the West Indies. Poor, rejected, misused and abused, she did not even own a pair of shoes. Many trials of eviction, rape, a terrifying violent marriage, prejudice and near death followed but these did not deter her. Often the first black teacher in the UK schools where she taught, she realised her dream to teach, influencing thousands of young lives for over 50 years.
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Name: Aloma Mason-Stanislaus
Book: God’s Sovereignty Over Our Lives.
About the Book:
“The individual must come to the place where they acknowledge their wickedness and desire to turn their lives around. Without that realization, prayer and fasting is done in vain. When we start listening and obeying, we will experience the abundance of life that God has in store for us.”
About the Author:
Aloma Amanda Mason Stanislaus, a writer and minister of the Gospel, has been in intercessory ministry for over thirty years. Aloma was the Director of the local Women’s ministry then later as her gifts made room for her, she became Director of the district which included 4 other Islands. As Director, she would travel to Trinidad, the headquarters, yearly for conferences. She was also the Assistant Director of the Woman’s Aglow, the Antigua chapter of a worldwide organization. She was ordained as Evangelist, and became the junior Choir Leader, writer and composer. Aloma was ordained Minister of the Gospel and pastored a church one year prior to migrating to the USA. Since then Aloma has been ordained an Elder, and appointed Director of Sunday School.
Wadadli Pen connection – Mason-Stanislaus’ God’s Sovereignty Over Our Lives was in the running for the Wadadli Pen 2019 Readers Choice Book of the Year Prize.
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Name: Monica Matthew
Books:
Journeycakes: Memories with My Antiguan Mama. Gray’s Farm Publishing. 2008.
About the Book:
Part of who we become in adulthood is owed to the parental guidance and care experienced as children. Whether the influence is from our biological parents or from other adults who assume the role, each person has memories of that journey. Monica Matthew relives these memories of growing up with her adopted mother in Antigua. She focuses particularly on love when she was either unaware of its existence, misinterpreted its lessons, or doubted its presence. Journeycakes allows readers to search for treasures in their own journey with parents or as a parent. It’s hard to read of Mama May without reflecting on your own Tanty, Mammy, or other strong maternal figure. The stories are filled with the richness of an Antiguan experience during the ’60s, ’70s and beyond, mingled with the sweet sounding vernacular, traditions and scenery of the island as the author looks back at Mama May’s actions with a mature understanding.
About the Author:
Monica Matthew was born in Antigua in the Caribbean and lives in the U.S. She has taught high school students in Antigua and the British Virgin islands. In her spare time, she writes and performs poetry and story telling. This book is about her journey with her adoptive mother, Mary Ambrose, from the age of 19 months when her biological mother passed away. Ms Matthew is a professionally trained chef.
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Name: Ronan Matthew
Books:
Ruby’s Dream: The Story of a Boy’s Life. ISS Publishing. 2021.
About the Book:
Ruby’s Dream tells the story of a Caribbean boy’s life as he struggles to reconcile the untimely death of his mother and the abandonment by his alcoholic father. Yearning to change his life, he realizes that an education is the single most important factor that could bring this to fruition. After moving to New York, he navigates the life of a young immigrant seeking employment in order to pursue his goals. He reconnects with friends from his village in the Caribbean who are living in New York illegally. While working in the garment district and at AT&T, he manages to save enough money to pay for the first semester of university, with the belief that once he starts, he would find a way to complete his studies. He graduates with a degree in English and Teacher Training and sees it as an achievement to negate the circumstances of his difficult childhood.
About the Author:
Ronan is from Ovals, Antigua.
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Name: Leon Matthias
Books:
Susanna the Kid Preacher. 2010.
Down Punty Hill. 2008.
Gracefield A Northern Star. Deveo Media Industries. 2005.
The Winds of Change. 1999.
Tales from the Hill. 1997. USVI.
Against the Odds. 1996.Friedensberg Moravian Church. USVI.
The Boy from Popeshead. 1995.
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Name: Gillian McDonald Howie
Books: 
Gillie’s World. 2018.
About the Book:
Stories based on childhood memories, plucked from diaries throughout the years.
Wadadli Pen connection – Gillie’s World was in the running for the Wadadli Pen 2019 Readers Choice Book of the Year.
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Name: William G. McIntire
Books:
Barbuda Reconnaisance, coastal studies series, no. 16 (w/Richard J. Russell). Louisiana State University Press. USA. 1967.
About the Books:
The paper describes Recent and late Pleistocene reefal and clastic deposits, gives considerable attention to origin of beach cusps and accretion deposits with conspicuous beach-ridge systems, and emphasizes similarities between deposition taking place today and during a 20-foot high stand of late Pleistocene seas.
About the Author:
William G. McIntire was a geographer at Louisiana State University where there is a scholarship for a student with an expressed interest in coastal research set up by the Department of Geography and Anthropology in his name.
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Name: Agnes Meeker
Books:
The Plantations of Antigua, the Sweet Success of Sugar, Volume III: St. Philips, St. Paul’s & St. Mary’s Parish (w/Donald Dery). AuthorHouse. USA. 2020.
The Plantations of Antigua, the Sweet Success of Sugar, Volume II: St. George’s Parish & St. Peter’s Parish(w/Donald Dery). AuthorHouse. USA. 2019.
The Plantations of Antigua, the Sweet Success of Sugar, Volume I: St. John’s Parish (w/Donald Dery). AuthorHouse. USA. 2018.
About the Books:
The Plantations of Antigua, the Sweet Success of Sugar, Volume III covers St. Philips, St. Paul’s, and St. Mary’s Parish.
The Plantations of Antigua, the Sweet Success of Sugar, Volume II covers St. George’s and St. Peter’s parishes.
The Plantations of Antigua, the Sweet Success of Sugar, Volume I covers the 50 plantations in the Parish of St. John’s, Antigua, 28 of which still have a sugar mill standing. The majority of Antigua and Barbuda’s place names stem from plantations or their owners. This book provides a chronology of ownership and brief quotes from other works that pertain to each plantation, listed in order from the late 1600’s to the demise of sugar in 1970s – 300 years of sugar history. It represents over 20 years of research.
About the Author:
Agnes C. Meeker MBE is a 6th generation Antiguan on her mother’s side – all married to Scotsmen who came out to work the in the sugar industry. She was president of the Museum Board for 20 years and instrumental in founding the St. John Hospice. Her co-author is Donald A. Dery, a former journalist and corporate communications executive. He has written two novels and is working on his third. He and his wife Rowena have resided in Antigua for more than a decade and hail from Newport, RI.
Wadadli Pen connection – Agnes’ book The Plantations of Antigua, the Sweet Success of Sugar, Volume I was in the running for the Wadadli Pen 2019 Readers Choice Book of the Year Prize.
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Name: Jo-Ann Merlene-Carr
Books: 
Broken to be Blessed: My Life Story. 2020.
About the Book: Have you ever heard it said that hindsight is 20/20? Or perhaps heard stories that were all about devastating and heart-wrenching loss? Well this explosive book is a real life intriguing tale full of complications and plenty of entanglements. All these on the way to experiencing true love. As we know, the path to true love is rarely smooth. Although it chronicles much pain and suffering, it is nonetheless a powerful story of triumph and the resilience of the human spirit.
About the Author: Jo-Ann Merlene-Carr is a other and grandmother, trained soldier and security officer. Resident in Antigua, she is first and foreost a woman of God.
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Name: Ernest S. Merrill-Boyd
Books:
Wisdom Sayings for our Troubling Times. Trafford Publishing. Canada. 2008.
About the Book:
Wisdom Sayings for Our Troubling Times was carefully selected and compiled for those of us who sometimes go through unbalanced spiritual moments we sometimes have to endure. It not only provide man’s wisdom and insight but also the wisdom and guidance of God.
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Name: Douglas Midgett
Book: “Icon and Myth in Caribbean Polity: V. C. Bird and Antiguan Political Culture” Chapter 7 in Modern Political Culture in the Caribbean (edited by Holger Henke and Fred Reno). University of the West Indies Press. 2000.
About the Book:
This contribution to the study and analysis of Caribbean politics explores the political culture of the Caribbean in order to understand the regional differences. The contributors, renowned internationally for their expertise in Caribbean studies, explore the topic from their varied cultural experiences and offer a new dimension to the study of political culture.
From the introduction: In chapter 7, Douglas Midgett offers a fascinating analysis of the political strategies and mythology used by V. C. Bird to establish and hold on to his power. Midgett shows, in his detailed analysis, how certain events in Antigua’s history were deliberately reinterpreted to suite the needs of the political directorate.
About the author:
Couldn’t find information on this author but entry added in light of the chapter dedicated to politics in Antigua.
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Name: Bernard Moitt
Books:
Women and Slavery in the French Antilles, 1635 – 1848. Indiana University Press. USA. 2001.
About the Book:
In Women and Slavery in the French Antilles, 1635–1848, Bernard Moitt argues that gender had a profound effect on the slave plantation system in the French Antilles. He details and analyzes the social condition of enslaved black women in the plantation societies of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), and French Guiana from 1635 to the abolition of slavery in the French colonial empire in 1848. Moitt examines the lives of black women in bondage, evaluates the impact that the slave experience had on them, and assesses the ways in which women reacted to and coped with slavery in the French Caribbean for over two centuries.
About the Author:
Bernard Moitt is Assistant Professor in the History Department at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Previously, he taught at the University of Toronto and at Utica College of Syracuse University. Educated in Antigua (where he was born), Canada, and the United States, he has written on aspects of francophone African and Caribbean history, with particular emphasis on gender and slavery.
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Name: Hyacinth Mottley
Book:
Words of Wisdom – Words of Faith. CreateSpace. USA. 2012.
About the Book:
This book is based on the life experiences of 97 year old Hyacinth Mottley. It is filled with words of wisdom and nuggets of faith that we can all use as a guide for difficult and challenging times. In this book, she reveals her thoughts and perspectives on how we can live our lives successfully. She even gives us some of her personal prayers that she has used over a lifetime to guide and protect herself and her son.
About the Author:
Hyacinth Mottley was born in Barbados on May 13, 1914. In her mid-twenties, she left her job as a school teacher and embarked on a remarkable journey that took her to several Caribbean islands where she gained many interesting life experiences. From her father, a member of the Free Masons and a sailor who had traveled the world, she heard many exciting stories and learned powerful and often mystical lessons of life… lessons that she would later use for herself and to empower others. Ms. Mottley finally settled in Antigua where she used the lessons her father had taught to carve out her own life. It was a life, at first of struggle – but later of service – spent helping those who needed her deep insight and wise counsel.
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Name: Marcus Mottley
Book:
A 2nd Anthology of Radical Thoughts & Empowering Perspectives. 2017.
Feel the Fear and Speak Anyway: How to go from Fearless to Flawless to Fantastic Public Speaking. CreateSpace. USA. 2013.
Ask, Seek, Knock!: How To Use Powerful Questions In Your Quest For Success (Volume 1). CreatSpace. USA. 2013.
Drug Prevention For Parents: How To Drug & Alcohol Proof Your Children. CreateSpace. USA. 2012.
Ethics and Professional Development for Addiction Counselors: Principles, Guidelines, and Issues for Training, Licensing, Certification, and Re-Certification. CreateSpace. USA. 2012.
An Anthology of Radical Thoughts and Empowering Perspectives. CreateSpace. USA. 2010.
About the Book:
In the second volume of Radical Thoughts & Empowering Perspectives, Dr. Marcus Mottley comments on some of the powerful forces and disturbing issues that are unfolding around us worldwide and particularly in his native Antigua and Barbuda. Over fifteen years ago he warned of the ‘Pirate of the Caribbean’ who used Antigua as his base to ravish Antigua and other Caribbean Governments and tempt corruptible politicians. It turns out that Mottley’s insight has been proven true since this Pirate has been caught and ‘quartered’ by the US Justice system for stealing money from gullible investors! A 2nd Anthology of Radical Thoughts & Empowering Perspectives continues to stimulate thinking.
Feel the Fear and Speak Anyway will help you to conquer your fear of public speaking! You will get rid of the butterflies in your stomach! No tremor in your voice; No shaking hands; No unusual sweating; No fumbling and mumbling; No dry lips and foggy brain; No negative self-talk; No dread and no phobia!
Ask, Seek Knock by Marcus M. Mottley, is much more than a powerful inspirational and motivational book. Why? Because you receive excellent, practical and proven strategies and techniques that helps you achieve the levels of personal power and success that you desire.
In Ethics & Professional Development for Addiction Counselors, Dr. Marcus Mottley defines and clarifies a wide number of ethical issues and dilemmas involving conflicts of interest, boundary issues, confidentiality, professional behaviors and the core obligations, roles and responsibilities of addiction counselors. Counselors will also gain insights and get clarification on key topics such as documentation, self-disclosure, dual relationships, cultural competence and HIPAA guidelines. Ethics & Professional Development for Addiction Counselors is a concise manual that includes the twelve principles of ethics, eleven principles of professional development and key guidelines, issues and information that are part of the core knowledge requirements for the licensing, certification and re-certification of addiction counselors.
In Radical Thoughts – Empowering Perspectives, Marcus Mottley has put together a collection of his thoughts and ideas spanning more than 25 years. He comments on social, educational, political and psychological issues relevant not only to his native country of Antigua and Barbuda and the Caribbean Diaspora, but applicable to matters on a geopolitical scale.
About the Author:
Dr. Marcus M. Mottley is a business consultant, clinical psychologist, executive coach, and business owner with more than 35 years of experience in the fields of education, mental health, and human resource and organizational development. Dr. Mottley develops and presents keynotes and seminars and provides consulting, training, coaching, and counseling services worldwide. His focus is on helping people make powerful positive changes in their lives and keep the changes they desire most. He does this by working one-on-one, with teams or within the context of organizations. Dr. Mottley is the author of several books and is an award winning public speaker.
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Name: H.Adlai Murdoch
Selected Books:
Creolizing the Metropole: Migrant Caribbean Identities in Literature and Film (Blacks in the Diaspora). Indiana University Press. 2012.
Post Colonial Theory and Francophone Literary Studies (w/co-editor Anne Donadey). University Press of Florida. USA. 2004.
Creole Identity in the French Caribbean Novel. University Press of Florida. 2001.
About the Books:
Creolizing the Metropole is a comparative study of postwar West Indian migration to the former colonial capitals of Paris and London. It studies the effects of this population shift on national and cultural identity and traces the postcolonial Caribbean experience through analyses of the concepts of identity and diaspora. Through close readings of selected literary works and film, H. Adlai Murdoch explores the ways in which these immigrants and their descendants represented their metropolitan identities. Though British immigrants were colonial subjects and, later, residents of British Commonwealth nations, and the French arrivals from the overseas departments were citizens of France by law, both groups became subject to otherness and exclusion stemming from their ethnicities. Murdoch examines this phenomenon and the questions it raises about borders and boundaries, nationality and belonging.
Post Colonial Theory and Francophone Literary Studies brings together methods and insights taken from literary criticism, cultural studies, philosophy, theory, film studies, and linguistics to define new parameters of study for the emerging field of francophone postcolonial studies. While francophone writings share some characteristics indicative of postcolonial literatures in general, they also have their own unique set of characteristics, including issues of migration, stereotyping, continued relationships with France, and creolization. This book gathers together some of the best-known francophone literary scholars to examine various francophone texts through a postcolonial lens.
In Creole Identity in the French Caribbean Novel, Adlai Murdoch offers a detailed rereading of five major contemporary French Caribbean writers–Glissant, Condé, Maximin, Dracius-Pinalie, and Chamoiseau. Emphasizing the role of narrative in fashioning the cultural and political doubleness of Caribbean Creole identity, Murdoch shows how these authors actively rewrite their own colonially driven history.
About the Author:
H. Adlai Murdoch is Associate Professor of French and Francophone Literature and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Name: K. C. Nash
Books:
St. Martin/Sint Maarten Island (Travel Aventures). Hunter Publishing. USA. 2012.
Anguilla (Travel Adventures). Hunter Publishing. USA. 2011.
St. Barts (Travel Adventures). Hunter Publishing. USA. 2011.
St. Kitts & Nevis (Travel Adventures). Hunter Publishing. USA. 2011.
Antigua, Barbuda & Montserrat (Travel Adventures). Hunter Publishing. USA. 2011.
Leeward Islands Adventure Guide (3rd edition, Travel Adventures). Hunter Publishing. USA. 2008.
Landscapes of Gran Canaria. Hunter Publishing. USA 1986.
About the Books:
Adventure Guides: Everything you need to know about where to stay, where to dine, and how to have fun w/color photos on every page.
About the Author:
The American author is a professional travel writer with years of experience in writing feature stories for magazines and newspapers. She lived in Antigua where she was hired by events like the Antigua and Barbudan International Literary Festival and publications like the Daily Observer and Antigua Nice.
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Name: Michael Nathan-Pepple
Book:
Historical Churches of the Caribbean Island of Antigua: An overview of the complex relationship between the older established churches, slavery and their black converts. 2023.
All About Antigua and Barbuda: Discover the history and heritage of this twin Island Nation, through some of its top sites and attractions. 2022.
About the Book:
Historical Churches is a two-part book. Part one of the book examines and analyses the complex relationship between the older established churches, slavery and their Black converts; while Part two showcases 24 historical churches and detail their history, congregation establishment, architectural skills and craftsmanship, and the strong influence they had on the religious and social life of the people.
All about Antigua and Barbuda – The book was inspired by the natural beauty and history of the twin Island nation of Antigua and Barbuda. It is an informative guide covering key places to visit and contains beautiful photographs of each site and attraction.
About the Author: The UK author is married to Antiguan and Barbudan Sheralyn Nathan-Pepple who contributed to the projects as a researcher, proof reader, navigator (during the on island research), and photographer.
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Name: Isaac James Newton
Books:
Face Life Squarely. HEM Enterprises Ltd. Trinidad. 2003.
Intimate Intimacy. HEM Enterprises. Trinidad. 2003.
Tourism and Education Reform: A Case Study of Antigua. Columbia University. 1999.
Fix it Preacher. 1995.
About the Books:
Fix it Preacher is meditative conversations between pulpit and pew, offering readers a fresh look at how worship can be made relevant to life. Newton writes, “Briefly stated, the world within, outside, and around us is fractured. The quest for spiritual balance, wholeness and peace, begins with the ‘who’ and ‘what’ the preacher represents. And the message that the preacher brings is life-changing when accepted, believed in and lived out.”
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Name: Joseph Emanuel Nicholas
The Gospel He Proclaimed: Sermons of Rev. Romeo Challenger. CreateSpace. 2013.
The Moravians at Greenbay: A Story of Church and School. Brentwood Christian Press, Columbus, Georgia. 2009.
About the Book:
The Gospel He Proclaimed is done in memory of Nicholas’ late friend and colleague, Rev. Romeo Challenger. He died in March 2012 after several months of illness. It was always his desire to publish something of his own. Nicholas worked with Rev. Challenger’s wife Deborah to sort through hundreds of his sermons and carefully chose from various places and seasons and themes, making editorial changes in some. The cover artist was September Christian after a model that started by Nicholas with Rev. Challenger’s daughter Shanna.
About the Author:
Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Nicholas has been serving as Pastor of the Prince of Peace Moravian Church in Miami for more than twelve (12) years as well as the Pastor of the nine (9) year old Margate Moravian Fellowship. Rev. Nicholas served Moravian congregations in Antigua and Barbados before joining the Faculty of the United Theological College of the West Indies/University of the West Indies in Jamaica where he served as Moravian Warden/Lecturer. He also served as Chairman of the Provincial Elders Conference of the EWI Province. He was a very good friend and colleague of Rev. Challenger.
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Name: Desmond V. Nicholson
Selected Books:
Times Past: Photographs by Desmond Nicholson 1952-1957. 2017.
Heritage Treasures of Antigua and Barbuda. 
Museum of Antigua & Barbuda. 2007.
Africans to Antiguans: The Slavery Experience (w/Edward T. Henry). Museum of Antigua and Barbuda. 2003.
English Harbour: the First 2000 Years. Dockyard Museum, Nelson’s Dockyard National Park. 2002.
The Shipwrecks of Antigua and Barbuda. Museum of Antigua and Barbuda. 2002.
Scratch and Tell: Sailor’s Graffitti from English Harbour. 1999.
Antigua and Barbuda: A Photographic Journey (contributor w/author and photographer Jill Bobrow and Dana Jinkins, respectively). Concepts Publishing. 1999.
Heritage Landmarks of Antigua and Barbuda. Museum of Antigua and Barbuda. 1994, 2001.
Antigua and Barbuda Forts. Museum of Antigua and Barbuda. 1994.
Mud and Blood: Artifacts from English Harbour Dredging & the Naval Hospital Site. 1993.
The Archeology of Antigua and Barbuda. 1993.
The Story of English Harbour. Historical and Archeological Society. Antigua. 1991.
Antigua, Barbuda, and Redonda: A Historical Sketch. Museum of Antigua and Barbuda. 1991.
Afro-Antiguan Folk Pottery and Emancipation. 1990.
Antigua: Reefs, Rocks and Highroads of History (w/H. Gray Weiss, and Malcolm P.). 1986.
Place Names in Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua Archeological and Historical Society. 1984.
English Harbour, Antigua: An Historical and Archeological Sketch. Antigua Archeological Society. 1983.
The Story of the Arawaks in Antigua and Barbuda. Linden Press. 1983.
The Dating of West Indian Historical Sites by Ceramic Analysis. 1979.
PreColumbian Seafaring Capabilities in the Lesser Antilles. 1976.
About the Books:
Times Past was a catalogue for an exhibition featuring the art within.
Africans to Antiguans: the Slavery Experience is a collection of quotes from many sources that illuminates the mood pre and post emancipation in Antigua and Barbuda.
Scratch and Tell: Sailor’s Graffitti from English Harbour examines the history of those who worked in the naval yard through their graffiti. Warship names are mentioned as well as the home villages of the sailors.
Re Antigua and Barbuda: A Photographic Journey: In addition to having a rich history, illuminated by resident Desmond Nicholson’s historical essay, Antigua is well known as the yachting and charter center of the Caribbean. One can cruise around Antigua and Barbuda for two weeks without stopping at the same anchorage twice. Jill Bobrow and Dana Jinkins have been coming to these islands for the past twenty-five years. This book is their homage to them.
Heritage Landmarks of Antigua and Barbuda is an extensive listing of close to 50 natural and historical sites.
Mud and Blood: Artifacts from English Harbour Dredging & the Naval Hospital Site covers salvage operations to save artifacts from the dredged mud of English Harbour and from bulldozing during the clearing of a building site on English Harbour.
The Archeology of Antigua and Barbuda includes a list of excavations on the island and carbon dates, and explores the life of the country’s earliest people.
The Story of English Harbourpresents a series of short passages from original sources, 1725-1889. Sections include: Prehistory, The Yard’s Heyday, the Role of the Enslaved Africans, Peace and Decline, Famous People, and ends with Restoration and Development.
Antigua, Barbuda, and Redonda: A Historical Sketch was described by the author as “an overview – encompassing as it does in abbreviated style a chronicle of centuries of life on the islands.”
Antigua: Reefs, Rocks, and Highways to History gives a first view of the geological and human history of Antigua & Barbuda. It is a guide to the common rocks and corals found on the island, and includes aerial photos, drawings, maps and diagrams.
The Story of the Arawaks in Antigua and Barbuda includes information on where these Amerindians lived on Antigua and Barbuda, their language, their beliefs, their lifestyle; and is accompanied by pictures of artifacts.
About the Author:
Desmond Vernon Nicholson (deceased) “has been the driving force in helping Antigua record its rich history on paper for many decades.” (Antiguanice) To carry on his mission – “Knowledge of any value must be communicated”, the family set up an endowment fund be established to support the research libraries at the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda and the Dockyard Museum, both of which he founded.
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Name: Koren A. Norton
Books:
Ask Koren: 101 Responses to Your Most Important Questions. 2022.
The Successful Entrepreneur: Daily Planner. 2022.
Remembering Paradise: A Journal and Activity Book on Antigua & Barbuda. 2022.
The Successful Woman Daily Planner. 2021.
Tell It Like It Is: The Scoop on Life & Lessons from a Brother and Sister [with Kelvin Grannum]. 2021.
Now Do It! A 52-Week Guided Journal for Achieving Personal Success: A Companion Journal to You can do It – Your Personal Guide to Successful Living. 2020.
You can do it! Createspace. 2012.
On Becoming a Fulfilled Woman: A Handbook for Female Empowerment. WingSpan Publishing. 2009, 2020.
About the Books:
Ask Koren includes more than 100 articles picked from an advice column written over a 10-year period.
Successful Entrepreneur is a planner to help entrepreneurs stay on top of their priorities.
Remembering Paradise is a guided journal and activity book for visitors to highlight their experiences in Antigua and Barbuda with colorful pictures, fun exercises, and reflective journaling.
The Successful Woman is a handy and unique daily planner designed for women who want to reach their goals. It includes original artwork and inspiring quotations.
Tell it like it is includes lessons from Kelvin – originally from Guyana – with reflections from Norton.
Now Do It! is a 52-week companion tool for people on a personal journey to happiness and success.
You can do it! is an affirmation that we all need to hear from time to time. We need to be reminded that with effort and the right attitude, we can accomplish great things. This book will teach you how to identify your mission and vision, how to assess your strengths, what kind of people to surround yourself with and you will be challenged with weekly activities to put what you learn into practice. Here is your own personal life coach offering you 52 weeks of guidance on issues that could change your life!
Reading On Becoming a Fulfilled Woman tells you: How to use your natural talents and abilities to achieve success How to improve your financial stability; How to be the best employee your company will ever have; What your words, actions and appearance say about you; How to be a good listener and improve your relationships; The importance of self care.
About the Author:
Koren is an author, social worker, and life coach who has worked with hundreds of persons who had a desire to improve the quality of their lives. She maintains a regular schedule of writing articles and conducting workshops that helps people to live more successful lives.
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Name: Dorbrene O’Marde
Book: King Short Shirt: Nobody Go Run Me: the Life and Times of Sir Maclean Emanuel. Hansib. UK. 2014.
About the Book:
This important biography of Antigua’s greatest calypsonian is also an in-depth study of the culture and socio-political history of Antigua and Barbuda, as well as the wider Caribbean. The traditional ‘Caribbean song’ and its creators are treated with dignity and deep appreciation. The result is an essential and long overdue addition to the study of calypso. Longlisted for the 2015 Bocas Prize.
About the Author:
Dorbrene E. O’Marde is a recognized cultural worker throughout the Caribbean region. He is best known as playwright, director and producer (theatre and music), newspaper/magazine columnist, speaker and a calypso writer, judge and analyst. For more on his bibliography, search the fiction, songwriting, and playwriting sections.
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Name: Mali Olatunji
Book: The Art of Mali Olatunji: Painterly Photography from Antigua and Barbuda (w/Paget Henry). Hansib. UK. 2015.
“How to Photograph Works of Art” in The Business of Art (edited by Lee Caplin). 1989. USA.
About the Book:
For a nation that has seen itself many times in photographic essays, The Art of Mali Olatunji is a masterful photographic work on Antigua and Barbuda that genuinely goes beyond all earlier attempts to capture this twin-island state in images. The photographs in this book are truly astounding. They will make you stop and wonder. In addition to their images of home, these photographs also take account of the migratory experiences of Antiguans and Barbudans, and thus include powerful images of New York and London. Adding even more to the riches and power of this book is the engaging story that it tells about the life of the maker of these photographs and his unique aesthetic development. As a result, Antigua and Barbuda is here presented in ways never seen before. The special feature that sets Olatunji’s photographic essay apart is it’s framing within an original and very distinct aesthetic – one that Olatunji calls a woodist/jumbie aesthetic. Like surrealism, cubism and other original aesthetics, woodism is a visual summary of Olatunji’s way of looking at life. In particular, it is an aesthetic that sees the world through the wooded eyes of jumbies. Your jumbie is your soul or the spiritual part of you that survives the death of the body. In Antigua and Barbuda and much of the Caribbean, jumbies are believed to make their post-body home in trees, and in particular silk cotton trees. Hence we can see why Olatunji associates them with a woodist vision of existence. To capture this wooded vision of the jumbie, Olatunji very skilfully layers images of the lines of leaves, flowers, tree bark or of branches of trees over straight photographs of objects, persons or scenes. This layering of lines and textures from different parts of trees not only reveals the jumbie’s vision, but also produces amazing painterly effects. Using this striking and highly versatile woodist/jumbie aesthetic, Olatunji has, in effect, used his camera to paint a well-ordered series of images which have come together to produce a breath-taking photographic essay on Antigua and Barbuda.
About the Author:
Mali Olatunji is a photographer and aesthetician. He has a BS in culture and labour relations from Hofstra University, and an MA in aesthetics from New York University. Olatunji was a fine arts photographer for the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 1974 to 1995. He is the photographic collaborator with John Elderfield on the book, The Modern Drawing (1983). Olatunji was awarded a certificate of excellence from the American Institute of Graphic Arts for the photographs in The Modern Drawing. HIs photography is also included in the two volume work “Primitivism” in 20th Century Art edited by William Rubin.
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Name: Vere Langford Oliver
Books:
The History of the Island of Antigua, One of the Leeward Caribees in the West Indies, From the First Settlement in 1635 to Present Time. Mitchell and Hughes. London. 1894-96-99 (subsequent reprinting dates unavailable).
About the Book:
A valuable resource; full of detailed general history, family geneologies, and island records.
About the Author:
Vere Langford Oliver is a descendent of a family that was a leading merchant-planter family in Antigua at the height of lucrative sugar production.
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Name: Fred Olsen
Book: Indian Creek Arawak Site in the West Indies 1973: Excavation by Yale University and the Antigua Archeological Society. University of Oklahoma Press . USA. 1974.
About the Book:
The book details the excavation of an Arawak site at Indian Creek by a team from Yale University (w/Dr. Irving Rouse) and the Antigua Archeological Society (principally, Desmond Nicholson). This research enabled researchers to connect the Arawaks in Antigua with those in the Greater Antilles, proving that they had moved between the two points.
About the Author:
Olsen was also (according to archeologyantigua.com) responsible (with the Antigua Archeological Society) for the discovery and excavation (in 1960) of the Mill Reef archeological site on Antigua. Reportedly (per the Antigua and Barbuda Critical Bibliography), Olsen was a retired businessman who was among the group of wealthy Americans who established the exclusive residential club at Mill Reef; the discovery of pre-Colombian artifacts during construction prompting investigation into the presence of the Arawaks in Antigua. He is also the author of 1974’s On the Trail of the Arawaks also published by the University of Oklahoma Press.
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Name: Kisma Panthier-Jn Pierre
Books:
inspirational message in Unleash Your Undeniable Impact: A compilation of messages to inspire you to maximize your impact in the world (presented by Les Brown and Dr. Cheryl Wood). 2021.
About the Books:
Unleash Your Undeniable Impact is meant to coach readers to remain focussed on the undeniable impact they are meant to have.
About the Author:
Kisma Panthier-Jn Pierre is a teacher in the Antigua and Barbuda school system who originally lived and taught in Dominica.
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Name: W. A. Patton
Books:
Down the Islands – A Voyage to the Caribees. 1899.
About the Book:
An illustrated description of several islands including Antigua, Barbados, Martinique, St Kitts and St Lucia. A classic early work on the Caribbean.
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Name: Timothy Payne
Books:
Village Life. Sun Printing and Publishing. Antigua. 2003.
About the Author:
Timothy Payne was born in Barnes Hill, Antigua. He is a former editor of the Antigua Sun and a photographer.
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Name: Melanie Pearson
Books:
The Wild Plants of Antigua and Barbuda (w/, Chris Pratt, Kevel Lindsey, and Carolyn Thomas). Environmental Awareness Group. 2010.
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Name: J. Nerissa Percival
Book: “It’s not Over“ in Souls of My Young Sisters: Young Women Break their Silence with Personal Stories that will Change Your Life (ed. Dawn Marie Daniels and Candace Sandy). Souls of My Sisters Books. Kensington Publishing Corp. USA. 2010.
About the Book:
In the Essence® #1 national bestseller Souls of My Sisters, strong, successful black women shared their unforgettable personal stories of faith, hope, and healing. In the follow up, Souls of My Young Sisters, a dynamic new group of young sisters with hopes and dreams, fears and struggles, tells their stories of triumph over adversity for the generation coming up.
About the Author:
J. Nerissa Percival was an Antiguan and Barbudan poet (author of two collections – Butterfly in the Moonlight and Butterfly in the Sunlight) before her untimely death.
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Name: Rowan Ricardo Philips
Book: The Circuit: a Tennis Odyssey. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. USA. 2018.
About the Book:
In The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey, the award-winning poet―and Paris Review sports columnist―Rowan Ricardo Phillips chronicles 2017 as seen through the unique prism of its pivotal, revelatory, and historic tennis season. The annual tennis schedule is a rarity in professional sports in that it encapsulates the calendar year. And like the year, it’s divided into four seasons, each marked by a final tournament: the Grand Slams.
Phillips charts the year from winter’s Australian Open, where Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal renewed their rivalry in a match for the ages, to fall’s U.S. Open. Along the way, Phillips paints a new, vibrant portrait of tennis, one that captures not only the emotions, nerves, and ruthless tactics of the point-by-point game but also the quicksilver movement of victory and defeat on the tour, placing that sense of upheaval within a broader cultural and social context. Tennis has long been thought of as an escapist spectacle: a bucolic, separate bauble of life.
The Circuit will convince you that you don’t leave the world behind as you watch tennis―you bring it with you.
About the Author:
Rowan Ricardo Phillips is regarded as one of America’s smartest young poet-critics. He was born in NYC (to Antiguan and Barbudan parents) and has taught at Harvard, Columbia, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Rowan Ricardo Philip is the recipient of the 2013 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry for this collection The Ground as well as the 2013 Whiting Writers Award.
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Name: Chris Pratt
Books:
The Wild Plants of Antigua and Barbuda (w/Kevel Lindsey, Melanie Pearson, and Carolyn Thomas). Environmental Awareness Group. 2010.
Nelson’s Dockyard National Park: Guide to Plants and Historical Sites on the Trail. Environmental Awareness Group. 2008.
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Name: Althea Prince
Books:
The Politics of Black Women’s Hair. Insomniac Press. Canada. 2009.
Feminisms and Womanisms: A Women’s Studies Reader [edited by Althea Prince with Susan Silva-Wayne with assistance from Christian Vernon]. Women’s Press. Canada. 2004.
Being Black. Insomniac Press. Canada. 2001.
About the Books:
The Politics of Black Women’s Hair. More than just a fashion statement, a Black woman’s choice of hairstyle can reflect her self-image, childhood experiences, and personal beliefs as well. Using interviews, memoirs, and personal essays, this book sensitively charts Black women’s journeys with their hair: how it is perceived, judged, and graded on the yardstick of mainstream society’s standards of beauty.
Feminisms and Womanisms: A Women’s Studies Reader brings together theory and practical application, so that feminist discourse interacts as a partner with the lived experience of women’s social action. The selections combine classics in feminist thought with work from modern theorists and offer a solid foundation in international feminism.
Being Black. Prince tackles the complacency she sees in some manifestations of Black Canadian culture — such as Toronto’s popular Caribana festival — as well as in white society’s attitudes towards Black culture, as revealed by Prince’s involvement with the notorious Writers’ Union of Canada-sponsored Writing Thru Race conference.
About the Author:
Award-winning author, Althea Prince (PhD) was born in Antigua and has resided in Canada since the 1960s. She has taught Sociology, at York University, the University of Toronto, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University, and elsewhere. See also her listings in fiction and children’s fiction.
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Name: Arnold Prince
Books:
Carving Wood and Stone: An Illustrated Manual. Prentice Hall (A Spectrum Book). USA. 1981; Master Media Pub. Corp (2nd edition). USA. 1994.
About the author:
Born in St. Kitts to Antiguan parents, during the years of the West Indies Federation when as a police officer his father was located there, Arnold Prince is a member of Antigua and Barbuda unofficial first family of the arts which also includes talents like writers Ralph and Althea Prince and jazz musician Roland Prince. Born in 1925, he died in 2014 in Connecticut where he both sculpted and taught sculpting. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Rhode Island in 2000.
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Name: Mary Prince
Books:
The History of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave, Related by Herself. As dictated to Susanna Strickland. Originally edited and published by Thomas Pringle in 1831, London and Edinburgh. revised editions (edited by Moira Ferguson, University of Michigan Press, 1998; Sarah Salih, 2001, Penguin)
About the Books:
Mary Prince was the first black British woman to escape from slavery and publish a record of her experiences. In this unique document, Mary Prince vividly recalls her life as a slave in Bermuda, Turks Island, and Antigua, her rebellion against physical and psychological degradation, and her eventual escape to London in 1828. First published in London and Edinburgh in 1831, and well into its third edition that year, The History of Mary Prince inflamed public opinion and created political havoc. Never before had the sufferings and indignities of enslavement been seen through the eyes of a woman–a woman struggling for freedom in the face of great odds. The revised and expanded edition by Ferguson added new material, based on her extensive research in Bermuda and London; including new details of Mary Prince’s experiences as a freewoman in England, the transcripts of several libel cases brought against her, and the reactions of British society, as seen in prominent periodicals of the day, against the original publication of The History of Mary Prince. This new material brings greater depth and detail and serves to more fully illustrate and contextualize the life of this remarkable woman.
About the Author:
Mary Prince (b. 1788) was born into slavery in Brackish Pond, which is now known as Devonshire Marsh, in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda. She was sold first to a salt pond owner in Grand Turk, 1806. Then back to Bermuda, until 1810. In 1815, she became the property of John Adams Wood in Antigua, where she married, in December 1826, Daniel James, a former enslaved person who had bought his freedom working as a carpenter and cooper. For this act, she was severely beaten. In 1828, she travelled with her ‘owners’ to England. She eventually ran away and escaped to freedom with the help of the Moravian Church and the Anti-Slavery Society, but only in England (as her ‘owner’ refused to manumit her and slavery was still law in the West Indies); she could not return to her husband in Antigua. She worked with the Society and with abolitionist Thomas Pringle. She became the first woman to present an anti-slavery petition to Parliament. The published story of her slavery was the first account of the life of a black woman to be published in England and her book had a galvanizing effect on the anti-slavery movement. It is not known if she was still alive when the Abolition Act went in to effect in 1834.
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Name: Geoffrey Rawson (editor)
Books: Nelson’s Letters. The Golden Cockerel Press, UK, 1953.
About the Books:
This book reportedly chronicles the correspondence between Admiral Horatio Nelson (for whom Nelson’s Dockyard in English Harbour, Antigua is named) and Major General Thomas Shirley (for whom Shirley Heights in English Harbour, Antigua is named) revealing the tension between the men (and by extension, the military and civilian leadership on island at the time i.e. the late 1700s). It is worth noting that some sources hint that Shirley (Governor of the Leeward Islands, headquartered in Antigua) found himself at odds with the senior naval officer who, during his time here, reportedly, tried to enforce the Navigation Acts prohibiting trade with the newly formed United States of America, a trade which many merchants depended on. The letters were compiled and edited by Rawson from the original documents in the Public Records Office and the British Museum.
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Name: Dave Ray
Books:
The New Testament of Customer Service: New Rules for a Social-Enabled Marketplace. Evad Yar Publications. NY. 2016.
What is Good Hair? USA. 2010.
Customer Service is…: A Cliff Note from the Mind Your Business Series. Authorhouse. USA. 2010.
Mind Your Business: A Reference Start-up and Operational Guide. Evad Yar Publications. USA. 2009.
About the Books:
The New Testament of Customer Service: New Rules for a Social-Enabled Marketplace takes a comprehensive look at some of the emerging trends and exciting developments that will chart the future of customer service on a global level. It also explores solutions that will help organizations review and revamp some of its legacy customer service practices to improve service delivery and competitive position.
What is Good Hair? is marketed to stylists who wish comprehend the “Science of Hair & Scalp Disorders” & “Chemistry for the Cosmetologist”.
Customer Service is… is self improvement book which is intended to harness the skills of communication between the customer and the service provider. Once you read and reread this well thought out piece, you are expected to modify your approach as it relates to servicing the public. One does not have to be in a five-star setting to receive great service. It is accomplishable at a human level.
About the Author:
Dave Ray aka “The Beauty Surgeon” is an international award-winning Educator, Trichologist, Author, Motivational Speaker & Life Skills Coach with 35 years in the beauty industry. He attained a PhD in Clinical Trichology, the para-medical study of Dermatology in hair and scalp disorders. He is an influencer in the beauty industry: many stylists retain him for his wealth of knowledge. He’s been honored as “Cosmetologist of the Year 2006” by New York State and “Educator of the Year 2011” by the Black Beauty Association in Richmond, VA. He was recently selected by “Ford Motor Company & Bronner Brothers” in the Ford Top 10 of 2013 “Most Outstanding Educator – Living Legend 2013” Rule-Writer of all new competitions for Brother Bros, Atlanta. He hails from the island of Antigua.
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Name: Henry Redhead Yorke
Books:
Elements of Civil Knowledge. London. 1800.
The Trial of Henry Redhead Yorke for Conspiracy. London. 1795.
Thoughts on Civil Government. London. 1794.
Reason Urged Against Precedent, In A Letter To the People of Derby. London. 1793.
These are the Times that Try Men’s Souls. London. 1793.
About the Author:
“Henry Redhead Yorke (1771/2-1813), a black political writer and agitator of the French Revolutionary period, little-known today. He became a revolutionary radical in 1792 but then after a spell in prison for his activities he performed a complete volte face and took up an ultra-loyalist Tory position. We know this because he published much political writing and his arrest and trial are well-documented. However, Yorke appears not to have left any personal letters, diaries or memoirs except an epistolary travelogue of a visit to France in 1802. Finding evidence of his personal life required chasing threads through a motley collection of sources with many dead ends and false leads along the way.” Read more about Yorke, who was born on Barbuda, the progeny of an estate manager for the Codrington family and an enslaved woman.
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Name: Karl Reisman
Book:
“Contrapuntal Conversations in an Antiguan Village“ in Explorations in the Ethnography of Speaking (ed. Richard Bauman and Joel Sherzer). Cambridge University Press, USA. 1974, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996.
About the Book:
The book is a collection of 18 substantive essays dealing with societies from all over the globe. Re Reisman’s chapter, see the excerpt below from the book’s Introduction:
About the Author:
Karl Reisman is an American folklorist and anthropologist.
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Name: Novelle H. Richards
Books:
Vines of Freedom (w/Yvonne Maginley). N. H. Richards. 1983.
Tropic Gems. Vantage Press. 1971.
Twilight Hour. Vantage Press. 1971.
The Struggle and the Conquest [Twenty Five Years of Social Democracy in Antigua]. West Indies Federal Labour Party. 1960.
About the Books:
The Struggle and the Conquest is the history of the Island Nation of Antigua & Barbuda, its trade union, and the islands’ struggle for independence.
About the Author:
Sir Novelle Hamilton Richards, K.G.C.N. was born on 24th November, 1917, in the historic village of Liberta. He attended the Grace Hill and the Antigua Grammar Schools and the London Polytechnic Institute in England. At the London Polytechnic, Novelle successfully pursued the Diploma Course in Journalism. Following the attainment of Independence from Great Britain, he was elected first President of the Antigua and Barbuda Senate and later that same year, he was appointed by the Governments of the East Caribbean to be the first Diplomatic Trade Commissioner to Canada. He was the composer of the lyrics of the National Anthem of Antigua and Barbuda.
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Name: Vivian Richards
Books:
Sir Vivian: The Definitive Autobiography (w/Bob Harris). Penguin, UK, 2002.
Viv Richards: Hitting Across the Line. Headline Books, London, 1992.
Viv Richards, Cricket Master Class (w/Patrick Murphy). Queen Anne Press, London, 1988.
Viv Richards (w/David Foot). World’s Work, UK, 1979.
About the Books & Author:
Sir Vivian Richards of Ovals, Antigua, was dubbed one of Wisden’s top 5 cricketers of the 20th century. He is the only West Indies captain never to have lost a test series. He is one of six officially designated national heroes of Antigua and Barbuda. The books with the exception of Masterclass which is about technical, mental, and behavioural aspects of the game, are about his life as one of the first from Antigua and one of the greatest ever to play for the West Indies cricket team and to ever pick up a bat period.
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Name: Deslyn ‘Desie’ Roberts
Book: Journey from Antigua to America. Nebiah Publishing. 2021.
About the Book: He was encouraged to write the book by his customers who felt he had accumulated a lot of history over the years.
About the Author: Roberts is a professional photographer.
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Name: George Roberts
Books:
I Just Want to Follow Jesus: An Anthology of Hymns, Caribbean Style
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Name: Stansel C. Roberts
Book:
Get Up! A Collection of Inspiring and Encouraging Commands. 2022.
An Island Girl’s Inspiration from Above. 2020.
About the Books:
An Island Girl’s Inspiration from Above – “This book visits the different seasons in life that any individual encounters while trying to maneouver life, love, self-care and God…a refresher for the Christian who wishes to renew their discipleship.” (book jacket)
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Name: Charlesworth Ross
Books: From an Antiguan’s Notebook. Advocate Commercial Publishing. Barbados. 1962.
About the Books:
The perspective of an Antigua Grammar School student – includes some notes of national and/or historical interest.
About the Author:
Ross was a Kittitian who came to Antigua in 1920.
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Name: Paul Ross
Books: Circle of Light: Antigua & Barbuda. Macmillan Caribbean. London. 1998.
About the Book:
(from the Introduction) “Circle of Light is a photographic portrayal of daily life in Antigua and Barbuda. It focusses on the people: from childhood to old age, from dawn to dusk, from rich to poor… Whatever their nationality, culture or creed people around the world share the same basic emotions: we laugh, cry, and worry wherever we live and for many of the same reasons. Institutions and political leaders are another story and one that they are more qualified to tell themselves; I wanted to concentrate on ordinary people. If you added the exposure time of all these photographs it would come to only a few seconds, just a snapshot of daily life in Antigua and Barbuda. But these are real people and as you read these words they are living their individual lives… Spending so much time with the people of Antigua and Barbuda while working on this book, their easy going attitude to life rubbed off on me. My hope is that this book will do the same for others…I found a tranquil beauty in Antigua and Barbuda that is so often lacking in so other places. I shall remember, forever, sitting on the gallery watching the sunset listening to the croak of tree frogs , the chirp of crickets and the sigh of the wind through the coconut palms. The sound of dominoes slapped on a table drifts up the hill out of the darkness. This is Antigua.”
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Names: Irving Rouse and Birgit Faber Morse
Books: Excavations at the Indian Creek Site, Antigua, West Indies (Yale University Publications in Anthropology). The Yale Peabody Museum. USA. 1999, 2010.
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Name: Richard J. Russell
Books: Barbuda Reconnaisance, coastal studies series, no. 16 (w/William G. McIntyre). Louisiana State University Press. USA. 1967.
About the Book:
The paper describes Recent and late Pleistocene reefal and clastic deposits, gives considerable attention to origin of beach cusps and accretion deposits with conspicuous beach-ridge systems, and emphasizes similarities between deposition taking place today and during a 20-foot high stand of late Pleistocene seas.
About the Author:
Richard J. Russell is a geologist and geographer who began working at the Louisiana State University in 1928 and remained a professor there through his entire career. His research established his reputation as a world expert on the Mississippi and other delta regions, as well as on coastal erosion and coastal ecology.
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Name: Hewlester A. Samuel Sr.
Book: The Birth of the Village of Liberta, Antigua. Llumina Press. 2007.
About the Book:
This is the true story of the Africans enslaved on Antigua, on the plantations in and around the village of Liberta before it was formed. Dehumanized, unchurched, and worked like animals, they suffered like all other slaves in the New World.There came to the island a group of Moravian missionaries, who worked with the slaves of the plantations in the years of their oppression. While teaching Christianity, these missionaries strived to create better conditions for the blacks. Then, in 1834, came emancipation, and the village of Liberta was born. This is the story of black Antiguans’ progress from slavery to freedom, and the transformation of a slave culture into a free society–a culturally, socially, and economically thriving community. With details on many of the historical sites, this is a story of survival, hope, and liberation.
About the Author:
Hewlester A. Samuel was born in Liberta Village, Antigua. He has always had an avid interest in history, in particular the history of his home island. He has scoured many history books and researched artifacts that date back to the beginning of slavery.Samuel attended Libertan public schools, then attended the West Indies School of Theology in Trinidad. He currently resides in Miami, Florida with his wife Anita and their three children. A retired real estate broker, he also served as a pastor for over fifty years.
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Name: Ronald Sanders
Books:
“Asserting the Rights of Smallness: Small and Vulnerable Economies at the WTO” (Chapter 14) in Reflections from the Frontline: Developing country negotiators in the WTO. Academic Foundation. 2012.
A Commonwealth of the People: Time for Urgent Reform. The Commonwealth Secretariat. London. 2011.
“The Commonwealth as a champion of small states” (Chapter 5) in The Contemporary Commonwealth. Routledge. 2010.
“The Benefits of Being neither Fish nor Fowl: The UK Caribbean Overseas Territories in the International Community” (Chapter 5) in Governance in the Non-Independent Caribbean: Challenges and opportunities in the twenty-first century, edited by Peter Clegg and Emilio Pantojas-Garcia. Ian Randle Publishers. 2009.
“Ramphal, the US-led invasion of Grenada, and the Commonwealth” in Shridath Ramphal: The Commonwealth and the World: Essays in honour of his 80th birthday, edited by Richard Bourne. Hansib. UK. 2008.
Crumbled Small: the Commonwealth Caribbean in World Politics. Hansib. Britain. 2005.
“The Future of Financial Services in the Caribbean” in International Tax Competition: Globalisation and Fiscal Sovereignty Edited by Rajiv Biswas. Commonwealth Secretariat. 2002.
“The Drug Problem: Policy Options for Caribbean Countries” (Chapter 12) in Democracy in the Caribbean Edited by Jorge I. Dominguez, Robert A. Pastor, and R. DeLisle Worrell. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1993.
“Britain and the Caribbean: A Caribbean perspective” (Chapter 7) in Europe and the Caribbean Edited by Paul Sutton. Macmillan Education Ltd. 1991.
“An assessment of UNCTAD’s Effectiveness as an Instrument to Promote the Interests of the Third World” (Chapter 12) in Peace by Pieces – United Nations Agencies and Their Roles Edited by Robert N. Wells Jr. The Scarecrow Press Inc. 1991.
Broadcasting in Guyana. Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1978.
About the Books:
Crumbled Small: “Sir Ronald declares ‘the Caribbean is in crisis’.”
A Commonwealth of the People: Time for Urgent Reform is the Report of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (EPG) of which Sir Ronald was a member and Rapporteur. The Group was appointed in July 2010 and submitted its report to Commonwealth Heads of Government at their meeting In Australia in 2011. The Report has become a seminal Commonwealth document.
Broadcasting in Guyana: This study relates how the government is committed to the concept that the media, especially broadcasting, have a central role to fulfil in promoting national development.
About the Author:
Sanders though not Antiguan and Barbudan by birth has served several times as Antigua and Barbuda’s High Commissioner to the UK and is at this writing (2015) Ambassador to the US and Organization of American States. Guyanese by birth, he has also served as Antigua and Barbuda’s representative to the World Trade Organization. He’s worked with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Massey College, and the Caribbean Development Bank; he was president of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, was on the board of the Caribbean News Agency, was a consultant to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, in addition to other positions, internationally. A former Visiting Fellow at Oxford University, he holds a MA in International relations from the University of Sussex.
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Name: Jon F. Sensbach
Book:
Rebecca’s Revival: Creating Black Christianity in the Atlantic World. Harvard University Press. 2006.
About the Book:
Rebecca’s Revival is the story of Rebecca Protten Freundlich. Born in 1718 in Antigua, from where she was reportedly kidnapped and sold to a planter in St. Thomas, Protten had a childhood conversion experience, gained her freedom from bondage, and joined a group of German missionaries from the Moravian Church. She preached to hundreds of the enslaved Africans of St. Thomas. Laboring in obscurity and weathering persecution from hostile planters, Protten and other black preachers created the earliest African Protestant congregation in the Americas. Protten’s eventful life—the recruiting of converts, an interracial marriage (to Matthaus Freundlich), a trial on charges of blasphemy and inciting of slaves, travels to Germany and West Africa—placed her on the cusp of an emerging international Afro-Atlantic evangelicalism. Protten, also known as Shelly, died 1780 where she was serving with her second husband, Christian Protten, who was of white and black descent, on the Gold Coast as a Moravian missionary. Though the mission was largely a failure, her husband was credited with producing the first published grammar of Ga and Fante in 1764. Rebecca’s letters were credited with being some of the first writing out of Antigua and Barbuda in the 2012 edition of the Antigua and Barbuda Review of Books (Volume 5).
About the Author:
This book is listed here primarily because of its subject, who is believed to be Antiguan born. Jon F. Sensbach is Associate Professor of History at the University of Florida.
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Name: Bandelee MaatRa SetepenRa 
Books:
Kujichagulia – Self Determination. 2009. 3rd-Eye-Studios. Antigua.
Modern Antiguan Society: The Self-Propelled Glory of the Slave Master’s Dream. 
3rd-Eye-Studios.Antigua. 2005.
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Name: Howard Simon
Books:
Motivating Excellence: Growing from Good to Great. Wingspan Press. 2010.
Achieving Excellence 101 Life-Changing Principles of Greatness. Wingspan Press. 2007.
About the Books:
Motivating Excellence: Growing from Good to Great is a motivational/inspirational book comprised of 101+ original poems, designed to download excellent values in the lives of those who read, and thus make the world a more wonderful place to live.
Achieving Excellence 101 Life-Changing Principles of Greatness is a motivational/inspirational book of short, original powerful concept, designed to encourage personal growth and development.
About the Author:
Howard Simon is a Seventh Day Adventist pastor born in Antigua and serving in Tortola. He is a certified Family Life Educator, facilitator of the Family Excellence Radio Broadcast on ZBVI radio every Sunday morning, in addition to being the author of two motivational books.
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Name: Paddy ‘the Griot’ Simon
DVD: Untold Stories – an Oral History of Antigua and Barbuda – from Slavery to Independence. Franz Defreitas/C-Well Inc. (Executive Producers). Michael Olisemeka-Semeka (Videographer). 2016.
About the DVD:
Story, culture, and history from Antigua and Barbuda.
About the Griot:
Born on St. George’s Street in Point, Antigua, Paddy was influenced by elders from an early age. He received his Secondary Education from Goodwill Academy but was schooled in life and history by the “Big People” in his community. Armed with knowledge gathered through the years, he delivers this knowledge in a way that is authentic, educational, and entertaining. He has been honoured with the Most Illustrious Order of Merit by the government of Antigua and Barbuda.
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Name: Rosalyn Simon
Books:
God’s Remedies Around Us. Antigua. 2005.
About the Author:
Roslyn is also the owner of Rosmac’s Garden in Johnsons Point.
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Name: T. Lerisa Simon
Book:
The Lemon Tree: Surviving Miscarriage (And Other Things We Don’t Discuss). 2020.
Be Still and Know: A 40-day Journey to a Calmer Soul and a Deeper Relationship with God (with Rt. Rev. L. Errol Brooks, Rev. Canon Reid O. B. Simon, Rev. Dr. Jeremy Francis, Rev. Algernon M. Lewis). 2020.
Gift of God. Westbow Press. 2016.
About the Books:
T. Lerisa Simon understands secret suffering, and as a miscarriage and stillbirth survivor, she also knows what it costs. In The Lemon Tree, she captures the fight to balance her faith with the recurrent tragedy she can’t seem to control. With journal entries and raw honesty, Simon confronts the isolation of grief, inviting readers to explore with her the unspoken truths about unspeakable pain – the tough questions and awkward moments that can also lead to revelation and freedom.
Be Still and Know is a useful, practical tool for anyone who needs a deeper relationship with God. Each 5-minute daily devotion starts with a Bible passage, helps the reader to apply it to his/her life, and ends with a prayer and a take-away thought for added strength and refreshment throughout the day. A great spiritual growth resource for busy Christians craving the peace that comes from a deeper, more satisfying connection with God.
Gift of God, an autobiography, journals Simon’s baby’s fight to survive; as well as, her family’s struggle with the turmoil that follows his birth. She also shares her own fight for faith and reveals the lessons she’s learned.
About the Author:
T. Lerisa Simon was born and raised in Antigua. She worked as a teacher here and in St. Kitts after graduating the University of the West Indies. She lives in Antigua with her husband and son. In addition to her life roles of wife, mother, author, writer, and motivational seminar facilitator, ‘Tee’ is also a Christian.
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Name: Colleen Simpson
Book: A Lickle Bit A Dis & A Lickle Bit A Dat. 
2004.
About the Author:
Simpson, a graduate of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, had stints at several hotels in Antigua and abroad; and worked at the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute before going on to become executive chef of the Antigua and Barbuda government’s school meals programme. She is a regular judge of the Mango Fest annual cooking competition.
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Name: Ineta Skepple
Book:
Our Caribbean Heritage in Context: Stories about Hermitage and Hawkes Bill Estate. 2005.
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Name: Fernando Smith
Books:
To Shoot Hard Labour 2 The Life and Times of Samuel Smith an Antiguan working man 1877 – 1982. (w/Keithlyn B. Smith). Edan’s Publishers. Canada. 2003.
To Shoot Hard Labour The Life and Times of Samuel Smith, an Antiguan working man 1877 – 1982. (w/Keithlyn Smith). Edan’s Publishers. Canada. 1986.
About the Books:
The To Shoot Hard Labour series is the oral history of post Emancipation Antigua as told by the authors’ grandfather.
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Name: Keithlyn B. Smith
Books:
Symbol of Courage. Edan’s Publishers. Canada. 2006.
To Shoot Hard Labour 2 The Life and Times of Samuel Smith an Antiguan working man 1877 – 1982. (w/Fernando Smith). Edan’s Publishers. Canada. 2003.
No Easy Pushover: A History of the Working People of Antigua and Barbuda 1836 – 1994. Edan’s Publishers. Canada. 1994.
To Shoot Hard Labour The Life and Times of Samuel Smith, an Antiguan working man 1877 – 1982. (w/Fernando Smith). Edan’s Publishers. Canada. 1986.
About the Books:
The To Shoot Hard Labour series is the oral history of post Emancipation Antigua as told by the authors’ grandfather.
About the Author:
Keithlyn Smith was a trade unionist and senator for many years, and is a retired general secretay of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union.
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Name: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Book: Jamaica Kincaid: a Literary Companion. McFarland & Company, Inc. USA. 2008.
About the Book:
“For readers and students seeking a greater knowledge or understanding of Jamaica Kincaid’s contributions to feminist, American, postcolonial, and world literature, Jamaica Kincaid: a Literary Companion offers an introduction and guided overview.” – from the Preface
About the Author:
Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an American author, from North Carolina; and is specifically an author of text and reference books.
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Name: Emily Vanessa Spencer Knight
Books:
Growing up in All Saints Village, Antigua. 
Xlibris Corporation. 2009.
About the Book:
This book is intended for persons living in Antigua in general but more particularly for those living in All Saints at present and to give some historical background of the All Saints in which the author grew up, between the 1940s and 1960s. The vast developments which have taken place on all sides since then have changed the features of the village altogether. It should not be regarded as a complete history of All Saints of the Forties and Sixties, but recollections only, of this Author. She hopes that it will trigger some interest, arouse curiosity to the extent that it will encourage someone to do some research and pick up from where I have left off.
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Name: Thomas Reginald St. Johnston
Book: A West Indian Pepper Pot or Thirteen ‘Quashie’ Stories (w/illustrator Eva Wilkin). Philip Alan J. Co. 1928.
About the Book:
A collection of thirteen stories. Each story is set on a different island and illustrated with a watercolour of a characteristic person or scene. The first part of “The Antiguan orphans“ conveys a sense of rural village life, even though this story, like the others, presents the islands from a European point of view.
About the Author:
St. Johnston (1881-1950) is a former governor of the Leeward Islands (1929-1939). He began his political career in London , but quickly moved to the Caribbean where he served as secretary of government of the West Indies until 1925 , when he was appointed Administrator of Saint Kitts and Nevis , a position he held until 1929 , when it is transferred to Governor the Leeward Islands and Antigua and Barbuda. When Papa Sammy refers in To Shoot Hard Labour to “a bad-minded man named a village after himself”, he’s talking about St. Johnston for whom St. Johnston’s Village, Antigua is named. He was a historian whose other writings include The Leeward island during the French Wars. He was responsible for the first restoration of the Dockyard and Shirley Heights, and he wrote the first Dockyard guidebook in 1930.
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Name: Kara Stevens
Books (all exclusively e-books):
The 5-Day Financial Reset Plan.
Unmasking the Strong Black Woman: 16 Essays on How to Manage Your Emotional, Build Your Wealth, and Live a Juicy Life.
32 Questions to Move Your Mindset from Flawed to Flawless.
A Sistergirl’s Guide to Making Multiple Streams of Income: 20+ Ways to Make Extra Money So You can Demolish Debt and Get on with Your Juicy Life.
The Wealthy Woman’s Blueprint: Financial Planner.
About the Books:
Unmasking The Strong Black Woman is the first book in Kara’s Self-Care Series. If you need expert money and life advice from one of the most down-to-earth and relatable voices in the self-help world, then you’ll love this series.
32 Questions is for any one wondering why they jump in and out of debt, live from paycheck to paycheck, feel a kinda way when they can’t buy what they want when they want it.
A Sistergirl’s Guide provides ten ways to immediately increase your income and ten strategies to immediately decrease your spending.
The Wealthy Woman’s Blueprint: Financial Planner is thirteen worksheets and templates to help users get their finances in order and their relationship with money healed.
About the Author:
Kara Stevens is an America-based educator with Antiguan roots. Since 2013, she’s also worked with women as a writer, coach, consultant, and speaker on helping black women break free from the money blocks and personal hurdles that keep them from being happy, wealthy, and brave. Her brand, the Frugal Feminista, has also partnered with a number of brands to spread a message of financial empowerment and personal development that is authentic, kind, and thoughtful.
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Name: Janice Sutherland
Book:
This Woman Can: The no bullsh*t guide for women who lead. 2018.
13 Strategies to Elevate Your Career.
How to create Your Authentic Personal Brand.
About the Book:
In This Woman Can, author Janice Sutherland approaches relatable scenarios that both aspiring and existing female leaders face with candor, honesty, and simplicity. Providing solutions for women to develop self-belief in their capabilities to becoming high performance leaders both at work and in their lives. Utilizing her personal knowledge as one of the Caribbean’s first female CEOs and drawing on her experiences as an executive leadership coach, she provides practical answers without bullshit acronyms that women can utilize to get the job done. Each chapter provides concise bulleted applications and a list of self- reflection questions to consider that will guide women of all ages along the leadership pathway.
13 Strategies to Elevate Your Career provides practical, actionable tips that you can use to elevate your career taken from Sutherland’s This Woman Can podcast. It’s themes are women’s leadership, personal success, and career advancement.
How to create Your Authentic Personal Brand is a guide which helps readers define, create, perfect, and tell the world who they are.
About the Author:
Raised in Britain by Caribbean parents, Janice Sutherland is based in Antigua and Barbuda. Having filled several management positions in the UK, and having been appointed CEO with Digicel Antigua, the first female CEO, she has been, since 2017, a speaker, executive coach, leadership strategist and CEO of Sutherland Coaching & Consulting, a leadership development company focused on women.
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Name: Eurita Taylor
Book:
COVID-19 and Our Finances.
His Strength in My Weakness: A Journey of Brokenness, Breakthrough and Transformation. Xulon Press. 2019.
About the Book:
COVID-19 and Our Finances – This book promises to help readers – Get the most out of the resources you have; Recognize when it is convenient to shop; Discover the most cost-effective shopping locations; Recognize the significance of buying in bulk; Demonstrate to others how to go from requesting assistance to assisting others; and Recognize that, in the end, God wants us to have our heart’s desires.
His Strength in My Weakness – The author knew all about God as a little girl attending church regularly. She felt secure then with the knowledge that God loved and wanted her. Going to church felt good to her. Then things changed and with it, feelings of love and safety vanished. What followed was neglect, abandonment, hospitalizations, wanting to die, and desperate brokenness. Her breakthrough came when she returned to God. This is her story of how God transformed her into the virtuous woman she is today.
About the Author:
Dr. Eurita Taylor obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting and has worked for the federal and state government. God showed His love for her as He gave her strength through it all. Upon completion of her doctorate degree in Christian Counseling, Eurita found her purpose as an author.
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Name: Tekhiyah
Book: Healing T’s Go Vegan Guide: How to Transition to Plant-based Vegan Nutrition: Recipes for Nourishing the Soul. 2019.
About the Book:
Healing T’s Go Vegan Guide is 200 pages of keys, tips and guidelines on starting a plant-based, vegan, healthy lifestyle. It includes gluten free options for eggs, meat, and dairy, recommended daily wholefood supplements, a daily meal plan, recipes, and more.
About the author:
Tekhiyah has been a vegan since 1996. She started a nutrition workshop, the Antiguan Vegan, in 2010. Part of the Ministry of Divine Health, Hebrew Israelite Community of Dimona, Israel, she also provides natural healing and preventive health care, is certified in regenerative nutrition and holistic healing, with areas of practice that include colonic hygiene, massage therapy, reiki, and reflexology. She writes on healability for Business Focus Antigua and blogs about the healthy eating and living.
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Name: H. A. Tempany
Books:
Antigua, B.W.I.: A Handbook of General Information. Waterloo & Sons. 1911.
About the Books:
Topics include information on sugar and cotton production, photographs by Joseph Anjo of the Wallings Reservoir, the wharf at Fort James, the lunatic asylum, the prison, and other places that are either no longer there or drastically changed.
About the Author:
Tempany is an Englishman who was acting government chemist and superintendent of agriculture.
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Name: Anthea S. Thomas
Books:
Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda — STUDENT’S BOOK GRADE 6. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. UK. 2019.
Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda — STUDENT’S BOOK GRADE 5. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. UK. 2019.
Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda — STUDENT’S BOOK GRADE 4. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. UK. 2019.
Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda – STUDENT’S BOOK GRADE 3. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. UK. 2019.
Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda — STUDENT’S BOOK GRADE 2. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. UK. 2019.
Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda — STUDENT’S BOOK GRADE 1. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. UK. 2019.
Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda — WORKBOOK GRADE 6. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. UK. 2019.
Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda — WORKBOOK GRADE 5. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. UK. 2019.
Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda — WORKBOOK GRADE 4. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. UK. 2019.
Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda — WORKBOOK GRADE 3. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. UK. 2019.
Antigua Primary Social Studies Workbook Grade 5& 6 2nd Edition. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2018.
Antiguan Primary Social Studies Work book 4 3rd Edition. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2018.
About the Books:
Collins Antigua Primary Social Studies has been specially written by a local teacher to meet the needs of local schools, teachers and students. The books in this series provide full coverage of the primary social studies syllabus for Antigua and Barbuda, with engaging illustrations and activities to keep students interested and to help them learn. Collins Antigua Primary Social Studies provides everything teachers need for the Antigua and Barbuda social studies syllabus at primary level. This course has been specially developed by an extremely experienced local teacher who truly understands the needs of primary students and how to keep them engaged and interested in learning. It provides a skills-based approach to learning fully set in local contexts to allow students to develop tools and skills for learning and a wider knowledge of their own island and the Caribbean.
About the Author:
(from Daily Observer article by Latrishka Thomas) ‘Primary school teacher Anthea S. Thomas now boasts as being one of the very few Antiguans to publish a textbook… Thomas told OBSERVER media that this achievement was birthed by the desire to fill a void – the nonexistence of an effective social studies textbook.“It started because constantly I had to be creating the same work sheets every time the students came into my class, because I was teaching the same grades and the topics were basically the same, so I would create a worksheet; and the fact that there weren’t any social studies workbook at the time and the textbooks made no sense with what we actually had to cover. It was really the workbook I intended originally, but then it blossomed into these series of books,” the Freemansville primary school teacher shared. Thomas said her journey toward publishing this collection of books began in 2010 when her fellow colleagues started requesting copies of her worksheets. After that, she said, “Each year I made revisions and added other sets, but from the time Collins contacted me it took just about a year. …Because I had already done most of the work, it was just to edit and make sure everything was accurate and in order.” The book series, which was published by Collins Publishers, consists of a workbook and student book for grades three to six. It will be made available to the schools by the Board of Education.’
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Name: Bernard R. Thomas
Book: Play dominoes the Caribbean way: Signless dominoes, principles, strategies, and philosophies about the Caribbean game. Thomas and Thomas. 1987.
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Name: Carolyn Thomas
Books:
The Wild Plants of Antigua and Barbuda (w/, Chris Pratt, Kevel Lindsey, and Melanie Pearson). Environmental Awareness Group. 2010.
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Name: Chavel Thomas
Books:
Art Exposed. 2018.
About the Book:
Book of artistically rendered nudes.
About the Author:
Conceptual artist from Antigua and Barbuda.
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Name: John Tomblin
Book: The Geology of Antigua, Barbuda, and Redonda: Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils including Two Field Trip Guides. Funded by UNESCO, Printed by Sun Printing and Publishing; Antigua, 2005.
About the Book:
This handbook is intended for people who have limited or no knowledge of geology, but are curious to learn how by studying the wide variety of rocks at the surface of Antigua and its sister islands, we can reconstruct the sequence of events which over many millions of years, built this part of the Caribbean island arc.
About the Author:
John Tomblin, deceased, was the head of the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Unit. A British national, he was appointed geologist in 1964 and became an integral part of growing the fledgling Unit. He assumed the Headship in 1968. He left to join United Nations Disaster Relief Organization in 1980. From his position at UNDRO he encouraged volcanic risk assessments at Eastern Caribbean volcanoes and provided funding support for SRC to undertake the Wadge and Isaacs study of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat, in 1986 and continued to use his influence to assist the post-graduate efforts of students associated with the SRC. In 1995, while living in semi-retirement in Antigua, he went across to the MVO in Montserrat to offer his assistance with the escalating volcanic unrest. For several years after his official retirement from UNDRO, he lived in both Antigua and France. He passed away at his home, in France, on 17th April 2016. He was 77 years old.
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Name: Gwen Tonge
Books:
Cooking Magic. Antigua. (second edition) 1992.
Cooking Antigua’s Foods. Antigua. 1973.
About the Author:
Gwen Tonge was the long time host of the nation and possibly the region’s longest running cooking show Cooking Magic on ABS TV. She was also an educator and head of the Women’s Desk. She died in 2012 at 88 years.
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Name: Sylvia C. A. Tonge
Books: A Talk with God. Westbow Press. USA. 2014.
About the Book:
“See if you can find yourself a part of the agony of despair, the bliss of joy, gratitude, and hope. In various aspects of life’s challenges, turn the pages and sing with me, laugh with me, be humble with me, and weep with me. Your tears are mine, shed by the same human experiences and held by the same creative hand. To Him, to God, we turn with our questions for answers. His power is marvelous and teaches our hearts to love. We have to mourn, we are given strength to lay our wreaths and flowers and move on. Touched by these trying circumstances of life, there is one common desire, to talk to God.”
About the Author:
Sylvia Tonge is a mother of three and lives in Antigua. She is a poet, song writer, and her creative talents spills over into making miniature clay pots and souvenirs that depict the ancestral culture of her native island.
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Name: Carol Tonge Mack
Books: Being Bernadette: from Polite Silence to Finding the Black Girl Magic Within. USA. 2017.
About the Book: Carol Tonge Mack takes us on a journey from a small town in Antigua, to the streets of the South Bronx, to private college life in New England, to a career in academia. From the opening of Carol’s memoir to the final pages, you see a life that has endured the challenges of not only being an immigrant to the shores of the U.S., but specifically as an immigrant who is also black and female.
About the Author: Carol Tonge Mack is an educator, black feminist, and student advocate. She began her professional career as an academic advisor at the University of New Hampshire. At this writing, in 2021, she was an assistant dean at the University of Cincinnati. Carol received her bachelor’s degree in history from Middlebury College in Vermont, her master of arts in teaching, as well as a master of education in counseling from the University of New Hampshire. She is a native of the Caribbean island of Antigua. She grew up in the South Bronx, New York City. She has two children and is married to an organic chemistry professor.
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Name: Patricia L. Tully
Books:
Stories from the Krib. (ed. w/Ingrid V. Lambie and Agnola Charles). 2022.
Pioneers of the Caribbean: A Memoir of Two Mothers’ Journey to Immigrate their Families to Canada for Better Opportunities as seen Through the Eyes of Their Daughters Ingrid and Patricia (w/Ingrid V. Lambie). Friesen Press. Canada. 2020.
About the Books:
Stories from the Krib is a collection of stories, poems, and memoirs highlighting immigrants from the Afro-Caribbean community into Canada.
Pioneers of the Caribbean invites readers to share the journey of two modern pioneers from the Caribbean, Dolvis and Veronica. The story takes you on their voyage to the land of opportunities and their vision of goals and dreams for their family. The backdrop and reason for their flight for a better life are the political and economic struggles of black women and their families trying to move through the class and colour biases of 1950 island life. Their triumphs and disappointments are relived through the eyes of their daughters, Ingrid and Patricia. It is a story of transformation, overcoming challenges, and achieving success.
About the Author: Patricia L. Tully is the daughter of Veronia Tully. She was executive housekeeper and trainer for hotels in the Caribbean. As a certified hopitality educator she continues to train and mentor people in the industry while volunteering to train young people in etiquette and other disciplines. The performed for Black Theatre Canada and co-founded Corn Alley Theatre Arts Group in Antigua. Patricia has also worked in media – as a radio announcer in Chin Radio in Toronto in the 1980s, and as sales director and reporter for Contrast newspaper. She’s owned a nightclub in Toronto and Somewhere Else, a jazz club in Antigua. She’s written for various commemorative publications.
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Name: Claude Turner
Books:
Multiresolution Analysis for Effective Dynamic Bandwidth Management: Using Wavelets and Traffic Prediction to Meet Quality of Service Needs of Network Applications. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. USA. 2009.
About the Book:
In recent years, growing processing power and bandwidth have stimulated a new breed of network applications requiring the development of more sophisticated traffic management algorithms to meet their stringent QoS needs. One of the main obstacles to improving QoS is congestion at network nodes. It is believe that bandwidth prediction is a key component to reducing congestion and thereby the improvement of QoS. This work proposes an effective bandwidth management approach based on the discrete wavelet transform (DWT). The approach hinges on the results of recent studies showing that while network traffic consists of both long- and short-term dependence, its wavelet coefficients are short-term dependent only. The DWT decomposes the traffic into a low-frequency component and high frequency components. The low- frequency component of the traffic, are significant for long-term traffic behavior and, hence, for bandwidth allocation. The high-frequency components are significant in the short-term behavior of the traffic and, hence, for buffer-allocation.
About the Author:
Claude Turner is an Assistant Professor with the Dept. of Computer Science at Bowie State University in Maryland. He earned his Doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His research interests include Bandwidth Management, Network Engineering, and Computer Security.
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Name: Joan H. Underwood
Book: Practical Workbook Managers’ First Aid Kit: Bringing the Lessons to Life. 2021.
Managers’ First Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Remedy the Three Most Common Managerial Challenges. UTDS. 2020.
About the Book:
Manager’s First Aid Kit: Bringing the Lessons to Life – The self-reflection and application exercises contained in this workbook are designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to succeed. The intention is for readers to use this Workbook as they would a first aid kit – i.e., to prevent small problems from becoming bigger problems requiring more drastic intervention. It proposes that with diligent application of these tools, users will become increasingly better equipped to master their role as a manager, entrepreneur or leader.
Manager’s First Aid Kit: During her career as an HR professional and executive coach, Underwood encountered numerous high performers who struggled with the transition from individual contributor to manager. The difficulties encountered are not unique to Caribbean managers. In fact, published data reveal that as many as 60% of new managers either fail outright or underperform during their first two years. Managers’ First Aid Kit is a practical guide to remedy the three most common challenges faced by new managers – namely, managing self, managing others, and managing systems and processes.
About the Author: Joan H Underwood is Antigua and Barbuda’s former Ambassador to Venezuela and an internationally certified master trainer and professional coach. She is a former chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Employers’ Federation (ABEF) and has been a lecturer/facilitator with the Cave Hill School of Business/UWI for two decades. Further, her contributions to the business sector in Antigua and Barbuda and to the wider Caribbean resulted in her being recognized with the 2001 Caribbean Employers Federation Employers Champion Award and the ABEF’s 2011 Award for Sterling Contribution toward the Growth and Development of the Business Community in Antigua and Barbuda.
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Name: Sandra Valentine
Book: UnMuted: Modern Day Psalms to Liberate your Soul from the Bondage of Stifling Silence. 2014.
About the Book:
UnMuted is a book of modern day psalms designed to give voice to the human experience: guilt and shame, betrayal and love, disappointment and hope. Your mouth and what you speak determine your healing and breakthrough. God created the world with His words, nothing will happen until you speak. Reclaim your voice. Reveal what you have concealed. Let your healing begin. You are hereby Unmuted!
About the Author:
Sandra Valentine is a native of Antigua and Barbuda. For almost 20 years she has been the senior pastor of Kingdom Life Center in Kissimmee, Florida. The apostolic call on her life is the driving force for carrying the message of empowerment and freedom to the body of Christ globally. Sandra holds a Diploma in Theology from the West Indies School of Theology in Trinidad; a BS in Church Leadership from Southeastern University in Lakeland Florida and a MS in Counseling Psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach Florida. She hosts and speaks at conferences in the U.S. and abroad. Sandra is committed to a legacy that will outlive her and influence generations to come.
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Name: Regina Vincent Clark
Books:
Answering God’s Wake up Call: A 100 Day Journey with the Holy Spirit. XLIBRIS. 2013.
From Grandmother with Love (w/illustrator Layaalis Kali-Ma). JCV Communications. 2004.
Yes, God, I’m Listening. JCV Communications. 2002.
About the Book:
From Grandmother with Love is a nicely illustrated book for grandchildren and grandparents! Compares grandmothering of today with the days of long ago. Poetic, funny, true to life.
Yes, God, I’m listening is a collection of prayers, poems, essays, scriptures and other inspirational messages that will uplift and soothing a healing heart. Although written from a personal perspective, Yes, God, I’m Listening is for all readers because it addresses issues and concerns that we all go through. The book encourages each reader to establish a loving, listening, personal relationship with God.
About the Author:
Regina Vincent Clark is a writer/poet living in Antigua, West Indies. A native of Talladega, AL, she has published four books and two spoken word CDs. Dr. Clark enjoys God’s use of her voice as a freelancer to speak on injustice/equality and to share motivational and inspiring messages especially for young people. Regina says she seeks to let her light shine so that others will see the works of the Heavenly Father.
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Name: Cecil Wade
Book:
Tears of an Antiguan Daughter.
Illusive Dreams.
Skipping in to 70.
A Caribbean Perspective – The Mixed Race.
Think about it!: Contemporary Editorials on the Socioeconomic – Political Situation in Antigua and Barbuda.
Vaya Con Dios.
The UPP Government in Eclipse. 2012.
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Name: Frank Walter (pen name – Franz Walthe)
Books:
Frank Walter: the Last Universal Man (w/Barbara Paca). Radius Books. 2017.
Sons of Vernon Hill. 1987.
About the Book:
Coinciding with Antigua and Barbuda’s inaugural National Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2017, The Last Universal Man is the first comprehensive monograph of Frank Walter; a writer, composer, sculptor, and painter. Barbara Paca, an art historian who also serves as Cultural Envoy to Antigua and Barbuda, interviewed Walter over a seven-year period prior to his death, and provides insight and perspective into both the artist as a man and his prodigious body of work.
About the Author:
Antiguan and Barbudan Frank Walter (1926–2009) was an eccentric character now considered to be a vastly under-recognized visual artist. Intellectually brilliant, Walter entertained delusions of aristocratic grandeur, namely the belief that the white slave-owners in his family linked him to the noble houses of Europe. The self-styled “7th Prince of the West Indies, Lord of Follies and the Ding-a-Ding Nook” produced paintings that dealt with race, class and social identity, as well as abstract explorations of nuclear energy, portraits both real and imagined―including Hitler playing cricket and Prince Charles and Princess Diana as Adam and Eve―and miniature landscapes of Scotland, the country that he fell in love with during a visit in 1960. Walter typically painted in oil on rudimentary materials, with a marked immediacy and naivety. The first man of color to manage an Antiguan sugar plantation, Walter spent the last 25 years of his life in an isolated home in Antigua, surrounded by his writings, paintings, and carvings.
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Name: Selvyn Walter
Books:
Bank Alley Tales. 1995.
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Name: Shana Jahsinta Walters
Books:
How To Attract Your Sweetheart In Time For The Holidays?: How You Can Use The Law Of Attraction To Manifest A Special, Specific Person; Manifesting Romantic … (Manifesting Romantic Love Series Book 1). 2020.
Power Of Your Pussy Relationship Advice Questions And Answers Part 1: My Husband Wants Us To Live Apart A Few Days A Week, Could He Be Leaving Me? (Power Of Your Pussy Relationship Advice Series). 2020.
About the Book:
How to attract Your Sweetheart in Time for the Holidays – teaches how to properly create an environment where your person chooses you. The book does not promise to teach you how to get a text message, or a phone call, get a friend request or get unblocked on social media, but how to make a strong, meaningful, loving connection.
Power of… was written in response to a question posed on the internet about a husband’s desire for marriage breaks.
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Name: Martha Watkins-Gilkes
Books:
Shipwrecks of the Caribbean. Macmillan. UK. 2002.
Diving Guide to the Eastern Caribbean. Hunter Pub Inc. 1994.
About the Books:
Martha Watkins Gilkes has traveled the length and breadth of the region to document the Shipwrecks of the Caribbean. She unravels the mystery behind many of these wrecks-from the infamous disasters to the long forgotten. She also has explored and written about many of the ships that have been deliberately sunk in recent years, offering unique homes for underwater creatures and marine plants. In this practical and informative guide, the shipwrecks of each island are explored in turn offering history, trivia, advice, and location details. With a foreward by Stan Waterman.
The Diving Guide of the Eastern Caribbean is intended to open up the world of scuba diving to many remote places where diving is beginning to develop. The author has dived every island mentioned but also enlisted the guidance of established dive operators, instructors and dive masters to describe their favourite locations. Forwarded by Stan Waterman and Peter Benchley, the book is a practical hands on diving guide.
About the Author:
Martha Watkins Gilkes has lived and traveled in the Eastern Caribbean for over 25 years: from the more well known islands like Barbados to the remote islands like Anguilla. She is also an activist with respect to the marine environment.
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Name: Trelawney Wentworth
Book:
Chapter 26 of West India Sketchbook, Volume 2. Whittaker & Co. London. 1834.
About the Book:
Wentworth’s account of his visit to Antigua and Barbuda, including, in the case of the latter, the dangerous shoals and shipwrecks along the coast, Codrington Castle, cattle enclosures, and vegetation; plus a brief historical sketch of Antigua.
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Name: Floree Williams
Books:
“Loving Me?” in Souls of My Young Sisters: Young Women Break their Silence with Personal Stories that will Change Your Life (ed. Dawn Marie Daniels and Candace Sandy). Souls of My Sisters Books. Kensington Publishing Corp. USA. 2010.
Pink Tea Cups and Blue Dresses. Second edition Seaburn Publishing. America. 2007, 2008.
About the Books:
In the Essence® #1 national bestseller Souls of My Sisters, strong, successful black women shared their unforgettable personal stories of faith, hope, and healing. In the follow up, Souls of My Young Sisters, a dynamic new group of young sisters with hopes and dreams, fears and struggles, tells their stories of triumph over adversity for the generation coming up.
Pink Teacups and Blue Dresses is a collection of short stories chronicling the childhood and high school life of author Floree Williams. Pink teacups represents the childhood years where the author identifies strongly with girlhood and blue dresses represents the author s high school uniform.
About the Author:
Floree Williams enjoys the small things in life, happiness; laughter, smiles and the company of friends. She firmly believes in the quote “Never let fear stop you from dancing on the moon.” She is also the author of a fictional work, Through the Window. Floree is a true island woman, who is proud to call Antigua her home.
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Name: Sandra E. E. Williams
Book: 
Blessed with Beauty for Ashes: the Power of Godly Perseverance. 2019.
About the Book:
One woman’s journey through family deception, pain, and severed relationships with the power of God. This novel based on a true story, deals with the heartbreaking loss of a loved one while overcoming some of life’s challenging circumstances.
About the Author:
Born in Barbados, descendant of Antigua, lives in America.
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Name: Michelle Williams-Angmor
Book: My IT Notes. Antigua. 2011.
About the Book: Seven book series.
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Name: Sharon R. Wilson-Strann
Books:
Poetry for the CSEC English B Examination. 
Macmillan Education. UK. 2008, 2012.
About the Book: Macmillan Study Companions prepare Caribbean secondary school students for literature exams. This companion explores the poems covered in the 2012-2014 and the 2015-2017 CSEC English B examination in a systematic way in order to guide students through their studies. Alongside a section on understanding figurative language, tips on essay writing, sample essays and a glossary of literary terms, the treatment of each poem includes the following features: – A summary of the text – An exploration of the subjects/issues – A description of the poetic techniques used – A variety of pre- and post-reading activities – A series of extension activities – A list of websites or books that relates to the text.
About the Author:
Sharon also writes fiction as Roxy Wilson. She is an educator.
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Name: Warren Woodberry
Books:
For We are Strangers. 2001.
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Name: Roderick Wynter
Books:
Well Done, Sir Luther. Lulu Publishing. 2009.
About the Book:
Well Done, Sir Luther is an autobiographical, firsthand account of the life and accomplishments of Sir Luther Wynter from the perspective of his nephew, Dr. Roderick Wynter. Drawing upon a lifetime of documents, photographs and memories, Dr. Wynter has written a moving and penetrating memoir that details Sir Luther’s struggles as a young man working his way toward becoming one of only a few black physicians in the West Indies through to his eventual Knighthood and beyond. Along the way, Dr. Wynter notes his own struggles and experiences as Sir Luther’s nephew and as an emerging physician in his own right. Equal parts autobiography and memoir, Well Done, Sir Luther is a revealing portrait of the best and worst of times in the life of one of the most important Antiguan-Jamaicans of the 20th Century.
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Name: Deng Yan Zhang
Books:
Antiguan Shallow Water Sea Shells (w/foreword by R. Janowsky). MdM Publishing, Wellington, FL, USA. 2011.
About the Book:
A book about the marine shells of the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean Sea covering 963 species in 452 genera and 154 families found by the author over a period of 18 years. Many of these shells are the first photographed specimens of their kind to be found in any book.
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What are the criteria for inclusion? In particular, does the person have to be born in Antigua or Barbuda? (Brian Dyde was not born in Antigua/Barbuda.)
Anyway, here are a few more Antiguan non-fiction authors:
D.H. Kortright Davis has written a few books.
Lauchland Henry has written at least one book.
Charles Wm. Ephraim has one book.
Carl James has written at least one book.
Jamaica kincaid has two or three books of non-fiction.
Althea Prince has written at least one book.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I will research and add the author suggestions (if you could point me to links about their writing or info on the books that would help)…though some (Althea, Jamaica) are already included in the master list and in at least one of the genre lists (fortunately several Antiguans write in different genres; unfortunately I do not have the time to cross post to every one of the genres they write in – perhaps in time – so I have entered them on the main list and entered again in one of the genres in which they write). But I’ll specify that and suggest that people check the main list as well. I broke it down for people interested in a particular genre; while the complete/main list has all genres.
As for the criteria, I’ll update the list info to specify that it’s a really a judgment call, but so far I’ve been including people born in Antigua, Antiguan residents and citizens (like Dyde), descendents of people from Antigua who may have been born elsewhere, and I’m sure there might even be room for people writing about Antigua. It’s a pet project and a work in progress and will be refined as I go along.
Rowan Ricardo Phillips’ When Blackness Rhymes with Blackness: Essays on African American Poetry (Dalkey Archive Press, 2010) is forthcoming.
Thanks for the heads up.
Where can I acquire these books?
Hi Alex,
It depends on the book. Some may be available through Amazon (and other online booksellers). Some through Antiguan and Barbudan bookstores like the Best of Books bestofbooks@yahoo.com or the Map shop cesmap@candw.ag. Unfortunately, some may be out of print. Best bet, query one of the book sellers directly about availability of any book you’re particularly interested in or search for the book on Amazon.
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Very refreshing to see our local stars and jewels making a deposit of their God-given gift as a legacy to http://www.com generation! More would be of greater benefit though.
Veraine Daniels
Teacher/ Educator
Link on Antigua and Barbuda forest vegetation
http://mertzdigital.nybg.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p9016coll22/id/580/rec/1
The forester J.S. Beard wrote a short article on vegetation on Antigua and Barbuda in the August 1947 issue, pp 181-188, of the Journal of the New York Botanic Garden. The pdf and text are in the above link.
I found this series of papers – A forest lover in the Caribbees – during our research on Saint Lucian lichens – http://huh.harvard.edu/files/herbaria/files/19_1_1_fox_cullen.pdf?m=1404154643 – and obtained a hard copy set for our tropical lichenology library in Ireland from several North American booksellers via ABEbooks.com
This brief article is a good read for writers who are researching local forest scenes on Antigua and Barbuda for their stories and creative writing.
Howard Fox
Botanist
Thanks for sharing, Howard.
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must be commended for all the work and time in putting together such an impressive list of books. I could not stop reading.
Thanks, Calvin. “Could not stop reading” = that’s what we love to hear.