I had the pleasure of meeting Alex at a Bocas Lit Fest in Trinidad a few years ago. He’s as lovely as his writing is amazing. His 2021 post is below. For the past few years, I’ve been raving about the Crongton Knights series — so funny, heartbreaking, relatable, and real. Alex Wheatle writes from [ Read the full article… ]
28 Days
Throwback Post Day 4: Sarah Dass
Day 4! This month is moving along! Today let’s bring back Sarah Dass whose blog post went up just last year. Today’s author is a mirror author for me. One existence by day, another by night. No, we’re not superheros (or are we?) but children’s lit authors with day jobs! There’s a special type of [ Read the full article… ]
Throwback Post Day 3: Lynn Joseph
On day 3 is my fellow mermaid and fellow Trini, Lynn Joseph. The post below is from way back in 2011! Since this post, Lynn has also published Flowers in the Sky (2013), and Dancing in the Rain (2015). Lynn Joseph was born in Trinidad and was raised in a family of three children by [ Read the full article… ]
Throwback Post Day 2: Shakirah Bourne
For day 2, we’re highlighting Bajan author Shakirah Bourne, who blogged for us back in 2021. Fun fact, I met Shakirah on a maxi taxi in Trinidad a few years ago when the folks from Bocas Lit Fest brought me down for the annual Caribbean Literature Festival. We were on our way to a cocktail [ Read the full article… ]
Throwback Posts Day 1: Kacen Callender
It’s FEBRUARY! January was basically whiplash, right? Or is that just me? Things have been moving so quickly around here that we’re doing throwback posts this year for 28 Days Later instead of our usual new posts. And I have week 1. Yay me! For my 7 days I will be highlighting writers from the [ Read the full article… ]
The Future of 28 Days Later
When The Brown Bookshelf launched 28 Days Later in 2007, our goals were simple – honor Black children’s literature creatives who blazed trails in publishing and highlight Black children’s lit creatives who were not getting a significant level of recognition and promotional support for their works. We’ve accomplished those goals year after year and are [ Read the full article… ]
Day 28 – Amber McBride
A visit to Amber McBride’s web page is a trippy visual journey with the author walking through what looks like a misty lane through a thick forest. It makes me shiver even though she’s sleeveless in the bright sunshine. Visual journeys are today’s featured authors specialty. Her debut novel, Me (Moth) is a YA in [ Read the full article… ]
Day 27: Tina Wells
On this the twenty-seventh day of February, The Brown Bookshelf is honored to highlight: Tina Wells Middle school is hard – but it’s way harder when a fairy godmother puts you under a truth-telling spell! June has always been a people-pleaser, telling harmless little lies to make her friends and family happy. She’s convinced being [ Read the full article… ]