Caribbean Canadian Books And Authors Continue To Be HOT
2018 Books in Review – 8 For 18. By Stephen Weir (original story from edited version in the Caribbean Camera) Caribbean Canadians and authors who write about Caribbean issues in the Great White North continued to hold their own on the Canadian literature scene this year. From award-winning novels to children’s titles about the black experience, these are top 10 books that book sellers, the media and of course the Caribbean Camera recommend you consider before the clock ticks out on 2018. Esi Wins - Photo From The Giller Prize 1. WASHINGTON BLACK. Esi Edugyan’s latest novel is truly the book of the year in Canada, and, is also racking up sales the US and the Caribbean. No, she isn’t Bajan – the BC writer’s parents are from Ghana -- but she nails 19 th century slaving Barbados better than anyone else in Canada ever has. Her most recent novel, Washington Black , won this year’s $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize and was a finalist for both the prestigious UK M