Sarah Balakrishnan Narrative Magazine Julie Bouchard F.E. Choe is a Canadian and Korean-American writer whose work has been published in Clarkesworld Magazine, The Moth Magazine, and Fractured Lit. In 'Your Own Dear, Obedient Daughters', a plague of bodies descends upon a village. Will the community survive such a reckoning?

My doctoral students loved this third book of the trilogy... Karen Lord's science fiction novel The Blue, Beautiful World.

1/4 The 2024 NGC Bocas Lit Fest is a celebration of Caribbean books and writers, and would not be complete without all of you.
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So happy that Trinidad got a spot for this incredible prize!

Out 9 May in paperback in the UK! For more info and links to this book and the first two books (The Best of All Possible Worlds; The Galaxy Game) go to karenlord.wordpress.com/the-cygnus-bet…

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A powerful ode to human connection, this visionary tale explores the trials of first contact and asks one challenging question:

Are we ready to forge a relationship with alien societies?

Out 9 May. Pre-order your copy now! 👉geni.us/TheBlueBeautif…

Bramble is giving away early copies of THE FRIEND ZONE EXPERIMENT! US only, open till May 13th.

Enter here: goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

🏆 Congratulations to the winner of the 2024 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, @safiyasinclair!🏆

She has won the 14th annual award for How to Say Babylon: A Memoir, Simon & Schuster / 4th Estate Books

Sponsored by One Caribbean Media

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Crisis, climate, conflict — words and their weaponization, tackling the big topics in Quarrelling with History.

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'I was still being asked the same questions: Why should we care? What is wrong with Haiti? And my response was always, what's wrong [is] that they don't know.'
@myriamjachancy talks about confronting ignorance —and apathy.

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'This is the communication between generations. This is the past telling us...you will be okay. That's what fiction does for us.'
Karen Lord speaks on disaster, aftermath, and finding inspiration out of (Kamau Brathwaite's) Dust.

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Karen Lord shares scenes of love and loss both familiar and fantastic from her book (The Blue, Beautiful World, longlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction) in a conversation with Premee Mohamed. Watch Fantastic Friday: Take Two: youtube.com/watch?v=86FG1A…
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I'm going to be on a panel about writing genre fiction at this year's National Writers Conference at The Bramall in June! Get your tickets here: writingwestmidlands.org/events/nationa…

What’s better than one visionary titan of speculative fiction? Two! Catch Women’s Prize Longlisted author Karen Lord in conversation with Black to the Future founder Irenosen Okojie. Hugely excited for this, it’s one you don’t want to miss!👇🏽👇🏽

Premee Mohamed tackles power dynamics in fiction, and how thinking outside the box can help us get real about what keeps us boxed in.

Watch Take Two with Premee Mohamed and Karen Lord
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