Congratulations, Marchelle Farrell -- we're rooting (yes!) for you! 🌱🇹🇹

Celebrate one year at The Writers Centre with our biggest sale yet! 📅 Friday 23 to Friday 30 August 📍 14 Alcazar Street, St. Clair 🕙 10 AM - 5 PM (Closed Sundays) 🏷️ Up to 15% off All Titles! 💎 Win a $150 Gift Certificate! We're so grateful for your support, book lovers 😍

There's never a time we don't love seeing Caribbean Girl Experiencing The World on our doorstep! 🤩

The legend himself Brian Lara came by to sign a select few books! Come visit us and you might be able to grab a signed copy of LARA The England Chronicles (Fairfield Books)

📚✨ Introducing our new series, "What's on My Bookshelf," where we dive into the literary worlds that inspire local icons. We’re excited to start with the amazing Meiling, a trailblazer in Trinidad's fashion scene for decades #BookshelfInspiration #Meiling #PaperBasedBookshop

Amazing to see The God of Good Looks on the list of Paper Based Bookshop bestsellers. The book came out in April 2023 and I’m honoured that there’s still so much interest at home 💜

✨️The next Family Reading Circle will be a celebration of stories, music, and the spirit of the season! 📖Hear from children’s author Hazel Lynch, motivational speaker Kalifa Mc Alister, and musical storytelling with Christine Cardinez & The Angels Music School. 🎶 #bocas2024

If you're in Trinidad this weekend, join me Bocas Lit Fest and Paper Based Bookshop to discuss #thebelievers, contemporary Caribbean fiction on belief, complex relationships and identity.

“The beauty of Sleepy Cat Cafe lies in the warmth of good company, shared stories, a cosy nook, and the simple joys of life — images of curled up cats, real books, and yummy treats.” Now open at The Writers Centre, home to Bocas Lit Fest & Paper Based Bookshop trinidadexpress.com/features/local…

Family Reading Circle returns with Dr Gerard Farfan who will read from his new book My Little Garden Friends, giving the little ones a fascinating glimpse into the world of bugs and pollinators. 📚Sat 18 Jan 🕙10 am 📍14 Alcazar St. 🆓 Ideal for children 7 and under! #bocas2025

Full house last night at The Writers Centre for a reading and discussion of Palmyra, a Caribbean Gothic suspense novel by Trinidadian-Canadian Karen Barrow! Thanks to all who joined us. More photos at: facebook.com/share/p/19dGvJ… #bocas2025 Paper Based Bookshop Silke Friese

February's Bocas Book Bulletin is out! Featuring new Caribbean releases, what’s coming up at the Bocas Academy, and January’s bestsellers at Paper Based Bookshop: trinidadexpress.com/features/local… #bocas2025 Trinidad and Tobago Express Newspapers Fabienne Josaphat 🇭🇹 Ryan Cecil Jobson

📚✨ Book lovers, mark your calendars! Join us for An Evening of Tea and Readings — our first for 2025! ☕📖 Five incredible writers will grace our podium with stories, poems, and reflections rooted in history, fantasy, resilience, and Caribbean spirit: 🎟️ Tickets: $160

We’re closed on Emancipation Day. Celebrate and cozy up with these select titles and so much more! 📚 Death in the Dry River, by Lisa Allen-Agostini Moon Witch, Spider King, by Marlon James From Ibadan to Hell Yard, by Stuart W. Ramon Fortuné A House with No Angels, by Muli Amaye

We have a double-feature for the next Family Reading Circle, with authors Miranda Dookran and Stacy-Ann Juilen. Bring the little ones for a morning of fun with books! 📚Sat 16 Aug 🕙10 am 📍14 Alcazar St., St. Clair 🆓 Ideal for children 7 & under, with parent/guardian #bocas2025

August’s Bocas Book Bulletin is here! Featuring new Caribbean releases, news of awards/prizes, upcoming events and workshops, and July’s bestsellers at Paper Based Bookshop: trinidadexpress.com/features/local… #bocas2025 Trinidad and Tobago Express Newspapers Trisha Tobias @claireadamT

📣The 2026 #OCMBocasPrize for Caribbean Literature is now open for submissions! 🏆Now in its 16th year, the OCM Bocas Prize celebrates books of fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction by writers of Caribbean birth or citizenship. 🔗Details at bocaslitfest.com/awards/ocm/ One Caribbean Media

We welcome Stuart W. Ramon-Fortuné to The Writers Centre, as he shares from his novel ‘From Ibadan to Hell Yard’ 🗓️ Sat 16 August 🕠 4-5 pm 📍The Writers Centre, 14 Alcazar Street, St. Clair ✨FREE and open to all! #paperbased #bookshop #bookstagram

This August, we’re celebrating our birthday and books all month! 🎂🧡 Birthmonth discounts schedule: ⭐️ Poetry: Aug 4 - 9 ⭐️ Fiction: Aug 11 - 16 ⭐️ Non-Fiction: Aug 18 - 23 ⭐️ Children's & other genres: Aug 25 - 30 #paperbased #bookshop

My first chapbook, 'About Kingston', was published by Peekash Press (Bocas Lit Fest ). You can purchase your copy Paper Based Bookshop in Port-of-Spain. peekashpress.com/catalogue/abou…