{"product_id":"pepperpot-best-new-stories-from-the-caribbean-9781617752711","title":"Pepperpot: Best New Stories from the Caribbean","description":"This wonderful anthology of fresh voices from the Caribbean...includes writers from Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The diverse textures of the stories by 13 established and new authors weave a tapestry of the islands, water, sand, ocean breeze, and rum. Vivid settings serve as backdrops for a dazzling display of personalities.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe wonder in these stories is that they show Caribbean culture--the people, sounds, food, and music...this book will appeal to readers of Caribbean fiction and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of my favorite reads of the last few months...sophisticated and engrossing...A big recommendation today for one and all.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eChicago Center for Literature \u0026amp; Photography\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[\u003ci\u003ePepperpot\u003c\/i\u003e] leaps headfirst into audacious narrative water, sustaining a diversity in storytelling that's indicative of the panoply of ways to love, sin, and write about it, in these our unpredictable, conjoined societies.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaribbean Beat Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders are in for a treat when they open the pages to taste the mélange of literary Caribbean cuisine. Spicy and filling!\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gleaner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Jamaica), Sizzling Books for Summer Reading \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you want a masterclass in how to start your stories with a bang, this is the book for you....This is an exciting and heartening book. It proves--if anyone was in any doubt--that the Caribbean has plenty of homegrown literary talent to draw upon.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eA Year of Reading the World\u003c\/b\u003e (Book of the Month for August 2014) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTake \u003ci\u003ePepperpot\u003c\/i\u003e along on vacation. It's an ideal summer read.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLa Bloga\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePepperpot\u003c\/i\u003e is an eclectic mix of adventure, humor, the spirit world, family relationships, and other subject matters which gives you something to think about.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSki-wee's Book Corner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing a preface by Olive Senior. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes the 2013 Commonwealth Prize-winning story The Whale House by Sharon Millar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAkashic Books and Peepal Tree Press, two of the foremost publishers of Caribbean literature, launch a joint Caribbean-focused imprint, Peekash Press, with this anthology. Consisting entirely of brand-new stories by authors living in the region (not simply authors from the region), this collection gathers the very best entries to the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, including a mix of established and up-and-coming writers from islands throughout the Caribbean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing these brand-new stories: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Whale House by Sharon Millar (Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago)\u003cbr\u003eA Good Friday by Barbara Jenkins (Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago)\u003cbr\u003eReversal of Fortunes by Kevin Baldeosingh (Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago)\u003cbr\u003eThe Monkey Trap by Kevin Hosein (Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago)\u003cbr\u003eThe Science of Salvation by Dwight Thompson (Jamaica)\u003cbr\u003eWaywardness by Ezekel Alan (Jamaica)\u003cbr\u003eBerry by Kimmisha Thomas (Jamaica)\u003cbr\u003eFather, Father by Garfield Ellis (Jamaica)\u003cbr\u003eAll the Secret Things No-One Ever Knows by Sharon Leach (Jamaica)\u003cbr\u003eThis Thing We Call Love by Ivory Kelly (Belize)\u003cbr\u003eAnd the Virgin's Name Was Leah by Heather Barker (Barbados)\u003cbr\u003eAmelia by Joanne Hillhouse (Antigua \u0026amp; Barbuda)\u003cbr\u003eMango Summer by Janice Lynn Mather (Bahamas) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eand others!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7268838\"\u003ePeekash Press\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peekash Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617752711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1617752711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC003000\"\u003eAnthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peekash Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42641434181869,"sku":"9781617752711","price":22.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0faaf523-4c75-4d1e-b41c-2b03b69f6c9d.jpg?v=1649089055","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/pepperpot-best-new-stories-from-the-caribbean-9781617752711","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}