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bocaslitfest

  1. Anita Sethi talks about #bocas2012 on the BBC arts programme The Strand (starts at about 12.25): bbc.in/JujALk
  2. Calabash Int. Literary Festival set to kick off in T-minus 2 days! Will you be there? bit.ly/KfQIav
  3. Jamaican blogger Bitter Bean on #bocas2012 and the importance of Caribbean literary festivals: bit.ly/JVmjj6
  4. Storyteller Nahdjla Carasco Bailey reports on her #bocas2012 experience in the St. Lucia Voice: bit.ly/K5byq5
  5. Nazma Muller on #bocas2012 author Rahul Bhattacharya and his novel The Sly Company of People Who Care: bit.ly/JeCw28
  6. Poet Andre Bagoo lists his favourite events at #bocas2012: bit.ly/IvKVvX
  7. Another #bocas2012 writer, Monique Roffey, talks to the TT Guardian about her latest books: bit.ly/IvKemx
  8. Jamaican writer Sharon Leach on her lizard phobia, and the excerpt of Roger Mais she read at #bocas2012 's 50 Not Out: bit.ly/IvJMor
  9. A wonderful editorial on #bocas2012 in Guyana's Stabroek News: "Caribbean literature is alive and well": bit.ly/JB2kS9
  10. Bocas programme director Nicholas Laughlin replies to critic Raymond Ramcharitar's column on the Cbn Lit Action Group: bit.ly/J1nfRd
  11. Susumba magazine enjoys the Midnight Robber showdown at #bocas2012: bit.ly/J1mMhU
  12. TT Guardian report on Rosemary Stone's "Short Talk" with Meiling on fashion history at #bocas2012: bit.ly/J1mffY
  13. RT@Karen_Lord Just under the wire - the day three post for #bocas2012 is now up merumsal.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/day…
  14. Marsha Pearce reports on the #bocas2012 "Art in the Caribbean" panel for the ARC magazine blog: bit.ly/JhOiXH
  15. Monique Roffey and Rivka Galchen discuss the call of Nature at their #bocas2012 session, w/ @anitasethi bit.ly/K57FVN
  16. Blog recap: Fred D'Aguiar and Shara McCallum's #bocas2012 poetry session: on trauma, and advice for young writers. bit.ly/JFHMMM
  17. Rabindranath Maharaj reads from The Amazing Absorbing Boy at #bocas2012, talks on the new migrant's tales. bit.ly/JFuSy7
  18. Recap of the inaugural NGC #bocas2012 Lecture on Human Races, with Steve Jones. bit.ly/JOE5BR
  19. First #bocas2012 photo journal: Open Mic sessions with fresh, talented voices! @gillymoor bit.ly/IZbn3K
  20. RT @nicobet Carolyn Ali, aka The Egg Lady, introduces cookbook/children's tales b4 serving up some goodies #bocas2012 img.ly/hIGx