COVER REVEAL
What A Mother's Love Don't Teach You by @IAmSharmaTaylor brings together a blazing chorus of voices to evoke Jamaica's ghetto, dance halls and criminal underworld, at the beating heart of which is a mother's unshakeable love for her son.
Coming July 2022
Every year, The White Review asks friends and contributors what books they’ve enjoyed reading and rereading.
https://thewhitereview.org/feature/books-of-the-year-2023/…
Every year, The White Review asks friends and contributors what books they’ve enjoyed reading and rereading.
https://thewhitereview.org/feature/books-of-the-year-2023/…
Looking forward to talking with @IAmSharmaTaylor this morning with @QMULsed Postcolonial and Global Literatures students. A treat to have had the chance to deep dive on both the novel and the story that won our New Writing Prize!
Jamaican writer @IAmSharmaTaylor beautifully explores motherhood and relationships in Have Mercy.
Read this short story on Issue 2 of adda's #CWprize shortlist collection.
Photograph by Dan V.
https://addastories.org/have-mercy/
The Bocas UK Tour is a week away!
Join two dozen acclaimed Caribbean writers on October 29 for a day-long programme of stories, poems and music at the @britishlibrary!
Click the link to save the date and book your tickets:
http://bocaslitfest.com/bocas-uk-tour-…
#bocas2022#bocasuk22
Are we still Reading Caribbean?
Here are some 2022 Read Caribbean releases that you should definitely get to before the year ends.
https://bookofcinz.com/2022-read-caribbean-releases/…
"Something so beautiful , something so brave about the writing that I’ve come to associate with Caribbean authors, and honestly, it’s so refreshing!"
Thank you Steph for this wonderful picture and review of What A Mother's Love Don't Teach You by @IAmSharmaTaylor
When your own blood betrays you, is it possible to walk the path back to redemption?
@IAmSharmaTaylor's What a Mother's Love Don't Teach You (@ViragoBooks) is a debut of mayhem + mistrust, desire + devotion.
This book is destined to be felt in the deepest part of the soul.
This very moving short story by @IAmSharmaTaylor was shortlisted for the 2018 @cwwriters prize & later developed into her debut novel 'What A Mother's Love Don't Teach You' (2022)
I loved the rawness of her short story & can't wait to read the novel!
https://addastories.org/son-sons-birthday/…
Had the absolute pleasure of recently participating in the 2nd annual BVI Lit Fest in beautiful Tortola http://bvilitfest.com The Governor, Premier, Dr. Richard Georges and his team at the H Lavity Stoutt Community College were amazing hosts! Book lovers, do go next year!!
To mark #InternationalLiteracyDay we are delighted to announce the Final Panel Judges for The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2022! These literary leaders will meet later this month to decide the winners and runners-up of #QCEC2022: https://royalcwsociety.org/qcecjudges2022
Novel set in 1980s #Kingston#Jamaicahttps://tripfiction.com/novel-set-in-1980s-kingston-jamaica/…
What a Mother’s Love Don’t Teach You by @IAmSharmaTaylor
"..a story with humanity and ultimately about what it means to belong.."
#ttot#traveltuesday
It’s a winner! I’m so excited and thankful to the organizers and judges @bklyncbeanlit. Knowing that someone laughed, their gut pinched, and their arm hair stood up makes it worth the while. I can’t wait to share this story of love, obsession, and cuckoo soup with you all
"From a Commonwealth short story prizewinner comes a masterful epic that examines Uganda’s history through generations of a cursed family." - The Guardian. Hear Jennifer Makumbi discuss Kintu with Ellah Allfrey here ▶️https://bit.ly/3wpHtDc
My mum’s reaction to my debut novel being dedicated to her is EVERYTHING! ❤️❤️
(Posted with her permission. She looks amazing for 83, doesn’t she?) #HerDaughtersSecret
Sharma took us to church this Sunday afternoon! We're all feeling so inspired.
Massive thanks to @IAmSharmaTaylor who closed BGW Summer with a bang!
Sharma's debut novel is available in bookshops now:
https://tinyurl.com/3869w44a
Thank you so much @IAmSharmaTaylor@BlkGirlWriters for a great session on querying today. I read and reviewed Sharma's debut on #bookstagram this summer and absolutely loved it #BookTwitter#BookReview#AmQuerying#BlackWriters#SupportBlackWritershttps://aminasbookshelf.com/2022/06/26/review-what-a-mothers-love-dont-teach-you/…
for an agent query workshop! Featuring a live query letter tutorial. We'll finish with a Q&A to get the lowdown on debut author life!
When: Sun 28th Aug @ 1pm
Sign up:
Missed the incredible conversation between Caribbean writers @IAmSharmaTaylor and @AlexiaTolas? Catch it again on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/4I2s9V9JYZQ
Had a lot of fun chatting with the wonderful @IAmSharmaTaylor for this episode of #OurShelves, & very much recommend her brilliant debut, 'What a Mother's Love Don't Teach You', a moving, thrilling & gorgeously polyphonic portrait of 1980s Jamaica. Out now from @ViragoBooks! twitter.com/ViragoBooks/st…
Why not jet off to Jamaica today? Breathe in the sweet hot air of Kingston with What a Mother's Love Don't Teach You by Sharma Taylor.
Find out more: https://fal.cn/3r6wo#WhatAMothersLoveDontTeachYou
Had the absolute pleasure of reading WHAT A MOTHER'S LOVE DON'T TEACH YOU @IAmSharmaTaylor whilst I was in Jamaica and wooooow
When I say that sis took me on a journey? The authenticity. The PATWAH. The storytelling.
Also, my favourite @leoneross copy edited so you know it's