It\u2019s Caribbean Heritage Month! Every June, book lovers from around the world celebrate the wealth of Caribbean Literature. There are plenty of page-turners to be getting on with, including epic fantasy novels, all-consuming literary fiction, and heart-pounding thrillers. But here at True Story, we\u2019re always looking for nonfiction to add to our TBRs. So if you\u2019re looking for Caribbean writers to add to your TBR to read this June\u2014and beyond!\u2014here are a few to get you started.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPutting Myself Together<\/a> <\/em>by Jamaica Kincaid<\/h3>\n\nThere are few authors I love more than Jamaica Kincaid. There\u2019s always been something truly magnificent about her work. While she\u2019s most known for her short novels, like Lucy<\/a><\/em> and Annie John<\/a><\/em>, Kincaid can also write a mean essay. So, of course, her new anthology jumped to the top of my TBR. This collection of essays includes pieces from Kincaid\u2019s early career that were published in places like The New Yorker<\/em>, The Village Voice<\/em>, and Ms.<\/em> This book is perfect for commuters or sneaking in a few minutes of reading time between activities at the pool or beach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"a](\"https:\/\/s2982.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Brother-Im-Dying-by-Edwidge-Danticat-300x0.jpg.webp\"\/)
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<\/a><\/p>\nBrother, I\u2019m Dying<\/a><\/em> by Edwidge Danticat <\/h3>\n\nEdwidge Danticat is truly a treasure of Haitian Literature, and this is her story. When she was just a girl, her parents left her in the care of her uncle, Joseph. When her parents finally sent for her, she struggled to remember them and grieved for the parental figure she had left behind. Later in 2004, when the political situation in Haiti began to deteriorate, Uncle Joseph was forced to flee to Miami in search of safety. In a whirlwind story of family connection and the tender ties that bind one person to another, Danticat illustrates the strength of familial love, even from across the ocean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nThe First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe<\/em> <\/a>by Marlene L. Daut <\/h3>\n\nThis one\u2019s for the history lovers who adore diving into a tome of a book. In The First and Last King of Haiti<\/em>, Yale scholar Marlene L. Daut explores the life of Henry Christophe, a complex figure in Haitian history. Born to an enslaved mother in Grenada, Christophe would go on to be a key leader in Haiti\u2019s revolution for independence. Eventually, he would go on to declare himself King of Haiti, but died by suicide nine years later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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There are few authors I love more than Jamaica Kincaid. There\u2019s always been something truly magnificent about her work. While she\u2019s most known for her short novels, like Lucy<\/a><\/em> and Annie John<\/a><\/em>, Kincaid can also write a mean essay. So, of course, her new anthology jumped to the top of my TBR. This collection of essays includes pieces from Kincaid\u2019s early career that were published in places like The New Yorker<\/em>, The Village Voice<\/em>, and Ms.<\/em> This book is perfect for commuters or sneaking in a few minutes of reading time between activities at the pool or beach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Edwidge Danticat is truly a treasure of Haitian Literature, and this is her story. When she was just a girl, her parents left her in the care of her uncle, Joseph. When her parents finally sent for her, she struggled to remember them and grieved for the parental figure she had left behind. Later in 2004, when the political situation in Haiti began to deteriorate, Uncle Joseph was forced to flee to Miami in search of safety. In a whirlwind story of family connection and the tender ties that bind one person to another, Danticat illustrates the strength of familial love, even from across the ocean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This one\u2019s for the history lovers who adore diving into a tome of a book. In The First and Last King of Haiti<\/em>, Yale scholar Marlene L. Daut explores the life of Henry Christophe, a complex figure in Haitian history. Born to an enslaved mother in Grenada, Christophe would go on to be a key leader in Haiti\u2019s revolution for independence. Eventually, he would go on to declare himself King of Haiti, but died by suicide nine years later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n True Story<\/p>\n Sign up for True Story to receive nonfiction news, new releases, and must-read forthcoming titles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nBrother, I\u2019m Dying<\/a><\/em> by Edwidge Danticat <\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nThe First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe<\/em> <\/a>by Marlene L. Daut <\/h3>\n
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