Your curator

I’m Akilah aka Kiki, a Jamaican freelance writer, beta reader, and the bookstagrammer @ifthisispardise living in the shark's mouth. My current literary preoccupations are literary fiction, poetry, science fiction and fantasy, and media studies with a focus on anything queer and Caribbean.

Why subscribe?

I’m known for my far ranging deep dives into whatever I read. When I conceptualised the #WeReadJamaicaKincaid reading group on Instagram, I knew a few link shares in the group chat would be inadequate for all the complementary material I had in mind: video/text interviews, reviews, critical essays, plus related works by other writers, musicians and artists. All of that will be here in Reading Jamaica Kincaid: a curated collection of resources for each of Kincaid’s books, published in sync with the reading group schedule.

Who is this for?

This substack is for Jamaica Kincaid acolytes, casual fans, eager newbies, curious onlookers, dedicated Kincaid haters. All are welcome to join with us at any point as #WeReadJamaicaKincaid. The full reading calendar is here. New discord invite links are included in each newsletter issue.