Blue Mongoose Publishing is pleased to announce two events with author Jennifer Davis Carey,
Saturday, May 3rd from 2-4pm
An Island Emptying Out,
An Island Filling Up
Jennifer Davis Carey
discusses her debut novel
NEAR the HOPE
115th Street Library
203 West 115th Street
New York, NY 10026-2403


Since the turn of the 19th and 20th century New York has been home to the one of the largest populations of people with roots in the Caribbean diaspora, and the culture of the islands is a part of what gives the City its identity. The 115th Street Branch of the New York City Public Library is pleased to host author Jennifer Davis Carey, as she discusses her debut novel, Near the Hope, which moves from the lush world of Barbados to the hazy glow of New York at the turn of the 20th century to follow a young emigrant woman who leaves her beloved island to navigate uncharted challenges.
AND
An Evening of Caribbean Authors
May 5 2014 7:30 pm, at Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton Street (at South Portland) in Brooklyn, New York
Jennifer Davis Carey (Barbados), author of Near the Hope
Esther Figueroa (Jamaica), author of Limbo
Elizabeth Nunez (Trinidad), author of Not For Everyday Use
Introduction by Carole Boyce Davies (Trinidad & Tobago), author of Caribbean Spaces: Escapes from Twilight Zones
Reception with Caribbean food from Gloria’s
The evening will be introduced by Cornell University professor Carole Boyce Davies, whose new work Caribbean Spaces draws on both personal experience and critical theory to illuminate the dynamic complexity of Caribbean culture and trace its migratory patterns throughout the Americas.
Both events are FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US!