Continuing our look at Caribbean nations with a trip (via the library catalog) to Jamaica! For country information, visit our Maps & other Geographic Data LibGuide, the CIA's World Factbook, or the Jamaica Information Service. Also: read Jamaica's newspaper, The Gleaner, online!
From Harvey River: A Memoir of my Mother and Her Island by Lorna Goodison
The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir by Staceyann Chin
John Crow's Devil by Marlon James
Fruit of the Lemon by Andrea Levy
Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
Reggae: The Rough Guide written by Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton
Rastafari: Roots and Ideology by Barry Chevannes
Reggae Bloodlines: In Search of the Music and Culture of Jamaica text by Stephen Davis
The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh, and Wailer by Colin Grant
The Kebra Negast: The Lost Bible of Rastafarian Wisdom and Faith from Ethiopia and Jamaica edited by Gerald Hausman
Traveling Jamaica with Knife, Fork & Spoon: A Righteous Guide to Jamaican Cookery by Robb Walsh & Jay McCarthy
Jerk from Jamaica: Barbecue Caribbean Style by Helen Willinsky
This is Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music by Lloyd Bradley
Duppy Talk : West Indian Tales of Mystery and Magic retold by Gerald Hausman (J)
Doctor Bird: Three Lookin' Up Tales from Jamaica by Gerald Hausman
Tiger Soup: An Anansi Story from Jamaica retold and illustrated by Frances Temple (J)
The Tangerine Tree by Regina Hanson (J Easy)
CDs
Drums of Defiance: Maroon Music from the Earliest Free Black Communities of Jamaica
In Search of the Lost Riddim by Ernest Ranglin
Retrospective: Classic Tracks from a Legendary Artist, Bunny Wailer
Arise Black Man, Peter Tosh and friends
Intensified!: Original Ska, 1962-1966
DVDs
Wide Sargasso Sea
The Harder They Come
Looking to eat some traditional Jamaican cuisine? JamaicaTravelandCulture.com has recipes for two of my favorite dishes, Pepperpot Soup & Patties. Try drinking Sorrel along with your meal!
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