24 Books for the Caribbean
Caribbean novels, poetry, and histories of the islands and the age of sail
Four reading lists for a Caribbean sailing trip.
They run from the history of slavery and empire in the islands to Derek Walcott, the Nobel Prize–winning poet from St. Lucia.
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History
Slavery, empire, and the real Caribbean. Washington Black. Sugar in the Blood. Texaco.
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Novels and Love Stories
Caribbean Gothic and love stories at sea. Wide Sargasso Sea. The Mermaid of Black Conch.
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Travel and Sailing
Sailing memoirs, island-hopping, and Jamaica Kincaid's sharp look at tourism in Antigua. The Traveller's Tree. A Small Place.
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Poetry and Ideas
Nobel winners and postcolonial literature. Omeros. Notebook of a Return to the Native Land.
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This is the reading list for our Caribbean trip, Mermaids, Pirates and Poets (Caribbean Sail), January 2028. See the trip →