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Design by Ingrid Frahm Carnival, Crop Over and the West Indian Day Parades of the Caribbean Diaspora have always been sites of release and exuberance. This year, with so many celebrations cancelled or delayed and so many unable to travel and join in, Caribbean and Caribbean American writers reflect on the many meanings and experiences of Carnival. I almost forgot that I turn 40 in December. But then, my friends started posting on the Internet about their own big birthdays, and pretty soon, I realized that I wouldn’t get out of this year alive without making a plan to celebrate, or at least...

Book World: A meaty novel about ambition, race and revenge Naomi Jackson, The Washington Post Jan. 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail - - - Ladee Hubbard's sophomore novel, "The Rib King," is a fascinating story about the intersection of ambition, race and revenge. The book opens in 1914 in a mythic Northern city reminiscent of Chicago and follows the fortunes of the Black servants for the White Barclay family. The first section is narrated by Mr. Sitwell, a longtime groundskeeper and newly minted butler for the Barclays who later becomes the face of a popular meat sauce. Sitwell's decision to se...