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Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Anancy at Miami Dade College

tathianapatino — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:26:00 -0400

Last week Saturday, I had the pleasure of reading Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories to the children at the Reading Learning Center at the North Campus of Miami Dade College Tagged by tathianapatino under anancy, florida, jamaica, jamaican, book, caribbean, caribbean-american, children, miami, writer, writing, family,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: A Conversation With Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

tathianapatino — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:51:00 -0400

Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik (Afrobella) is a Trinidad-born writer who currently resides in Miami. Tagged by tathianapatino under trinidad, woman, writer, miami, afrobella, african-american,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Anancy at Florida International University

tathianapatino — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:18:00 -0400

Anancy weaved his magic at the National Achievers Society's closing ceremony at Florida International University. Tagged by tathianapatino under anancy, books, miami, writer, writing, story, stories, children,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: South Florida Writers Fete Mitchell Kaplan

tathianapatino — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:21:00 -0400

You could feel the love in the room on Saturday, October 13, 2007, when over fifty South Florida writers turned out at the Miami Beach Regional Library to honor Mitchell Kaplan, the owner of Books & Books. It was truly heartfelt. Tagged by tathianapatino under miami, book, books, Kaplan, florida, author, writer,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot:

tathianapatino — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:57:00 -0400

"I see a lot of people who have never been to readings before," said Edwidge Danticat to an overflow crowd at Books & Books on Friday, October 12, 2007. "I also get nervous when I read in front of people I know," she laughed. It was hardly a statement that you'd expect from an international writer such as Edwidge Danticat. But then, again, Edwidge is anything but ordinary. And emotional and intellectual honesty have always been hallmarks of her work. Tagged by tathianapatino under caribbean, danticat, haiti, haitian, miami, book, books, writer, writing, caribbean-american,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: A Conversation With Karla Gottlieb

tathianapatino — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:45:00 -0400

Karla Gottlieb is the Director for Community Partnerships at the Human Services Coalition. Tagged by tathianapatino under miami, woman, writer,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Anancy @ South Miami Heights Elementary

tathianapatino — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:03:00 -0400

When I read from Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories at South Miami Heights Elementary last week Friday, it was almost like the at Kara's Jamaican & Chinese Restaurant. Tagged by tathianapatino under anancy, book, books, children, miami, jamaica, writer, writing, caribbean-american, heritage,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Miami Honors Mitchell Kaplan

tathianapatino — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:22:00 -0400

A mighty, mighty, mighty celebration is being planned on Saturday, October 13, 2007, at the Miami Beach Regional Library to honor Mitchell Kaplan. Tagged by tathianapatino under miami, book, books, writer, florida,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Dexter @ Books and Books

tathianapatino — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:46:00 -0400

I have to admit that I was a bit scared when Jeff Lindsay began reading from his book, Dexter in the Dark, at Books and Books on September 26, 2007. Tagged by tathianapatino under Miami, novels, books, book, fiction, florida, mystery,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Edwidge Danticat at Books and Books

tathianapatino — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:34:00 -0400

Edwidge Danticat will be reading from Brother I'm Dying at Books and Books, Coral Gables, on Friday, October 12, 2007 at 8:00 pm. Tagged by tathianapatino under haiti, woman, writer, miami, book, books,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Maguey Magnificus

tathianapatino — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:48:00 -0400

About seven years ago when I used to jog by Snake Creek, I saw this plant that had spilled its orphaned seeds all over the banks of the canal. Tagged by tathianapatino under jamaican, miami, plant, maguey, gardening,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Twenty Five Years of Books & Books

tathianapatino — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:47:00 -0400

Books & Books, the locally-owned, independent bookstore founded by Mitchell Kaplan in 1982, will celebrate its 25th Anniversary in October. Tagged by tathianapatino under miami, book,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: In My Own Words: Anthony C. Winkler

tathianapatino — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:48:00 -0400

I write for the same reason I breathe—because I have to. Tagged by tathianapatino under writer, writing, caribbean, jamaica, jamaican, miami, books, bookfair, book, author, fiction,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Junot Diaz @ Books and Books, Miami

tathianapatino — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:53:00 -0400

Junot Diaz seemed relaxed last night as he flipped through the pages of his long awaited novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and began his reading to a capacity audience at Books and Books Tagged by tathianapatino under caribbean, caribbean-american, writer, writing, books, book, fiction, florida, miami,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Avocado - July 2007 – Abolition special issue

tathianapatino — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:07:00 -0400

Avocado - July 2007 – Abolition special issue has been published and it contains one of my short stories, "Third Time," which I read at last year's Miami Book Fair International. Tagged by tathianapatino under africa, caribbean, writer, writing, fiction, miami, florida, jamaica, jamaican,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Happy Birthday, Miss Lou--2007

tathianapatino — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:22:00 -0400

In Jamaica, we always have Marley singing, "No, Woman, Nuh Cry." But more importantly, there is always Miss Lou's voice, brimming with sunlight, singing "Evening Time" and her comforting laugh and adieu, "Walk good, yuh hear!" Tagged by tathianapatino under miami, florida, woman, writer, jamaica, jamaican,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: In My Own Words: Joseph McNair

tathianapatino — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:55:00 -0400

O Şe Şango, which means in Yorùbá, “Thank you, Shango,” is my first novel and has been three years in the making Tagged by tathianapatino under african-american, miami, writer, writing, yoruba, africa, fiction, books, book,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot:

tathianapatino — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:37:00 -0400

"Boy, you soft!" It's one of the worst things that you can say to a Jamaican male. "Softness" in Jamaican implies a lack of sexual potency or lack of masculinity which is a serious character flaw in the macho Jamaican world. Tagged by tathianapatino under jamaica, jamaican, mordecai, miami, blog, caribbean, writer, writing,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Anancy in Perrine

tathianapatino — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:55:00 -0400

Jamaican author, Geoffrey Philp, will be reading from his recently published children's book, Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories on Sunday, September 9, 2007. The reading which begins at 12:00 noon will be held at Church of the Ascension, 11201 SW 160 th Street, Miami, FL 33157 Tagged by tathianapatino under children, miami, jamaica, jamaican, florida, book, books, anancy, writer, writing, caribbean, caribbean-american,

Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot: Jamaica Observer reviews Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories

tathianapatino — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:10:00 -0400

If you’re not familiar with the name Geoffrey Philp, you should be. Tagged by tathianapatino under anancy, caribbean-american, caribbean, jamaica, jamaican, writer, writing, books, book, miami,