Caribbean Review of Books
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The Caribbean Review of Books is a quarterly magazine published in Port of Spain
, Trinidad, reviewing books of Caribbean
interest—by Caribbean authors or about the Caribbean—and printing original fiction, poetry, and other literary material. It is the second periodical to use this name.
Publishers' Association (UWIPA) in Mona, Jamaica
. It was intended to be "the complete source for Caribbean book news", and combined book reviews with bibliographical information, interviews, and other features. It was edited by Samuel B. Bandara, a librarian at the university.
When some crucial UWIPA resources were absorbed into the newly founded University of the West Indies Press in 1993 and no external funding could be secured, The Caribbean Review of Books ceased publication.
(MEP) decided to take responsibility for the project.
In May 2004, under publisher Jeremy Taylor and editor Nicholas Laughlin, the new Caribbean Review of Books--CRB for short—was launched as a quarterly magazine aimed at general readers, supported by subscriptions and advertising. Its primary content was reviews mainly fiction, poetry, biography, history, and current affairs books, as well as books about art and culture.
The CRB became an independent non-profit organisation in 2006, and secured a grant from the Prince Claus Foundation, and continued support from MEP. However, like its predecessor, it suspended print publishing in mid-2009. It was re-launched in May 2010 as an online publication, to coincide with its sixth anniversary.
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
, Trinidad, reviewing books of Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
interest—by Caribbean authors or about the Caribbean—and printing original fiction, poetry, and other literary material. It is the second periodical to use this name.
The first Caribbean Review of Books, 1991-1994
The original Caribbean Review of Books was founded in 1991 by the University of the West IndiesUniversity of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...
Publishers' Association (UWIPA) in Mona, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. It was intended to be "the complete source for Caribbean book news", and combined book reviews with bibliographical information, interviews, and other features. It was edited by Samuel B. Bandara, a librarian at the university.
When some crucial UWIPA resources were absorbed into the newly founded University of the West Indies Press in 1993 and no external funding could be secured, The Caribbean Review of Books ceased publication.
The revived Caribbean Review of Books, 2004-
A revival of The Caribbean Review of Books was one of the early objectives of the Caribbean Publishers' Network (Capnet), founded in 2000. When external funding again proved difficult, one of Capnet's founding members, a small publishing house in Trinidad called Media and Editorial Projects LimitedMedia and Editorial Projects Limited
Media and Editorial Projects Limited is a private publishing company based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.The company was established in 1991 by Jeremy Taylor and Joanne Mendes...
(MEP) decided to take responsibility for the project.
In May 2004, under publisher Jeremy Taylor and editor Nicholas Laughlin, the new Caribbean Review of Books--CRB for short—was launched as a quarterly magazine aimed at general readers, supported by subscriptions and advertising. Its primary content was reviews mainly fiction, poetry, biography, history, and current affairs books, as well as books about art and culture.
The CRB became an independent non-profit organisation in 2006, and secured a grant from the Prince Claus Foundation, and continued support from MEP. However, like its predecessor, it suspended print publishing in mid-2009. It was re-launched in May 2010 as an online publication, to coincide with its sixth anniversary.