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Brother Man

The long-awaited reissue of this Jamaican literary classic about an embattled Rastafarian cobbler who struggles to bring enlightenment to a suffering populace.

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before August 3, 2027.

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The Baker’s Son: My Life in Business

An inspirational rags-to-riches memoir by the founder of the most successful Caribbean business ever established in the US.

My Own Dear People

A young Jamaican man struggles to overcome toxic masculinity—his culture’s and his own—in this Caribbean coming-of-age novel.

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