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Sufferah: The Memoir of a Brixton Reggae-Head

In this breathtaking memoir, acclaimed author Alex Wheatle details how reggae music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse, imprisonment, and police brutality

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South Central Noir

The Akashic Noir Series’ forensic study of Southern California sharpens its focus on one of Los Angeles’s most recognized neighborhoods.

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Even in Paradise

A modern-day King Lear, a novel of greed, resentment, jealousy, betrayal, and romance set in Trinidad, Jamaica, and Barbados.

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Meryl Branch-McTiernan — The Book Cellar (Chicago, IL)

6/30/26, 6:30pm

Meryl Branch-McTiernan presents What You Should Worry About, in conversation with Destri Martino.

Meryl Branch-McTiernan — Unnameable Books (Brooklyn, NY)

7/8/26, 7:00pm

Meryl Branch-McTiernan presents What You Should Worry About; also reading Maisy Card; moderated by Ledia Xhoga

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