Kingston Book Festival 2018
If you are a tourist or visitor interested in books and literature, then there is a biennial book festival in Kingston, Jamaica that maybe of interest. The Kingston Book Festival is a Kingston-based weeklong event celebrating local books, authors, and writing. So in addition to consuming Jamaican music and food, consider the festival to feed your mind with Jamaican stories and books. As the poetic Cooke (2018) puts it, "Reggae Month ends and the multiple day Kingston Book Festival begins, the throb of drum and bass succeeded by the rustling of pages." So I went to check out the final day of the festival that featured a book fair which for 2018 was held at Hope Gardens. I must confess that I am not much of a picture-taking person and prefer to just experience the moment rather than document it as I experience it. Hence, for Kingston Book Festival 2018, I was too engrossed in conversation at the different booths and viewing the books available that I forgot all about ...