{"product_id":"virgin-islands-noir-paperback-by-tiphanie-yanique","title":"Virgin Islands Noir Paperback by Tiphanie Yanique","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-08-04)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781636142975\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e311.85\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.75 x 13.34 x 2.34\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the heels of\u003c\/i\u003e Haiti Noir\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Trinidad Noir\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Kingston Noir\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Havana Noir\u003ci\u003e, and\u003c\/i\u003e San Juan Noir\u003ci\u003e, the Akashic Noir Series dives even deeper into foreboding, luminous Caribbean literature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRAND-NEW STORIES BY:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiphanie Yanique, Richard Georges, Raven Phillips, Gillian Royes, Tobias S. Buckell, Cadwell Turnbull, Johanna Gibson, Eugenia O’Neal, Celeste Rita Baker, Nisha Khiani Savara, Sophia Aubin, Rea Vanterpool, Vince Omni, Traci O’Dea, and Hadiya Sewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Introduction by Tiphanie Yanique \u0026amp; Richard Georges:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"The writers here represent the greater Virgin Islands, made up of the territories separated, by colonialism, into the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. In sidestepping this political distinction, we honor both the everyday experiences of Virgin Islanders as well as the creative possibilities of fiction . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Virgin Islanders keep our secrets close—especially the darker ones. We want to ensure we make a good impression—especially if our livelihoods depend on it, which they often do. For us, \u003ci\u003eVirgin Islands Noir\u003c\/i\u003e is a major anthology—one of the first to likely reach beyond the islands themselves. But the Virgin Islands is a place literally named for an innocence fearful of exploitation, so it was initially discomforting to many of the writers here that this vision of us would be in noir—a literary genre that highlights crime and disturbia. Over a number of years, the editors charged the storytellers here to write real . . . [O]ne way to claim you exist as a fully complex humanity is to admit that you also have your dangerous sides. Sometimes, maybe, we will be the ones to devour \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIPHANIE YANIQUE\u003c\/b\u003e is a creative writer and educator. Her books include \u003ci\u003eLand of Love and Drowning,\u003c\/i\u003e which won the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, the Phillis Wheatley Book Award, and an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her writing has also won a Felix Dennis Prize, a Pushcart Prize, and a \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e Prize. Yanique was born and raised in the Virgin Islands and is a professor at Emory University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD GEORGES\u003c\/b\u003e is the first Virgin Islands poet laureate and the author of three previous poetry collections: \u003ci\u003eMake Us All Islands, Giant,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpiphaneia,\u003c\/i\u003e winner of the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. His poetry and fiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWasafiri, Small Axe,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWhite Review, Pree, Prelude,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWildness,\u003c\/i\u003e among others. 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