Jamaica Book Festival debuts Africa-Caribbean literary exchange

 

The Confucius Institute at The University of the West Indies, Mona, transformed into a dynamic literary hub of conversation, creativity, and cross-continental connection last Saturday as the Jamaica Book Festival (JBF) hosted its inaugural Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange.

Held in partnership with the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy and powered by the African Export–Import Bank, the literary festival brought together authors, poets, publishers, cultural leaders and lovers of literature and the arts, for a day of engaging panel discussions, audio book listening sessions, and live readings of the shared histories and the evolving relationship between Africa and the Caribbean.

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