✨ Publication Day is Here ✨
I’m thrilled to share that my latest book published by @akashicbooks is officially out in the world today!
📚 Available now wherever books are sold
🔗 More info + purchase links in bio
Paradise Once is also available as an audiobook from @penguinrandomhouse !
Listen while you walk, run, drive, or unwind 🎧
🔗 Find it wherever you get your audiobooks – link in bio.
#ParadiseOnce #ReadCaribbean #NowListening
Praise from Edwidge Danticat…
“Senior’s work weaves history and mythology, capturing the genesis and heart of Caribbean culture.” — Edwidge Danticat
‘Paradise Once’ is already resonating deeply with readers.
🔗 Find out more + get your copy via the link in bio.
We’re excited to share that this Saturday at the My Jamaica Pop Up (Liguanea Plaza) we’ll be hosting an author signing and the official relaunch of Boonoonoonous Hair by Olive Senior from 12:30 to 1:30 PM.
Come through, meet the beloved Jamaican author, and pick up a joyful Christmas gift for the little readers in your life.
What goes into writing historical fiction?
Celebrated Jamaican author, @olivetheauthor , shares her approach and research into her new novel, Paradise Once, which is seen through the eyes of the indigenous people of the Caribbean, the Taino.
Up next, catch our next event collaboration with @caribbeanstudiesuoft this week, with a book launch event for celebrated poet and author Canisia Lubrin on Thursday November 13.
🎟️ Free tickets are available at the link in our bio.
Olive Senior will discuss her new book, "Paradise Once," at The Lynx Books with Jean D'Costa on November 8 from 6-7PM
601 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
/events/3805020251108
We #ReadCaribbean to remember that healing is not just medicine — it’s memory.
Our stories mend what history broke, restore what exile scattered, and remind us that joy is also resistance. ✨🌺
#MiamiBookFair2025 #ReadCaribbean #CaribbeanHealing #StoryAsMedicine
I’m thrilled to be part of Miami Book Fair 2025!
It’s always a joy to gather with readers, writers, and lovers of stories from across the Caribbean and beyond. Hope to see you there!
#MiamiBookFair #ReadCaribbean #CaribbeanStories
✨ What does it mean to carry memory, language, and spirit across generations? ✨
In this episode of Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast, I sit down with award-winning Jamaican writer Olive Senior to explore her latest novel Paradise Once. From the use of Jamaican Creole to the traditions that connect us to ancestors, Olive shows us how stories are more than words — they are bridges to identity, resilience, and belonging. 🌿📚
Tune in for a powerful conversation that reminds us: storytelling is survival.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!
/e/rediscovering-the-taino-olive-senior-on-paradise-once/?token=53bef5134841c60e404531dfc74e0fcb #podcast #taino #olivesenior #jamaicanpoet #poetlaureate #paradiseonce #caribbeanpodcast #familyhistory #caribbeanhistory #cuba #hertitageandmemory #oraltradition #caribbeanidentity🎤🎧📢🔊 #jamaicanwriters
A huge thank you to @olivetheauthor for stopping by #UofT to present her historical novel Paradise Once, seen through the eyes of the indigenous people of the Caribbean, the Taino.
We had a really great turn out with insightful conversations. 👏
Special thanks to our Moderator Melanie Newton, Chair, Graduate Program, and Professor of History and Caribbean Studies. Our @caribbeanstudiesuoft Interim Director, Beverley Mullings for welcoming Olive, and student Ava Dickens for supporting reading a passage from the novel.
Thank you to our partners @pen_canada , @adfrntbooklist , @laz_authentic_cuisine for the delicious food and @newcollege.library for hosting us! And lastly to our community for attending.
❤️
#paradiseonce #caribbean #ArtSciUofT
