Dee' Archives by dOrOtHy An exceptionally comprehensive channel, filled with book reviews and many insightful discussions. Thank you for featuring my novel "Dancehall Rebel" in your discussion of Jamaica in the Canadian Experience 🙏🏽: youtu.be/y-D3yQOrUAs?... #JamaicanCanadian #BlackSky #BookSky

Thank you CaribbeanEMagazine for sharing this thoughtful and informative post about my teen novel "Carnival Curves" (Lorimer Kids, 2025). www.caribbeanemagazine.com/single-post/... Your support is appreciated! #Carnival #CarnivalSeason #TorontoCarnival #CaribbeanCarnival #YALit #BookSky

Books, books, and more books this past Wednesday at the CNE! Always a treat to see my teen novels "Carnival Curves" and "Dancehall Rebel" on display along with the other great educational tools and social justice titles for youth from Lorimer Kids. #YALit #BookSky #Carnival #Dancehall #BlackSky

This Vaughan senior has spent 3 decades teaching children about Jamaican storytelling to keep Black history alive beyond February Literacy Educator, Angela Royes yorkregion.com/news/vaughan...

This is a great read; it was nice to meet Michelle at this year's OLA Super Conference, purchase a copy...and have the book signed! Words With Michelle: Inspirational Conversations With Today's Black Canadian Changemakers by Michelle Joseph www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... #BlackSky #BookSky

The Cost of Silence: Why Black Youth Mental Health Can’t Wait "Over 70% of #BlackYouth get information from social media like TikTok and IG. Nearly half are turning to AI tools for support..." @amievarley.bsky.social Dr. Tapo Chimbganda @hospitalnews.bsky.social hospitalnews.com/the-cost-of-...

The Most Dangerous Books in Society "...kids who read more #BannedBooks showed significantly more positive community engagement...interest in politics and elections...involvement in charitable causes." @toddkashdan.bsky.social @psychologytoday.com www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/curi... #BookSky

Grateful to the Canada Council for the Arts, as one of 18K literary creators who received payment this year as compensation for the presence of my book "Dancehall Rebel" in Canada's public libraries 📚. Thank you, #PublicLendingRight (PLR) Commission 🙏🏽! #BringingTheArtsToLife #BookSky

★ This immersive history from bestselling biographer Wil Haygood explores the unique experiences of African Americans drawn into the Vietnam War as the civil rights battle raged on the home front. It's a highly original window into a turbulent historical moment. @AAKnopf buff.ly/lGul9aX

This project was one of my favourites, inspired by my novel #Bonafide. 🎵 Listen to "Bonafide #Toronto" An All #TorontoHipHop Mix by DJ Majesty: on.soundcloud.com/iS67pOj8g1Tw... 📚 Order Bonafide: www.amazon.ca/dp/0987919539/ #BlackToronto #TorontoHistory #BlackHistory #HipHop #BlackSky

Happening now... 💃🏾🕺🏾 Parade Of Bands 2026 - Carnival Tuesday youtube.com/live/877JtkE... #Carnival #Trinidad #TrinidadCarnival #CaribbeanCarnival #BlackSky

Sad news. Leaders like Jesse Jackson were the blueprint. Teaching us what a lifetime of servitude looked like. Vocalizing the motivations of our ancestors and providing informed representation in every community fight. Centering God, unapologetically Black. Rest easy, Reverend 🙏🏽

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Thanks again to the Ontario Library Association and my publisher Lorimer for the opportunity to sign copies of "Carnival Curves" at the OLA Super Conference! The teachers and librarians were enthusiastic about sharing the book with their students and young family members. #OLASC #BookSky #BlackSky

I love to see artistry in motion like this...way to go, Mr. Springsteen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...

Classic 🙏🏽

I had a really nice day at the Ontario Library Association's Super Conference, and got to chat with so many readers, librarians, and educators during my book signing. Appreciative of the opportunity to share "Carnival Curves" with schools and young minds across Ontario. #OLASC #BookSky #Carnival

I’ll be signing copies of my teen novel "Carnival Curves" at the OLA @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social Super Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 10:40am at the Lorimer booth #328! #YALit #TorontoCarnival #CaribbeanCanadian #Carnival #OLASC #BookSky #BlackSky

Searching for Ontario’s missing Black boys Advocates call for human trafficking charges for adults luring Black boys "Black teenagers sometimes as young as 13 have been groomed and lured into drug trafficking gangs with promises of money and status..." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #BlackSky

Respecting the Reggae Riddim: staceymarierobinson.blogspot.com/2011/01/resp... 📝 "It's 1988. You're in a dim studio in Kingston, Jamaica, and Dennis Brown is on the mic. Seated at the drums is Lowell #SlyDunbar and next to him on guitar, Robert Shakespeare. Instrument by instrument..." RIEP 🙏🏽

I enjoyed this #YAnovel "Last Cut" from Wren Handman! "SideStreets are a series of books that tackle edgy, real world problems that teens today experience such as class issues and crime, substance abuse, and mental health..." 🎬: lorimer.ca/childrens/pr... 📚: lorimer.ca/childrens/si... #BookSky

This is great! I have a (very modest) Black Barbie collection...and can definitely relate to the author's statement. This is cool. “Playing with Barbie dolls was one of my first forms of storytelling and creative outlets as a kid. I spent countless hours making up stories..." Alex Aster #BookSky

Shout out to author/educator Nadia Hohn and the Sankofas Pen movement of #BlackCanadian kids/YA authors! I truly appreciate the nomination for the Sankofa's Pen Peer Choice Award and all of the support for my teen novel Carnival Curves. THANK YOU! www.instagram.com/sankofaspen/ #BookSky #BlackSky

"As an #author, nurse, and someone who collects human stories, I have expressed my feelings through words. It is natural to me. I come from Somalia, a nation of poets...a culture built on oral #storytelling. I carry that in my DNA." ~ Author Shugri Salh 📝: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

This article (by Nicole Thompson) was an interesting read! "As 'Heated Rivalry' author @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social writes the latest instalment in the love story that served as the basis for the hit television series, she’s trying to strike a delicate balance..." www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

I just enjoy hearing Molly McPherson break things down! For expert PR/communications perspectives in anything from politics to entertainment, she's the best. Elite-level analyses and explanations; I really appreciate the way her mind works. Very inspiring: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuJA...

The news is insanely horrific these days. Many world "leaders" are moving in pure darkness. 💜 Amplify the positive, inspirational, and encouraging messages/communicators when you can. Highlight the hopeful vibrations and joyful frequencies. Promote #GoodOverEvil 🙏🏽 everywhere.

This is one of the best platforms online for informed discussion on #reggae music and #Jamaican entertainment, led by intelligent industry minds. Glad to see The Ralston Barrett Show and his musical peers back on and active for the new year :) www.tiktok.com/@rallodiregg... #ReggaeSky #Dancehall

“[Hip hop]’s a vein that feeds, it’s a melting pot now, and it’s a vein that feeds once it’s nurtured...It can be educational, informative. Could be like a president standing in front of a pulpit, talking to his people.” #SlickRick 👑 📝: @andrejgee.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

This is a well-paced, informative, and refreshing (!) discussion with #Konshens and #MrVegas. I look forward to more episodes of this podcast. "Mr Vegas talks Foota Konshens Politics Masicka Bounty Kartel Shenseea | The KONnek Podcast" youtu.be/IrGo4-POHOA?... #Dancehall #Reggae #Jamaica #MusicSky

Shamier Anderson & Stephan James Launch The Legacy Lounge, a Powerful New Celebration of Black Canadian Excellence SJ: “Shamier and I believe in the importance of representation and storytelling...individuals who inspire community change and progress.” blackgirlnerds.com/shamier-ande... #BlackSky

Shaggy, Sean Paul & Kes Lead ‘Jamaica Strong’ Benefit Concert for Hurricane Melissa Relief

MY BOOKS FOR TEENS 📚 Caribbean Canadian culture, Toronto energy, and young adult stories straight from the heart. 🎉 Carnival Curves (2025): www.amazon.ca/Carnival-Cur... 🎧 Dancehall Rebel (2024): www.amazon.ca/Dancehall-Re... 🇨🇦 #CanLit #Carnival #Dancehall #Toronto #LorimerKids #BookSky #BlackSky

Limited-edition Carnival Curves tees, created exclusively and printed locally by Donsdatter Ink! These vibrant shirts feature empowering messages of #emancipation #power #freedom and #resistance ...all core themes of the book 📚. Order 👕: bit.ly/441fmem #CaribbeanCarnival #Carnival #BookSky #CanLit

"Graduate study created a foundation for a lifelong career in journalism...facilitating communities to record stories, amplify voices, and use advocacy to stimulate social action and change." ~ Kamila McDonald (2012) A favourite interview ✍🏽 staceymarierobinson.blogspot.com/2012/09/kami... #BookSky

"Graduate study created a foundation for a lifelong career in journalism...facilitating communities to record stories, amplify voices, and use this advocacy to stimulate social action and change." Kamila McDonald, 2012 One of my favourite interviews: staceymarierobinson.blogspot.com/2012/09/kami...

Caribbean Canadian culture, Toronto energy, and teen stories straight from the heart. Grateful to 📚 James Lorimer & Co. Ltd, Publishers for helping my books Dancehall Rebel (2024) and Carnival Curves (2025) reach their readers. More info at kyapublishing.com. #BookSky #CanLit #YALiterature

Launching one of Canada's First Black Studies Majors 👩🏾‍🎓 “...I come out of Jamaican culture, a culture of resistance. So I'm talking about Marcus Garvey in my course. I'm talking about slave resistance. I'm talking about maroons,” Professor Erica Lawson said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #BlackSky

#TheHarderTheyCome the musical was so phenomenal, I saw it twice. It was inspired by the story of Ivanhoe "Rhygin" Martin, and adapted for the 1972 film starring #JimmyCliff. Cliff's songs were featured in beautiful arrangements 🎵: staceymarierobinson.blogspot.com/2009/07/revi... RIEP, Legend 🙏🏽

Thank you @hkubiw.bsky.social for listing my teen novel "Carnival Curves" on your blog, Can Lit for Little Canadians! canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/07/upco... #CanadianReading #iReadCanadian #CanLit #YALiterature #CanadianAuthor #BookSky

Catching up on some non-Jamaican Hurricane Melissa news, from a pleasant and palatable source. Zohran Mamdani: Andrew Cuomo’s #1 Hater (and NYC’s Next Mayor?) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAwz...

It’s the time of year when creativity, color, and confidence take center stage, from Caribbean carnival #costumes to Halloween #masquerade! Every gem, feather, and fabric tells a story. My teen novel #Carnival Curves is available at all major booksellers 📚: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/carniv... #BookSky

UPDATE: Watch out for scams if you’re looking for ways to help those in Jamaica 🚨

Through @caloes.bsky.social, I'm deploying highly trained @lacofd.bsky.social Urban Search and Rescue teams to Jamaica to help reach victims of Hurricane Melissa. California stands ready to help when disaster strikes — at home or abroad.

Quebec linemen help restore power in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa #Quebec #Jamaica www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

We don't have Target in Canada anymore, but it's great to see that my book Carnival Curves is now available through Target online, and in stores: www.target.com/p/carnival-c... #Carnival #YALiterature #CaribbeanCanadian

Just saw that my new teen novel "Carnival Curves" is also available in Walmart. Very cool 😊 www.walmart.com/ip/Lorimer-R... #CarnivalSky #CaribbeanCarnival #BookSky #CaribbeanSky #BlackSky

My family and I are supposed to be travelling to Jamaica for a funeral tomorrow, and now we're on #TropicalStormMelissa watch as our plans adjust in real time...waiting for today's JIS press conference to address some of our worries. 🙏🏽 www.youtube.com/live/PcPMrzB... #Jamaica #JamaicaSky

My new YA novel CARNIVAL CURVES is available at Chapters Indigo ➡️ www.indigo.ca/en-ca/carniv... 🎉 An authentic and affirming story of identity, empowerment, and cultural heritage that will resonate with teens. 📚 James Lorimer & Co. Ltd., Publishers #CaribbeanCarnival #Carnival #BookSky #NewBook

I'm just now really reflecting on #DAngelo. Growing up in the 90s, he was everything to us girls. Everything. The prototype. The #BrownSugar album was epic from start to finish. I hope he knew how much his music meant to us, and how beloved he is. 🙏🏽 RIP youtube.com/@dangelo3439