How to Escape from a Leper Colony
A Novella and Stories

It is no secret Tiphanie Yanique can write and she showcases this in this collection. I absolutely loved the story that was the title of the book- How to Escape from a Leper Colony. It is not every day I pick up a book that gives a historical look about Chacachare in Trinidad. I thoroughly enjoyed......more

Excerpted from the full review: "I loathe exaggeration, especially when it comes to enthusiasm. I prefer my praise to be as precise as possible. Sadly, this means that much of my best loved phrases must languish, unused, waiting for true beauty to capture them. One such is borrowed from a film – to f......more

There is a mystical quality to these stories that explores the identity of the islands and its inhabitants. The stories seem more like myths than literary fiction, which I liked. Street Man was my favorite.......more

You know how everyone always says that small presses are publishing the most innovative and interesting work? (Well, if you hang out with the book nerds I hang out with, you do.) On bad days there's a small skeptical voice inside me that says, "Yeah? Are you sure they don't just get sloppy seconds?"......more

This was easily one of the best books that I read last year. Yanique is a superb short story writer. Her stories drawn on the realism and surrealism of Caribbean geography and language, with stories that are located both in the region and the diaspora. It shocks, surprises and delights. I would reco......more