Elections, Violence and the Democratic Process in Jamaica

• by admin on March 22nd, 2010

Read Ian Boyne’s Review of Elections, Violence and the Democratic Process in Jamaica at http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100321/focus/focus3.html featured in the March 21, 2010 edition of the Sunday Gleaner.

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The Misunderstood Apostrophe

• by admin on February 26th, 2010

The use of the apostrophe  ( ‘ ) is so misunderstood. It has 2 major uses. (1) To denote the possessive by adding (’s) eg.  the doctor’s office, Christine’s book and (2) To denote a contraction or missing letters eg. don’t (do not), she’ll (she will).It should not be used in words that are simply plurals such as 1980s (not 1980’s), and the dos and don’ts (not dos and don’t’s).

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MAN VIBES

• by admin on February 24th, 2010

Dr Donna Hope Marquis

We’re pleased to announce one of our forthcoming publications in 2010: Man Vibes: Masculinities in the Jamaican Dancehall by Donna Hope-Marquis. The work discusses Jamaican masculinity as represented in the highly controversial dancehall music culture – Ole Dawg (promiscuity), Badman (violence), Chi Chi Man (anti-male homosexuality), Bling Bling (consumerist/consumptive), and Fashion Ova Style (stylised transgressions and homosexuality) – and explores the transition of Jamaican mansculinities in the 21st century. Donna is Lecturer in Reggae Studies in the Institute of Caribbean Studies at UWI, Mona.  The book is scheduled for publication in June.

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New in the warehouse

• by admin on February 23rd, 2010

Revd Dr Devon Dick

The Cross and the Machete, Devon Dick’s new book is now in our Miami and Kingston warehouses and is available online from our website www.ianrandlepublishers.com. In this new work,  the Morant Bay Rebellion, otherwise known as the ‘Native Baptist War’ and traditionally cast as a muderous uprising, is protrayed as an important watershed in Jamaican history motivated by the struggle for equality, justice and liberation. Read more…

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Welcome to Randle Publishing

• by admin on November 24th, 2009

Welcome to RandlePublishing.com!

Our blog is brand new and we look forward to filling it up with the latest book news from Ian Randle Publishers, news about the world of book publishing, author insights and much more.

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