sorry for being long... my two picks last summer were Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende (historical fiction) and Anthony C. Winkler's God Carlos- but I like most things by Winkler. now I'm thinking of the time I spend over $100 at a local bookstore on St. Kitts. pre-internet days I had to write to the island info ctr and find out exactly where the book stores were. I found some wonderful short works by local authors. I never did inquire where bookstores on SXM are... but I did search for a VHS of Winkler's The Lunatic once... it was a fun mini-adventure. For older stuff, you can't go wrong with Don't Stop the Carnival.. Bob Sachosis Swimming in the Volcano comes to mind. He also had a book of short stories I loved. another: http://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Book-Caribbean-Short-Stories/dp/0140245030/ref=cm_cr-mr-title