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🌺 Exploring love, life, & the stories that connect us. Author web page https://scarletibisjames.com/.
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Reading together hits differently. I’m sharing the opening chapters of Scarlet Yearnings and hosting a StoryGraph readalong for anyone who wants to join the conversation. Come read with us → app.thestorygraph.com/readalongs/4...

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February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The Rhythm of Love by Jamie Tukpah medium.com/bookium/the-...
The Rhythm of Love
A book review of Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind by Scarlet Ibis James
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January 25, 2026 at 11:30 PM
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The Hawk Outside of the NICU brevitymag.com/current-issu...
The Hawk Outside of the NICU | Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
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December 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
41 is your sign to get this ebook. It's the quick-read, feel-good, real love story of the season. LOVE IN THE DARK… a holiday romance #booksky
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
remembering the legacy of this day…
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Caribbean girl + books + soft life energy.
Here’s the backstory. 🌺🔥
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Well, well, well. Wonders never cease.
Scarlet Ibis James (@scarletibis)
I've missed you, Ava! But this was worth the wait! My favorite line? "You wanna play, let's play!" I'm washing dishes, listening to the audio play and grinning. Thanks and keep starting!
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November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When the Gods meddle: medium.com/my-personal-...
When the Ancestors Intervene
The Gods Are Meddling
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November 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
What happens when a marriage hits a blackout—literally and emotionally? #books
I wrote about love, repair, and choosing each other again in my newest Substack post featuring Love in the Dark.
If you want a holiday story with heart, this one’s for you.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Love in the Dark: A Holiday Romance for Grown-Ups - amzn.to/3LzuARK #booksky
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Manifesting shelf space like it’s my side hustle 😏📚 #AuthorDreams #ScarletYearnings
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“Writing is not a profession. It’s a calling. It’s almost holy.” Jamaica Kincaid
a drawing of a girl sitting at a desk with the website debbieoli.com written on the bottom
ALT: a drawing of a girl sitting at a desk with the website debbieoli.com written on the bottom
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November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
October Author Newsletter

Inside: Trinidad book tour magic, 2 new stories, TV appearances, $5 audiobook special, and why this Caribbean author finally surrendered to pumpkin spice

Love letters from the tropics to your inbox: scarletwrites.substack.com/p/scarlet-wr...
Scarlet Writes Newsletter: October Love Letters from the Caribbean
Coming home to stories, finding stories in homecoming
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October 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
From the Now Morning Show to your screen 🌺 Grateful to TTT Live & Natasha Lake for spotlighting Trini stories of love + belonging. #Books More: www.scarletibisjames.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Imagine writing about a runaway DJ and getting called “emotionally resonant and intellectually stimulating.”

Not me out here mixing pain and poetry like rum and coconut water. 🥥🥃

Thank you, QBR / The Black Book Review—I feel seen!

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October 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Why are you waiting until the last minute? The thing is this Saturday. Call, nah. Sign up 🇹🇹. You know you want to come and see meh. CALL! 780-3763 #trinibooks
October 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Scarlet Birthright Steps Into the Canadian Book Club Awards
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Scarlet Birthright Steps Into the Canadian Book Club Awards
A story of love, loss, and resilience finds its place on a bigger stage 🌺
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October 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Book Review: Love Forms by Claire Adam
Book Review: Love Forms by Claire Adam
A Real Sweet 🇹🇹 Listening Experience. This Scarlet Ibis' thoughts on the Booker International Book Award Longlisted title.
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September 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Reposted by Author-Scarlet
"Many...worried that a lack of memorialization played into a larger erosion of empathy that would...empower fascists...To help people process...together, in spite of the physical distance between them, Kelly’s collective, Lifted Voices, & others set out to plan a week of action & memorialization." 🫂
I started reading this earlier at the doctor's office, but then got home, & other priorities took precedence. Given how demoralized I feel, I am returning to it and hoping that posting quotes that resonate as I go may help me with finishing it. Channeling my past self, who read 450+ books in 2017! 🥹
September 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM