This week we chat to new friend of the podcast blogger, writer and editor Tiara Jade Chutkhan and get into some creepy Indo Caribbean folklore.
About Tiara
Tiara Jade Chutkhan is a book blogger. writer and editor born and raised in Toronto. Her love of literature led her to start blogging and sharing her reads, particularly those by BIPOC authors. Through her blogging, Tiara has had the opportunity to review books for HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster, and Dundurn Press.
Tiara is the Editor-in-Chief at The Brown Gyal Diary and Marketing Coordinator at Diaspora Dialogues. She is a regular contributor for The Brown Gyal Diary blog and Caribbean Collection Magazine. Tiara is also working towards a certificate in Creative Writing from University of Toronto.
Tiara's first book, Two Times Removed: An Anthology of Indo-Caribbean Fiction, was released in May 2021. She is currently working on her second book, set to be released in May of 2022.
You can keep up with Tiara
IG: @bookwormbabee
Website: https://www.tiarajade.com/
Youtube: bookwormbabe
Twitter: @_TiaraJade
Check out Tiara's blog post - Jumbees of the Caribbean
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