Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid is an Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, and gardening writer. Her books include the coming-of-age novel Annie John, the nonfiction work A Small Place, and the memoir The Autobiography of My Mother, along with My Garden (Book) and See Now Then. Born in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, she lives in North Bennington, Vermont, and is Professor of African and African American Studies in Residence Emerita at Harvard University.