The new volume Virgin Islands Noir (Akashic Books, 2026) edited by Tiphanie Yanique and Richard Georges will be presented at Bajo el Sol Gallery (Mongoose Junction), in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, on October 17, 2026, from 5:00 to 6:00pm. offering readers a rich portrait of the Virgin Islands and the people who call them home.” Description (from the introduction by Tiphanie Yanique and Richard Georges): The writers here represent the greater Virgin Islands, made up of the territories separated, by colonialism, into the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. For us, Virgin Islands Noir is a major anthology—one of the first to likely reach beyond the islands themselves. He lives in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.