Book Launch Event

Shadows In The Trade Winds

An evening of folklore, firelight, and Caribbean darkness

📅 Friday, May 1st, 2026
🕔 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Bermuda Society of Arts, City Hall
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What Awaits You

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17 Creatures on Full Display

All seventeen folklore creatures from the novel — illustrated, named, and fully introduced. Walk among the Soucouyant, La Diablesse, Douens, Lagahoo, and the rest of the Caribbean dark.

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Live Book Signing

Author Anthony Mahabir will be signing copies throughout the evening. Bring your copy, or pick one up on the night.

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Wine & Light Nibbles

Enjoy complimentary wine and light nibbles as you move through the exhibition. The kind of evening that asks you to slow down.

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Live Music

Atmospheric music curated to match the mood of the book — Caribbean warmth threaded with folklore darkness.

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Shadows Merch Giveaways

Free Shadows In The Trade Winds merchandise giveaways throughout the night. Come early.

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An Invitation to the Dark

This isn't just a book launch. It's the creatures' night out. Step into their world for two hours — if you dare.

Reserve Your Spot

shadowsinthetradewinds@gmail.com

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All Seventeen Creatures. One Room.

Every dark soul from the novel will be on display — fully illustrated, with their lore, their dangers, and their Caribbean origins. This is your chance to stand face to face with the beings that haunt the trade winds.

Soucouyant La Diablesse Douens Lagahoo Papa Bois Rolling Calf The Lusca Brua Chupacabra La Llorona Buck Jane Gardiner The Heartman El Padre Sin Cabeza + 3 more
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The Book

Shadows In The Trade Winds — book cover

Shadows In The Trade Winds — Anthony Mahabir

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The Venue

Bermuda Society of Arts

City Hall, 17 Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda HM 12

The Bermuda Society of Arts sits inside City Hall — one of Bermuda's most iconic public buildings, right in the heart of Hamilton. The gallery provides the perfect backdrop: grand, quiet, and suited to an evening where ancient creatures share space with wine glasses and candlelit conversation.

📍 17 Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda

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Join Us

Friday, May 1st — 5 to 7 PM

Wine poured. Creatures watching. Author ready to sign. The only thing missing is you.

RSVP Now Can't make it? Read the opening chapter

Free entry. RSVP appreciated. Copies will be available to purchase on the night.