Edwidge Danticat and Jamaica Kincaid may be authors that come to mind when thinking of Caribbean and/or Caribbean American novelists. But the Caribbean canon is as vast and beautiful as the sea of the same name. Revisit or explore diverse people, cultures, landscapes, and histories with these books set in Jamaica, Dominica, Barbados, Trinidad, and other nations. Island Man By Joanne Skerrett This story follows Hector Peterson who travels from the States to the island of Dominica.