Jamaica Kincaid was born in St. John’s, Antigua. Her books include Annie John, The Autobiography of My Mother, and See Now Then. She was a staff writer at The New Yorker from 1976 until 1995. In 2000 Kincaid received the Prix Femina Étranger for My Brother. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.