Gerald Hausman

Gerald Hausman has written more than 70 published books including such Jamaican titles as Duppy Talk, Doctor Bird, The Jacob Ladder, The Boy From Nine Miles: The Early Life of Bob Marley and Three Little Birds. He founded the Blue Harbour Creative Writing Program, which ran for 13 summers on the north coast of Jamaica. His books have won 35 prestigious awards and honors from the American Folklore Society, the Bank Street College, Booklist, Parents' Choice, New York Public Library, and the National Council of Social Studies.