January’s Top Reads: Unveiling the Best New Paperbacks from Anne Tyler, Jason Allen Paisant & Others

The Possibility of Tenderness Jason Allen-Paisant

A Jamaican Childhood

The Possibility of Tenderness explores the natural beauty of Coffee Grove in the May Day Mountains of Jamaica, where the author spent his early childhood without modern conveniences. The book delves into local life, mini-treks with herbalist Rastas, and old maps, offering reflections on the community’s relationship with nature and death.

Sukhdev Sandhu

£10.19 (RRP £11.99) – Purchase at the Guardian bookshop