* _Of Maids and Matrons_ (2003)
* _A Jamaican Place_ (2006)
* _The Unconquerable People: Roots of Jamaican Culture_ (2008)
* _The Saltwater Girl: A Story of Survival and Triumph in Jamaica_ (2011)
* _This Island Called Jamaica: Essays on Themes and Traditions_ (2012)
* _Sky Valley_ (2014)
* _The Colonel's Bequest_ (2017)
* _The Reluctant Hero_ (2019)
Non-fiction:
* _Jamaica through My Eyes: A Photographic Journey_ (2009)
* _The Jamaican Home: A Memoir of Home and Away_ (2010)
* _The Cultural Life of Jamaica_ (2015)
* _One Voice: Reflections on Jamaican Literature and Culture_ (2018)
* _Jamaica Today: A Nation on the Move_ (2021)