Hollywood actress and film-maker Angelina Jolie came to the Caribbean’s most notable book festival, Calabash in Jamaica’s Treasure Beach on Saturday.

She was accompanied by her two daughters Shiloh and Zahara and was squired by English author Akala who was very protective of the trio and shepherded them around the grounds of the festival.

At one point they made their way to Jack Sprat where Jolie could be seen sipping on a coconut.

They seem to be all having a good time, with Jolie visiting and purchasing items from the local artisans.

Last year, Jolie took Zahara to Spelman College in Atlanta Georgia where she stayed with the 17-year-old for move-in day. The mother beamed with pride as her daughter began college life getting to know students. A few years earlier she settled her oldest son
Maddox into Yonsei University in Seoul where he studied biochemistry.

Jolie has always placed great stock in books and may well have wanted to impart this to her kids.

She once said during an interview, “ I love reading. I use to collect books yes. I do have some good books from Spanish authors.”

It has been reported that she is an avid collector of first editions.

The major film star is an author herself having penned two books, namely “ Notes from My Travels: Visits With Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador in 2003 and “ Know Your Rights and Claim Them which she co-authored with Geraldine Van Bueren in 2021.

Some books recommended by Angelina Jolie:

• The Dark Lady by Akala (2021)
• The Bluest Eyes by Toni Morrison (1970)
• Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (2010)
• What is the What by Dave Eggers (2006)