Masqueraders: Selected Essays (Carcanet Press), the full-length nonfiction debut by Trinidadian Scottish Anthony V. Capildeo presents essays, letters, and dispatches originally published across years in PN Review. The settings of these writings, which move from the diaristic to the scientific, roam from Paper Based Bookshop in Trinidad, to the late poet Charles Causley’s Cornwall cottage, to literary festivals around the globe. Capildeo writes with intensity, virtuosity, and focus, whether they describe becoming a member of the Belmont Exotic Stylish Sailors or attending Zoom funerals for beloved former secondary school teachers.