Start with Belizean writers, particularly the novels of Zee Edgell, then continue with the catalog of Cubola Productions (www.cubola.com [1]) catalog, a publishing company whose Belizean writers series includes six anthologies of short stories, poetry, drama, folk tales, and works by women writers. Cubola also publishes sociology, anthropology, and education texts; seek them out at any bookstore or gift shop in Belize, or order a few titles before your trip. Angelus Press (www.angeluspress.com [2]) is the other main publisher of Belizean writers. You’ll also want to read a book—or six—by Emory King (www.emoryking.com [3]); King arrived in Belize in 1953 when his yacht crashed on the reef at English Caye and has been talking and writing about his adopted country ever since.
Links:
[1] http://www.cubola.com
[2] http://www.angeluspress.com
[3] http://www.emoryking.com
[4] http://www.moon.com/destinations/belize/resources/suggested-reading-and-films/fiction
[5] http://www.moon.com/destinations/belize/resources/suggested-reading-and-films/health-and-practical
[6] http://www.moon.com/destinations/belize/resources/suggested-reading-and-films/nature-and-field-guides
[7] http://www.moon.com/destinations/belize/resources/suggested-reading-and-films/archaeology-and-maya-culture
[8] http://www.moon.com/destinations/belize/resources/suggested-reading-and-films/2012
[9] http://www.moon.com/destinations/belize/resources/suggested-reading-and-films/more-nonfiction
[10] http://www.moon.com/destinations/belize/resources/suggested-reading-and-films/films