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On Tuesday, July 14, I will attend a public story telling event by the Oud-Poelgeest Author's Collective, in the town of Oegstgeest.
RECENT NEWS and BOOKS: On June 29 and July 4 I had been invited as a guest speaker at Keti Koti (the Dutch slavery remembrance day) in the towns of Velsen and Beverwijk. I spoke about the meaning of the Anansi folk tales during the slave trade and on the plantations in Surinam and the Caribbean, and how this is incorporated in my book ANANSI. In addition I was interviewed about the book by Stuart Kensenhuis, who also asked me to tell an Anansi story.
Water Ritual by Nathalie Ruimwijk.
Interview at Beverwijk.
Photos: Manon Beentjes.
Lecture in Velsen.
Group photo.
Photos: Henriette Schalkwijk.
11 February 2026: and then there were five! Today I published my fifth book CONTESTED LAND at Bookmundo, as a paperback and as an e-book. For ordering details, see the appropriate book page, accessed
HERE.
On March 17 I signed a contract with Palmslag Publishers, for publishing the Dutch edition of the book entitled HET BETWISTE LAND. Publication is expected in October 2026.
The English editions of all my books - CONTESTED LAND, ANANSI, TWO FATHOMS DEEP, THE CARGO and THE BATAVIAN - are available online, as a paperback or an e-book. In de time to come I will gradually revise and re-release these titles through Bookmundo, withdrawing them from Kindle Direct Publishing.
View each book page for more details (click on the BOOKS button at the bottom of this page).
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