July 2026: Recently, my good friend Mariska de Jong was in Surinam again. In the library of the Surinam Museum on Commewijne Street in the capital Paramaribo, she found a surprise: my book ANANSI has even surfaced there. She sent me the photo shown below. Thanks, Mariska!

Photo: ANANSI on a pile of books in the library.

In addition, Mariska's charity foundation Ma Jong bought 20 copies of ANANSI in support of the JGA Koenders school in Paramaribo, as reading material for the graduation classes. A great pleasure and quite an honour for me, as thus I may be able to contribute a little to secondary education in the country. ANANSI may be a work of fiction, but it is solidly founded upon the history of Surinam.

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).