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TIME AND THE RIVER by Rosetta Khalideen Book Review by Ken Puddicombe

Time And The River Copyright 2023 By Rosetta Khalideen Published by Pine Book Writing, Ontario, Canada Book Review by Ken Puddicombe, author of Down Independence Boulevard And Other Stories—winner Guyana Prize For Literature (Fiction) 2022. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rosetta Khalideen was  born and raised in Guyana in the Caribbean but migrated to Canada more than thirty years ago. She has been an…

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MISSING

by Garry Ferguson One of the twenty-three stories included in the collection WITHOUT A WURDUVA LIE by Garry Ferguson published by http://www.middleroadpublishers.ca Missing by Garry Ferguson [Garry Ferguson is the author of Without A Wurduva Lie] Copyright 2023 By Garry Ferguson From the Collection of Short Stories Without A Wurduva Lie published www.middleroadpublishers.ca Clouds, the…

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Garry Ferguson: Author Profile

Garry Ferguson was born during the thirties when his parents lived in Black Donald Mines, Ontario, a village eventually razed to make way for the headwaters of a dam on the Madawaska River. He was raised in that area of the Madawaska Valley where his first jobs were in a lumber camp and on construction crews but at the age of eighteen left to join the RCAF. He left the Air Force to work as a…

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WITHOUT A WURDUVA LIE

Copyright Garry Ferguson and MiddleRoad Publishers Published by http://www.middleroadpublishers.ca Book Reviewed by Michael Joll Author of A Time To Love And A Time To Die; Gabrielle;; Hacker; Perfect Execution And Other Stories; The Darkest Hours Garry Ferguson is a funny man.       Born and raised somewhere in Madawaska, at one stage in his life (he won’t say which), he spent twenty years…

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SPARKLES AND KARIM

By Dave Moores Dave’s two previous novels, Attitude (YA) and Windward Legs (commercial fiction) were published in the last couple of years by the indie publisher Middleroad Publishers of Toronto. Several of his short pieces have appeared in the online journal Commuterlit. Dave is a strong believer in one of Elmore Leonard’s Ten Rules for Writers: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. He…

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MY WRITING CREDITS

  SHORT PIECES Family Album, The [Toronto Review of Contemporary Writing] Grandfather’s Garden of Earthly Delights [Wasafiri UK] Jack Of All Trades [The Fiddlehead] Underground, The [2nd Prize Polaris Magazine] Interview, The  [Adelaide Literary Magzine] Old, Helpless and in Hospital [The Globe And Mail Toronto]   NOVELS RACING WITH THE RAIN a novel set in British Guiana, Cuba and…

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Biographical Dictionary of Guyana

Copyright Lal Balkaran 2022 and published by LBA Publications, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. BOOK REVIEW BY KEN PUDDICOMBE Lal Balkaran, MBA, FCPA, FCGA, FCMA, FCG, CGMA, CIA is an award-winning Toronto-based internal auditor and a widely published author.  An independent internal audit consultant, he previously worked at several large organizations including the Big Four. He is widely…

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Kennard Ramphal —Author Interview

Kennard Ramphal has explored avenues few others have done. Teacher (Guyana), Captain in the Guyana Defence Force, PhD, Teacher (Ontario), author of several books. Now working on several more. Check out my conversation with him!

Kennard Ramphal, born in British Guiana (now Guyana), started his working life as a pupil teacher at Wales Presbyterian School in 1957. In 1966, he joined the Guyana Defence Force as on Officer Cadet and trained at the Mons Officer Cadet School, in England. On his return to Guyana, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. During his army career, Ken served in several capacities, including…

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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GUYANA & GUYANESE WRITERS

BY Lal Balkaran Copyright Lal Balkaran 2023 and published by LBA Publications, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. BOOK REVIEW BY KEN PUDDICOMBE Lal Balkaran, MBA, FCPA, FCGA, FCMA, FCG, CGMA, CIA is an award-winning Toronto-based internal auditor and a widely published author.  An independent internal audit consultant, he previously worked at several large organizations including the Big Four. He…

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JOE SOLOMON and the Spirit of Port Mourant

Cricket fan? Check out this book review of Joe Solomon's role in the West Indies vs Australia in the 1960's tour when he uncannily ran out two batsmen with throws that defied the imagination!

The Making of the Guyana and West Indies Cricketer and its Context 1930s-1960s By CLEM SEECHARAN WITH IAN McDONALD  Copyright 2022 By CLEM SEECHARAN Published by Hansib Publications (UK) Book Review by Ken Puddicombe AMAZON ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Guyanese born Clem Seecharan is Emeritus Professor of History at London Metropolitan University. He has written numerous books on cricket, its history…

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Kennard Ramphal —Author Interview

Teacher, Military man, ADC to Guyana Governor General, Ph.D, author of six books, Anti-Racist Consultant in Canada. Read my interview with KENNARD RAMPHAL here and check out his book links.

Kennard Ramphal, born in British Guiana (now Guyana), started his working life as a pupil teacher at Wales Presbyterian School in 1957. In 1966, he joined the Guyana Defence Force as on Officer Cadet and trained at the Mons Officer Cadet School, in England. On his return to Guyana, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. During his army career, Ken served in several capacities, including…

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Kennard Ramphal —Author Interview

Teacher, Military man, ADC to Guyana Governor General, Ph.D, author of six books, Anti-Racist Consultant in Canada. Read my interview with KENNARD RAMPHAL here and check out his book links.

Kennard Ramphal, born in British Guiana (now Guyana), started his working life as a pupil teacher at Wales Presbyterian School in 1957. In 1966, he joined the Guyana Defence Force as on Officer Cadet and trained at the Mons Officer Cadet School, in England. On his return to Guyana, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. During his army career, Ken served in several capacities, including…

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Kennard Ramphal —Author Interview

Kennard Ramphal, born in British Guiana (now Guyana), started his working life as a pupil teacher at Wales Presbyterian School in 1957. In 1966, he joined the Guyana Defence Force as on Officer Cadet and trained at the Mons Officer Cadet School, in England. On his return to Guyana, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. During his army career, Ken served in several capacities, including…

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JUDITH GELBERGER -Author Profile

Judith's new book THE PRICE OF FREEDOM is now going through its 4th version with MiddleRoad. The background is HUNGARY during the distatorship years after the Soviets invaded. Check out her profile.

Judith Gelberger Judith Kopacsi Gelberger was born in Hungary where she spent her first twenty years. She was ten at the time of the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, after which her previously secure life was turned upside down. Her father, Sandor Kopacsi, the former Police Chief of Budapest, who sided with the revolution, was arrested by the returning Soviet army and threatened with execution. His…

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MIDDLEROAD PUBLISHERS CATALOGUE

Books make great gifts for the holidays. Take a look at the latest from MiddleRoad.

A TIME TO LOVE AND A TIME TO DIE By Michael Joll Finely drawn characters. Visually dramatic, tense and emotionally satisfying. This is one of the finest novels of the Great War. In this poignant story, the writing stands in stark contrast with the unvarnished description of the brutality of trench warfare. AMAZON ATTITUDE By David Moores Fresh, gritty and laced with dry humour, Attitude is…

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JOE SOLOMON and the Spirit of Port Mourant

Cricket fan? Check out Clem Seecharran's latest book JOE SOLOMON AND THE SPIRT IT PORT MOURANT

The Making of the Guyana and West Indies Cricketer and its Context 1930s-1960s By CLEM SEECHARAN WITH IAN McDONALD  Copyright 2022 By CLEM SEECHARAN Published by Hansib Publications (UK) Book Review by Ken Puddicombe AMAZON ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Guyanese born Clem Seecharan is Emeritus Professor of History at London Metropolitan University. He has written numerous books on cricket, its history…

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Heather Laltoo Ferguson -Author Interview

Heather Laltoo Ferguson was born on the Caribbean Island of Trinidad in 1951, and emigrated to Canada in 1970 where she attended Mt. Allison University in Sackville, N. B. She eventually made that Province her home, becoming an advertorial writer for a local newspaper and an online magazine in the City of Moncton. In a freelance capacity, she has also worked on writing projects for a number of…