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It's a pleasure to announce a little variety for y'all in the way of Guests this month!
First up is the talented and highly acclaimed Jamaican Author Horane Smith at 6 pm (NY time) Friday February 13th! ja.com Book Forum
Bio
"Horane Smith was born in 1957, at Yardley Chase in the parish of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, home of the famous tourist attraction Lover’s Leap. Mr. Smith commenced a career in journalism at the government information bureau, the Agency for Public information (now the Jamaica information Service) in 1975.
From the API, Mr. Smith moved to Jamaica’s first community radio station, JBC Radio West, in 1979, where he worked as a freelance producer and programme producer. In 1980, Mr. Smith was the recipient of the Jack Anderson Memorial Scholarship for Journalism awarded by the Press Association of Jamaica, to study Mass Communication at the University of the West Indies.
After graduating from UWI, Mr. Smith returned to the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, this time at its Kingston headquarters. He started there as a freelance writer and moved quickly up to the rank of Senior News Producer/Reporter/ Editor and subsequently acted as Assistant Director of Television News. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Dedication to Duties Award from the JBC.
In 1988, Mr. Smith left full time duties at JBC to work as Information Assistant at the United States Embassy in Kingston, where he served as the main contact between the media and the Embassy. During that time, Mr. Smith was Consulting Editor to the JBC Newsroom. Mr. Smith and his family left Jamaica in 1990, to take up residence in Toronto, Canada.
While in Canada, he continued his journalism duties, corresponding for JBC-TV and writing columns for the Jamaica Herald and Dawn newspaper in Canada. In 1995, he returned to Jamaica on a visit and went to the famous and legendary tourist attraction, Lover’s Leap, where he used to play as a young boy. Three months later, his debut novel, Lover’s Leap: Based on the Jamaican Legend was written. The novel was published in England, in 1999, to international acclaim.
Mr. Smith’s second novel, Underground to Freedom, was published in 2000, and the popular Port Royal in 2001. The Lynching Stream , his fourth work of historical fiction, was published in July 2003. Reggae Silver is his fifth novel and is being released TODAY!!
Mr. Smith has been described by the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, one of the largest in Canada , as “no ordinary novelist.” He has been described by book reviewers as “prolific…going from strength to strength…and an engaging writer.” Mr. Smith works for a media monitoring / intelligence firm in Toronto, where he lives with his wife and four children."
Source: www.horanesmith.com
Please take time to review his web and the novels he has published... I think you'll really appreciate all Horane has to offer!
First up is the talented and highly acclaimed Jamaican Author Horane Smith at 6 pm (NY time) Friday February 13th! ja.com Book Forum
Bio
"Horane Smith was born in 1957, at Yardley Chase in the parish of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, home of the famous tourist attraction Lover’s Leap. Mr. Smith commenced a career in journalism at the government information bureau, the Agency for Public information (now the Jamaica information Service) in 1975.
From the API, Mr. Smith moved to Jamaica’s first community radio station, JBC Radio West, in 1979, where he worked as a freelance producer and programme producer. In 1980, Mr. Smith was the recipient of the Jack Anderson Memorial Scholarship for Journalism awarded by the Press Association of Jamaica, to study Mass Communication at the University of the West Indies.
After graduating from UWI, Mr. Smith returned to the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, this time at its Kingston headquarters. He started there as a freelance writer and moved quickly up to the rank of Senior News Producer/Reporter/ Editor and subsequently acted as Assistant Director of Television News. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Dedication to Duties Award from the JBC.
In 1988, Mr. Smith left full time duties at JBC to work as Information Assistant at the United States Embassy in Kingston, where he served as the main contact between the media and the Embassy. During that time, Mr. Smith was Consulting Editor to the JBC Newsroom. Mr. Smith and his family left Jamaica in 1990, to take up residence in Toronto, Canada.
While in Canada, he continued his journalism duties, corresponding for JBC-TV and writing columns for the Jamaica Herald and Dawn newspaper in Canada. In 1995, he returned to Jamaica on a visit and went to the famous and legendary tourist attraction, Lover’s Leap, where he used to play as a young boy. Three months later, his debut novel, Lover’s Leap: Based on the Jamaican Legend was written. The novel was published in England, in 1999, to international acclaim.
Mr. Smith’s second novel, Underground to Freedom, was published in 2000, and the popular Port Royal in 2001. The Lynching Stream , his fourth work of historical fiction, was published in July 2003. Reggae Silver is his fifth novel and is being released TODAY!!
Mr. Smith has been described by the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, one of the largest in Canada , as “no ordinary novelist.” He has been described by book reviewers as “prolific…going from strength to strength…and an engaging writer.” Mr. Smith works for a media monitoring / intelligence firm in Toronto, where he lives with his wife and four children."
Source: www.horanesmith.com
Please take time to review his web and the novels he has published... I think you'll really appreciate all Horane has to offer!
two count em (2) days to go!!
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