Ross Leondiou
Hi, I'm [Ross Leondiou] — a storyteller with one foot in the past and the other firmly planted in a fish shop. I write about the grit, humour, and heart of growing up in Australia, where steel factories and deep fryers were as much a part of life as family and friendship.
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Wog in a Fish Shop – a true-to-life, nostalgic, and often funny look at my childhood in a family-run fish and chip shop during the 1960s. Framed around some of the era’s biggest world events — from the Cuban Missile Crisis and the moon landing to the demise of the Ford motor car and the wild chaos of cracker night — it's a story for anyone who's balanced two cultures while history unfolded around them. One of the standout characters is Ross Leondiou, nicknameIf you like author Ross Leondiou here is the list of authors you may also like
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The author, a Greek native, is an American citizen. He is the embodiment of a self-made man. He achieved the highest academic degree after overcoming hunger, homelessness, and hopelessness. He has known failure and success, rags and riches. Dr. Koubourlis completed his graduate and post-graduate education in the United States; he was a professor at several major US universities and rapidly rose to tenured full professor. He has spent considerable time in several countries and is fluent in several languages. His exposure to different languages and cultures is reflected in his writing. Although he has been writing all his life, only recently has the author started publishing non-scholarly works.
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Brian Van Norman
Author of of five novels: The Betrayal Path (Amazon), Immortal Water (Guernica Editions), Against the Machine: Luddites (Guernica Editions), Against the Machine: Manifesto (Guernica Editions) and Against the Machine: Evolution (Guernica Editions).
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Once a teacher, theatre director and adjudicator, Brian Van Norman left those worlds to travel with his wife, Susan, and take up writing as a full time pursuit. He has journeyed to every continent and sailed nearly every sea on the planet. His base is Waterloo, Ontario, Canada though he is seldom found there. -
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Ralph Pezzullo is a New York Times bestselling author, and award-winning playwright and screenwriter.
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Born in New York City, he grew up in Mexico, Vietnam, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay and Nicaragua. After receiving a Master's Degree in international affairs he worked on Capitol Hill and later as a correspondent for Associated Press covering assignments in Latin America.
His books have been published in over twenty languages and include Jawbreaker (with CIA operative Gary Berntsen), Inside SEAL Team Six (with Don Mann), The Walk-In, At the Fall of Somoza, Plunging Into Haiti (winner of the 2006 Douglas Dillon Prize for American Diplomacy), The Chopin Manuscript (winner of the 2008 Audio Book of the Year), Eve Missing, Blood of My B -
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Bálint Makai writes across horror, fantasy, and science fiction, weaving dark imagination with thought-provoking themes. His work often explores the hidden lives of animals, humanity’s fragile bond with nature, and the haunting questions of purpose, loss, and survival. Several of his stories have been recognized in competitions and selected for publication, including upcoming appearances in the Triangulum anthology (edited by Marysol) and the Publio anthology. He is also an active member of the Pannonius Literary Circle in Jászberény, where he connects with fellow writers and contributes to the region’s creative community. His novel The Hunter’s Reflection takes readers on an extraordinary journey that blends the mythic resonance of The Lio
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Juan Zamora
[Author: Juan Zamora] is a Novelist/Singer that just finished his third novel called The Trillion Dollar Cow, an epic science fiction.
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Thomas Reilly
Thomas Reilly is a retired biotechnology scientist and executive. He holds a doctorate degree in microbiology. He has written hundreds of articles and essays on scientific topics and brings that expertise to life in his first novel in the Janus key Series, the award-winning CHASING TIME.
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His second novel in the series, TRIAL AND REDEMPTION, continues the story of the time-bending effects of an ancient key on 21st-century characters. Already achieving Amazon best-seller status, TRIAL AND REDEMPTION was awarded the Literary Titan Gold Medal Book award standing as a mark of distinction, recognizing excellence in writing that is both innovative and impactful.
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Michael D. Dennis
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Jon Howe
When I was 10 years old, my family moved to the Gulf Coast of Florida and built a waterfront home. They bought a chandlery and started a yacht charter and sales business. Behind our house was a dock and a boat. In my adolescence, I spent a lot of time on the water and camping on islands. I read the sea-stories of Slocum and Dana, Nordhoff and Lansing, Conrad and O’Brian. I studied charts and dreamed of sailing around the world.
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My first job was with a boatyard at 15. At 19, I worked as a captain, sailing for a summer from Marblehead, MA. After graduating from Emory University and a few years in Colorado, I moved to the Pacific Northwest. I got my captain’s license, taught sailing for five years, managed a fleet of boats for ten, and sold boa -
Bob Brink
Bob Brink is a journalist who worked with the Palm Beach Post, The Associated Press in Chicago, Milwaukee Journal, Tampa Tribune, Joliet Herald-News, and Palm Beach Media Group (magazines). His byline has been on thousands of news stories, features, and entertainment reviews.
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He has been a freelance writer for several years, and now is embarked on writing novels. To promote his books, the current one being BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS, he has a website, with a blog on which he addresses activities involving his books, other books, and three passions: grammar, alternative health care, and socio-political issues. The website address is: www.bobbrinkwriter.com.
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Deepak Gupta
Deepak Gupta is a retired senior executive with fifty years global experience; thirty of them with the Procter & Gamble Company. He has lived and worked in India, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, and Thailand. This unparalleled exposure to different cultures and traditions has given him excellent insights into people psyche.
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Deepak decided to write SUCCESS IS A CHOICE to help millions of talented individuals who are unable to succeed beyond a certain point because they lack some inexplicable skills. He aspires to demystify these skills and illustrate how to develop them and reach full potential. -
Misty R. Phillips
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Mark Cavanagh
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Shavaun Scott
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In my 30-year career as a psychotherapist, I've had the privilege of helping thousands of clients. Many have been victims or perpetrators of violence.
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Thomas Reilly
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His second novel in the series, TRIAL AND REDEMPTION, continues the story of the time-bending effects of an ancient key on 21st-century characters. Already achieving Amazon best-seller status, TRIAL AND REDEMPTION was awarded the Literary Titan Gold Medal Book award standing as a mark of distinction, recognizing excellence in writing that is both innovative and impactful.
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2500 km, hiking the Camino De Santiago on 5 different occasions, I wrote a book about my experiences. I called the book Hiking the Spanish, Portuguese and French Caminos - A Soulful Journey. Then I wrote a biography of my father entitled Teacher, Hunter, Fisher, Musician A 101 Years in the Life of Clarence Riggs. My third novel was Our Random Acts of Kindness. It was after this I started writing children's books. My first was Our Heroes of Covid 19. Then I did a humorous story of a young angel who lost her voice just before the big Christmas event. She tried several unique remedies to try and get it back. This book was called The Little Heartbroken Angel. My latest children's book is ent -
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Rosalie Rayburn
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Joyce Yarrow
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Alan R.M. Thrush
One-time soldier, father to a London architect and a Johannesburg businesswoman, marketing consultant and educator – Alan’s wide experience of life and human nature comes through clearly in his writing. In particular, his years as an officer (decorated) with the soldiers of a black paratroop battalion in the Zimbabwe-Rhodesian conflict placed him in a unique position to pen 'Of Land and Spirits', widely recognised as the defining novel of the Southern African Bush War.
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Keen observation of the after-effects of battle on former combatants led to a follow-up novel, 'A Cross for Two Graves', set in present-day Europe and Africa.
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Grahame Shannon walked around barefoot until he was five. Then his cruel parents dragged him to Canada from his native Grenada. He thought Montreal was cold and miserable until he was moved again, to Northern Alberta, At nineteen, he had the good sense to relocate to Vancouver.
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He has founded yacht sales firms, boat-building companies, and even pioneered 3D CAD systems for boat design. He has designed many successful racing and cruising sailboats and powerboats.
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Patty Lesser
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Laurent Grenier
Laurent Grenier: philosopher born in Paris, France, on January 5, 1957, to Quebec parents. His family returned to Canada a few months after his birth.
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Over the last 40 years, he has dedicated himself to meditation, study and writing, in an effort to develop an art of living and a vision of things that make the world understandable and habitable. His latest essay, "Life Revisited," marks the culmination of this effort. -
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Ka Hancock
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Darcy Flynn
Darcy Flynn is known for her heartwarming, sweet contemporary romances. Her refreshing storylines, irritatingly handsome heroes and feisty heroines will delight and entertain you from the first page to the last. Miss Flynn’s heroes and heroines have a tangible chemistry that is entertaining, humorous and competitive.
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Topper Jones
Author Christopher G. Jones, Ph.D. goes under the pseudonym Topper Jones for his detective novels featuring surfing crime-fighter Thaddeus Hanlon and his sassy partner Bri de la Guerra. ALL THAT GLISTERS—book one in the series—released September 20, 2023, published by The Wild Rose Press in both print and e-book format. OCEANO BEACH BEDLAM, the second volume in the Hanlon & de la Guerra Mystery Series, released St. Patrick's Day—March 17, 2025—also from The Wild Rose Press.
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Emmanuel M. Arriaga
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Mark Cavanagh
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Now living in France, she channels her lifelong passion for storytelling and the environment into captivating eco-fiction that empowers young readers to reconnect with the world around them.
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Author and international keynote speaker David Dye gives leaders the roadmap they need to transform results.
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David works with leaders around the world who want to achieve breakthrough results without losing their soul (or mind) in the process.
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Curtis Bausse
I grew up in Wales, was educated in England and have spent most of my life in France. I've been writing since the age of 10, when my first poem was sent to a competition by my English teacher. After moving to France, I ran a café-theatre till it got demolished, whereupon I scratched my head, wondering what to do next. Eventually I became a university lecturer, specialising in Second Language Acquisition, even though (apart, obviously, from French) I've spectacularly failed to learn any languages (I'm currently trying Dutch and can already say 'The turtle eats the sandwich', which is very encouraging). I spent two years in Mayotte, a tiny, unknown island in the Indian Ocean, which France bought for 1000 piastres in 1842. Magali Rousseau (my
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Clive Owen Barry
Clive Owen Barry is a British writer living in the North East of England.
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Tony Henderson
Born and raised near London, I was fortunate enough to live in an apartment in London at the beginning of the ‘Swinging Sixties’, and since leaving home at 18 have lived well over half my life overseas.
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My working life has been like a series of projects, whether it be living in Spain in the mid-sixties looking at Spanish companies being considered for acquisition. Later in the UK, working out a system for charging other airlines for BOAC’s first Flight Simulator, juggling an overdraft for a failing (different) airline, and working for a subsidiary of the Greyhound Bus. Then in the early 1970s, I started ten years in Hong Kong including a six-month fill-in job with Cathay Pacific Airways, but then designing and running an insurance system, to -
Shavaun Scott
Also known as P. Shavaun Scott
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In my 30-year career as a psychotherapist, I've had the privilege of helping thousands of clients. Many have been victims or perpetrators of violence.
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Nati del Paso
Nati del Paso is a writer, counselor, and student of Indigenous Psychology and Shamanism. She was raised in Mexico by a Mexican mother and an American father and now is a lead counselor in the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity at the University of Washington.
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Michael Hicks Thompson
Birthed in his mother's own bed, Michael Thompson's family lived so far out on a farm in the woop woop, hospitals weren't an option.
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Being raised in such a small Mississippi town (pop 210), Michael claims to know a thing or two about strong southern women, alcoholic men, and quirky characters.
Ole Miss was his undergraduate playground of worldly, wild, college life. Only by the grace of God is he still alive ... 23 broken bones from fights, football, and one major "Harley massage."
Marriage and grad school at the U of South Carolina for a master's in mass communication settled him down (he claims God settled him down when He changed his heart forever.)
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Catherine Butterfield
Butterfield's first career was as an actress, with an emphasis on Shakespeare and the classics. She performed in New York and regional theatre, but soon decided she wanted to try her hand at writing plays. Her first play, "Joined at the Head," was a hit at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Eventually, events led her writing for film and TV in Los Angeles. ("The Ghost Whisperer," "FAME LA," "Party of Five." ) Two years ago as a result of an inspiring trip to France, she wrote her first novel, "The Serpent and the Rose." Her second novel, "Manhattan Triptych," is contemporary fiction.
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Website: Catherinebutterfield.com