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Author & Lecturer
Culture & Ethnicity
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The Author's Page
Author and freelance writer - Torben Riise
While you wait for my fourth novel, SNIPs, to hit the street, read the synopsis and what readers say about
Emily And The Arabic Letter Emily and The Ransom The Eyes of The Sphinx
Click on the links in the menu bar to read about these three novels or to get a sneak preview of the SNIPs.
Torben has given scores of presentations at schools, libraries, and bookstores. If you are a school and want to book Torben to come to your classroom, click on Schools in the manu bar - or contact the Florida Center for The Literary Arts (Ms Roselyne Pirson).
For an author's bio, see below.
For ordering information about Torben's books, go to the site of the book in question. To check when and where Torben might have a speaking engagement, click on the Event Calendar in the menu bar.
Thanks for stopping by.
Torben
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To learn about Torben's business activities, click on The Great Dane.
To learn about Torben's activities in the Humanist movement, click on Humanist .
To learn about his activities in Arts & Entertainment, click on Kaizen Productions.
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Author's bio
TORBEN RIISE, a native of Denmark, holds a Ph.D. in biotechnology and an MBA in business economy. He has a 20-year long career as a business executive. Besides being a prolific writer, he has spoken/given presentations at many international conferences and has appeared in numerous radio and TV programs in his native country.
Torben moved to Florida in 1987 and currently lives in Miami. Besides being an author/freelance writer, he has his own consulting business.
From the mid-70s to the mid-80s, Torben wrote, co-authored and edited half a dozen books and countless non-fiction articles related to scientific and ethical issues. Also, in the 80s, Torben co-produced and wrote parts of the lyrics for locally produced musicals in Denmark. In 1995, he turned to fiction writing and has completed the above three novels.
Two more books in the Emily-series ("Emily and The Man from Shanghai" and "Emily and The Northwood Mystery") are in progress.
Torben Riise is a member of the South Florida Writers Association (Natl. Writers Assn.), American Humanists Association and Florida Humanists.
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