Peter Riddle

Peter H. Riddle is a Canadian author living in Nova Scotia. His works include a series of twelve books about model railroading, eight novels, two novelettes for young readers, a text about American Musical Theatre, and an illustrated read-aloud Christmas book (to be released in October, 2009). He is a 48-year veteran of the teaching profession, having served in the public schools of New Jersey and Nova Scotia, as well as 36 years as Professor of Music at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, where he continues to teach part time after retirement in 2005. He is an avid model railroader, photographer and sailor. Most of his novels reflect his home province, and include sequences of sailing off the Nova Scotia coast.