Authors & Events
Q&A with Mary Watson, Author of The Cutting Room
29 April 2013
After winning the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2006 for your short story, ‘Jungfrau’; what made you decide to write the psychological thriller, The Cutting Room?
I wanted to write a book that reflected on the experience of crime in South Africa. I also wanted to explore a relationship that was riddled with contradictions. Most...
10 Tips on How to Stay Sane as a Debut Novelist
23 April 2013
Don’t quit your job before you have a book deal. Very sensible advice that I spectacularly failed to follow. I left my job as a literary agent and stepped into the terrifying world of no salary, no professional support and no real hope of achieving what I was setting out to achieve. It was a very rocky ride.
Do join a writing group...
Q&A with Gareth Crocker, Author of Never Let Go
16 April 2013
Never Let Go is centred on a parent’s worst nightmare – the loss of a child. As a parent yourself, did the idea for this story come to you out of your own fears?
Absolutely. Never Let Go is unquestionably my mind's way of trying to deal with the unthinkable prospect of losing a young child. In many ways the story is half novel,...
Coffee Mornings with Gareth Crocker
15 April 2013
Meet Gareth Crocker, author of Journey from Darkness and Never Let Go, and get your books signed.
Wednesday, 17 April
Book Boutique
Time: 10h00 for 10h30
Address: 26 Rockview Rd, Amanzimtoti
RSVP: thebookboutique@gmail.com
Thursday, 18 April
Exclusive Books, Eastgate
Time: 10h00 for 10h30
For more information: dericks@...
Q&A with Jacques Magliolo, Author of Richer than Buffett
28 March 2013
What do you hope to achieve with your series of books?
To hit home the very simple fact that trading in equities, futures or other securities is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It takes dedication, knowledge and discipline to succeed as a day trader.
How does Richer than Buffett differ from some of your other books? This book is a revised edition...
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