Authors & Events
John van de Ruit Tweets to Spud Fans
08 August 2012
To celebrate the release of the fourth and final Spud book, Spud – Exit, Pursued by a Bear, John van de Ruit conducted a live Twitter chat on 7 August. Fans followed #Spud4, the official hashtag for the book, and tweeted their questions to John at @johnvanderuit.
Here are a few highlights:
@johnvanderuit: Welcome to the...
Kerry Dawkins talks to us about careers, fulfilment and dried fruit
19 June 2012
We spoke to Kerry and asked her some questions about careers, South Africa and her worst job ever:
1. Why do you think that the majority of people in this world dislike their jobs and are unfulfilled?
This is for a number of reasons but some of the main ones are:
• Insufficient thought or attention
Often when people first start...
Author events this week
14 May 2012
This week is chock full of author events and book launches, so we thought we'd list them below for your convenience. Come and mingle with other book-lovers, meet wonderful authors and grab a bite to eat and drink as you hear more from these fascinating writers:
Wednesday 16 May
Elizabeth Noble will be launching her new book...
Mother's Day event on Sunday 13 May
03 May 2012
If you live in Johannesburg and are looking for something special to do this Mother's Day, join us at 2pm on Sunday 13 May for a tea with bestselling author Elizabeth Noble.
Elizabeth is the author of the incredibly popular Things I Want my Daughters to Know and her latest book Between a Mother and her Child explores similar...
Barbara Erasmus talks to us about her latest book
25 April 2012
Although Below Luck Level isn’t only about illness, Alzheimer’s and how it affects its sufferers (and their loves ones) is a central theme to the book. Do you write from any personal experience or did writing the book require a large amount of research?
Unlike many writers, I never write about either myself or the people close to me....
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