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New Year's Resolutions anyone?
04 January 2012
Some call it weight loss. Others call it dieting. Some prefer the more holistic sounding "eating more healthily". Call it what you like but we bet that something food-related is probably at the top of your New Year's resolution list for 2012...are we right?
In the first week of January the gyms are always packed with guilt-...
A Day in the Life of a Penguin
07 December 2011
In this, the first article in our "Day in the Life Of” series, we chat to Leanne Storer, whose job it is to read through all the unsolicited manuscripts that get sent to Penguin Books.
1. Can you explain what is meant by ‘unsolicited manuscripts’ and how these are dealt with by Penguin? Unsolicited manuscripts are ones that...
Jamie's Great Britain: your free recipe
07 December 2011
Jamie Oliver's newest book is called Jamie's Great Britain and it celebrates all that's beautiful about his homeland and its bountiful produce. Jamie himself describes it as "Full of comfort food and food that's like a big old hug" (we all could all do with a hug now and then). We hope the recipe below...
World Cup Fever
30 September 2011
By now, you should all be in the swing of things as far as the Rugby World Cup is concerned and we hope you’re looking forward to our next clash with Fiji on Saturday!
We’ve got an awesome line-up (or should that be line-out?!) of rugby related books to entertain you, while you’re breaking out the BLITZ or marinating those...
Pierre Spies and More Than Rugby
30 September 2011
Explosive loose forward Pierre Spies has just been named the Captain of the Bulls team for the Super 15. You can read more about the announcement here.
In his new book, More than Rugby, we learn about Pierre's faith, his family and his triumphs – the story behind the man.
Spies has been described as one of the most imposing...
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