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A word from John van de Ruit…

THE POTATO MOVIE AND OTHER MUSINGS. It’s been a while since I last indulged in a spot of blogging – 2009 in fact. I trust you all had a spankingly good holiday – although no doubt the memory of which has long receded in the mind.  My festive season was a chaotic affair, mainly due to [...]

Spud gets around…

Spud the Movie!

Hello all the ‘Spud the Movie’ website has launched and is open for business! So all the information you’ve be wondering about like auditions, release dates and all your other burning questions about the movie can be directed to the website. Click on the below link to enter the website: http://spudthemovie.com/

SPUD THE MOVIE UPDATE!

Spud the movie is well on track for a 2010 shoot and cinema release. Casting for the movie will begin in August 2009. Information about how to audition will be available at www.spudthemovie.com from 15 July when the film’s website launches. Visit the website from that date to find out when, where and how to [...]

John van de Ruit writes you a letter…

Dear Reader   FRANKENSTEIN’S BACK!   Man those luscious days in Cambodia and Thailand feel like some time ago now. In fact even the Cape Town Book Fair has receded into the throbbing haze of talks, interviews and book signings. But let me resume from the very beginning and stagger forward in an orderly fashion.   THE LAUNCH (JOZI PART 1)   Armed with [...]

Penguins spoilt with double author visits- Adele Parks & John van de Ruit

              All at Penguin were treated with a visit from two of Penguin’s best loved authors. First was sunny Adele Parks author of Love, Lies who stopped in to say hello and chat to the Penguin SA staff on her way to the Cape Town Book Fair. Later on in the morning a charming as ever John [...]

John van de Ruit launches Spud- Learning to Fly to a cold but cheerful crowd!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The Pre-Publication launch of John van de Ruit’s book Spud- Learning to Fly was a resounding success. The launch began with an exclusive Golden Ticket event for 150 people where the lucky few got to chat and mingle with John van de Ruit as well as have their copies signed. Each attendee was presented [...]

TUESDAY 2nd JUNE (ONE WEEK TO LAUNCH)

TUESDAY 2nd JUNE (ONE WEEK TO LAUNCH)   This may surprise you, but the over riding feeling i have after returning home to Durban after two months in Asia, is one of order. Now order isn’t a word one usually associates with South Africa – but there you have it. I am once again struck by the [...]

John van de Ruit- Journal Entry May 28th

THE END OF THE ROAD   Time is a trickster. One minute you stand with weeks stretched out before you, and the next the looming and predictable dead end casts a shadow across the face. Weirdly, Cambodia feels like it was the previous year and i can barely remember Kuala Lumpur at all, and may have to [...]

John van de Ruit- Journal Entry 22nd May

ADVENTURES IN A MINI-WAN (PART 2)   I apologise for the fact that i had to break off the story last time due to excessive heat in the internet cafe, a mosquito swarm nesting on my right ankle and a number of long media interviews which have kept me from completing the full sorry tale.   So to get [...]