Tag Archive | "Author"

The Night Ferry Competition

Friday, November 20, 2009

0 Comments

10 Lucky people stand a chance of winning THE NIGHT FERRY All you  have to do is answer this easy question: Who is the author of The Night Ferry?  Send your answer, name and postal details to competition@za.penguingroup.com       

Continue reading...

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! Spud the Movie Update from producer Ross Garland

Friday, May 15, 2009

24 Comments

At last Ross Garland the producer of Spud the movie has stepped out of the the boardroom/bathroom for some long awaited news on the long awaited Spud movie. So all you future movie stars and buffs out there, pay close attention because we might never hear from the man again. I hand you over to Ross [...]

Continue reading...

John Van De Ruit Prepares To Launch His Third Book Spud – Learning To Fly

Thursday, April 2, 2009

0 Comments

John van de Ruit, author of Spud and Spud ~ The Madness Continues…, will soon be launching his third book titled Spud ~ Learning to Fly on the 10th June. This time Spud returns to take on one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This much anticipated book promises to be as [...]

Continue reading...

John van de Ruit – Journal Entry – April 1

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

23 Comments

KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) 1st APRIL 71 DAYS to launch Happy April fools day y’all! Since my job is to make people laugh and to distract them from their daily lives with idiotic nonsense, i shall therefore desist from attempting an April fool’s joke about myself. Options i considered were: I’m not coming back. I’m having a sex change. I’m racing [...]

Continue reading...

Acclaimed Author Adele Parks Will Be Visiting South Africa From The 10 – 16th June

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

0 Comments

Acclaimed author Adele Parks will be visiting SA from 10- 16 June ‘09 Adele Parks will be travelling to South Africa to launch her latest novel Love Lies at the Cape Town Book Fair this year. ABOUT THE BOOK: Adele brings you the steamiest, star-packed read of the summer. Fern is glaring thirty in the face and can’t ignore the [...]

Continue reading...

Patrick Holford best-selling Nutrition and Mental Health Author

Monday, March 16, 2009

0 Comments

Patrick Holford is a pioneer in new approaches to health and nutrition, specialising in the field of mental health. He is widely regarded as Britain’s best-selling author and leading spokesman on nutrition and mental health issues, hence being frequently quoted in national newspapers from the Daily Mail to the Guardian. Patrick [...]

Continue reading...

Alexander McCall Smith Award Winning Author

Sunday, March 15, 2009

1 Comment

Alexander McCall Smith has written more than 60 books, including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books. But he is best known for his internationally acclaimed No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which rapidly rose to the top of bestseller lists throughout the [...]

Continue reading...

International best selling author Nora Roberts aka JD Robb

Sunday, March 15, 2009

0 Comments

Nora Roberts was born in Silver Spring Maryland, the youngest of five children. After a school career that included some time in Catholic school and the disciplines of nuns, she married young and settled in Keedysville, Maryland. She worked briefly as a legal secretary.  “I could type fast but couldn’t [...]

Continue reading...

Clive Cussler

Sunday, March 15, 2009

0 Comments

Clive Cussler was born in Aurora, Illinois, and grew up in Alhambra, California. He was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout when he was 14.He attended Pasadena City Collegefor two years and then enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. During his service in the Air Force, he was promoted [...]

Continue reading...

Stephenie Meyer

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

0 Comments

Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in English. She lives with her husband and three young sons in Phoenix, Arizona. After the publication of her first novel, Twilight, booksellers chose Stephenie Meyer as one of the "most promising new authors of 2005" (Publishers Weekly). Praise for Twilight: A [...]

Continue reading...