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First ever live webchat with John van de Ruit

Don’t miss out on an exclusive opportunity to chat online with John van de Ruit, the creator of the Spud series, on 25 March between 3pm – 4pm on the The Official Spud Books Fan Page. Do you have a burning question you’d like to ask John about Spud, Spud- The Madness Continues… or Spud- Learning [...]

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A letter from Spud author John van de Ruit

12 January 2011 A THOUSAND MILES WITH HENRY CHARLES BUKOWSKI Yesterday I received news, courtesy of producer Ross Garland’s carrier pigeon, that prefers to fly under the curious pseudonym of Henry Charles Bukowski, that it carried with it an important missive.   After languidly wolfing down a bowl of seed and slotting half a Red Bull, the feathery [...]

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M&G survey – John van de Ruit

Spud author John van de Ruit has been voted as ‘One of the Young South Africans You Must Take to Lunch’ in the Arts & Lifestyle section ~ http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-06-26-young-south-africans-arts-lifestyle

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Franschhoek Literary Festival- Spud at la Brasserie

Enthusiastic Sunday Times readers populated la Brasserie restaurant to listen to Spud author John van de Ruit, producer Ross Garland and director Donovan Marsh of Spud the Movie  talk about the upcoming movie due for release in November this year. Ross and John have had a long standing relationship that began in high school to their present one of [...]

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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 [...]

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John van de Ruit on Sewende Laan!

John van de Ruit, author of Spud will be making a cameo appearance on Sewende Laan on Wednesday the 2nd of September at 18h30 on SABC2.

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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 [...]

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John van de Ruit – Spud Learning to Fly Book Launch

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

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 [...]

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John van de Ruit – Journal Entry – April 1

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 [...]

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