Authors & Events
Launch of Just So Stories
11 July 2013
Penguin Books and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories illustrated by Alex Latimer.
Generations of children have grown up with the Just So Stories and have been captivated by Kipling’s wonderful insights into the world around us - all delivered in his mesmerising, read-aloud...
Truths about marketing authors need to know
11 July 2013
Dear Lovely Author,
I’ve been wanting to reply properly to the letter you sent me for such a long time. You wrote so angrily, about how you had poured all this work into your book, got it published with a reputable publisher – only to see it apparently falling into a black hole. We both know it’s a very good book:...
Q&A with Trevor Romain, Author of Random Kak I remember about growing up in South Africa
27 June 2013
How did all the ‘Random Kak’ chaos start? What made you decide to put this book together and how did you go about doing it?
I was talking to a buddy of mine one day and we were remembering high school in Johannesburg and how teachers would cane us when we made kak. I started drawing all the different types of canes teachers used to...
The Landlord comes to the Troyeville
21 June 2013
Sean Newman and Peter Piegl, authors of Glenn Agliotti, will be in conversation with Antony Altbeker at the Troyeville Hotel on 25 June.
Date: Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Venue: The Troyeville Hotel
Bookings: R179pp plus drinks; laurence@troyevillehotel.co.za
Launch of Glenn Agliotti at Novel Books
19 June 2013
Penguin Books and Novel Books take great pleasure in inviting you to the launch of Glenn Agliotti by Peter Piegl and Sean Newman.
Date: Thursday, 27 June 2013
Time: 6.00pm for 6.30pm
Venue: Novel Books, Hobart Grove Shopping Centre, Bryanston
RSVP: novelbooks@vodamail.co.za or 0114639320 by Tuesday 25 June 2013.
Pages
