Authors & Events
Spud Journey to End where it Began
20 September 2012
John will be doing his final talk on Spud – Exit Pursued by a Bear on Saturday 22 September at 10.00am. He will be in conversation with Terence Pillay, discussing his life as an author, as well as the journey behind the Spud books and movies. The talk will be followed by an audience Q&A and a book signing session.
This...
Meet Nuruddin Farah at these Events in September
30 August 2012
Cape Town
Penguin Books and The Book Lounge take pleasure in inviting you to the launch ofCrossbones by Nuruddin Farah.
The launch will take place on Tuesday 4 September at 5.30pm for 6pm.
Date: Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Time: 5.30pm for 6.00pm
Venue: The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street, Cape Town | ...
Join Rosemund Handler for an Author Talk
21 August 2012
On 27 August, Rosemund Handler, author of Us and Them, will be in conversation with SAfm's Nancy Richards. Join them at 8pm at the Marais Road Hall (opposite Marais Road Synagogue) in Sea Point, Cape Town.
Read about Rosemund Handler's approach to novel-writing here.
Read and extract of Us & Them here....
John van de Ruit: On Writing
17 August 2012
Get rid of your romantic notions of what writing is. It’s like climbing a mountain; not sprinting.
Open your creative space. Work on unlocking what it is you have inside yourself. Work out what sort of story you’re trying to tell and the best way to tell it.
Be patient with yourself. You will not create a...
Rosemund Handler on Novel-writing
15 August 2012
Your first two novels, Madlands and Katy’s Kid have a strong focus on characters, whereas your third, Tsamma Season, is predominantly a novel about place. Could you elaborate on your previous titles and your approach to novel-writing in general?
My novels are both character and story driven. It is important to me that readers be...
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