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It’s time to get kitchen smart with Jamie Oliver
05 March 2014
After the recent interest rate hike and the petrol price increase this morning, we’re all looking for ways to make our money go further.
Jamie Oliver’s latest book, Save with Jamie will teach you how to cook tasty, nutritious food on a budget. Every recipe is great value and cheaper per portion than an average...
This week. Literally.
28 February 2014
It’s been another busy week and here at the colony we’re looking forward to a lazy book-filled weekend! This week’s literary round-up combines some of the week’s hard-hitting stories with a bit of sports and culture and of course, the books to match. Enjoy!
To stand a chance of winning the books featured...
SNEAK PEEK: Read an extract from Lesley Pearse’s SURVIVOR
27 February 2014
As the release date for Lesley Pearse’s new novel Survivor draws closer, we thought we’d share an extract from the eagerly anticipated third book in the Belle trilogy.
Survivor is the story of Mariette, a born fighter. You can pick up a copy from March 1st here.
Russell, New Zealand, 1931...
This week. Literally.
20 February 2014
How many times have you heard the exclamation ‘Can you believe it’s already Friday?!’.
At the Penguin colony, it feels like the weeks just fly by so, in order to keep track of what’s going on in the world, we’ve decided to start a new column, This Week. Literally.
Our...
Cry Baby by Lauren Liebenberg: A Review by Belinda Mountain
17 February 2014
You know how sometimes it’s great to watch movies or read books that are set in a place you’re familiar with? Because you recognise the landmarks, the stereotypes, the atmosphere of a place? Cry Baby made me feel a whole lot of those things, but not necessarily in a warm and fuzzy way.
It made me uncomfortable –...
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