Cool blog run by the wonderful Tanya Kovarsky, Rattle and Mum, is giving away five copies of my latest book, This Way Up, courtesy of Penguin SA. All you have to do to win is subscribe to her blog and leave a comment. So if you’re looking for something to read, head on over and…
Category: penguin
Once upon a time…
Once upon a time there was an artist named Kurt Pio, and he made these incredible works of art, that are actually works of book. They’re based on those classic Penguin Book covers. By Kurt Pio I first saw something similar to this when I was in Amsterdam a couple of years ago and they…
This Way Up, now available in paperback.
I have news. November not only sees us one month closer to the end of the year (What? Where did that come from?) But it also sees the launch of my latest novel, This Way Up, in paperback. Sorry, I hope it isn’t terribly boring and gauche of me to bring it up, but I…
Open Book Festival – Day One
Okay so I wanted to sum up day one of the inaugural Open Book Festival, but I’m crap with numbers, so I’ll try do it with words. (Crap joke, right? Or is it funny? I couldn’t decide, so I left it in in the end. Sorry if it’s actually lame.)Thought I’d briefly share some highlights….
Go away, I'm reading.
My good friend, The Design Goddess, sent me this a while ago: I seriously love it. It reminds me of these paintings I saw in Amsterdam last year: I apologise for the bad quality of the pics, but the art was on the inside of the gallery and I was on the outside….
chick-lit vs dick-lit
As much as women amaze me, i’m pleased to say that sometimes men amaze me too. Take the novel, A Million Miles from Normal, for example. It’s unashamed chick-lit. It’s a romantic comedy. It’s the equivalent of a movie with Sandra Bullock or Jenifer Anniston in it. Most of the time you have to drag…
it's a penguin that's also a biscuit. genius!
i have news. and it feels so big that it deserves a message dragged behind a plane, or a naked dancing cowboy, or a free bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label for every one of you followers, at the very least. but times are tough and so all i can afford is this typed drum…