EMILY GRAVETT IN SOUTH AFRICA IN SEPTEMBER 2012
Pan Macmillan is thrilled to announce that the internationally-acclaimed author and illustrator, Emily Gravett, will be coming to South Africa from 17-22 September 2012. She will particpate in the Open Book Festival in Cape Town. Read more…
LIFE OF PI MOVIE
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper’s son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean. The cinematic movie trailer is now available. Expected movie release is November 2012. If you like to read the book before watching the movie for comparitive notes, get the book at any leading bookstore, or order online.
GRANDPA GREEN BY LANE SMITH
Read this great review of Lane Smith’s latest title, Grandpa Green, and watch the video trailer at It’s a Book Thing book blog.
PARANORMAN BOOK AND MOVIE
Are you the person who has to read the book before watching the movie? The PARANORMAN movie trailer is now available! The book is expected in October 2012, and you won’t have to wait much longer until the movie hits SA screens, in November 2012. Read more
CASSANDRA CLARE MAKES 100 BEST-EVER TEEN NOVELS
Cassandra Clare’s MORTAL INSTRUMENTS series and INFERNAL DEVICES series make it onto the NPR 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels. To find out which other books are on the list, visit the NPR website.
THE PICTURE BOOK PICNIC
So what is the Picture Book Picnic? Well, in a nutshell, it’s all the best picture books from Walker Books and the perfect way to explore the wonders of reading with your little ones. Get together with friends or snuggle up with a loved one and share your favourite book, or discover something new from the many brilliant books on the Picture Book Picnic menu. Find out how you can have your own Picture Book Picnic.
JAN BRAAI AND CAMERON VAN DER BURGH GIVE BACK
Jan Braai, author of Fireworks and Vuurwerke, and swimming sensation Cameron van der Burgh, in the company of Ryk Neethling, recently fed the children of Abangani Enkosini Shelter in Alexandra township.
