On the corner of Roeland Street on the edge of the inner city of Cape Town, is a beautiful bookshop - two doors up from Truth Coffee (another incredible place, worthy of mention at another time) and three doors up from Mavericks (not worthy of mention at any time- for several reasons, not least because… Continue reading Launching at the Book Lounge
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get ready for my book launch at The Book Lounge!
So, what’s the book like?
It’s exactly one month after the book was launched and I now have enough comments on it that make it worthwhile to share some of these - especially for those of you who have yet to read it. Just the weekend before this though, Lauren Beukes, as one of a panel of fabulous speakers at… Continue reading So, what’s the book like?
My first book launch
On Thursday last week I launched my book “From Courtrooms to Cupcakes” at my home. It was a way for me to celebrate the end of the book, but of course in a way it was a beginning too. I emailed some friends and acquaintances and before I knew it, there were close to 150… Continue reading My first book launch
My route to self-publishing
Since I am about to launch my book, and the first question I am asked is who the publisher is, I feel compelled to explain why I have finally gone the self-publishing route. I submitted my edited and completed manuscript to eight of the top and supposedly main publishers in South Africa, with the required… Continue reading My route to self-publishing
