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It’s time to feast your ears for a change!
 
If you, like many other time-strapped individuals, find that you’re struggling to find the time to file just one nail during the day (if you’re a girl!), let alone take some time out to read, let us introduce you to the magical world of audio books.
 
For [...]

Formerly called the GLBTRT Book Award, the Stonewall Book Award is the oldest book award given for outstanding achievement in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Literature in the United States. It is an official award of the American Library Association and is given each year at the Association’s annual conference.
 Each year two awards are given [...]

To reach 50 million people it took radio 38 years, it took TV 13 years, and it took the internet only 4 years. In less than nine months, Facebook added 100 million users. According to statistics, if Facebook was a country it would be the fourth most populated place in the world.
 
These mind-blowing statistics show the [...]

A wonderful article that has been shared with us by children’s author Fiona Ingram on using school holidays to get your kids to read…
Parents who are looking to increase their child’s enjoyment of books or improve reading and literacy skills can use the school holidays as a fun, relaxed way of introducing books to the agenda.
Ideally, [...]

Calling all gastronomes, epicurians and hedonists! Welcome to this month’s gastronomic highlights for people who love food!  
The festive season is almost upon us – a time to relax, spend time with family and friends, and to ease up on strict eating habits and enjoy delicious meals! We’ve collected a wonderful variety of the latest gastronomic titles [...]

‘South Africa Eats’ by Phillipa Cheifitz, has just been nominated for the ‘Best Cookbook of the Year’ for the Gourmand World Cookbook awards which will be held in Paris next year.
Modern, accessible recipes that reflect our diverse cultural heritage and vibrant peoples…
Situated at the bottom of a continent teeming with culinary diversity, South Africa is [...]

Today we received a very special letter from children’s author Fiona Ingram.
Fiona published her first book , The Secret of the Sacred Scarab, in December 2008  and children (and adults) from all over the world are devouring her adventure novel with relish. Red Pepper Books is fully behind Fiona, not just because she has written such a ”cool” book, but because [...]

Grow Your Own Good Food and Live Longer!

“A vitally important book, perfectly timed, for the extraordinary times ahead. There should not be a household without one”
Anthea Torr, editor of Biophile magazine

Jacana has just published Pat Featherstone’s “Grow to Live:  A Simple Guide to Growing Your Own Good, Clean Food”
 
The benefits of food gardens are [...]

Antjie Krog’s long-awaited new book “Begging to be Black” has been published and was launched in Cape Town on the 10th of November 2009.
In 1992, a gang leader was shot dead by an ANC member in Kroonstad. The murder weapon was then hidden on Antjie Krog’s stoep. In Begging to Be Black, Krog begins by [...]