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Win one of ten hampers of Wimpy Kid stationery

Big kids, little kids, naughty and shy kids alike will simply love these gorgeous journals, mini journals, magnetic pads and notebooks – all of which are based on the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney.

This Week. Literally.

It’s Friday! This week we look at the concept of news itself, cycling, Crimea, the upcoming Turkish election and… waffles. Happy reading!

And a very happy birthday to…

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR who celebrates a very special landmark birthday in 2014 – he’s 45!

After 45 years, Eric Carle's much-adored, beautifully illustrated story of the caterpillar that becomes a beautiful butterfly continues to be embraced by new generations of children and parents around the world.

A dazzling novel of darkness, evil - and hope

A dark, distinctive and addictively compelling novel set in fin-de-siecle Vienna and Nazi Germany - with a dizzying final twist

Vienna, 1899. Josef Breuer - celebrated psychoanalyst - is about to encounter his strangest case yet. Found by the lunatic asylum, thin, head shaved, she claims to have no name, no feelings - to be, in fact, not even human. Intrigued, Breuer determines to fathom the roots of her disturbance.

This week. Literally.

Another week, another This Week. Literally. We’re talking novels, power cuts, soccer and nutrition. Happy Friday everyone!

To stand a chance of winning the books featured in this week’s column, simply email readmore@za.penguingroup.com before midnight on 19 March 2014. Remember to include your name, telephone number and delivery address.

Meet Lauren Liebenberg, author of CRY BABY

Join us for a coffee morning with Lauren Liebenberg at Novel Books (Hobart Grove Shopping Centre, corner of Grosvenor & Hobart Roads) in Bryanston on Monday 17 March at 10am.

Lauren Liebenberg chats to us about her writing process

I am often asked about my writing process; from what inspires my novels, to what extent I map out my plots in advance, to my daily routine and average word count, the editing process and so forth. I pretend to consider these questions, and give answers that I hope sound coherent, by retrospectively imposing order on what is, in truth, chaotic, painful, feverish. If I told you that heroin addiction is its next of kin, you’d think I was lying. Read on.

I give you the real stages of my writing process:

This week. Literally.

The first week of March has been one filled with stories - from the courtroom to the cricket field. Read on for our round-up of this week’s newsmakers.

To stand a chance of winning the books featured in this week’s column, simply email readmore@za.penguingroup.com before midnight on 13 March 2014. Remember to include your name, telephone number and delivery address.

It’s time to get kitchen smart with Jamie Oliver

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 takeaway.

This week. Literally.

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!

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