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5 Things You Never Knew About Apple's Jony Ive

1. Jony is Dyslexic

Even so, he got three straight As at A-Level, good enough to get him into Oxford or Cambridge. Instead he went to Newcastle Polytechnic, one of the best places to study industrial design in the world. Later, he’d team up with another famous dyslexic: Steve Jobs.

2. His first car was an orange fiat 500

A bookseller's review of James Oswald's Natural Causes

Secreted in the basement of a crumbling Edinburgh mansion, sealed in a bricked-up chamber, a girl’s body is discovered nailed to the floor in what appears to be a sadistic, ritualistic killing.

Sweetie, darling...it's arrived!

Jennifer Saunders’ memoir has finally arrived in South Africa, how absolutely fabulous!

'As the steady march of time takes its toll on my memory and the vultures circle, I thought I should have a stab at recollecting how it all happened ...'

Are you a moody foodie?

Are you a moody foodie?

Create a food mood board on Pinterest using the hashtag #AlidaRyder, showing us what food you cook from the heart, for a chance to win a R2000 Le Creuset voucher!

How to play:

1. Follow Penguin Books South Africa on Pinterest.

Coming home, the Ultimate Braai Master blog tour

The final stop on the blog tour for the new Ultimate Braai Master cookbook, Roads Less Travelled in which Justin, Bertus and Marthinus share their top braai tips.

Justin Bonello on the braai:

Scare yourself silly with these new Horror Classics

Filmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre.

Launch of Portfolio Penguin in South Africa

Today we're proud to announce the launch of the South African operation of the international imprint for business books, Portfolio Penguin.

Coffee Morning with Gareth Crocker at Exclusive Books

Join us for a coffee morning with Gareth Crocker, author of Finding Jack, Journey from Darkness, Never Let Go and King.

'Like no other crime mystery you have ever read...'

Roma-Kentucky is a small American town where nothing really happens. That is, until October 1993. When the peace of this quiet town is shattered.

Emily Houchens is a thirteen year old 8th grader at Roma Middle School; intelligent, yet withdrawn due to her weight. She also has a crush on Christopher Shelton, one of the popular boys, who fondly refers to her as “Freak”; a habit which her classmates emulate. To escape her unhappy existence she goes for long walks in the woods, where she is free to daydream.

Join us for the launch of Jerm Warfare

Penguin Books and The Book Lounge take pleasure in inviting you to the launch of Jerm Warfare, a contagious collection of cartoons by award-winning Jerm.

Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Time: 17h30 for 18h00

Venue: The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street, Cape Town

RSVP: booklounge@gmail.com or 021 462 2425 by Sunday, 13th October

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