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1. Don’t quit your job before you have a book deal. Very sensible advice that I spectacularly failed to follow. I left my job as a literary agent and stepped into the terrifying world of no salary, no professional support and no real hope of achieving what I was setting out to achieve. It was a very rocky ride.
2. Do join a writing group – they will keep you sane, help you to stay on track, and remind you that there are other people in the world crazy enough to be battling all day with words on paper.

Lesley Pearse's new novel, Forgive Me, has hit South African bookstores. We're asking readers to tell us why they love Lesley Pearse for a chance to win a weekend getaway for two plus a hamper of goodies. Click here to find out more and enter the competition.

Never Let Go is centred on a parent’s worst nightmare – the loss of a child. As a parent yourself, did the idea for this story come to you out of your own fears?

The book will detail the rise and fall of Oscar Pistorius, with publication shortly after the trial ends.

Ravi Mirchandani, Editor-in-Chief of Atlantic Books, comments: “As a former South Africa correspondent for the Independent and as author of the international bestseller Playing The Enemy, John is the ideal writer to do justice to all the many issues surrounding the Oscar Pistorius case and trial. We’re delighted to be publishing his book and much look forward to working with him again.”

Penguin Books and Books & Books take great pleasure in inviting you to the launch of Never Let Go by Gareth Crocker.

Date: Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Time: 5.30pm for 6.00pm

Venue: Books & Books, Shop 42 Kensington Square, 53 Kensington Drive, Durban North