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A writers’ festival

It’s difficult to come back down to earth after a weekend of non-stop celebration, but that’s what it felt like after this weekend’s Franschhoek Literary Festival. It was a whirlwind of friends, wine, good food and happy memories.
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The weekend in pictures

Some snapshots from the Franschhoek Literary Festival & the beautiful Knorhoek Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. I’m still experiencing post-festival euphoria so I’ll post more pictures, plus a proper write-up, when I come back down to earth.
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Anthony Horowitz in Cape Town

Anthony Horowitz kicked off his South African tour with an appearance at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront. It was a great privilege to introduce the best-selling author to the crowd, and an even greater privilege to soak in the knowledge of one of my all-time favourite authors.
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From Boy Wonder to Holmes Revival

Here are my musings on one of my favourite authors, Anthony Horowitz, for The Times. I will be introducing the author at his talk at Exclusive Books, V&A Waterfront on Tuesday 14th May 2013.
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Telling tales of fearless teens

The Dispatch Online has posted the full interview I did with The Times a few weeks ago.
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A taste of things to come

YA book blog Paranormalsphere is featuring a sweet and short interview with me, where I chat a little bit about upcoming work including my new novel, Sharp Edges.
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A book you have to read

It’s been a while since my third novel was published, so I was delighted to find this review of Dark Poppy’s Demise over at Terri-Maree Rens’ blog Bibliophilia.
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On libraries

As South African Library Week (SALW) draws to a close (17 March 2012 – 24 March 2012) many book-lovers are posting their thoughts about libraries and their role in society, including Tammy February’s article on Why Libraries Rock.
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Some inspiration

I love TED talks. They’re short, inspiring talks by smart, wonderful people. They’re brilliant if you need a little burst of inspiration, or just an awesome way to spend a tea break after a long afternoon working.
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Code Name Verity

You know that feeling when you have a book for a long time and you just want to kick yourself for not reading it sooner?
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