GONE VIRAL!!

NEWS FLASH:

In the past 4 days we've had over a 1/4 million hits.  They are from all over the world.  Europe and Russia feature prominently.

Lupa

An exciting new novel is in the burner.  Look for "Lupa" by Marie Marshall.

Other updates:

We are working on the release of "Forest Circle Quest" by Leslie Hyla Winton Noble (one of his fantasy cycle of Magic Circle sagas);

"Not Another Scale Book!" by Alan Solomon is now available;

and "Freedom Fighter"  (The Solar Wind III) by Lyz Russo is also on the soon-to-be-released list.

New Look for the Bookshop

http://pkaboo.net/bookshop.html

Our bookshop has received a new, trimmer look.  Another upgrade is that each book now has its own page.  The page includes reviews and comments from readers, as well as a blurb and a link to a preview (in most cases), and where applicable, links to the other sequels in a series.


This was an important upgrade as our bookshop is growing and the page was growing beyond reasonable proportions.  This way, too, one can "like" and "twitter" each book specifically.

Invitations to our authors:  Do encourage your friends, and Facebook and Twitter audience, to visit the site and preview your book.  You know how to email a url...  :)

You will also find a number of CDs in the CD shop; probably more than you expected to see there.  This is mainly thanks to our prolific composer of neo-classical music, Leslie Hyla Winton Noble.  You will also see the CD by Iain Rossouw, dealing with environmental "eish-shoes".

Have fun!

Projects, projects

"Regina" has a preview!!  You'll like this one.

Welcome to 2012.

We are currently chiselling away at the website, working on giving every book its very own page.  This is going to facilitate site navigation quite a bit and it also means that you can zoom in on one specific title, if that is what you are looking at.  The bookshop is becoming more compact - a must with more titles being added.

We have a number of projects in the pipeline, some of which are announced on "Coming Soon" and some which are not.

I tried to paste some of the new layout for the book pages in here but Blogger doesn't seem to handle the formatting too well, so instead I'll delight you with a few pictures to click on.  And some that are not clickable.

Book launch in Durban, June 2011

Leslie Hyla Winton Noble with his novels, Tabika 1 and 2

Iain Moncrieff Rossouw with "A Tensional Guitarist"

Not Another Scale Book! 
Our youngest, and yet our oldest.
Now available.

Douglas Pearce signing books - read more here

Free Downloads - from naughty to spooky

Previews - all shapes and sizes

Why do I always feel as though I'm trespassing when I paste this coffee?
  I took the picture myself! 
 (Perhaps I should have asked the coffee permission?)

Now go forth and enjoy yourselves!

(kalinka)

POST HASTE

Thanks to P'Kaboo for inviting me to pop words and stuff here on occasion.  This is to make sure I've succeeded in getting all signed in and sofifth, and to check that what I post will duly be delivered.  This may happen, of course, in true SA style, with the stamps steamed off for re-use, and contents of any value removed lest they fall into the hands of the intended recipients - which would never do. 

I am fur vent lee hoe ping that 2012 may finally see the serving of Forest Circle Quest, which has kept having to be stuck back into the oven because it wasn't cooked for long enough or the heat was on the wrong temperature or something.  The crusts eventually came out perfectly, but the fillings stayed all soggy. Therefore the crusts have been kept aside, all ready for putting outside the inside when we dee side it is done (he sighed).

Before subjecting it to more cooking, I stuck in a few extra herbs and spices here and there which I am sure will improve the flavour. 

P'kaboo News December 2011

http://www.pkaboo.net/freestuff.html

Please do visit www.pkaboo.net/news.html for our summary of 2011 and some news.

I tried to paste the news update into the blog but it doesn't render nicely.

All the best for 2012!  :-)

Free ebook, shortstories, etc...

Click here to find a free ebook, a number of shortstories, a free game...

Why?  Because we like to spoil our readers a bit.  Enjoy!

Alan Solomon Scales Book Now Available

(*champagne and fireworks!*)

The popular South African scales method published by Alan Solomon in 1983 is available again:

The scale book is currently available directly from P'kaboo; it will be appearing in South African music shops over the next few weeks.  


P'kaboo does send books to wherever you are in the world; the type and cost of shipping must either be selected from the orders form, or, if paying by Paypal, be discussed separately by email.  

Launch of "Almost Dead in Suburbia", by humorist Douglas Pearce

The Grey Owl, looking rather surprised that people found the place! 

Grey Owl Centre lies about halfway between Pretoria and Johannesburg, which ought to mean that everyone should find it easily.  Furthermore it lies just off the two major main roads intersecting...  

The Cat, staring into the 4th dimension.

Almost Dead in Suburbia - a fast, fun read, was launched on Saturday the 20th of August, in Ebooks Etc, at the Grey Owl Centre, Midrand.

The book was described by one reader as "dark humour", leaning towards the macabre.  If you enjoyed reading Roald Dahl, you will also love Douglas Pearce's offbeat style of humour.

The Author, Douglas Pearce. 

Douglas Pearce, who wields a "wooden spoon" on a very tongue-in-cheek blog, chatting to some readers.  As these ladies are finding out, talking to Douglas is like being on a live cabaret show.  

Deep in shop talk with P'kaboo's manager Iain

Currently discussing the artistic layout of the bookmarks and books. 

Quiet please... author trying to write his name...

...and the Owl again...

The Owl...

Debut Novel Launch: Saturday 20 August

Launch of a debut novel:  Almost Dead in Suburbia This delightful, fast-paced novel by Douglas Pearce will be launched in Grey Owl Centre, Midrand, c/o Brakfontein & Erasmus Road, Louwlardia (View Map!) on the 20th of August (Saturday) at 11h a.m. at Ebooks Etc. All welcome! Come and meet the author, get your copy signed and get a dosage of Douglas Pearce's infallible sense of humour. There will also be coffee / tea and some refreshments. Also have a look at this blog to stay updated. Douglas Pearce likes exploring the absurd or unlikely in his stories and mining it fully for its inherent humour. Nevertheless his characters are close to life, with real-people issues... you may recognize yourself in there, or perhaps people you know. 'Sorry,' Ralph apologized. 'Coming to terms with being almost dead is not that easy.' Wiggleswood, a quiet English town so small that if you blink, you'll miss it, has probably never seen so much excitement before. Ghosts, almost-ghosts and ghostly cats haunt the place. And Bill Williams of the police is not too far-off when he suspects a crime, but it is not what he thinks... To solve the case, he has to apply the mysterious principle of Wiglob. Yes, Wiglob. Don't ask me; read the book!(Click here for a peek into the book.) Almost Dead in Suburbia now available! The comical ghost-mystery novel "Almost Dead in Suburbia by Douglas Pearce is now available from P'kaboo and selected bookshops. To obtain a special, author-signed copy, you will need to contact the author directly or come to the launch! All welcome!