Author:Smacked/Hooked/Crashed. New Book: BAMBOOZLED In search of Joy & Freedom Sept '22. Publisher at MelindaFergusonBooks/ NB/Motoring
@dailymaverick
@CapeTalk
Congratulations
@feminist_rogue
on your magnificent achievement ❤️
PUMLA DINEO GQOLA – NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY has been awarded a highly coveted laureate by
Breaking the Wall for Female Fear Factory
#melindafergusonbooks
@NBPublishers
Today we smokers literally hold our breaths to find out whether
@fita_sa
manages to convince the court that the
#TobaccoProhibition
is senseless and unconstitutional. Our thoughts are with you. Thank you 🙏🙏
If ever I needed a reminder that I can walk through fire, it's now. At a time in my existence that I am experiencing some really dark challenges, my two beautiful babies get released from the warehouse and are now available in stores across the country, on Amazon.
#Smacked
#Hooked
But I stayed on the path of sobriety and today I celebrate my 19 year clean birthday. Today I love this life of mine, the people who surround me.The hardest thing I have managed to do is to love and forgive myself. What a Beautiful world I live in today. ❤️ Thank you Grace.
In the past week women have been slashed, beaten, hung, knived, burnt, raped. Destroyed. Every day this is happening. Every. Single. Day. What will it take for this brutality to end ? Men we cannot stop you. YOU have to.
I am super excited to be spreading my publishing wings in a new Joint Venture with
@NBPublishers
. It was time for a change and this house has impressed me enough to take the leap with my new imprint Melinda Ferguson Books. Happy Days 🌟🌟
It has been an absolute dream working with the incredible
@letshegom
. No drama, no delays, just amazing energy all the way. I know Gugs is really proud from where he watches us. I choose to Live - Life After Losing Gugu will be available throughout SA from 9 July.
@MFBooksJoburg
After what feels like such a very long we go to print with this phenomenal book. FEMALE FEAR FACTORY by the one and only icon of feminism
@feminist_rogue
Not only is she my dear friend but my most prolific & awarded author.This is our 4th collab together.
@Musa_Khawula
Daaahling not sure if you know... But I regularly offer writing courses... I could give you a special dscount to help improve your obvious lack of skills in the spelling department.. Just a tip... Copyright Infringement is more effective when you get the spelling right
I'm ashamed that I've been holding back in my criticism of Israel because I am NOT Jewish and many scream "anti-semitic" if you say anything anti Zionist but Israel what you are doing is totally Fucked
#genocide
#Gaza
#FreePalestine
So 23 years ago on some god forsaken homeless farm in the Magaliesberg, the light finally penetrated my little black and broken heart. And I got clean. What a journey it's been. Today is also fortuitous – it's the official birth day of my new book child BAMBOOZLED. Life ...🌹
In 2013 I started my publishing imprint
@MFBooksJoburg
. What a journey. I've just published my 35th title😛 Catch me in convo with Mervyn Sloman
@OpenBookFest
in CT on the 5th Sept at 6pm. For bookings go to
My little piece has just been read in court wrt regulation 45 violating my constitutional rights to dignity and privacy of realm and autonomy over my body.
#coapplicant
#Batsa
#TobaccoProhibition
Catch me later on
@CapeTalk
with
@thisisSJKing
on The Night Rider where I'll be reviewing the all new sexy, robust and most technologically advanced VW - the
#NewVWTouareg
with its V6 3.0 L engine and massive 600Nm torque 😍😍
It's Sunday night and after a busy week, it's Night Rider time on
@CapeTalk
Talk with
@thisisSJKing
at 11pm. I'll be reviewing the all new Fab Ford Fiesta
@FordSouthAfrica
as well as the speedy limited edition ST200 that I also happened to have for my wheels this week. 😍😉
This book is everything. RAPE A South African Nightmare by
@feminist_rogue
. Of the almost 60 books I have published under my imprint
#mfbooksjhb
#Melindafergusonbooks
Rape is the most reprinted in my stable. Just sent the book for its 11th Reprint💖💖 my Prof you are my Rockstar
As a recovering addict I am taking the Government on, as one of the 10 co-applicants in the BATSA case. I am acting within my own rights as an addict who has had to deal with the trauma of this senseless prohibition. I speak for many of us addicts.
#TobaccoProhibition
#addicts
19 years ago today I woke up on a homeless farm. My addiction to heroin, crack & booze had broken me. Completely. No family. No money. No home. In my darkest hour I made a decision to choose life and get clean and sober. The journey home was filled with thorns and terror.
All hail the new
@fordsouthafrica
#Raptor
. It's an 2.0-litre bi-turbodiesel beast with 157 kW and 500 Nm, mated with a new 10-speed automatic transmission. Phenomenal off road and on.
#launch
For now the
#AudiQ8
@audisouthafrica
will be available in a 3.0 litre TFSI petrol engine, delivering 250Kw and 500 Nm of delicious torque, transmission is tiptronic, 0-100kms in 5.9 seconds. Phew 😛. By mid year we'll see the diesel derivative in SA too😎
When a girl turns 40 it's a reason to celebrate ❤️ I passed that milestone a little while ago but in Sept my imprint
@MFBooksJoburg
celebrates my 40th book birth day with the launch of LEAVING WORD by
@stevensidley
@ExclusiveBooks
Hyde Park. Please join me to celebrate 🎉🎉🎉🎉
This book is nearly ready to go for final proof corrections. Since I started publishing all I have ever wanted to do was make beautiful books and this book is REALLY beautiful. Its hard and sad and funny and deep and crazy and mad and gracious and angry and beautifully human.
I am so excited that this book will be available in store and at e-retailers from Monday next week. It's truly a book of revelations to save your life. By the incredibly wise Kagiso Msimango
#melindafergusonbooks
@NBPublishers
Whether you like him or hate him Angelo
#Agrizzi
new book is making serious waves. Inside the Belly of the Beast is Number 2 bestselling Non-Fiction title in SA this week. It's an astonishing and controversial read. Thanks for all the support
Three books in 3 weeks. Am I flipping insane? They knocked on my heart.. And who was I not to receive them? 😉 And the overriding theme... Is brilliance. Brilliant women.
@letshegom
@LoweGabi
@kelly_eve_k
@ClrdMentality
Prepping for my session Sex, Lies & The Bare Naked Truth next week
@sabookfair
. 8 Sept. Thoroughly enjoying Hlomu The Wife by
@dududube
❤️can't wait to meet you again Dudu and chat to
@mazzamaxim
and
@JackiePhamotse
It should be steamy 😉
Two years ago this insanely brilliant book Reflecting Rogue Inside the Mind Of a Feminist was unleashed on the hungry-for-brilliant-books world. Written by rockstar prof Pumla Dineo Gqola
@feminist_rogue
published by my imprint
@MFBooksJoburg
- if you havent read it - you should
I keep thinking i know this story. I published the book Brutal School Ties by
@samcowen
but listening to your show today
@Eusebius
has made me weep and rage all over again. Thank you for an absolutely brilliant overview of this insanity.
#schoolViolence
😪😪😪
I have never had such a full book publishing October. I am so proud of these 4 beauties...from State Capture and corruption, to rhinos to strippers and then there are those groundbreaking black man convos. A bookshelf of choice
#melindafergusonbooks
@NBPublishers
This book. It's going to be one of my
@MFBooksJoburg
best. Written by the incredibly brilliant
@kelly_eve_k
. It's launching at
@book_lounge
on 7 August . The author will be in convo with the equally brilliant
@Sage_Of_Absurd
. Invites coming out soon.
So I'm kicking off my writing coach year with my first online course The Magic Of Making a Start next Monday 3 Feb. It's a 6 module intensive course in Memoir- still have a few spots available.
#write
#writers
#memoir
email melindafergusonwriter
@gmail
.com for deets.😎
The medium SUV segment is huge in SA. The
@Toyota_Fortuner
@ToyotaSA
has been the leader since its arrival in 2005. Now there is a facelifted 2020 edition just launched in SA.
Congrats to
@JackiePhamotse
who won with Bare The Hockey Club. Sex Lies &Stellenbosch you made me proud. Congrats to other finalists
@ZakesMda
Sally Andrew. Jackie is one of the hardest workers in the publishing world and all kudos to you Ms P. Thanks to all the booksellers🥰
@annabelle13300
@dailymaverick
Did you actually read the story. As his publisher i for special permission to see him for 30 mins under extremely tight conditions
I got to drive this pocket rocket rally to road Yaris GR FOUR
@ToyotaSA
#rallycarfortheroad
this week. At 8.40am I'll be chatting to the fab
@thisissjking
on
@CapeTalk
about an experience of a lifetime. Hand break turns. Drifting. Hot laps aplenty
First launch of the year
@Mahindra_SA
I've missed jumping on and off of planes. I'll be driving the new Mahindra Pik Up
#S11
tomorrow. It looks like a tough and capable double cab which has gone auto.😀
@City_Press
The grille has been beefed up. Daytime running lights have been sexied up. Inside black leather replaces the brown and some metallic ups its looks. New infotainment system. It's looking good
@ToyotaSA
can't wait to do my test drive
#Fortuner
Was interviewed last night on
@CapeTalk
about this stunning news 🌻🌻🌻Sara-Jayne King book nominated for UJ prize as the publisher of this insanely great best seller Killing Karoline
@MFBooksJoburg
I am beyond thrilled 🌼🌼🌼
@thisisSJKing
Printer's proofs signed off. Phew. The Lockdown Collection. Thanks for giving meaning to my Lockdown my Corona Collective.40 authors who raged against time and a virus.Thank you
@NBPublishers
for being such a great support system to
#MelindaFergusonBooks
. Book out mid June🙏
Calling all people who want to write. Bookings are open for 🌟🌟 my first 2018 JHB March Writing Weekend, 3& 4. There are still 6 spaces available. Email me at melindafergusonwriter
@gmail
.com or DM me. Make your year write 😬
@MFBooksJoburg
Yesterday I sent a statement to a number of media houses to clarify the participation of Anele Tembe's father, Moses in When Love Kills. Moses is aware of this statement and has given me the go ahead to publish it. Here it is.
People we need to back Cyril and the GVt. We are all on our knees In varying degrees.We need to just listen and shut the fuck up and stay at home or take enormous precautions if we need to go out.These are unprecedented times and we need to unify and help each other.
#ANC
#cyril
During Lockdown there are many addicts who have relapsed on hard drugs because they couldn't access tobacco. Heroin and cocaine.. Tik.. Meth... All these "hard" drugs are all much cheaper than cigarettes at the moment.
#TobaccoProhibition
The
@SABookFair
has gone virtual. R50 bucks gets you into all the events. Like only R50 for the whole weekend 😃 Catch the 1st session at 10am on Lockdown with
@feminist_rogue
@ClrdMentality
@EverydayZulu
and me kicking off the Saturday sessions.
I don't frequent churches much except when I go to AA or NA meetings 😉but I'll be at The Life Church in Somerset West next Wednesday talking about my journey with drugs, homelessness and the magic of sobriety and recovery.
Up in Jozi to present 14 books for publication by my imprint
@MFbooks
Joburg for 2019 at
@JacanaMedia
. Jeez and I thought I would take a sabbatical next year 😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪
I was super grateful to have the
@isuzusa
new D-Max on test this week with all the rain in the Cape. I'll be chatting to
@thisisSJKing
on
@CapeTalk
at 8.40am about this locally produced bakkie which is giving the Rangers and Hiluxes a few sleepless nights 😉
Remembering you so strongly today Mr Gugu Zulu. What a light you cast on our world. You were one of a kind. Tonight we pay homage to you. Three years gone. Never ever forgotten. The fastest brother in Africa. Our hearts are with you darling
@letshegom