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    Imagine, for a moment, what it feels like to be a person who has everything. Contemplate being an extraordinary individual who has managed to achieve everything that one could ever possibly desire, only to watch it all go up in smoke. Worse still, envision the very destructive flames that reduced that charmed life to cinders, slowly consuming one's sanity. In a fascinating, thrilling tale delving into the darkest depths of human despair and the convoluted tribulations of mental illness , Joseph is the debut novel of Shaleen Jacobs, being published by KREST Publishers South Africa. Readers who enjoy the blood-curdling chill of horror, and the nail-biting tension of thriller genres, will find elements of both brilliantly woven together in this gripping tale. For those fully prepared to slip down the metaphorical rabbit hole of the human mind, Joseph is well worth a read. Born and raised in Kraaifontein near the scenic city of Cape Town, Shaleen Jacobs is by no me...

    As a publishing house, we would like to take this moment to publicly congratulate two of our authors that have been nominated for book awards for their respective titles.  KREST Publishers published "Secrets and Lies" by Paul Zunckel in July 2020. The book has now been nominated for Best English Novel (Male Author) in the Book Behind Awards taking place this year.  "Yellow Roses" by Sarvdasha Sewlal was launched in December 2020. Sarvdasha is now nominated for Best Female English Poet in the Book Behind Awards. SECRETS AND LIES - PAUL ZUNCKEL A war-based adult fiction novel with drama, romance, and crime, comes from Ballito-based Paul Zunckel. Zunckel himself served with the SADF in the South African Border War. Additionally, he worked on a cargo ship, travelled around Africa for Safmarine, and obtained a microlight pilot’s license. With a Bachelor of Arts degree and a wealth of adventure behind his name, Zunckel made the perfect writer for this war-set sto...

 Self-publishing doesn't necessarily mean you have to go ahead and do the entire impossibly long and painstakingly detailed process yourself. You can pay someone to handle it all for you. And this is essentially what it means to pay a publisher to self-publish for you. You won't need to source your own editors, designers, typesetters, illustrators - a publisher already has these in-house staff. You don't need to invest in technology to generate barcodes or format eBooks - a publisher will already be working with these programs. And more than anything, you won't need to give up countless hours to suffer through the many months it takes to publish a book - a publisher familiar with the process can get it done half the time. KREST Publishers is a publishing house based in Durban, South Africa, that does both traditional and self-publishing. Because, to us, there should be NO DIFFERENCE in how your book is published. Both deserve the same level of quality. Both books will c...

 WHAT THE CONSERVATOIRE IS The KREST House is spreading in all creative directions, like fast-growing vines tunneling their way steadily into every industry. We currently consist of KREST Publishers (a book publishing house), KREST Cars (a new magazine publication by the publishing house), KREST Snapshots (a photographic division that primarily feeds the magazine and also book covers), KREST Stories (a ghostwriting team that works on all commissioned books and film scripts), and our well-known KREST Online Bookstore. Together, we are The KREST House. We are always on the search for talent  as we have a myriad of opportunities to offer.  We want to share these opportunities with you. But you will need to know how to aptly fulfill them if we do - in fact, if any publisher offers you any opportunity at all. Be it a publishing deal, the chance to shoot a magazine spread, or the opportunity to manage someone's blog... you'll have to be worthy of it. This is what the KREST Crea...

  The essence of poetry is being able to capture moments with as few words as possible. Unlikely lengthy novels, which slow burn through meaty description to their inevitable ends, poetry is the mere bone of an idea. And it can be quite chilling how the words can sit under your skin adamantly. No poetry rings more true to this than the "Love and Lies" anthology by Kwanele Sifunda.  The 130-poem anthology (refreshingly large for books in this category) contains work that made us feel both blissful and disconcerted at surprising times. Here is a little scrap-book post of some of some of our favourite verses from the book: POEMS ABOUT LOVE The book starts off on a sweet note. We felt a little high on the love drug during this pretty part of the book!   page 7 - Love and Lies by Kwanele Sifunda page 12 - Love and Lies by Kwanele Sifunda page 23 - Love and Lies by Kwanele Sifunda POEMS ABOUT HEARTBREAK The flow of the verse gradually twists (so subtly that it's a shock when it...