Our News
Welcome to our new home, both physical and cyber!
Well after a whirlwind year of moving, renovating, exhibiting, restructuring and generally adjusting to our new surroundings, we are up and running. We have our showroom all arranged to welcome you, if you come to beautiful Prince Albert in the heart of the Karoo. It...
2019, off to an exciting start…
2019 is already quarter of the way through, and our feet have yet to touch the ground, as we enter an exciting new era in our lives. WE HAVE MOVED! After many decades in Port Elizabeth, we have finally fulfilled a long held dream of relocating to the Karoo, once Max...
Yippee, another fab children’s book in time for Christmas!
We are delighted to announce the launch of our newest book. A Hyena's Tail is the second in the Tales from the Waterhole Series, in which an old terrapin relates some of the events he encounters, while watching quietly from his spot next to the water. A Hyena’s Tail,...
What does 2017 have in store?
Do you also hear the news (struggling to sift what is real from what isn't) and see social media depicting a world gone mad? We don't want to be complete ostriches, with heads in the sand and nether regions exposed in the air, so we try to keep up. But most days, it...
Merry Christmas
El Gecko Publishing wishes you a Merry Christmas as Santa's New Helpers flies off the shelves... The past month has passed with a flurry of activity and we are now in the final run up to Christmas. If those of you who live in the Southern hemisphere keep a watch out...
Another book (or 7) joins our Merry-go-Round!
Oh my goodness! Loving this merry-go-round of indie-publishing craziness, but wow, someone tell these old fogeys to slow down! In the past 2 months, we have designed and produced so many new products, and it is really exciting to see the awesome positive response!...
Another launch invitation!
WOO HOO, ready for another book launch? Santa's New Helpers will be arriving just in time for Christmas! Written by Max Hoppe and illustrated by Theresa Hardman. Available in English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans. Wednesday 23rd November, 5.30pm. At Mark and Theresa...
Meet the Team
Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a team to produce good indie-books! It all started with Max and Sue Hoppe, and their crazy idea that windmills have a secret life.But to turn that into a book, they had help and advice from a number of people who...
What do Warthogs, Geckos and Christmas have in common?
It has been a whilrlwind year for El Gecko Publishing, with the printing of two new books, as well as various other reprints and new products being launched - and we're not finished yet! Keeping the hamster wheel spinning at a crazy speed, we have just gone to print...
Fun Fun Fun wasn’t just a song played at the Online Store and Climax Collection 2 Launch!
Thanks again to Savages for awesome hospitality and memorable food, to Fogarty’s for handling book sales, while Great Gifts handled stationery and gift sales, and our daughter Karen took the photos, leaving us free to enjoy the lovely people who joined us to celebrate...
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