{"id":7340,"date":"2026-10-02T17:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=192903"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:03:22","slug":"south-african-author-steve-hegerstrom-brings-humour-to-the-unexpected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/south-african-author-steve-hegerstrom-brings-humour-to-the-unexpected\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Author Steve Hegerstr\u00f6m Brings Humour to the Unexpected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From corporate boardrooms to sailing adventures and the wonderfully unpredictable world of fiction, South African author Steve Hegerstrom has built a diverse collection of books inspired by life, experience and imagination.<\/p>\n<p>His latest title, *Billy Bonkers \u2013 Trials and Tribulations*, introduces readers to an eccentric character whose theories about time travel, aliens and everyday life lead to a series of amusing and often unexpected situations.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing inspiration from real-life experiences, Steve blends humour, observation and creative storytelling to explore the absurdities of life. His writing reflects a varied career that took him across South Africa and other parts of Africa, alongside his interests in sailing, adventure and Reiki.<\/p>\n<p>Steve&#8217;s books span several genres, including humour, children&#8217;s fiction, fantasy, sailing and corporate life. His titles include *Race to Win*, *Corporate Life \u2013 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly*, *Egor the Giant Dwarf* and *Wicked Witches and the Crystals of Kryon*.<\/p>\n<p>Through Book Mongers, readers can discover Steve&#8217;s growing collection and explore the stories behind his work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For book enquiries and orders:<\/strong><br \/>\nBook Mongers<br \/>\nWebsite: wwwbookmongers66.com<br \/>\nMedia enquiries and interview requests :<br \/>\nBronwyn Marcus | Unfold Durban<br \/>\nEmail: info@unfolddurban.co.za<br \/>\nWebsite: www.unfolddurban.co.za<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author<\/strong>: Bronwyn Marcus from <strong>Unfold Durban<strong> on behalf of <strong>Steve Hegerstrom<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/south-african-author-steve-hegerstrom-brings-humour-to-the-unexpected\/\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to Read the Original Press Release on MyPR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From corporate boardrooms to sailing adventures and the wonderfully unpredictable world of fiction, South African author Steve Hegerstrom has built a diverse collection of books inspired by life, experience and imagination. His latest title, *Billy Bonkers \u2013 Trials and Tribulations*, introduces readers to an eccentric character whose theories about time travel, aliens and everyday life &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:revymtt5qssww7e7avbruzic","date":"2026-10-02T15:03:56+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:revymtt5qssww7e7avbruzic\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mwvnfqqnky25","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:revymtt5qssww7e7avbruzic\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mwvnfqqnky25\",\"cid\":\"bafyreihmsgtnyhrzj56adbq3ykheirvrz27dgjheih46bllqzhfyannyy4\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreihp5kmad6prvs7rxhb3wfbz2qggn24nawk4uygfjkgvoh6aabz7le\",\"rev\":\"3mwvnfqqvey25\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"republication-tracker-tool-hide-widget":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[29],"class_list":["type-post","category-news","tag-mypr-africa","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7340\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}