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South African publishers cancel all forthcoming book launch events
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, South African publishers have decided to postpone or cancel all upcoming book launch events until further …
2020 Franschhoek Literary Festival cancelled because of COVID-19
The Franschhoek Literary Festival, which was due to take place from 15 to 17 May 2020 in Cape Town, has been cancelled, ‘in light of the growing concerns about the global spread of COVID-19’.
Durban’s Time of the Writer book festival cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic (alternative digital version being planned)
Book events are being cancelled all over the world in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest loss is Durban’s Time of the Writer Festival.
Love Books and The Book Lounge cancel book launches until further notice – but will need your support, so keep buying books! (Home delivery available)
Two of our favourite independent bookshops, Love Books and The Book Lounge, have announced that they have decided to cancel all book launches until further notice.
Footnotes, March 2020: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye …
Footnotes, February 2020: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye …
Is a Bigfoot-like being living in the Knysna forest? Find out more about the South African cryptid, the otang
Beyond the Secret Elephants: Of Mystery, Elephants and Discovery, Gareth Patterson’s long-awaited sequel to The Secret Elephants, is out now from Tracey McDonald Publishers.
2020 Time of the Writer Festival – dates and authors announced
The dates and initial line-up for the 2020 Time of the Writer Festival have been announced!
Footnotes, January 2020: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye …
Friday Night Book Club exclusive: Read the first chapter of The Confession by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse
The Confession is a luminous, powerful and deeply moving novel about secrets and storytelling, motherhood and friendship, and how we lose and find ourselves.
Footnotes, December 2019: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye …
New book alert! The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi – a ‘companion’ novel to Kintu
A ‘magnificent’ new novel by award-winning Ugandan writer Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has been announced!
New anthology to celebrate 20 years of the Caine Prize for African Writing
The Caine Prize for African Writing has released a special edition anthology, celebrating the literary talent of 20 excellent African short stories since its inception in 2000.
Footnotes, November 2019: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye …
Shortlist announced for the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers
The Miles Morland Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarships. The scholarships are open to anyone writing in …
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly win the 2019 Booker Prize
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize, for their novels The Testaments and Girl, Woman, Other, respectively. This is the …
Footnotes, October 2019: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye …
The Cockroach – Ian McEwan’s new Brexit satire pays tribute to Franz Kafka’s most famous work
In Ian McEwan’s new novella The Cockroach the main character, Jim Sams, undergo a metamorphosis from an average nobody to the most powerful man in Britain when he wakes up to find himself the Prime Minister.
International line-up announced for 2019 Poetry Africa Festival in Durban
The 23rd Poetry Africa Festival will take place in Durban from 7 – 12 October 2019.
Africa Century International African Writers Conference unveils 2019 line-up
The 8th annual Africa Century International African Writers Conference takes place in Pretoria in November. Event details Date: 7 November 2019 Venue: …