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Internationally renowned South African author Karel Schoeman dies
Internationally renowned South African author Karel Schoeman (77) died on Monday night in the Noorderbloem old age home in Bloemfontein, where he lived for the past ten years, reports News24.
Mongane Wally Serote calls on government to prescribe more South African literature
Now, Serote urges the ministers of higher education and of basic education to prescribe more South African literature – literature representative of the voices of the South African people – in South African schools.
“We are a country with generation
The Johannesburg Review of Books launched in South Africa
The Johannesburg Review of Books, a new publication giving a view of world literature through African eyes, debuts on May 1, 2017.
The new book by Chigozie Obioma – author of The Fishermen – has been announced
The Bookseller reports that Little, Brown has acquired the new novel from Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma.
Rutanang Book Fair moves online – participants revealed
The Rutanang Book Fair has announced a move online, and has also announced this year’s line up!
Mongane Wally Serote to receive honorary doctorate from University of Johannesburg
Struggle poet and novelist Professor Mongane Wally Serote will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance author Robert Pirsig dies at 88
“Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values” sold 50,000 copies in three months and more than 5 million in the decades since. The dense tome has been translated into at least 27 languages. A reviewer for the New Yorker likened
NPR reread Margaret Atwood’s dystopian classic The Handmaid’s Tale ahead of new TV series
As you’ve probably heard, dystopian literature is having something of a resurgence with old favorites by George Orwell and Aldous Huxley flying off shelves and into op-ed pages. Margaret Atwood’s book “The Handmaid’s Tale” is among them. And with a m
2017 Man Booker International Prize shortlist announced
The 2017 Man Booker International Prize shortlist of six books has been revealed.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Achille Mbembe elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected 228 new National and International Scholars, Artists, Philanthropists, and Business Leaders.
Shortlists announced for 2017 Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans
The shortlists for the Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans have been announced, with Nick Wood, Tade Thompson, A Igoni Barrett, …
Imbolo Mbue wins 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for debut novel Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue has won the 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her debut novel Behold the Dreamers.
Diane Awerbuck shortlisted for 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
South African author Diane Awerbuck has been shortlisted for the 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The shortlist includes 21 from stories, chosen …
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ shortlisted for 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
The 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist has been announced.
The 2017 Sunday Times Literary Awards: Alan Paton Award longlist
The longlist for the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for non-fiction has been announced.
The 2017 Sunday Times Literary Awards: Barry Ronge Fiction Prize longlist
The 2017 Barry Ronge Fiction Prize longlist has been announced.
Stranger than fiction: How a forbidden book was smuggled out of North Korea
The harrowing story of how the work of a dissident writer made it out of North Korea.
Amos Oz and Ismail Kadare named on Man Booker international prize longlist
13 books from 11 different languages have been longlisted for the Man Booker international prize. The Guardian reports that books from Europe dominate the longlist, alongside two Israeli novels, and one apiece from China and Argentina.
Video interview with Miranda Sherry, author of Bone Meal for the Roses
Miranda Sherry, whose latest book Bone Meal for the Roses is out now, was a guest on Morning Live. From YouTube: It’s …