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Sunday – 2nd April 2017
Niq Mhlongo writes about The Marabi Dance by Modikwe Dikobe for PEN SA
There is a book that when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was your old friend or a relative of yours that you could call up on a phone and congratulate them on the excellent work. That is what Modikwe Dikobe’s Marabi Dance did to me. The book left me with a sense of satisfaction and completeness.
‘Searching for work that celebrates black joy’ – Koleka Putuma chats to Africa in Dialogue
Koleka Putuma, who is is scheduled to release her debut collection of poems, Collective Amnesia, in April 2017, was interviewed by Gaamangwe Mogami for Africa in Dialogue recently.
Saturday – 1st April 2017
Review of Sean Christie’s Under Nelson Mandela Boulevard
Gareth Langdon lauds Sean Christie’s excellent account of stowaways living on the margins of a quickly gentrifying Cape Town.
Thursday – 30th March 2017
Stephen King is excited about the new Deon Meyer
UK readers, you have a nice surprise coming. No, not Brexit, FEVER, by Deon Meyer. Reminiscent of THE STAND and THE PASSAGE. …
Win a signed leatherbound collector’s edition of Wilbur Smith’s War Cry worth R10 000
Win a signed leatherbound collector’s edition of War Cry worth R10 000.
New book by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa to be published in 2017
On 19 October 2017 Pan Macmillan will publish Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa.
New short story by Wanjiku wa Ngugi appears in Auburn Avenue
Auburn Avenue’s Issue II feature’s a new short story by Wanjiku wa Ngugi called “Hundred Acres of Marshland”.
Monday – 27th March 2017
Read an excerpt from A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg, Harry Kalmer’s ode to the city
“There was no cream in the fridge. She looked at her watch. The Spar in Kitchener Avenue and the Pick n Pay in Darras Centre would both be shut.
“She sent an SMS to Bosman: Bring sour cream.”
Friday – 24th March 2017
Out now! You Lost Me by bestselling author Marita van der Vyver
You Lost Me is bestselling author Marita van der Vyver’s thirteenth novel, a story about life’s thunder clouds and the bonds between us that offer shelter. It is a tale of disillusionment and loss, told with warmth and wicked humour.
Thursday – 16th March 2017
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.
Tuesday – 14th March 2017
Jonathan Ball Publishers to publish Sisonke Msimang memoir
Jonathan Ball Publishers has won a fierce bidding battle for Sisonke Msimang’s memoir and first book, Always Another Country.
Friday – 10th March 2017
Nelson Mandela comic goes worldwide
Nelson Mandela: The Authorised Comic was first published by Jonathan Ball Publishers back in 2008. Now Constable have cleverly bought all language rights still available, and will publish in English in the UK and Commonwealth.
Official book trailer for Veronica Roth’s Carve the Mark
Fans of Star Wars and Divergent will revel in internationally bestselling author Veronica Roth’s stunning new science-fiction fantasy series, Carve The Mark.
War Cry by Wilbur Smith is out now!
A love story in the time of heroes, War Cry is the latest breathtaking episode in Wilbur Smith’s epic account of one beloved family.
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 …
Wednesday – 8th March 2017
Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist announced
Three African women have been longlisted: Yewande Omotoso, Fiona Melrose and Ayobami Adebayo.
The longlisted books are as follows:
Mario Cesare’s new book Heart of a Game Ranger: Stories from a Wild Life is out now
Predictability isn’t a word you will find in any Bushveld dictionary, and the life of wildlife guardian Mario Cesare has been anything but.