Fiction
Wednesday – 5th April 2017
Interview with Nadia Davids
Africa is a Country talks to Nadia Davids about her plays, novel, writing and life in Cape Town. Nice piece.
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, …
The Baileys Women’s Prize Shortlist: ‘A Wonderful Liberation’
‘The constraint is a liberation,’ says film producer Tessa Ross, whose leadership of the Baileys judges for 2017 is honoring women fiction writers from around the world.
“Visionary” Wolf Erlbruch wins prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
With his focus on “darker” subject matter, Wolf Erlbruch is an interesting choice for this year’s Astrid Lindgren memorial award.
Tuesday – 4th April 2017
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 …
Chimurenga Chronic – Food
Latest Chronic out now. This edition considers food from various angles. And of course: books, music, politics, photography and more.
The I.O.U. by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The New Yorker’s March 20th fiction piece is a previously unpublished story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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.
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ shortlisted for 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
The 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist has been announced.
Monday – 3rd April 2017
How to use this site
The Reading List is a new place to find and share the best in books. Hooray! On this site, you can submit …
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.
Need a read? Have a browse of Penguin Random House SA’s book club selection
If you love to read and belong to a book club then this is where you can discover our latest suggestions. In this section, we pick the perfect book club reads; those books we know will delight and enthrall anyone who’s passionate about reading.
African Book Trust launched: Giving South African books to South African libraries
Griffin Shea has launched the African Book Trust, a new non-profit dedicated to donating local books to South African libraries and schools.
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.
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.