International
Friday – 19th May 2017
A young reader edition of Hope in a Ballet Shoe available in English, isiZulu, isiXhosa and Afrikaans
Beautifully and gently illustrated by Ella Okstad, Ballerina Dreams is the younger-reader edition of Michaela DePrince’s highly moving memoir, Hope in a Ballet Shoe.
Don’t miss bestselling author Lesley Pearse at the Franschhoek Literary Festival this weekend
The great and gracious bestselling author Lesley Pearse is at the Franschhoek Literary Festival this weekend!
Enjoy a literary feast with Pan Macmillan at this year’s Franschhoek Literary Festival
Pan Macmillan authors on the Franschhoek Literary Festival programme include Mohale Mashigo, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Rebecca Davis and Dikgang Moseneke – and many others!
Elnathan John’s Born on a Tuesday shortlisted for 2017 Betty Trask Prize
The Society of Authors has announced the 2017 shortlist for the Betty Trask Prize and Awards. This year’s shortlist of six debut literary novels by authors under the age of 35 includes a self-published novel for the first time.
Tuesday – 16th May 2017
Read an excerpt from Rotten Row by Petina Gappah
The Old Familiar Faces are unhappily gathered at a once-elegant four-star golf resort and conference centre to which tourists no longer come.
2017 Caine Prize shortlist announced
The five-writer shortlist for the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced by Chair of judges, award winning author, poet and editor, Nii Ayikwei Parkes. The list includes a former Caine Prize shortistee and features a story translated
Friday – 12th May 2017
Lidudumalingani’s Caine Prize-winning story ‘Memories We Lost’ translated into Spanish
María J López, an academic based at the University of Córdoba, Spain, has translated Lidudumalingani’s short story ‘Memories We Lost’ into Spanish for the Cuban-based journal Revolución y Cultura.
Thursday – 11th May 2017
H Melt and Victor Yates win Lambda Literary’s Judith A Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers
Lambda Literary, a nonprofit organisation promoting LGBTQ literature in the United States, has announced the recipients of the 2017 Judith A Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers.
Wednesday – 10th May 2017
Namwali Serpell chats to Efemia Chela about writing, and her upcoming novel
Namwali Serpell spoke to Efemia Chela recently for a Short Story Day Africa interview.
Tuesday – 9th May 2017
Don’t miss Imraan Coovadia and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim at the Goethe-Institut Literary Crossroads
Imraan Coovadia and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim will be at the Goethe-Institut in Johannesburg for a Literary Crossroads conversation on 16 May.
Add your name to PEN SA’s call for the release of Dr Stella Nyanzi
Please fill in the online form if you would like us to add your name to PEN South Africa’s appeal to the Ugandan President to release Dr Stella Nyanzi:
Bill Clinton and James Patterson team up to write political thriller
Bestselling author James Patterson is teaming up with former United States President Bill Clinton to write a new novel, The President Is Missing.
Monday – 8th May 2017
Roland Glasser describes the process of translating Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s award winning Tram 83
In a wonderful article in the new issue of Asymptote, Roland Glasser writes about the experience of translating Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s award winning debut novel Tram 83 from French into English.
The World’s Worst Children 2 by David Walliams
If you thought you had read about the World’s Worst Children already, you’re in for a rather nasty shock. The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and worse than you could ever imagine!
Friday – 5th May 2017
William Kentridge wins the Princess of Asturias Award, Spain’s most prestigious art prize
William Kentridge has been awarded Spain’s most prestigious art prize, the Princess of Asturias award.
Thursday – 4th May 2017
More than 200 free art books made available to download from the Guggenheim
Books of work by Picasso, Kandinsky, Lichtenstein, Flavin, Klimt and Rothko have been digitised and are now available for free.
Wednesday – 3rd May 2017
Arthur C Clarke Award for best science fiction shortlist announced!
The six shortlisted books for the Arthur C Clarke Award for best science fiction novel of the year published in 2016 have been revealed.
Tuesday – 2nd May 2017
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.
What Foreigners Need to Know About America From A to Z
This book is for anyone who interacts with Americans in the US or abroad and anyone–immigrants or visitors–who want more effective social or business relationships with Americans. It is also for those who simply want to learn more about the USA.
Monday – 1st May 2017
Issue 1 of The Johannesburg Review of Books is out
We are delighted to present the first issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books—comprising almost twenty reviews, essays, articles, stories, poems, photographs and other items.