South Africa
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.
Sunday – 30th April 2017
‘The perilous state we’re in’ – John Kane-Berman at the launch of Between Two Fires
John Kane-Berman says getting rid of Zuma a necessary but not sufficient condition for reversing SA’s downward slide.
Read an excerpt from Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s new book The Republic of Gupta
In The Republic of Gupta, Pieter-Louis Myburgh delves deeper than ever before into the Guptas’ business dealings and their links to prominent South African politicians, and explains how one family managed to transform an entire country into the Repub
Friday – 28th April 2017
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.
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
Wednesday – 26th April 2017
‘I like the idea of a black girl kicking butt’ – Bontle Senne chats about her Afrocentric children’s books
Bontle Senne chatted to Beautiful News about her new Shadow Chasers series of books.
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!
Two Cape Town launches for Dawn Garisch’s 6th novel – Accident
Dawn Garisch has a brilliant disquieting new novel coming out in May, Accident. For Cape Town people, catch her at one of two launches – The Book Lounge on the 9th May and Kalk Bay Books on the 10th May.
How one family managed to transform an entire country into the Republic of Gupta
The Guptas rose to national infamy when a commercial airliner packed with guests for a family wedding was allowed to land at Air Force Base Waterkloof in 2013, sparking an onslaught of public outrage. Since then, they have become embroiled in allegat
Tuesday – 25th April 2017
New JM Coetzee book coming this September
A new collection of JM Coetzee’s essays has been announced by Penguin.
Alan Muller reviews Dan Wylie’s The Wisdom of Adders
This is a review of Dan Wylie’s recent post-apocalyptic speculative fiction novella. It was featured on Aerodrome on 25 April 2017.
African comic book writers to watch – including Loyiso Mkize and Lauren Beukes
The Arcade has compiled a list of must-read African comic books, including Nigeria’s Comic Republic, Loyiso Mkize’s Kwezi and Lauren Beukes’s All the Pretty Ponies.
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.
Monday – 24th April 2017
Bookanista share an excerpt from Henrietta Rose-Innes’s Nineveh – out now in the UK and US
Henrietta Rose-Innes’ Nineveh, first published by Umuzi in 2011, was released late last year in the United States (Unnamed Press) and United Kingdom (Aardvark Bureau).
Friday – 21st April 2017
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.
Win a signed copy of Delilah Now Trending!
Three winners will each receive a signed copy of Delilah Now Trending by Pamela Power!
Thursday – 20th April 2017
Do Not Go Gentle into North America
Futhi Ntshingila’s Do Not Go Gentle is coming out later this year as one of four South African titles for new Catalyst Press in the US. New title: We Kiss Them With Rain.
Deadline for open submissions to Modjaji Books – 30th April 2017
You have 10 days left till the current window for submitting to Modjaji Books closes. Don’t miss out on your chance for submitting.
Pamela Power chats to Morning Live about her new book Delilah Now Trending
Dark, but funny: Pamela Power’s latest novel Delilah Now Trending is out now.
Wednesday – 19th April 2017
Celebrate Freedom Day with the ultimate South African story
Confluence tells the uplifting true story of the Dusi Canoe Marathon partnership of Piers Cruickshanks and Siseko Ntondini.