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Like Jane Austen fan fiction, but much more ruthless: Claire Robertson on her new novel Under Glass
Award-winning author Claire Robertson chatted to Nancy Richards on SAfm about her masterful new novel Under Glass.
Zakes Mda’s new novel The Zulus of New York to be published by Umuzi in March 2019
Zakes Mda’s new novel, a work of historical fiction titled The Zulus of New York, will be published by Umuzi in March 2019. …
Don’t miss the launch of Patagonia by Maya Fowler at Love Books
Maya is an award-winning South African writer, and this fascinating novel, she transports us to the wide Patagonian plains, where the Afrikaans language survives to this day.
Don’t miss the launch of Patagonia by Maya Fowler at The Book Lounge
Umuzi and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Patagonia by Maya Fowler.
‘Hillbrow, 1967. The New York of Africa.’ Read an extract from John Hunt’s new novel The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head
‘Hillbrow, 1967. The New York of Africa. Someone wrote that the place would soon have more people per square kilometre than Tokyo. Everyone quoted that article to everyone. Some even cut it out and kept it folded in their wallets.’
Details of Masande Ntshanga’s new novel Triangulum revealed!
Triangulum, the much-anticipated second novel from Masande Ntshanga, will be published by Two Dollar Radio in January 2019. The book is described by …
Umuzi reveals teaser for John Hunt’s new novel The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head
“Although he was reading a story, what he was really offering was transport. Even his stumbling words made wheels good enough to be driven somewhere else.”
John Hunt’s new novel The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head out in April
The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head, the new novel by award-winning playwright, author and creative director John Hunt, is out in April from Umuzi.
Don’t miss the launch of The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head, the new novel from John Hunt, at the Circa Gallery
Umuzi invites you to the launch of The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head by John Hunt.
Sneak peek of Imraan Coovadia’s new novel A Spy in Time
A most amazing event – proof copies of the inimitable Imraan Coovadia’s new novel A Spy in Time – out in a few months’ time
Join Claire Robertson and Diane Awerbuck at The Book Lounge for the launch of Under Glass
Umuzi and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Under Glass by Claire Robertson.
Imraan Coovadia’s afrofuturistic new novel A Spy in Time out in July 2018
Imraan Coovadia’s new book A Spy in Time is set in a dystopian, futuristic Johannesburg where white people have been a rarity for centuries.
Join Claire Robertson for the launch of Under Glass at Kalk Bay Books
Umuzi and Kalk Bay Books invite you to join us for the launch of Under Glass by Claire Robertson.
Etisalat Prize-shortlisted book The Seed Thief by Jacqui L’Ange to be made into an international film
Jacqui L’Ange’s novel The Seed Thief is to be made into an international film.
‘No wallet, no ID, no credit cards.’ Read an excerpt from Johan Vlok Louw’s new novel A Gap in the Hedge
Read an excerpt from A Gap in the Hedge – the new South African novel that everyone is talking about.
Huge ebook sale on local books at Penguin Random House South Africa!
A selection of Penguin Random House SA’s top local fiction and non-fiction ebook titles are available for download for only R50 each.
Lauri Kubuitsile’s novel The Scattering wins international book award
Lauri Kubuitsile’s novel The Scattering won the prize for best international fiction at this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair, the world’s third largest book fair, in the United Arab Emirates.
George Bizos chats about his friendship with Nelson Mandela, documented in his new book 65 Years of Friendship
‘With his second marriage to Winnie, he phoned me and said, “George, I’ve married trouble.”‘
A good city for writing – Henrietta Rose-Innes on her home town, Cape Town
Henrietta Rose-Innes has written a piece for The Literary Sofa on Cape Town, the ‘old colonial outpost at the southern tip of a continent, with its complex history and glorious views’.
New novel by SJ Naudé to be published in the UK
Following on the United Kingdom edition of his critically acclaimed short stories, SJ Naudé’s novel The Third Reel by will be published in the UK in April 2018 by Salt Publishing.