Anton Taylor Explains His Emotional Involvement in the Oscar Pistorius Trial
“I think the thing that might bother me the most about the Oscar trial is the way in which some people dismiss those who take an interest in the case and their opinions,” writes Anton Taylor, author of...
View ArticleRon Irwin’s Flat Water Tuesday Chosen as the Target Club Pick for May
Ron Irwin’s debut novel, Flat Water Tuesday, has been chosen as American retail company Target’s Club Pick for May. Each month a book is chosen by the team and named the Club Pick. Next month signed...
View ArticleLegendary Photographer Peter Magubane Reveals his Current Project
Renowned photographer Peter Magubane, whose most recent book is Madiba in his book Man of the People: A Photographic Tribute to Nelson Mandela, is revisiting photographs he took of the white residents...
View ArticleThe Fall of the ANC Author Prince Mashele Reveals Philosophy-Heavy Reading List
Prince Mashele, co-author of The Fall of the ANC: What Next?, counts Frantz Fanon, Hegel and Friedrich Nietzsche among his literary heroes. In a short interview with Michael Titlestad for The Times,...
View ArticleSteven Boykey Sidley on Writing, Coding and All that Jazz
Steven Boykey Sidley, author of Imperfect Solo, has written on his blog about the similarities between writing novels and writing code or playing jazz. He worked as a programmer and a videogame...
View ArticlePodcast: Larry Joe and Joanne Jowell Discuss The Crazy Life of Larry Joe
Larry Joe and Joanne Jowell joined Pippa Hudson in studio at 567 Cape Talk to discuss the recently published book, The Crazy Life of Larry Joe, written by Jowell. Joe, an ex-convict, tells of how after...
View ArticleExcerpt from Ekow Duker’s New Novel Dying in New York
Johannesburg-based author Ekow Duker has released an extract from his new novel, Dying in New York, on his website. Dying in New York presents Lerato Malema’s journey from South Africa to New York, the...
View ArticleVideo: Dying in New York Author Ekow Duker’s First Television Interview
Ekow Duker, the author of Dying in New York and White Wahala, both of which were recently launched in Johannesburg, has shared a blog post about the nerve-wracking experience of his first television...
View ArticleAnton Taylor After Listening to Julius Malema: We Fear Groups We Have Never...
“Some people claim it is this fear of the unknown that made Oscar shoot four times, and although I’m not sure about that, I do know that the dread of imagined threats and ruin to come certainly doesn’t...
View ArticleDion Chang, Recovering from Burnout: Our “Always On, Always Connected”...
Dion Chang, editor of The State We’re In: The 2010 Flux Trend Review, spoke to Sue Grant-Marshall for Business Day about his experience of digital burnout. Chang explains how being constantly connected...
View ArticleEkow Duker Transcribes a Family’s History, and the Effects of Dementia
Ekow Duker, author of White Wahala and Dying in New York, wrote the real-life story of his partner, Bridget Radebe, and her mother, Betty Maluleka, for the Mail & Guardian. Mndazi Betty Maluleka...
View ArticleRian Malan: Only Julius Malema is Tough Enough to Defeat the ANC – but What...
In article for the Rand Daily Mail, Rian Malan questions what Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema really values. In the article, Malan tries to decipher Malema’s beliefs, saying that his...
View ArticlePodcast: Bongani Madondo Discusses the Captivating Power of Brenda Fassie
“I had to do what I had to do to free myself from the stronghold she had over me,” Bongani Madondo recently told CapeTalk’s Overnight Live presenter Joonji Mdyogolo, explaining why he wrote I’m Not...
View ArticleThuli Madonsela Talks to The New York Times About the Nkandla Report: “The...
Thuli Madonsela, as Public Protector, is an important guardian of South African democracy. For this reason, she is one of the people profiled in Inspired: Remarkable South Africans Share their Stories....
View ArticleAlex van Tonder Shares the Images and Ideas that Inspired Her Online...
This One Time is a novel about a man who creates a fake persona that becomes a monster, spawning monstrous consequences. Author Alex van Tonder has shared some of the images and thoughts that inspired...
View ArticleSL Grey Discuss the Racial Tension and Claustrophobia in Their New Novel,...
The Ginger Nuts of Horror website, run by Jim Mcleod, recently did an interview with Sarah Lotz and Louis Greenberg, aka SL Grey, about their new novel, Under Ground. Under Ground is featured in The...
View ArticleDon’t Miss Dion Chang, Headline Speaker at the 2015 SA Innovation Summit in...
Dion Chang, corporate trend analyst and author of The State We’re In, will be the headline speaker at 2015 SA Innovation Summit. The summit will take place from Wednesday, 26 August, to Saturday, 29...
View ArticleCongratulations to Ayanda Mbanjwa, Winner of the To Quote Myself Cover Design...
Pan Macmillan and Khaya Dlanga invited readers to submit a cover design for the new edition of To Quote Myself last month. And the winning cover has been announced! The talented designer who has walked...
View ArticleFrench stamp of approval for Imperfect Solo by Steven Boykey Sidley
The French edition of Imperfect Solo by Steven Boykey Sidley has been receiving some excellent media coverage in that country, with the author being compared to heavy hitters such as Joseph Heller,...
View Article‘My mother died seven times before she gave birth to me’: Mohale Mashigo’s...
Presenting The Yearning, the debut novel from Mohale Mashigo: Yearning (noun): A feeling of intense longing for something. How long does it take for scars to heal? How long does it take for a scarred...
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