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Introducing Eve: Sandra Charles’ South African Lolita
Eve’s first memory is from when she’s four years old: they’re playing under the mulberry tree in the back yard of her grandmother’s house in Kensington. When she laughs at her father’s jokes, he and...
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Video: Roy Aronson reads from Jamie James and the Curse of the Ancestors...
Roy Aronson, known for his books on his work as a wildlife veterinary surgeon, has tried his hand at a young adult novel steeped in African mysticism, titled Jamie James and the Curse of the Ancestors....
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Cynthia Jele Reflects on Happiness is a Four-Letter Word and Recommends...
Cynthia Jele, regional winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ prize 2011 for best first book, spoke to Commonwealth Writers about her award-winning book, Happiness is a Four-Letter Word. Jele advises...
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Tom Learmont Discusses Writing on Location and Historical Veracity in...
Tom Learmont, author of Light Across Time, spoke to Nick Wood about the challenges of writing a love story using scientific speculation as a backdrop. Learmont reveals that he often writes on location...
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Zukiswa Wanner Explores the Politics of Language and Class in South African...
Zukiswa Wanner, author of Men of the South and The Madams, has written an article for Guernica‘s Writers Bloc project, a “collection of essays about education systems around the world”, in which she...
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Marie Heese Explains the Titles The Colour of Power and The Triple-headed...
In the following video, Marie Heese reads from The Colour of Power and its sequel The Triple-headed Serpent, in which she recreates the life of Theodora, the empress of Byzantium. Heese explains the...
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Louise Viljoen gesels met Ingrid Winterbach by die bekendstelling van Die...
In Ingrid Winterbach se nuutste roman, Die aanspraak van lewende wesens, loop die verhaallyn van Karl Hofmeyr wat sy broer Iggy met sy geestesongesteldheid moet help, parallel met dié van Maria...
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He Finds His Refuge in Books: Sifiso Mzobe Chats About His Award-winning...
Sifiso Mzobe’s debut novel, Young Blood, has received a mass of critical acclaim, winning the South African Literary Award (SALA) for a first-time author, the Herman Charles Bosman Prize for English...
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Video: Lessons With Liam Launched at the Chef’s Warehouse
The latest cookbook from chef Liam Tomlin. Lessons from Liam was recently launched at the Chef’s Warehouse. NB Publishers shared the video from the launch: Not playing? Watch on Youtube More Liam...
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Fliek gegrond op Albert Blake se Boereverraaier begin binnekort draai
Piet de Jager en sy seun Sallas, vervaardigers van die gewilde film Roepman, stel binnekort hulle jongste rolprent, wat ook deur ’n boek geïnspireer is, bekend. Verraaiers het ontstaan nadat Piet de...
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Podcast: John Maytham Discusses Songeziwe Mahlangu’s Debut Novel, Penumbra
John Maythem reviewed Songeziwe Mahlangu’s debut novel, Penumbra on 567 Cape Talk. Mahlangu and Maytham both attended Dale College in King William’s Town, which Maytham says is known for producing...
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Zakes Mda on Why He Teaches in the USA and Being Outspoken in SA
Zakes Mda, author of The Sculptors of Mapungubwe recently shared lunch with Charl Blignaut from City Press where he opened up about a variety of topics. Mda is currently teaching creative writing in...
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Zakes Mda: “It has Always Been My Wish To Map Out SA Through My Fiction”...
Zakes Mda was interviewed by Nancy Richards on SAfm where they discussed his latest book, The Sculptors of Mapungubwe. Richards describes the book as “a real classic fairytale, a legend, kind of like...
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Podcast: Zakes Mda Discusses The Sculptors of Mapungubwe with Wamuwi Mbao
SLiPNet has shared a podcast of Zakes Mda’s discussion last year with Wamuwi Mbao about his most recent book, The Sculptors of Mapungubwe. “You’ll notice that I’ve been setting novels in different...
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Video: Paula Marais Discusses Writing About Motherhood Gone Wrong in Shadow Self
Paula Marais recently spoke to Samm Marshall on Morning Live about her book, Shadow Self, which tells the story of Thea Middleton, who is in jail for a horrendous crime, and her family who are trying...
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