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Sunday Read: The Books to Look Out for in 2015
2015 will be a big year for literature, with new books from Neil Gaiman, Kazuo Ishiguro, Jonathan Franzen, Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood. Which books are you most excited about? Let...
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Frank Gets Lucky: Bron Sibree Chats to Richard Ford About His Latest Novel...
Reviewed by Bron Sibree for the Sunday Times Let Me Be Frank With You Richard Ford (Bloomsbury) ***** It’s difficult to say who is more feted in American letters, Richard Ford or his famous fictional...
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PEN International Criticises Certain Heads of State for Double Standards on...
PEN International has critised certain government officials who took part in the march in Paris on Sunday, to show solidarity with the victims of the attack on Charlie Hebdo, despite their countries...
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Henrietta Rose-Innes About Winning the François Sommer Literary Prize for...
Henrietta Rose-Innes’ Ninive, the French translation of Nineveh, was recently awarded the François Sommer Literary Prize. Books LIVE’s Jennifer Malec chatted to the author about the award, the process...
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And Other Stories and Archipelago Acquire Ivan Vladislavic’s The Folly (Plus:...
UK-based independent publishing house And Other Stories and Archipelago Books in North America have announced a simultaneous acquisition of Ivan Vladislavić’s The Folly from agent Isobel Dixon at...
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Gareth Langdon Reviews Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
Verdict: carrot It often is the case that as readers, we try intently to separate genres and styles. It helps us to classify the art and literature we encounter, making it easier to make sense of the...
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America Discovers the Etisalat Prize (Video)
In a segment entitled “Not Trending”, journalist, businessman, and television host Carlos Watson was interviewed by Gwen Ifill on PBS News Hour yesterday about the Etisalat Prize for Literature. Watson...
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Fiction Friday: An Excerpt from Jalada’s Afrofuture(s) –“Boonoonoonoos Little...
The latest anthology by Jalada Africa, the pan-African writers’ collective, has been published, brimming with exciting literature by African authors. This edition, entitled Afrofuture(s), is compiled...
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Sunday Read: Neil Gaiman’s Discussion of Fairy Tale Alchemy in The Sleeper...
This week’s Sunday Read is an article by Gaby Wood for The Telegraph about Neil Gaiman’s latest children’s book The Sleeper and the Spindle, as well as an excerpt from the book. The book, which is...
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South-South Exhibition at the Goodman Gallery in Cape Town Featuring...
The Goodman Gallery in Cape Town is hosting an exhibition called The Poetry In Between: South-South. The exhibition opens on Tuesday, 20 January and ends on Saturday 28 February. The exhibition is...
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Animated Book Covers are a Thing Now: Here are Our Favourites
This won’t be news to everybody, but animated book covers are all the rage these days. Sarah Lotz is the first South African author who has given change a chance with the United Kingdom edition her...
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Tony Messenger Reviews The Loss Library by Ivan Vladislavic
Verdict: carrot This is a book that leads us into the creative mind, shows the research required for a simple piece of writing, the angst in being unable to pull all the threads together, the drifting...
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A Significant Part of Our Struggle Archive: Makhosazana Xaba Reviews Askari...
Forced to revisit the past: a brief look at Jacob Dlamini’s Askari: A Story of Collaboration and Betrayal in the Anti-apartheid Struggle by Makhosazana Xaba I agreed to be on the panel at the launch...
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Author Q&A: 10 Questions with Philippa Gregory
Published in the Sunday Times Which books are on your bedside table? J by Howard Jacobson, a haunting novel that I have now re-read three times, the delightfully silly Francis Plug: How to be a Public...
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Don’t Miss Barbara Kingsolver at Exclusive Books Stores all Over the Country...
Barbara Kingsolver, critically acclaimed author of among others The Poisonwood Bible, Flight Behaviour and The Lacuna, will be doing a number of interviews at Exclusive Books stores in February....
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Algerian Author Yasmina Khadra Comments on the Charlie Hebdo Attack: I...
Watch a video in which celebrated French-Algerian author Yasmina Khadra shares his views on literature, freedom of speech, and the fact that the gunmen in the Charlie Hebdo attack were Algerian....
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US TV Deal for Lauren Beukes’ Broken Monsters
Alert! Deadline has revealed that Endemol Studios‘ scripted division Additional Dialogue has picked up the rights to develop Lauren Beukes supernatural thriller Broken Monsters as a drama series....
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Come and Enjoy a Cocktail Evening with Barbara Kingsolver and Jenny...
Jenny & Co would like to invite you to a cocktail evening with American author and poet Barbara Kingsolver. The author of The Poisonwood Bible, Flight Behaviour and The Lacuna will be in...
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Top 3 Announced in 2014 Etisalat Flash Fiction Competition: Chinua...
The top three short stories in the Etisalat Prize for Literature, Flash Fiction category have been announced, including two Nigerian authors and one from Tanzania: “I Saved My Marriage” by Chinua...
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Sunday Read: An Excerpt From Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult, Plus a Video...
Bestselling author Jodi Picoult has written 23 novels, with her last eight debuting at number one on the respected New York Times bestseller list. Picoult’s latest novel, Leaving Time, is set...
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