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"Ek beveel hierdie boek aan vir enigeen wat durf het."

"Nie net hulle lyding, verslaenheid en oorlewing is ’n groot deel van die verhaal nie, maar ook hulle ongelooflike vermoë om te midde van alles tog met lewe aan te gaan; selfs vreugde en hoop te vind, om onverpoosd núút en oor te begin."

"Teater is lewende kuns. Dit sluimer hopelik net tydens die pandemie ’n bietjie. Teater is alles vir my. Dis kerk en kulkuns, konfrontasie en ontvlugting, droom en nagmerrie."

"The idea of writing this novel came after I noticed that there are many famous artists who die poor in our country. Mostly, it’s due to lack of education, because they can’t interpret their contracts. They can’t manage their money. They can’t work elsewhere if their talent becomes unproductive."

"Why write? Because you (as a reader yourself) know all about the joy that a reader finds in a good book. You want to replicate that joy, be responsible for it. A book is a hand reaching out, sometimes to communicate, sometimes to offer comfort, sometimes to outrage."

Die Suidoosterfees se Jakes Gerwel-gesprekke word vanjaar van 27 April tot 1 Mei in die Kunstekaap aangebied. Die gesprek "Die lang pad na ekonomiese vryheid", met Johan Fourie, Nicoli Nattrass en Rachel Jafta, vind op 30 April plaas. Bennie Linde gesels met Johan oor sy boek.

"He is the man South Africa can call with pride its best crime fiction author, whose reputation has long crossed the South African borders to reach Europe and France."

Deon Meyer was awarded the award of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters) on behalf of the French President at Glenelly Estate in Stellenbosch. Here are some pictures of the event.

"Ce soir, le chat est sur le toit. Tonight, the cat is on the roof."

On Tuesday, 20 April 2021, the Ambassador of France to South Africa, His Excellency Mr Aurélien Lechevallier, bestowed upon South African crime fiction author and screenwriter, Mr Deon Meyer, the award of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters) on behalf of the French President at Glenelly Estate in Stellenbosch.

"Ek wou die klein lesertjies laat verstaan dat daar hulp sal wees as hulle praat, en ek wou hulle toerus met maniere waarop hulle hulp kan vra."

"In my skrywe oor Emily Dickinson se liefdeslewe, geïnspireer deur Johann de Lange, was my bedoeling om haar lewe te belig deur veral haar briewe. Daarbenewens wou ek ook op haar digterskap fokus deur verwysing en aanhaling van sekere van haar gedigte."

Sanlam en Tafelberg Uitgewers kondig met trots die finaliste vir die 2021-Sanlampryse vir Jeuglektuur aan. | Sanlam and Tafelberg Publishers are delighted to announce the 2021 finalists for the Sanlam Prizes for Youth Literature.

"My geluk was buite my beheer toe ek gedink het die lewe en al sy inwoners moet my gelukkig maak. Nou dink ek anders."

"If you’re on a hunt for a cookbook that leads you through kitchen basics and teaches you foody tips, tricks and fresh ideas, look no further."

"Very few books that I have read in my life have been so eloquently composed as this one."

"Dit is ’n ongelooflike groot voorreg om vir kinders te kan skryf."

Die romanseskrywer Ronelle Uys het haar lewe in 2017 weens kanker verloor. Haar dogter probeer sedertdien haar laaste manuskrip publiseer, en met die hulp van Alta Cloete is die werk in Februarie 2021 deur LAPA Uitgewers gepubliseer. Cliffordene Norton gesels met Alta Cloete en Lisa Uys oor die proses om Eintlik alles postuum gepubliseer te kry.

"This is a hallmark of the book that I personally found fascinating: the way Dicey returns women’s stories to the overarching narrative of that year."

"Die boek het genoeg kinkels om ’n paar s-draaie in enige leser se misdaadfiksiepad te gooi. Die speurder is die karakter wat jou laat wonder wat op aarde in die skrywer se kop aangegaan het om vir Ludo al dié lettertyd te gee."