Boeke en skrywers

Alles oor die jongste boeke en die mense wat hulle skryf
Everything about the latest books and the people who write them

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LitNet Akademies-resensie-essay: Skobbejakke, Scrabble en ’n skottel vol soesji

Thys Human 2012-06-01 Thys Human stem saam met Rapport-resensent Marius Visser dat Deborah Steinmair se Poppekas genotvol en boeiend is. Maar op een punt verskil hy heeltemal van Visser. Lees die resensie-essay om uit te vind waaroor die twee resensente nie kan saamstem nie.

Alan Paton Award Nominee: Andrew Feinstein

Bibi Slippers 2012-06-01 Bibi Slippers asked Andrew Feinstein a few questions about writing his Alan Paton Award-nominated book The Shadow World.

Alan Paton Award Nominee: Anton Harber

Bibi Slippers 2012-06-01 Bibi Slippers asked Anton Harber a few questions about writing his Alan Paton Award-nominated book Diepsloot.

Alan Paton Award Nominee: Jonny Steinberg

Bibi Slippers, Jonny Steinberg 2012-06-01 Bibi Slippers asked Johnny Steinberg a few questions about writing his Alan Paton Award-nominated book Little Liberia.

Lokprent: Die kat kom weer deur Dr Seuss

2012-06-01 Dr Seuss se boeke vir beginners is wêreldberoemd omdat hulle kinders so maklik en moeiteloos leer lees. Kyk die lokprent van Die kat kom weer – in Afrikaans!

Alan Paton Award Nominee: Hugh Lewin

Bibi Slippers 2012-06-01 Bibi Slippers asked Hugh Lewin a few questions about writing his Alan Paton Award-nominated book Stones against the Mirror.

Teaser: A Triple-headed Serpent by Marié Heese

2012-06-01 See the teaser of this engrossing and moving sequel about the second part of Theodora’s life as empress of Byzantium.

Alan Paton Award Nominee: Mandy Wiener

Bibi Slippers 2012-06-01 Bibi Slippers asked Mandy Wiener a few questions about writing his Alan Paton Award-nominated book Killing Kebble.

Sunday Times Literary Prize nominee: Michiel Heyns

Bibi Slippers, Michiel Heyns 2012-06-01 Bibi Slippers asked Michiel Heyns a few questions about writing his Sunday Times Literary Award-nominated book Lost Ground.

Sunday Times Literary Prize nominee: HJ Golakai

Bibi Slippers 2012-06-01 Bibi Slippers asked HJ Golakai a few questions about writing her Sunday Times Literary Award-nominated book The Lazarus Effect.

Wat’s nuus?: Verkneukel jou in ’n knap-geskrewe, prettige boek

Riette Rust 2012-05-31 "Cruywagen het beslis die vermoë om die leser met geur en kleur in te trek in ’n storie, jou te boei, te laat lag …"

Kingsmead and RMB Private Bank Book Fair is MAD about celebrating literacy

2012-05-30 Kingsmead College and RMB Private Bank are hosting the first Kingsmead RMB Private Bank Book Fair on Saturday the 2nd of June 2012.

Text editing: a handbook for students and practitioners

2012-05-30 What is a text editor? What does the process of editing texts involve?Text editing: a handbook for students and practitioners is a first for South Africa and will have an international appeal.

The landscape of South African publishing – James Woodhouse discusses his appointment as Publisher at Kwela

James Woodhouse, Naomi Meyer 2012-05-25 "Look at any list you like and you will see that Ena Murray – not John van der Ruit – is South Africa’s true superstar."

Sunday Times Literary Prize nominee: Henrietta Rose-Innes

Henrietta Rose-Innes, Bibi Slippers 2012-05-24 Bibi Slippers asked Henrietta Rose-Innes a few questions about writing her Sunday Times Literary Award-nominated book Nineveh.

LitNet Akademies-resensie-essay: Sirkusboere maak my pa se helde toeganklik

Izak de Vries 2012-05-24 "Dit is veral Cronjé se aandrang dat die ABO ’n ‘white man’s war’ was wat direk ondergrawe word. Op hierdie manier maak sy ook die ABO toeganklik vir die jonger, meer liberale Suid-Afrikaners, maar sy doen dit só dat ek, en my geslag, beter kan verstaan waarom mense soos Piet Cronjé en Ben Viljoen my pa (en sy geslag) se helde was."

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