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"In our own skins: Comfortable or itchy, but stuck with it."

"Research into our first people's languages is important for our national heritage."

"A God in Ruins is many things. It is the story of a British family set against the historical background of the past century. It is a novel about war and its aftershocks. It is a fine inquiry into human nature. But above all, it is a declaration of love for literature, its power and its manifold mysteries."

"I strongly recommend that all readers encounter for themselves the charming, humane, by turns hilarious and profound tales contained in this collection ..."

"Simply put: Am I reading her adult detective novels only because I liked (loved) Harry Potter?"

"The children of Kewtown, a very poor neighbourhood in Cape Town, understood the Babalela's cry; it actually became a mantra in their school. Again and again they wanted to hear the story, but very soon this outcry became part of how they saw themselves."

"Let me declare that the reading culture among the black South African youth is changing very fast."

Karina Magdalena Szczurek on André Brink and Ingrid Jonker: "No other woman in André’s life had left as indelible a mark on him as Ingrid. No other haunted me as much in the beginning of our relationship." 

T.V. Bulpin (1918–1999) was a writer about African big game hunters, South African travel and history.

NB Publishers: “It seems digital and print can live in harmony and it can be a mutually beneficial harmony at that.”

"Part The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, part Forrest Gump"

This week LitNet celebrates one of South Africa's greatest literary exports, Lauren Beukes.

This year over 450 entries were received for the prize from over two dozen countries, both from writers living on the African continent and from writers in the African diaspora.

"She still scratches at me. I wish I could interview her." – Karin Schimke, journalist and poet, on her translation of some remarkable love letters.

"This fine example of the detective genre is strongly recommended to readers – not only for its clever plot, but also for its richer insights."

"Suzelle, which of your videos are your own personal favourites?"

"There is much to charm and delight — not least some very funny dialogue — in this story about a motley ('mixed') group of South Africans living their 'ordinary' lives and learning to express love for each other in practical ways."

'n Spesiale, beperkte uitgawe van Vlam in die sneeu: Die liefdesbriewe van André P Brink en Ingrid Jonker is beskikbaar vir voorafbestelling tot 30 Oktober. | A special, limited edition of Flame in the Snow: The Love Letters of André Brink and Ingrid Jonker is available for pre-order until the 30th of October.

"But ultimately no memorial, no biography, no written account or account of any other nature will be able to reflect the ignominy, hurt and shame that the crippling racial laws inflicted on the emotions of the majority of South Africans restricted from participating in the broadest possible opportunities – such as to play golf when they wanted to, loved it and were good at it. Case has at least achieved giving one a glimpse of the reality of their triumph and their loss. The story of Papwa is a glowing example."

"The ideas in this book are easy to make and do not require DIY handyman experience. There are step-by-step instructions with each project and idea."