Litnet

"Poetry celebrates life through the aesthetic ordering of language comparable to the way music does through its aesthetic ordering of sound."

The Franschhoek Literary Festival will take place on 13, 14 and 15 May 2016.

"Luc Panhuysen has written a marvellous book on a period of Cape and South African history that truly enriches South African historiography. The painstaking task of rendering the original Dutch into Afrikaans, thus making it accessible to readers in this country, was undertaken by Wium Van Zyl."

There is an abiding legacy of Jews and words and the Jewish Literary Festival will explore the rich tradition of disputation, debate and dialogue with over 45 events that span Sunday May 22 in the many venues at the Gardens Community Centre in Cape Town.

"If you want to take the pulse of present-day South Africa, you can turn to his [Mhlongo's] work for insight."

"There is nothing quite as satisfying as an excellent personal essay, and William Dicey’s Mongrel contains six gems of the genre."

"Lagos is simultaneously the topic and setting of this text, and was also the title the author originally gave this fascinating modern fantasy novel."

Booktown Richmond is proud to announce, for the second time, the South African Independent Publishers Awards - awards that recognise excellence in the burgeoning field of self-published books in South Africa.

"Letters of stone is a monument to a story which refused to be forgotten."

"African wild dogs – On the front line is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of this country or in the future of this planet."

"Food, people and stories haunt me all the time. I am always intrigued and excited about what people eat wherever I find myself."

"Die titel van die boek is 'n verwysing na die eindelose ruimtes hier, waar jy jou longe uit kan skree en niemand sal jou hoor."

"The Gruffalo, Julia’s most recognised title globally, has been translated into 43 languages (excluding the Zulu version currently in translation). Publishers understand that translations of children’s books are very important, for children to identify the words that they hear daily, see the words written down in books in their own language."

"The Seed Thief is one of those rare books which deliver on all fronts and leave you completely satisfied."

"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."