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"When I received the book for review, my first reaction was, 'It’s far too long'. However, once I started reading, I struggled to put it down."

For the first time K Sello Duiker’s well-known The hidden star is available in isiXhosa. Inkwenkwezi efihlakeleyo was translated by Xolisa Guzula and published by Penguin Random House South Africa.

"The author takes us from academia in Cape Town to the traditional areas of Lubombo in Eswatini. She mirrors the theme of different realities in pitting Lena’s Western methods of investigative medicine against the traditional stories and beliefs of the Swati."

Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and groundbreaking union; a very modern political marriage that played out on the world stage.

"Well-known author Martie Preller was offering interactive story-making workshops for aspiring Afrikaans and English writers across South Africa. The workshop focused on the core of her writing correspondence course, the idea that the author is the source of the author’s own stories."

"Tickets are R50. Children under 12 enter for free when accompanied by an adult. And if you are in another province, remember you can join our talks via Zoom."

For centuries, writers and readers of poetry have turned to their favourite poems for comfort and consolation. A strong poem at the right time is medicine for the heart. It reminds us that we are not alone, that our words can reach and inspire others.

The SA Festival of Children’s Literature takes place online from 5 tot 7 May 2023. Follow the link to register and to download the programme.

"Many of us have turned to art for understanding and solace during this time. Art can provide both, on its creative and receiving ends. And perhaps no other art form can capture this wonder as succinctly as poetry."

Ons is op soek na uitstaande ontluikende illustreerders. | We are looking for outstanding up-and-coming illustrators.

In this book Fatima takes us on a nostalgic journey through her memories of the many important feasts celebrated in her Cape Malay culture.

"Mzamo deftly and movingly sketches the precarious conditions of life; we see in the emotional torsions of this novel’s characters how life plays out for those who extract wealth but don’t benefit from it."

The 2023 Franschhoek Literary Festival will offer Afrikaans literature as part of a rich and engaging three-day programme. Afrikaans makes its appearance for the first time at the festival through a mix of sessions in Afrikaans and Afrikaans authors and books.

"Even as an entry-level associate, I enjoyed what I did. I was experiencing what it meant to love what you do."

"If anything, the book carries the pain it narrates with graceful eloquence, even though, by necessity of our state’s disrepair, its tone is often tinged with melancholy."

"Trust relationships, that is what it is about. In life. In business. This is how you make a business grow. Not that people will always like you. But they should trust you. Your employers, as well as your customers. They should trust you and your brand."

"An intriguing and at times mesmerizing account and one that bears re-reading."

Twenty-eight outstanding stories have been shortlisted by an international judging panel for the world’s most global literature prize. The stories range from fables to family dramas, tackling a range of themes and topics from violence and war to environmental damage, from love and loss to unexpected friendships.

A new PEN South Africa "Empty Chair Podcast" episode celebrates the life and legacy of Keorapetse Kgositsile, South Africa’s former national poet laureate.

"In this era of historical revisions by both white conservatives and radically woke activists who’re obsessed with trying to use history as another weapon of politics, perhaps this recalling of our lived experiences beyond mere ideologies is what will free us from these demagogues."