Books and writers
Information about the latest books and the people behind them
Alan Paton Award Nominee: Hugh Lewin
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
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
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
2012-06-01 Bibi Slippers asked HJ Golakai a few questions about writing her Sunday Times Literary Award-nominated book The Lazarus Effect.
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
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
2012-05-24 Bibi Slippers asked Henrietta Rose-Innes a few questions about writing her Sunday Times Literary Award-nominated book Nineveh.
Sunday Times Literary Prize nominee: Adam Schwartzman
2012-05-24 Bibi Slippers asked Adam Schwartzman a few questions about writing his Sunday Times Literary Award-nominated book Eddie Signwriter.
Alan Paton Award Nominee: Macintosh Polela
2012-05-24 Bibi Slippers asked Macintosh Polela about the writing of his book My Father My Monster.
Sunday Times Literary Prize nominee: Yewande Omotoso
2012-05-23 Bibi Slippers asked Yewande Omotoso a few questions about writing her Sunday Times Literary Award-nominated book Bom Boy.
Exclusive Books and Rhino Force partner to fight rhino poaching
2012-05-22Exclusive Books and Rhino Force have partnered in a bid to fight rhino poaching. Colleen Whitfield, Corporate Social Investment & Children's Books Manager at Exclusive Books, tells Steyn du Toit why this is such an important cause.
Struik Nature and Zebra Press launch e-book library apps for iPad
2012-05-21Random House Struik has just launched two e-book library apps for the iPad. Mark Seabrook, the company's Digital Director, discusses these exciting new products with Steyn du Toit.
JM Coetzee inspiration behind Graham’s State of Peril
2012-05-17 In State of Peril Graham looks at the way fear of the other and subsequent narratives of interracial sexual violence were represented in a number of books, short stories, media accounts and manuscripts.
Author of Freedom Never Rests, James Kilgore, in conversation with Janet van Eeden
2012-05-17 “Freedom Never Rests portrays a complex picture of a country going through a transition and James Kilgore brings his vast experience of countries moving through change, violent or otherwise, to this novel.”
Interviews and reviews of the shortlisted books for the 2012 Alan Paton Award and the Sunday Times Fiction Prize
2012-05-17 Read interviews and reviews of the shortlisted books for the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and the shortlisted books for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize.
Releasing the butterfly: Ralph Goodman on life-writing, storytelling and self-reflection
2012-05-17 Ralph Goodman recently started hosting life-writing workshops in which participants have the opportunity to do some intense self-reflection while learning more about the nuts and bolts of writing.
The 2012 Ingrid Jonker Prize | Die 2012 Ingrid Jonker-prys
2012-05-16 To be considered for the Ingrid Jonker Prize 2012, please submit three copies of any English poetry debut published in 2010 and 2011 for adjudication.