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"Christie skilfully weaves historical and social context into the retelling of day-to-day events, from his early encounters with the Beachboys through to his introduction to the slums of Dar es Salaam."

"In Knysna, his elderly parents were getting a divorce. His sister was moving house to London with her daughters and accountant husband. Yes, everybody they knew was moving up in the world. He met Nick in Tampa."

"My music comes from a deep place of emotion and vulnerability – merely speaking about my truths, and hoping that someone else out there can relate to them, and, furthermore, that they will comfort them in some way."

"Beautifully illustrated with her own delicate artwork, the quaint characters in Trevor in the land of fantasy come to life, transporting the reader with them into a world of fantasy and imagination." Izak de Vries shares his photos of the Cape Town book launch with LitNet.

You are invited to the launch of A literary guide to KwaZulu-Natal on 30 November in Durban.

"in a seeming miracle of survival
a land where the rushing waterfall plummets into the Zambezi"

"Migrations is the fourth SSDA anthology after Feast, famine and potluck: African short stories, Terra incognita: New short speculative stories from Africa and the abovementioned Water. The idea behind the SSDA project is to offer a platform for writers across the African continent and the African diaspora to write about our experience on our own terms, and to support African writers in our endeavours through the SSDA Prize, anthologies and writing workshops."

"Whereas mother nature caused the failing French wheat harvests, father Mugabe was responsible for the shortage in Zim through chasing away those who produced the wheat."

Water Light 2017 will run at The Forge, 12 Windsor Road, Kalk Bay from Wednesday 6 December until Thursday 21 December. The exhibition will be open daily from 9.30 am to 5 pm, including on weekends.

You are invited to a seminar presented by Tongshinung Goteng at 11:00 for 11:15 on Monday, 20 November 2017 at the Department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Applied Linguistics, University of Johannesburg.

You are invited to a seminar presented by Maricel Botha at 10:15 for 10:30 on Monday, 20 November 2017 at the Department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Applied Linguistics, University of Johannesburg.

You are invited to the launch of Brunch across 11 countries on 18 November in Claremont. Alix Verrips will be in conversation with Susie Chatz-Anderson.

"Instead of investigating what Pauw’s explosive new book reveals about the agency – including that millions of rands of taxpayers’ money was blown on a bogus parallel intelligence network – the SSA has chosen to 'shoot the messenger'."

On 6 November, the launch of Sitting Pretty: White Afrikaans Women in Postapartheid South Africa took place in Cape Town. Christi van der Westhuizen, author of Sitting Pretty, was in conversation with Adam Haupt. Read a broad overview of the main discussion points and also listen to the entire discussion.

"This year's winners of the South African Literary Awards (SALAs) were announced on Tuesday, 7 November 2017. Authors, poets, writers and literary practitioners whose works are continuously contributing to the enrichment of South Africa’s literary landscape were celebrated in an auspicious ceremony."

“A remarkable, well-researched book, a must read for anyone interested in evidence of state capture and getting South Africa back on track.”

You are invited to the launch of The old woman and the moon on 18 November at Protea Bookshop in Stellenbosch. Wilna van der Walt will be in conversation with Marita de Wet.

LAPA Publishers (South Africa) and Catalyst Press (USA) are thrilled to announce that Martin Steyn’s English fiction debut, Dark Traces, has been awarded a Kirkus Star Review. The Kirkus Star is one of the most prestigious recognitions in the book industry.

You are invited to the launch of The President's Keepers on Wednesday, 15 November in Cape Town. Author Jacques Pauw will be in conversation with Glynnis Breytenbach.

You are invited to the launch of Sitting pretty on Monday 6 November in Cape Town. Author Christi van der Westhuizen will be in conversation with Adam Haupt.