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Launch: Dare We Hope? by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
2014-08-01 Launch of Gobodo-Madikizela's new book, Dare We Hope?, 18 August at The Book Lounge.
Overview: Man Booker Prize longlist 2014
2014-07-31 "Complete whitewash for African writers as Americans join the Man Booker Prize longlist party," writes Jonathan Amid.
Reader's review: Paradise by Greg Lazarus
2014-07-30 "Expertly edited by the superb Henrietta Rose-Innes, these four voices, channelled through the authorial lens of Greg Lazarus, offer an almost musical sense of harmony and melody in a novel that hits subtle notes, tugs at the heartstrings, alternates between moments of rich light and shade, and ultimately leaves the reader with a huge grin and an urge to say 'More, more!'"
Interview: London Cape Town Joburg
2014-07-29 Jonathan Amid interviews Zukiswa Wanner about London Cape Town Joburg.
Celebrating the intellectual legacy of AC Jordan
2014-07-29 This contribution by Phil Ndlela "aims to accord Jordan his rightful place as one of the key figures in the advancement of the black literary tradition within the borders of South Africa and beyond".
Paradise by Greg Lazarus
2014-07-22 Read Donald Powers's review of the third book by “Greg Lazarus”, the husband-and-wife team of Greg Fried and Lisa Lazarus.
A tribute to Nadine Gordimer
2014-07-17 "A signature is what defines you." Karina Szczurek, who completed her PhD on Nadine Gordimer’s post-apartheid writing, writes an In Memoriam contribution and shares a personal photo of Gordimer's signature.
National Arts Festival 2014: #omnomnom
2014-07-16 "You are what you tweet." Elzette Steenkamp reviews #omnomnom.
Impressions of contemporary South Africa through the theatre of the National Arts Festival 2014
2014-07-16 Mike van Graan shares his thoughts on the National Arts Festival in a year that marks 40 years of the festival, but more importantly, 20 years of democracy.
Review: The Unsaid by Richard de Nooy
2014-07-16 "The Unsaid is a powerful book in which everything makes sense, the humour is black where it has to be black and the characters are perfect in their imperfection."
Forged in battle by Jan Breytenbach
2014-07-08 "To hell with that, I say. Read this book, whether you're into military affairs, African history, adventure, action movies or masculine power plays. Read it."
The National Arts Festival and Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) announce Arts Journalism Awards
2014-07-07 Charl Blignaut, Arts Editor of City Press newspaper, has been named South Africa’s Arts Journalist of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Writing South Africa Now 2014 – Photos from York
2014-07-04 The 20th anniversary of South Africa’s democracy offers timely cause for reflection on the complex changes and continuities concerning South African literature and literary studies. Imke van Heerden shares her pictures of the event which took place on June 7th 2014.
Breyten Breytenbach Boekefees | Literary Festival 2014
2014-07-03 Vanaf 11 tot 13 Julie 2014 lei alle paaie na Montagu. | All roads lead to Montagu from 11 to 13 July 2014 for the Breyten Breytenbach Literary Festival.
African Library: The Yacoubian Building by Alaa al-Aswany
2014-07-02 "You don’t understand because you’re well-off. When you’ve stood for two hours at the bus stop or taken three different buses and had to go through hell every day just to get home ... then you’ll know why we hate Egypt."
Big Shot at the Cannes Film Festival
2014-07-02 Janet van Eeden's movie A Shot at the Big Time was screened at the Cannes Short Film Festival in May. She tells Naomi Meyer about the film festival and the experience of a lifetime.