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Reader's review: Impressions of Adventures of a Waterboy

Nadia de Kock 2012-09-05 "Scott is an accomplished musician and lyricist, as well as an entertaining writer. His writing is engaging and vivid (give or take a cliché or two) and he has a knack for characterisation that would probably make him the envy of seasoned novelists."

Marikana

Heidi Henning 2012-08-31 "This stretch of land
has known battles
long into the backlog of time"

Author of The Book of War, James Whyle, in conversation with Janet van Eeden

Janet van Eeden 2012-08-30 "Whyle’s marriage of history with fine craftsmanship has shot him straight to the forefront of our writing community. His style is inimitable, his ways with language poetic, and he can hold his own against the few literary giants who have emerged from this continent."

African Library: The Great Agony and Pure Laughter of the Gods

Annie Gagiano 2012-08-30 "Safari’s text is harrowing to read for most of its length, but is a rich work in the breadth of its reach, though so unassumingly presented."

In Imbewu we Trust: an interview

Sam de Romijn, Naomi Meyer 2012-08-29 On Thursday the 31st of August 2012, the launch of the Imbewu Trust takes place in Cape Town. Sam de Romijn, co-founder, gives Naomi Meyer some background on the Trust.

Poison Karoo

Etienne van Heerden, Isobel Dixon 2012-08-23 Poison Karoo was written out of concern and dismay at the proposals for hydraulic fracking in the Karoo. It is a work of fiction, written as if commercial hydraulic fracking has already begun in the Karoo.

William Gumede's Restless Nation launch at Taj Cape Town

2012-08-21 Join renowned political commentator William Gumede at the launch of his latest book, Restless Nation: Making sense of troubled times.

Darryl David on the third Midlands Literary Festival

Darryl David, Naomi Meyer 2012-08-20 Founder and director of the Midlands Literary Festival, Darryl David, talks to Naomi Meyer about this exciting event, now in its third year.

“Unlock the room that you are”: LitNet’s first Youth Indaba a success.

Menán van Heerden 2012-08-16 Photos from LitNet's first Youth Indaba, held at the Karoo Writer's Festival.

Restless Nation launch at the Book Lounge

2012-08-16 Tafelberg invites you to the launch of William Gumede's latest book, Restless Nation: Making sense of troubled times.

Clinton V du Plessis launches Flitse at Karoo Writers Festival

Menán van Heerden 2012-08-16 The poetry launch of Flitse by Clinton V du Plessis took place at the third Karoo Writers Festival in Cradock, in the gardens of Albert House.

From "whydunnit" to "whodunnit" – Michiel Heyns on his novel Lost Ground

Michiel Heyns, Naomi Meyer 2012-08-07 Michiel Heyns, well-known translator and English professor, recently won two prizes for his novel Lost Ground. The book is packaged as a crime novel, but readers of more serious novels will be pleasantly surprised by the story, if not completely blown away. Naomi Meyer asked Heyns about this memorable book.

Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival: "Every year the festival attendees double"

Henry Cloete, Bibi Slippers 2012-08-07 "It seems fitting that the festival is held on and around Women’s Day, as we’d like to celebrate the tenacity of women, and people in general, who have succeeded, despite their upbringing."

Anti-fracking: "It will affect us all ..."

Henry Cloete 2012-08-03 "One of our key challenges is to ensure that this campaign is not seen as one where white people alone say no to fracking."

Jan Braai se Vuurwerke word bekendgestel

2012-08-01 Die man wat Nasionale Braaidag begin het stel sy boek oor braai, vuurmaak en die kuns van oor kole kook hierdie maand in Kaapstad bekend.

Get (paper)slammed at Oppikoppi

Gerdus Senekal, Elisma Uys 2012-08-01 Oppikoppi isn't just about dusty pleasure seeking pagans dancing in thorn infested veld. Gerdus Senekal chats to Elisma Uys, director of PostBox, about this year's Paperslam art exhibition to be held at the festival.

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