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Picador 40th anniversary competition: Write a jacket blurb or design a book cover. Winners announced!
2012-04-20 To celebrate their 40th anniversary, Picador had a set of 15 classic titles redesigned to form a beautiful, collectable set. LitNet is giving away two complete sets of redesigned Picador Classics.
Picador's senior designer talks about 40th anniversary designs
2012-04-20 In celebration of Picador’s 40th birthday, several classic Picador titles were redesigned in black-and-white. The publisher's senior designer, Neil Lang, talks about his designs.
Sing ’it survey winners announced!
2012-04-19Over the past few weeks we asked you to take part in our Sing ’it survey. Click here to find out who won!
World Book Day 2012: Catherine Grenfell picks a character
2012-04-19 If you could be any character in a book, who would you be and why?
World Book Day 2012: Tim Zunckel picks a character
2012-04-19 If you could be any character in a book, who would you be and why?
World Book Day 2012: SeanO picks a character
2012-04-19 If you could be any character in a book, who would you be and why?
Wêreldboekedag | World Book Day
2012-04-18 Ter viering van wêreldboekedag het LitNet bekendes gevra watter fiktiewe karakter uit ’n boek hulle graag sou wou wees, en waarom. | In celebration World Book Day LitNet asked a few well-known book lovers which fictional character from a book they would like to be, and why.
Crime scene clean-up: Someone has to do it ...
2012-04-11 After the success of the Afrikaans edition, Bloedsusters, the English edition of this remarkable story, Blood Sisters, is now available in bookstores nationwide!
Bullets over Bishop Lavis at the Baxter
2012-04-11 Bishop Lavis, a community tortured by gangsters. Day after day people fight the gangs infesting their streets and killing their children. Bullets over Bishop Lavis is the story of these people.
Lonehill Estate off to Hollywood
2012-04-11Joburg-based band, Lonehill Estate, is off to Hollywood at the end of the month. Click here to read what they will be up to over there.
Exciting competition launches for young theatre scriptwriters
2012-04-11An exciting competition has just launched for young theatre scriptwriters. Sam de Romijn, co-founder of the Imbewu Trust, explains the concept behind it.
Out in Africa director Nodi Murphy looks back on latest festival
2012-04-11The latest cycle of the Out in Africa films has just wrapped up. Festival director Nodi Murphy looks back on highlights from the festival.
New from Jacana: The Book of War
2012-04-10 James Whyle takes on the war genre with an eloquent narrative and a command of language and style that captures the fragility and bleakness of the time. There is no doubt that Whyle is a masterful storyteller.
James Whyle reads from The Book of War
2012-04-10 Listen to a recording of James Whyle reading from his upcoming novel The Book of War.
Believe – an interview
2012-04-10 The book From Malan to Mbeki was published by Benedic Books. Nico Elema tells Naomi Meyer some of the stories behind Jannie Momberg, the man who stood up for what he believed.
Win a Kalahari.com voucher with Sing ‘it
2012-04-05Tell us what you thought of Sing ‘it and stand a chance to win a Kalahari.com voucher!
Watching shadows
2012-04-04 Digter en fotograaf René Bohnen deel 'n uittreksel uit haar reeks foto's getiteld "Watching shadows".
Picador's 40th Birthday Party: Back in black (and white)
2012-04-04 LitNet attended the first Open Book event for 2012, the celebration of Picador’s 40th birthday. Bibi Slippers took some black-and-white snaps at the event in the spirit of the redesign of the Picador classics.