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1 Club Festival – a fun filled children's festival at Exclusive Books
2012-03-19 This year, the 1 Club Festival will celebrate the very best of youth titles for children from the ages of three to 15 then catering for the older teen in the young adult category with many fabulous new reads, as well as classic children’s stories.
Godfrey Johnson on his love for the music of Coward and Porter
2012-03-16 Coward and Cole sees the music of two of the most popular composers ever performed by two of the best piano men around today. Godfrey Johnson talks about his new show with Roland Perold at the Kalk Bay Theatre.
“Africa worldwide”: ZAM magazine goes international
2012-03-16Photographer Menán van Heerden attended the 2012 launch of the edgy, contemporary African magazine’s first international issue in LitNet’s home away from home, Amsterdam.
Speaking with many voices: The Cambridge History of South African Literature Cape Town launch
2012-03-15 LitNet attended the Cape Town launch of The Cambridge History of South African Literature at The Book Lounge and was left somewhat star-struck.
SA-illustreerders: Theo Krynauw
2012-03-13 Theo Krynauw shares his passion for art and his experiences abroad with Bibi Slippers.
Dreaming about being a bestselling writer?
2012-03-12 International best- selling author, Albert Jack can equip you with the writing tools to get your manuscript published.
Yewande Omotoso, author of Bom Boy, in conversation with Janet van Eeden
2012-03-12 "I loved Omotoso’s flirtation with magic realism in some parts of the story and I look forward to more of this from her in the future. Her skill lies in the subtlety of her character creations. Omotoso is definitely an author to watch."
Seasons of sorrow: Carol Thompson’s Betrayed – A mother’s battle for justice
2012-03-09 "Thompson’s Betrayed – A Mother’s Battle for Justice ultimately demands to be read. It avoids forms of easy manipulation and rose-tinted glasses when looking at its subject matter, and continuously reminds us of the precariousness of life in a society beset by crime."
African Library: Little Mother
2012-03-09 “Cristina Ali Farah’s fine, moving and exhortatory text exhibits a large talent.”
Big Book Chain Chat #85: The orgasm of writing
2012-03-09 “Excruciatingly delicious and yet endurable, it lasts a lot longer than the clitoral/penile orgasm. In fact, it is a way of life if you choose it to be.” Gillian Schutte on the writing process.
LitNet Akademies: In conversation with Jane
2012-03-08 Izak de Vries challenges artists to stage parodies of Jane Alexander's Butcher Boys.
South African English – a “mixed masala”?
2012-03-08 The sun may have set on the English Empire, but the English language continues to spread and proliferate across the globe
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness comes highly recommended
2012-03-08 In her latest memoir, Alexandra Fuller regales us with what is largely the story of her mother, Nicola Fuller – or as she likes to be introduced, “Nicola Fuller of Central Africa”.
After just now an account of postmodernity
2012-03-08 Gillian Schutte’s After just now can best be described as a psychic, spiritual and historical travelogue, the non-linear account of a private and shared journey.
Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards: Reminder of closing date
2012-03-07 Maskew Miller Longman publishers are running their annual Literature Awards competition for the category of youth novels.
Some little drama
2012-03-07 "He looked away and saw the shadow of rain against the curtain. He thought of maybe trying to remember to ask her something the next morning. He thought maybe he should write it down in order not to forget."
Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards reminder of closing date
2012-03-07 Maskew Miller Longman publishers are running their annual Literature Awards competition for the category of youth novels.
