Lirieke
Hier’s splinternuwe lirieke - soos lirieke vir Sing ’it, LitNet se liriekkompetisie, geborg deur Sanlam.
Cool new lyrics – like lyrics for Sing ’it, LitNet’s lyrics competition, sponsored by Sanlam.
3rd World Spectator's Sanlam Sing 'it video has arrived!
2013-08-05 3rd World Spectator and 2012 Sanlam Sing 'it winner, Adam Jerrett, chats to LitNet about the brand new Once More, With Feeling music video.
Book launch: Pilgrim
2013-07-16"Pieter Cilliers’s autobiography, first published in South Africa in 1997, is the story of a gay pastor’s struggle to come to terms with his homosexuality. Izak de Vries took photos at the Central Methodist Church book launch in Cape Town."
Flat Water Tuesday: What sport does not prepare you for
2013-07-15 "'Make peace with the past.' For the protagonist of Ron Irwin's Flat Water Tuesday, Rob Carrey, this past is outwardly that of his experience of challenge and triumph as a member of the celebrated four-man rowing team of The Fenton School in Connecticut, the God Four."
Contrary – Critical Responses to the Novels of André Brink
2013-07-10 "Inderdaad 'n belangrike werk vir die Afrikaanse literêre argief en vir die lesers van Brink se werk."
SACM Winter Classics: A promising revival for a new generation
2013-07-02 "The aim of this series of four performances, performed every Tuesday from 18 June until 9 July 2013, is to create a lighter atmosphere that is indeed more accessible for a younger audience."
Book launch: Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human
2013-07-02 Umuzi and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human
Book launch: Shadows by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
2013-06-18 Kwela Books & The Book Lounge invite you to join Lynda Gilfillan in conversation with Novuyo Rosa Tshuma about her new book Shadows.
Behind the scenes: “Once More, With Feeling” music video
2013-06-12 With the next Sing 'it competition around the corner, Sing 'it fans will be glad to hear that 3rd World Spectator's latest music video is coming soon.
Book launch: Risk by Jason Staggie
2013-06-12 UMUZI and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Risk by Jason Staggie
Bringing history to life for younger readers: Q & A with Taryn Hayes
2013-06-05 In her debut youth novel, Seekers of the Lost Boy, Taryn Hayes offers a thoughtful look at the legacy of apartheid, the impact of human connection, and the power of redemption.
Rachel Zadok: An interview
2013-06-05 "With my second book, Sister-Sister, I was thinking about themes right from the get go. I knew what I wanted to say. It was much harder to write, perhaps because it was more conscious."
In conversation with Jane Raphaely
2013-05-29 "This last story in particular seemed to encapsulate the Jane Raphaely that sat before the audience in Franschhoek: a successful career woman, feminist activist, political commentator, mother and friend."
FLF 2013: What do publishers want?
2013-05-24 "On the fiction side the publishing house looks specifically for the 'wow' factor, something that will make people sit up and take note of the author or the script."
Flat water Tuesday – an interview with Ron Irwin
2013-05-23 Flat Water Tuesday is available in South Africa at all bookstores and releases worldwide on June 4. Joan Hambidge, a buddy and colleague of author Ron Irwin, asked him a few questions over a glass of whisky.
FLF 2013: The Happy World Of Alexander McCall Smith
2013-05-22 "Alexander McCall Smith has written over 100 books and sold 45 million copies worldwide. This revelation, by Jenny Crwys-Williams of Talk Radio 702, had the audience clapping and cheering enthusiastically on the first day of the Franschhoek Literary Festival."
Karoo Kitchen 'n gunsteling by die Franschhoek Literêre Fees
2013-05-22 Kookboekskrywers kon nie uitgepraat raak oor Sydda Essop se Karoo Kitchen nie. Chrizane van Zyl skryf oor dié gesprek tydens die Franschhoek Literêre Fees.
Sunday Times | Nal 'ibali Storybook launch
2013-05-22 The Sunday Times, in partnership with PRAESA (The Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa), launched the new Sunday Times Nal’ibali Storybook at an event just before the Franschhoek Literary Festival.
FLF 2013: Sex and violence
2013-05-21 “Does patriarchy lead to sexual violence, or are submissive or absent mothers also at fault?” this panel was headlined.
Chris van Wyk and Paul Geraghty do the “Power of Horowitz”
2013-05-21“Sorry about not being Horowitz. Let’s just say I’m the ‘horror’ part of it,” opened Paul Geraghty to ripples of laughter in the school hall in Franschhoek.
