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.
Cape Town Book Fair: 15 – 17 June 2012
2012-05-23 The Cape Town Book Fair caters for all bibliophiles, trade visitors and publishers. There will be over 200 events spanning the three days, including meet the author sessions, panel discussions, literary forums, book launches and symposiums.
Exclusive Books and Rhino Force partner to fight rhino poaching
2012-05-22Exclusive Books and Rhino Force have partnered in a bid to fight rhino poaching. Colleen Whitfield, Corporate Social Investment & Children's Books Manager at Exclusive Books, tells Steyn du Toit why this is such an important cause.
Struik Nature and Zebra Press launch e-book library apps for iPad
2012-05-21Random House Struik has just launched two e-book library apps for the iPad. Mark Seabrook, the company's Digital Director, discusses these exciting new products with Steyn du Toit.
JM Coetzee inspiration behind Graham’s State of Peril
2012-05-17 In State of Peril Graham looks at the way fear of the other and subsequent narratives of interracial sexual violence were represented in a number of books, short stories, media accounts and manuscripts.
Author of Freedom Never Rests, James Kilgore, in conversation with Janet van Eeden
2012-05-17 “Freedom Never Rests portrays a complex picture of a country going through a transition and James Kilgore brings his vast experience of countries moving through change, violent or otherwise, to this novel.”
Interviews and reviews of the shortlisted books for the 2012 Alan Paton Award and the Sunday Times Fiction Prize
2012-05-17 Read interviews and reviews of the shortlisted books for the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and the shortlisted books for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize.
Releasing the butterfly: Ralph Goodman on life-writing, storytelling and self-reflection
2012-05-17 Ralph Goodman recently started hosting life-writing workshops in which participants have the opportunity to do some intense self-reflection while learning more about the nuts and bolts of writing.
Book lovers celebrate the announcement of Sunday Times literary awards shortlist 2012
2012-05-14 The prestigious Sunday Times Literary Awards shortlist was announced this weekend at the world-renowned Le Quartier Français restaurant in Franschhoek, where literary icons and book lovers alike gathered to celebrate the results.
The Second Annual JM Coetzee Festival in Richmond
2012-05-11 Find all the info about the second annual JM Coetzee Festival in Richmond here.
The New Richmond Reader: May 2012
2012-05-11 Read the latest issue of The New Richmond Reader in PDF format.
Yesterday's Dream: Poet publishes book on a shoestring budget
2012-05-10 Read more about Mxolisi Majola's first book of poetry, Yesterday's Dream.
Exclusive Books Homebru 2012 – 28 Unique Perspectives on South Africa
2012-05-10 The Exclusive Books Homebru campaign is a pure celebration of South African writing and writers. The promotion runs from 1 May until 27 June 2012 and provides South African authors, both new and established, with their own platform to shine.
Tail of the Blue Bird – an accomplished debut novel by Nii Ayikwei Parkes
2012-05-04 "Parkes interweaves passages describing the lush landscapes of northern Ghana into the whodunit style narrative as indication that this is no ordinary tale of crime and detection."
Pierre Smith se Sing ’it-liedjie, "Die ouer ek", wen MK musiekvideo!
2012-04-24Pierre Smith se Sing ’it-liedjie, "Die ouer ek", is die meeste afgelaai en Dans Dans Lisa het 'n musiekvideo as prys hiervoor losgeslaan. As skrywer het Pierre ook die geleentheid om in die video te verskyn. Klik hier om te hoor wat hierdie jong liriekskrywer alles te sê het.
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!
Maanskyn, maagdelikheid en die ophef van rokkies: ontmoet Die Skynmaagde
2012-04-19 Die Skynmaagde is die mees gewilde postapokaliptiese Afrikaanse folk-grunge band in die hele wêreld. Hulle is ook waarskynlik die enigste postapokaliptiese Afrikaanse folk-grunge band in die wêreld. Bibi Slippers gesels met Henry Cloete en Wilken Calitz, die breine agter die lirieke en die vingers op die snare.
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?