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.
2012 Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards Writers Workshops
2012-01-24 Are you a new writer in need of guidance & inspiration or an experienced author seeking tips on how to write a youth novel?
The Loss Library and Other Unfinished Stories: artful and ingenious
2012-01-18 Jonathan Amid reads Ivan Vladislavic's latest offering and comes to the conclusion that it is all but unmissable.
Best reads of the year 2011
2012-01-18 Janet van Eeden picks the ten most memorable books that made an appearance on her bedside table last year
McIntosh Polela in conversation with Janet van Eeden about his memoir My Father, My Monster
2012-01-18 Janet van Eeden reads My Father, My Monster and speaks to author McIntosh Polela about the past, the present and his future literary projects
Oepse Daisy recommended for those with itchy feet
2012-01-16 This new collection of 27 travel sketches takes us on a journey around the globe with master raconteur Johan Bakkes.
Sculpting the Earth eye-catching and soothing
2012-01-13 Jenna Burchell reads Strijdom van der Merwe's new book, Sculpting the Earth
Pharos Giveaway: Winner announced
2012-01-09 If you in your everyday life deal with a lot of writing (be it scripts, letters, poems or grocery lists) you should definitely read on.
Sing 'it 2011
2011-12-28 2011 se wenners | Winners 2011 What is Sing 'it? Sing ’it is an exciting songwriting competition presented by LitNet, in conjunction with Sanlam and MK. It provides a unique platform for anyone interested in becoming a songwriter. The concept behind Sing ’it is simple: contestants enter lyrics for some of South Africa’s […]
Triumph of the Pennywhistle: Occasionally stirring but entirely overwrought debut
2011-12-15 While I was reading Sofi Adelbrand’s debut novel Triumph of the Pennywhistle(the author’s real name is Runa Prinsloo) a few questions relentlessly battered against the hinges of my reading experience: Is there a limit to the ways that certain stories can be ...
Occasions in demand
2011-12-15 The huge number of varieties and ingredients on supermarket shelves has changed our eating habits. Fresh salads, herbs and vegetables jostle for space with many local and exotic ingredients. Dishes that appear on our family tables and when we entertain ...
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives tackles contemporary African culture
2011-12-15 With a plot as complex as the one deployed here, one needs to keep one’s wits about one as the secrets alluded to in the title gradually unfold or are suddenly exposed to the reader and to one or other of the characters.
The Boers in Angola: There for even longer than you thought
2011-12-14 The author’s close interest in the lives of the Angolan Afrikaners has resulted in a detailed, scholarly and yet very readable history that recreates a tough and mostly messy rural world.
Niskerone & SFR on why they decided to be part of Sing ’it
2011-12-08 Niskerone & SFR are excited about the talented lyric writers out there.
Joanne Hichens, author of Divine Justice, in conversation with Janet van Eeden
2011-12-08 In Divine Justice, Hichens leaps solo into a story of bizarre characters, tensely twisted plots, chilling hatred and a denouement to die for.
Peter Church returns with the follow-up to Dark Video
2011-12-07 Bitter Pill is an edgy, racy thriller set primarily in Cape Town, that explores topical and controversial themes with classic page-turning storytelling.
Things I Thought I Knew: Lyrical and gripping sophomore effort from Kathryn White
2011-12-01 Having read this stunning new novel in one sitting I am willing to wager a large amount on the fact that White’s novel will go some distance in establishing her as a compelling new voice on the South African literary scene.
Reader’s Review: Inspiration and the Inner Wolf: Women Who Run With The Wolves
2011-11-30 It’s only once in a lifetime that you come across a book that really makes sense to you as a woman and inspires you utterly. Clarissa Pinkola Estés’s novel Women Who Run With The Wolves does just this.