We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Kayo Mpoyi, Sue Nyathi, Leye Adenle, and Dionne Irving. Dieu Est Un Garçon Noir à Lunettes by Kayo Mpoyi Publisher: Mara BooksPublication Date: August 31, 2022Genre: FictionLanguage: FrenchWhere to find it: Babelio, Kayo Mpoyi Kayo Mpoyi is a […]
The shortlists for the University of Johannesburg Prizes for South African Writing in English 2021 were announced on October 6, 2021. The University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Writing in English, also known as the UJ Prize, was instituted in 2006. It comprises of a main prize and a debut prize, given annually for […]
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest feature with anthologies from writers from across the continent. When Secrets Become Stories edited by Sue Nyathi Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers SAPublication Date: July 7, 2021Genre: FictionContributors: Lorraine Sithole, Desiree-Anne Martin, UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Shafinaaz Hassim, Cathy Park Kelly and Olivia […]
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is books from Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Sue Nyathi, Ciku Kimeria, and Laila Lalami. Ciku Kimeria, Dance of the Monkeys Publication Date: October 26, 2020 Genre: Literary Fiction Language: English Blurb From the author of the well-acclaimed, unputdownable, Of goats […]
The Time of the Writer 2019, curated by South African author Niq Mhlongo, took place in Durban, South Africa from March 13-16, 2019. The Time of the Writer literary festival has hosted some of the most iconic names in African and world literature in Durban, South Africa. The festival on the South African coast, organised […]
The guest list for the Time of the Writer 2019, running from March 12-16 in Durban, South Africa has been announced. The Time of the Writer, organised by the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts, is set to make its way back to the coastal town of Durban, South Africa this March. The literary […]
Sue Nyathi has been nominated for the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards 2019 in the author/writer category. The other four nominated are Thulisile Mashazi, Nomakhosazana Ndlovu, Sphetheni Ncube, and Ronald Muringai. The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards is a celebration of talent, art, business, expression, and achievement in the Zimbabwean community. The awards recognise the best in Zimbabwean achievement […]
The Abantu Book Festival 2018 artist line up was announced on the event’s social media platforms on October 23, 2018. The festival now in its third year is set for Soweto, South Africa from December 6-9, 2018. The Abantu Book Festival was founded in 2016 to build a space for black South African readers and […]
It was all happening at the from when a whole bunch of writers converged at Durban, South Africa on 16-21 March. This bunch of writers or is it gaggle of writers or a bar of writers or wit of writers or a… Anyway these writers from all corners of the continent were joined by a […]
