[The JRB Daily] OluTimehin Adegbeye wins the 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize for her essay ‘Mothers and Men’
OluTimehin Adegbeye has won the R25 000 Gerald Kraak Prize, which honours African writing and photography that ‘provokes thought on…
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[Sponsored] BlackBird Books reveals exciting new look with two novels by debut authors—The Eternal Audience of One and If You Keep Digging
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[Sponsored] A completely original talent coming into his full powers—Announcing Masande Ntshanga’s new novel Triangulum
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[Sponsored] A rebel in both politics and sex—The Love Song of André P Brink, the first biography of the esteemed writer, by Leon de Kock
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[Sponsored] Find out more about Lacuna, Fiona Snyckers’s response to JM Coetzee’s Disgrace from the point of view of Lucy Lurie
Fiona Snyckers’s new novel Lacuna, a response to JM Coetzee’s Disgrace written from the point of view of Lucy Lurie, is out now…
New official « Dictionnaire des francophones » will compile the varieties of French spoken around the world
Every French-speaking traveller knows it better than anyone else: the French language is the same, but each time different, on…
[Sponsored] ‘We are willing to forcefully change our society if the need arises’—Rekgotsofetse Chikane on #FeesMustFall
Rekgotsofetse Chikane, youth activist and author of Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation, spoke to The Reading List about the nature of…
[Sponsored] Gangster State by Pieter-Louis Myburgh—the explosive new book unravelling Ace Magashule’s web of capture
Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule’s Web of Capture by Pieter-Louis Myburgh is available now from Penguin Random House. In spite of Cyril Ramaphosa’s…
[The JRB exclusive] Read an excerpt from Mubanga Kalimamukwento’s Dinaane Debut Fiction Award-winning novel, The Mourning Bird
The JRB presents an excerpt from Mubanga Kalimamukwento’s forthcoming novel, The Mourning Bird. The Mourning Bird, which was the winner of this…
[Sponsored] What happens when the last breath stops? Read an excerpt from The Blackridge House by Julia Martin
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an extract from The Blackridge House by Julia Martin. The Blackridge House is a meditation on…
[The JRB digital exclusive] Read Issue #1 of eMagqumeni: Place of the Hills, a new graphic novel by Nathi Ngubane and Azad Essa
The JRB presents the digital debut of eMagqumeni: Place of the Hills, a new graphic novel by Nathi Ngubane and Azad…
[Sponsored] Vagabond—Lerato Mogoatlhe’s hilarious and honest account of her five years of living as a drifter in Africa
Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith by Lerato Mogoatlhe is out from BlackBird Books in April 2019! ‘Sometime in November 2007…
New short fiction: ‘Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!’ by A Bouna Guazong, excerpted from Of Passion and Ink: New Voices from Cameroon
The JRB presents an excerpt from Of Passion and Ink: New Voices from Cameroon, a collection of short stories forthcoming…
Read an excerpt from Athena Farrokhzad’s award-winning poetry collection White Blight
The JRB presents excerpts from White Blight by Swedish poet Athena Farrokhzad, translated by Jennifer Hayashida. White Blight is published…
Gideon Mendel’s ‘Damage’ exhibition of photographs from 1980s South Africa launched at the Apartheid Museum
The cover image for the April 2019 issue of The JRB is by Gideon Mendel, from his new exhibition ‘Damage’. Born…
[Sponsored] Calling all South African poets, writing in any of South Africa’s official languages: Enter the 2019 Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award
The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) is pleased to announce that submissions for the ninth annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry…
[Sponsored] ‘One of the joys of writing is that you can build bridges between people’ – Carol Campbell on her new book, The Tortoise Cried Its Only Tear
Penguin Random House has shared a video interview with award-winning author Carol Campbell, talking about The Tortoise Cried Its Only Tear,…
[Sponsored] Rebels and Rage: Reflecting on #FeesMustFall – Adam Habib’s characteristically frank take on the recent student protests
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[Sponsored] ‘Expect a lot … you won’t be disappointed’—The Accident, the new novel by Gail Schimmel, is out now [PLUS: Book Club competition]
Gail Schimmel’s new novel The Accident is out in March 2019 from Pan Macmillan! The Accident is the fourth novel from Gail Schimmel,…
[The JRB exclusive] Read an excerpt from Ekow Duker’s forthcoming novel, Yellowbone
The JRB presents an exclusive excerpt from Yellowbone, the forthcoming novel by Ekow Duker. Yellowbone will be published by Kwela…
‘Postcolonial Africa is an interlocking of forms, signs and languages’—Photographs from Guy Tillim’s new book Museum of the Revolution
The JRB presents an excerpt, in photographs, from Museum of the Revolution, a new book by renowned photographer Guy Tillim. The…
[Sponsored] First look at Ivan Vladislavić’s new novel The Distance – an intricate puzzle of a book
The Distance—the highly anticipated new novel from Ivan Vladislavić—will be out from Umuzi on 6 February 2019. Meanwhile, enjoy an…
[Sponsored] One of the first literary figures in France with a double identity, a cultural hybridity – An excerpt from The First Safari
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[Sponsored] Read an excerpt from Ekow Duker’s powerful, poignant novel The God Who Made Mistakes
Pan Macmillan has shared an excerpt from The God Who Made Mistakes by Ekow Duker. The excerpt was shared as part of The Friday…
New short fiction: ‘Loadshedding’ by Michael Yee, winner of the 2018 Short Sharp Stories Award
The JRB presents ‘Loadshedding’ by Michael Yee, the winner of this year’s Short Sharp Stories Award. The Short Sharp Stories…
A 1960s summer in New York with Lewis Nkosi—Read an excerpt from Vintage Love and Other Essays by Jolyon Nuttall
The JRB presents an excerpt from Vintage Love and Other Essays by Jolyon Nuttall. Vintage Love Jolyon Nuttall Jacana Media, 2018 …
‘It was the only way we could escape our whiteness’—Read ‘Struggle Heroes’, an excerpt from Hugh Lewin’s memoir, Stones Against the Mirror
The JRB presents an excerpt from Stones Against the Mirror, the memoir of journalist, author and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Lewin,…
The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 3, Issue 1 (January 2019, The Conversation Issue)
Emmanuel Iduma • Lidudumalingani • Zoë Wicomb • Chigozie Obioma • Mbali Sikakana • Amatesiro Dore • Chike Frankie Edozien…
[Sponsored] Enter the Gama❤Phile Writers’ Competition and stand a chance to be published by Pan Macmillan SA
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[Conversation Issue] ‘Intersectionality seems so blindingly obvious a notion’—Zoë Wicomb in conversation with Andrew van der Vlies, from their new book Race, Nation, Translation
As part of our January Conversation Issue, we present an excerpted interview from a new collection of Zoë Wicomb’s writing, Race,…
[Sponsored] Award announcement: Submissions for the Gerald Kraak Prize will be kept open all year
From now on submissions for the Gerald Kraak Prize will be kept open all year round. Selections for the 2019…
[Sponsored] Cari Mora – From the creator of Hannibal Lecter comes a story of evil, greed, and the consequences of dark obsession
Penguin Random House has revealed the cover for Cari Mora, the new novel from Thomas Harris, bestselling author and creator of The…
[Sponsored] New poetry from Alice Walker in the ‘playfully imaginative and intensely moving’ Taking the Arrow out of the Heart
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New short fiction: ‘Njuzu’ by TL Huchu, excerpted from the Pan-African science fiction anthology AfroSFv3
The JRB presents ‘Njuzu’, a new short story by TL Huchu, excerpted from AfroSFv3. AfroSFv3 Edited by Ivor W Hartmann…
[Sponsored] ‘Why can’t a girl from Soweto become a mermaid?’ Mohale Mashigo chats about her new book, Intruders
Mohale Mashigo chatted to The Reading List about her new book, Intruders. Read ‘The High Heel Killer’ – a short…
[Sponsored] Find out more about Chigozie Obioma’s new novel, An Orchestra of Minorities
An Orchestra of Minorities is the second novel by Chigozie Obioma, the author of The Fishermen, which was shortlisted for…
[Sponsored] Read an excerpt and view photos from Michelle Obama’s intimate, powerful and inspiring memoir, Becoming
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt and photographs from Michelle Obama’s deeply personal memoir Becoming, a work of deep reflection and…
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We Are No Longer at Ease is a collection of personal articles, essays, speeches and poetry mainly from voices of young…
[Sponsored] Are we reaching a new level of mental fragility? Rebecca Davis chats about her new book Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity
Rebecca Davis chatted to The Reading List about her new book Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity, a humorous take on…