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[Sponsored] Karina M Szczurek on life with Andre Brink and her new memoir, The Fifth Mrs Brink (including podcast)

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on [Sponsored] Karina M Szczurek on life with Andre Brink and her new memoir, The Fifth Mrs Brink (including podcast)

Ingrid Winterbach spoke to Karina M Szczurek at the Woordfees literary festival recently about her life with one of South…

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Africa

New short fiction from Queer Africa 2: ‘Nine Pieces of Desire’ by Idza L

June 5, 2017November 14, 2022The JRB2 Comments on New short fiction from Queer Africa 2: ‘Nine Pieces of Desire’ by Idza L

Exclusive to The JRB, new short fiction by Kenyan writer Idza L excerpted from Queer Africa 2, courtesy of MaThoko’s Books,…

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Africa

Exclusive to The JRB: Listen to Abubakar Adam Ibrahim read from Season of Crimson Blossoms

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on Exclusive to The JRB: Listen to Abubakar Adam Ibrahim read from Season of Crimson Blossoms

Season of Crimson Blossoms Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Cassava Republic Press/Pan Macmillan South Africa 2016 The JRB recorded this reading by…

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Awards

It was a hard book to write: Kopano Matlwa discusses her latest novel, Period Pain

June 5, 2017January 12, 2018The JRBLeave a Comment on It was a hard book to write: Kopano Matlwa discusses her latest novel, Period Pain

Period Pain Kopano Matlwa Jacana Media 2017 Kopano Matlwa burst onto the literary scene in 2007 with the publication of…

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Book excerpts

Welcome to Jozi maboneng, the place of lights: Read an excerpt from After Tears by Niq Mhlongo

June 5, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on Welcome to Jozi maboneng, the place of lights: Read an excerpt from After Tears by Niq Mhlongo

The JRB’s City Editor, Niq Mhlongo, gave Johannesburg’s vibrant arts precinct, Maboneng, its name. Here is an excerpt from his…

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Non-fiction

[Sponsored] An excerpt from Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s new book The Republic of Gupta

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on [Sponsored] An excerpt from Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s new book The Republic of Gupta

The Republic of Gupta Pieter-Louis Myburgh Penguin Random House South Africa 2017 In The Republic of Gupta, Pieter-Louis Myburgh delves…

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International

‘You’re not a rejection machine, you’re a search engine’, or, the art of the literary review: A conversation with Philip Gourevitch

May 1, 2017May 4, 2017The JRB1 Comment on ‘You’re not a rejection machine, you’re a search engine’, or, the art of the literary review: A conversation with Philip Gourevitch

The Paris Review Interviews, a series of conversations with great writers on their art ranging from the 1950s to the…

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Fiction

[Sponsored] Submit your manuscript to Pan Macmillan during an open submissions window in May

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on [Sponsored] Submit your manuscript to Pan Macmillan during an open submissions window in May

Pan Macmillan South Africa, one of South Africa’s leading publishers, does not as a rule accept unsolicited manuscripts, but has an open…

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Non-fiction

[Sponsored] Read John Kane-Berman’s speech from the launch of his new book Between Two Fires

May 1, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on [Sponsored] Read John Kane-Berman’s speech from the launch of his new book Between Two Fires

Between Two Fires John Kane-Berman Jonathan Ball Publisher 2017 At recent the launch of his new book Between Two Fires:…

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Africa

Exclusive to The JRB: Listen to Leye Adenle read from Easy Motion Tourist

May 1, 2017June 5, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on Exclusive to The JRB: Listen to Leye Adenle read from Easy Motion Tourist

Easy Motion Tourist Leye Adenle Cassava Republic Press/Pan Macmillan South Africa 2016 The JRB recorded this reading by Leye Adenle…

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Africa

New short fiction from Short Story Day Africa: ‘Things We Found North of the Sunset’ by Aba Asibon

May 1, 2017January 5, 2018The JRB2 Comments on New short fiction from Short Story Day Africa: ‘Things We Found North of the Sunset’ by Aba Asibon

Exclusive to The JRB, new short fiction from Aba Asibon, courtesy of Short Story Day Africa. Short Story Day Africa’s…

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