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Tag: Book publishing

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Academic

One Hundred Years of Book Covers—Read an excerpt from Publishing from the South: A Century of Wits University Press

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024The JRBLeave a Comment on One Hundred Years of Book Covers—Read an excerpt from Publishing from the South: A Century of Wits University Press

The JRB presents an excerpt from Publishing from the South: A Century of Wits University Press. The book is available…

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Africa

‘Joburg is like a jilted lover’—Niq Mhlongo talks to Jennifer Malec about his latest novel, The City is Mine

June 11, 2024October 15, 2024Jennifer Malec1 Comment on ‘Joburg is like a jilted lover’—Niq Mhlongo talks to Jennifer Malec about his latest novel, The City is Mine

Niq Mhlongo chats to JRB Editor Jennifer Malec about his new novel, The City is Mine, and the changes he’s…

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Fiction

‘A superb macaron of darkly satirical fiction’—Wamuwi Mbao reviews Helen DeWitt’s new novella The English Understand Wool

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023Wamuwi MbaoLeave a Comment on ‘A superb macaron of darkly satirical fiction’—Wamuwi Mbao reviews Helen DeWitt’s new novella The English Understand Wool

Wamuwi Mbao reviews The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt, a book that contains ‘one of the most alarmingly enjoyable…

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