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How to write beautifully about our horrible, hysterical present—Jennifer Malec reviews Ali Smith’s new novel, Spring

July 1, 2019July 10, 2019Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The JRB Editor Jennifer Malec reviews Spring, the third book in Ali Smith’s Seasonal Quartet, a strange beast. SpringAli SmithHamish Hamilton, 2019…

The parties end early but Botswana is lit—Zukiswa Wanner reports back from the Gaborone Book Festival

October 1, 2018November 4, 2018Zukiswa Wanner2 Comments

Two weeks before the end of our JIAS Fellowship, Niq Mhlongo and I decided that as we had been to…

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How to write when the novel is dead: Jennifer Malec reviews Autumn and Winter—the first two books of Ali Smith’s seasonal quartet

June 4, 2018October 8, 2019Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

Ali Smith’s seasonal quartet is a lesson in how to create novels that reflect the now in all its glory and…