As part of our January Conversation Issue, Wamuwi Mbao chats to Nicole Dennis-Benn about her work, the process of writing…
Exclusive to The JRB, a new short story by Julie Nxadi. ~~~ The End of a Conversation I remember the first…
As part of our January Conversation Issue, guest City Editor Lidudumalingani chats to Outlwile Tsipane about the literatures of Johannesburg….
As part of our January Conversation Issue, Gail Fincham interviews Henrietta Rose-Innes about her work, including her forthcoming fifth novel,…
As part of our January Conversation Issue, journalist and author Azad Essa is in conversation with his father Ebrahim Essa,…
The Johannesburg Review of Books presents new poetry by Simon van Schalkwyk. ~~~ A Question for the South Atlantic Ocean…
Victor Dlamini is The JRB’s Photo Editor. We feature his work on our Instagram channel. Visit this ten-year retrospective of his work. Visit victordlamini.com. Header…
This December marked the The JRB’s thirty-second issue, the final issue of our third volume. With the new year—but not…
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim • Yewande Omotoso • Lelissa Girma • Sabata-mpho Mokae • Craig Higginson • Mphuthumi Ntabeni • Sifiso…
Exclusive to The JRB, an excerpt from An Unusual Grief, a work in progress by Editorial Advisory Panel member Yewande Omotoso. ~~~ Titus…
The JRB presents a new short story by Zanta Nkumane. Mad About the Boy He comes to me one night,…
The JRB presents a new short story by Khanya Mtshali. The Survivor’s Group Every Friday morning, just before her earliest…
The JRB presents a new short story by Jarred Thompson. This is his second story to appear in The JRB….
The JRB presents a new short story by Franki Jenkins. Take Me Away Hannelie had been working at the Super…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Moletlo wa Manong, the award-winning Setswana novel by Sabata-mpho Mokae. Moletlo wa Manong was…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Book of Gifts, the forthcoming novel from Craig Higginson. Higginson is the award-winning…
The JRB presents an excerpt from ‘Ecstasy’, a short story from Sifiso Mzobe’s forthcoming collection, Searching for Simphiwe. Searching for…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Kirsten Miller’s forthcoming novel, All That Is Left. All That Is Left will be…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Weight of Skin by Alastair Bruce. The Weight of Skin will be published…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Eyes of the Naked, the debut novel by Litha Hermanus. The Eyes of…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Wanderers, a work in progress by Mphuthumi Ntabeni. Ntabeni’s debut novel, The Broken River…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Innie Shadows, Olivia M Coetzee’s debut novel, written in Kaaps. Innie ShadowsOlivia M CoetzeeModjaji…
Victor Dlamini is The JRB’s Photo Editor. We feature his work on our Instagram channel. Visit this ten-year retrospective of…
Those who temporarily abandon Johannesburg this December—and those who stay while pining for home—must know that the city is theirs,…
The new episode of Read This! is out now—find out what’s hot in the world of books! In this episode, we listen…
The winners have been announced for the University of Johannesburg Prizes for South African Writing in English. The 2019 edition of…
The new episode of Read This! is out now—find out what’s hot in the world of books! In this episode, we travel…
Twelve African writers have been longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, the world’s most valuable annual literary prize for…
Poet and activist Sandile Dikeni died in Cape Town on Saturday, it has been widely reported. Dikeni was the author…
The 2019 South African Literary Awards winners were announced tonight at a gala ceremony in Johannesburg, with The JRB’s nominees—Editor…
Wamuwi Mbao • Richard Poplak • Bernardine Evaristo • Siphiwo Mahala • Zadie Smith • Efemia Chela • Lidudumalingani •…
Richard Poplak reviews The Night Trains by Charles van Onselen, a book grounded in the hard work of scouring the…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo, co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. Girl, Woman,…
Lidudumalingani reviews Everything is a Deathly Flower by Maneo Mohale, finding it to be a succession of powerful moments. Everything…
The JRB Editor Jennifer Malec chats to Siphiwo Mahala about his new collection of short stories, Red Apple Dreams. Mahala…
Mmatshilo Motsei pays tribute to Es’kia Mphahlele, one hundred years after his birth. I first encountered Es’kia Mphahlele when, in…
Adekeye Adebajo addresses the once-unthinkable question ‘Was Gandhi a racist?’, as the 150th anniversary of his birth is celebrated. 1….
The Johannesburg Review of Books presents new poetry by Brendan Joyce, from his chapbook, Character Limit. ~~~ 21. To be…
Victor Dlamini is The JRB’s Photo Editor. We feature his work on our Instagram channel. Visit this ten-year retrospective of…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Red Apple Dreams, the new anthology of stories by Siphiwo Mahala. Mahala is the author…
