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Africa

On identity, poetry, diaspora and Afropessimism—Kweku Abimbola in conversation with Sreddy Yen

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024Sreddy YenLeave a Comment on On identity, poetry, diaspora and Afropessimism—Kweku Abimbola in conversation with Sreddy Yen

Gambia-born poet Kweku Abimbola, whose award-winning first collection of poetry Saltwater Demands a Psalm was published by Graywolf Press in…

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[The JRB Daily] Listen to Read This!—a new show about books hosted by The JRB and Volume—out today!

September 2, 2019September 11, 2019Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on [The JRB Daily] Listen to Read This!—a new show about books hosted by The JRB and Volume—out today!

The Johannesburg Review of Books and Volume have launched a new books show called Read This!, where we share news…

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‘I had the nerve to like my hair just the way it was’—Listen to Zinzi Clemmons read from her debut novel What We Lose

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018The JRBLeave a Comment on ‘I had the nerve to like my hair just the way it was’—Listen to Zinzi Clemmons read from her debut novel What We Lose

Exclusive to The JRB, listen to a recording of Zinzi Clemmons reading from her debut novel, What We Lose. What…

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[Audio] It’s a writer’s life: That hilarious time Zukiswa Wanner encountered her own book in a Joburg taxi

April 4, 2018April 6, 2018The JRBLeave a Comment on [Audio] It’s a writer’s life: That hilarious time Zukiswa Wanner encountered her own book in a Joburg taxi

Zukiswa Wanner launched her latest book, Hardly Working: A Travel Memoir of Sorts, in Johannesburg at African Flavour Books recently, in…

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[Exclusive interview and audio] ‘White fragility ends discussions … and ends lives’: Claudia Rankine speaks in Soweto

July 3, 2017Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on [Exclusive interview and audio] ‘White fragility ends discussions … and ends lives’: Claudia Rankine speaks in Soweto

‘In the US we have just elected a government committed to white supremacy. Tonight I wanted to talk about what…

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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

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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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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