The JRB presents an excerpt from Joburg Noir, a new collection of short stories edited by Niq Mhlongo, out at…
The JRB presents an excerpt from City Editor Niq Mhlongo’s new novel, Paradise in Gaza, out on 20 October 2020…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Still Life, the latest novel from ZoĂ« Wicomb. Still LifeZoĂ« WicombUmuzi, 2020 Read the…
Update 25 Sep 20: Serpell has donated her prize money to bail funds for protestors in the United States who…
British author Maggie OâFarrell has been announced as the winner of this yearâs Womenâs Prize for Fiction, for her novel…
The poet, novelist and activistâand founding patron of The JRBâAchmat Dangor, died in Johannesburg earlier today. One of the founding…
Wamuwi Mbao reviews Irenosen Okojieâs Nudibranch, the âimmersively derangedâ collection containing her 2020 Caine Prize-winning story. Nudibranch Irenosen OkojieLittle, Brown,…
The JRB Francophone and Contributing Editor Efemia Chela travels to Mozambique with Mia Coutoâs novel Confessions of a Lioness. Confessions…
The Discomfort of Evening, written by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld and translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison, has been announced…
Irenosen Okojie has won the AKO Caine Prize for African writing, for her story âGrace Jonesâ. Announcing the award, chair…
In continuing solidarity with the progressive literary community and all who fight racism and anti-Black violence, The JRB presents this…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Aravind Adiga’s new novel Amnesty, a riveting, suspenseful and exuberant novel about a young…
The JRB presents an excerpt from How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang, a revisionist immigrant…
United States publisher Catalyst Press has acquired the rights to publish Sifiso Mzobeâs award-winning novel Young Blood in North America….
Header image: Jonny Steinberg, Trevor Sacks, Zirk van den Berg, Loftus Marais, Edyth Bulbring, Fanie Viljoen, Theodore Key The winners…
The shortlist for the 34th Arthur C Clarke Award has been announced, including The Old Drift by Zambian author Namwali…
Acclaimed author Elsa Joubert has died at the age of ninety-seven. Joubert’s son, Nico Steytler, has confirmed that his mother…
Moroccan author Youssouf Amine Elalamy has won the second annual Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique, for his novel Câest…
The regional winners of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, known as the worldâs âmost global literature prizeâ, have been…
When did I first discover that although I was an only child, my father was not my father and mine…
The JRB presents an exclusive excerpt from The Death of Comrade President, the new novel from Alain Mabanckou. The Death…
The JRB presents an exclusive excerpt from Between the Generations: An Anthology for Ama Ata Aidoo at 80. Between the…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Girl with the Louding Voice, the debut novel by Abi DarĂ©. The Girl…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. HamnetMaggie O’FarrellHeadline, 2020…
The JRB presents an excerpt from The Last Weekend, the working title of a novel in progress by Editorial Advisory…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, originally published as 82ë ì êčì§ì by Minumsa…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Due South of Copenhagen, the new novel from Mark Winkler. Due South of CopenhagenMark…
The JRB presents an excerpt from ‘The Worst That Could Happen’, a short story by Sifiso Mzobe, from his new…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Barbara Adair’s new novel WILL, the Passenger Delaying Flight ⊠WILL, the Passenger Delaying…
The shortlists for the 2020 Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans have been announced. The Nommo Awards are presented…
American author Colson Whitehead has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Nickel Boys. Whitehead becomes only…
The shortlist for the 2020 Womenâs Prize for Fiction has been announced. The prize, now in its twenty-fifth year, aims…
The longlists for the 2020 Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans have been announced. The Nommo Awards are presented…
Header image: The Africa shortlist, Aba Asibon (Ghana), Innocent Chizaram Ilo (Nigeria), Caleb Ozovehe Ajinomoh (Nigeria), Alboricah Tokologo Rathupetsane (South…
Internationally renowned Somali novelist Nuruddin Farah is known for his politically conscious writing, which led him into exile as a…
There are no easy answers in JM Coetzeeâs new novel The Death of Jesus, but the exploration is part of…
The JRB presents an exclusive excerpt from Afterland, the new novel from Editorial Advisory Panel member Lauren Beukes. Afterland is…
Nana Oforiatta Ayim is a Ghanaian writer, filmmaker and art historian. On a balmy traffic-clagged Cape Town morning, I meet…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Fever by Deon Meyer. FeverDeon Meyer, translated by KL SeegersJonathan Ball Publishers, 2016 Read…
The six-book shortlist for the 2020 International Booker Prize has been revealed. For the second year running, the shortlist is…
