Thursday, June 23, 2011

Invite to the Cape Town launch of The Edge of Things, at The Book Lounge, July 28th

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Extracts from The Edge of Things on Peony Moon

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The Edge of Things (Dye Hard Press, 2011) consists of 24 South African short stories selected by Arja Salafranca. The contributors are Jay...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Arja Salafranca, editor of The Edge of Things, answers a few questions about life, the universe and short stories

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The Edge of Things is an eclectic collection of short stories traversing a vast distance emotionally and intellectually. For example, Arja...

Jeanne Hromnik's review of The Edge of Things

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There are 24 pieces here, some of which qualify as short stories, others more like prose poems and descriptions of emotional experiences. Re...
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Does the truth really set us free?

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The Lies We Shared   by Sarah Penny (Penguin, R200) The Lies We Shared , set in England and Africa, is Sarah Penny’s second novel, and rich...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Invite to the Johannesburg launch of The Edge of Things

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Franschoek Literary Festival

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I was a participant at this year's Franschoek Literary Festival on 13-15 May. I discussed 'Lekker English' with linguist Raend ...
Monday, May 23, 2011

Landmarks rekindle memories of the way we were

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SITTING in the Bioscope in Joburg’s CBD took me back. Beigebrown leatherette chairs, hard neon lighting, and an industrial grittiness to the...
Friday, May 20, 2011

Review of An Intimate War by Donvé Lee

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THE intimate war – that closed battleground between a couple, fought within the confines of coupledom but, at times, no less bloody and mess...