Literature

Evelyn Groenink, Author & Journalist talks about “Incorruptible: The Story of the murders of Dulcie September, Anton Lubowski & Chris Hani”. Sindiswa Seakhoa of the Writes Associates tells us about this year’s South African Literary Awards and the 2 new categories added. Ninnie Steyn (Head of Libraries) talks about the 20 000 unreturned books and other material at the Cape Town City Library. Then finally, we congratulate Nadia Davids on her Multi Fleur Du Cape award winning play

Completely Bazaar – doccie on Istanbul and interview ith director of the Museum of Innocence, Onur Karaoglu

Guest: Tamzin Atkins-Script Writer

Guest: Prof. Melanie Judge- Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town

Write Up: Olumide Popoola speaks about her latest offering “When We Speak of Nothing”; Sibongile Mlangeni reviews “Dreams Do Come True” by Veronica Mathebula; Natasha Allie & Baba Tamana-Gqubule talk about a book they co-authored titled “Her Story.Daughters of Modjadji/Umlando Wakhe” then we turned to poetry in “Navigate” by Karin Schimke.

Guest: Miranda Madikane-Director & Angelique Mbum Massak & Lukembeladio Rulkin Lucien (Students)

Guest: Lebogang Tromoya-Author

Guest: Prof. Jonatahn Jansen - distinguished professor in the Faculty of Education @ Stellenbosch University

2014 Sunday Times Fiction Prize and a South African Literary Award winner, Claire Robertson talks about her latest book “Under Glass”. Sobhuza Nkosi reviews “The Power of the Subconscious Mind” by Joseph Murphy. Jewel Harris sheds more light on the children’s story writing competition at GrowSmart, then finally, we profile playwright, Geraldine Aron.

Literary News, Views and Reviews by Nancy Richards.

compiled by Nigel Vermaas, tribute to the late Poet Laureate, Prof. Keorapetse Kgositsile

Book Title: "What She Left", Kingsley Khobotlo gives us his list of 12 books he recommends from 2017, "52 Book Reading Challenge", "SA Word of the Year"

Rajen Govender-Co-Author

Eric Naki talks about an autobiography he authored titled “ Bantu Holomisa: the Game Changer”; In our Writers Read series, Bongani Madondo reviews “Dare Not Linger: Nelson Mandela” by Mandla Langa; For our Book Club feature, we look at feedback on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Studies with Lizette Berry of the Children’s Institute and Christopher De Beer- Marketing Directpor @ Qualibooks…the finally, Prof. George Euvard of Rhodes University talks about the “SA Cryptic Crosswords”

documentary on the Cape Jazz legend, Errol Dyers

Alex Parker talks bout his book “50 people that stuffed up the world”; Samkelo Latakisa reviews “The Upright Revolution” by Ngugi wa Thiong’o; Robin Stuart-Clark of Bumble Books talks about his visit to the Shangai International Book Festival…then finally Wena Coetzee talks about a book she co-wrote titled “Business Writing for South Africans”

Documentary on the Cape Jazz legend, Errol Dyers

Rehana Rossouw talks about her latest book titled “New Times”; Liesl Jobson reviews “Unpresidented” by Nick Paige; the ZP Dala (freelance writer & Psychologist) talks about the role she played in having Durban named the 1st African City to become a UNESCO World City of Literature; the lastly in our Big 11 feature, we learn more about the English language with Associate Professor and Head of the Department: English @ Wits, Christopher Thurman.

Guest: Saubrey Tshabalala-Managing Director @ Big R Solutions

Guest: Elna Schutz-content producer for the Wits Radio Academy & Steven Boykey -Sidley- Author and a podcast fanatic

Griffin Shea of Bridge Books and Fortiscue Helepi of African Flavour Books talk about the “Zuma Book Craze”; Don Makatile reviews “Grace by Maruping Phepheng in our Writers Read feature; Then Nancy congratulates winners of this year’s SANLAM Awards for Best SA Youth Literature, then finally, we lean more about isiNdebele language in our Big 11 feature.

Guest: PROF. ZULUMATHABO ZULU-Software Engineer & an Intellectual Historian

Anna Tietze- cultural and art historian talks about her book “A History of the Iziko South African National Gallery”, Wendy Sibabela reviews “Second Chance” by Robert Kiyosaki; Monica Seebert(Founder of ANFASA) talks on the Copyright Clinic she offered at the SAA Book Fair, then lastly, our new Big 11 feature focuses on Sepedi language with Mogwatike Jerome Mogashoa of Vivlia Publishing.

Deon Meyer presents his latest heavyweight titled “Fever”, Zakes Mda reviews and recommends 2 local reads for us, Mukoma wa Ngugi refers to a session he was part of earlier on at the fair on “Why we write as we do” then lastly, ‘The Big 11’ feature catches Sindiwe Magona talks about isiXhosa language.

guest : Achmat Dangor

Guest: Daniel Magaziner -a historian of 20th century Africa

Sara-Jayne King talks about her emotional memoir “Killing Karoline-What happens when the baby they buried comes back?”; Phemelo Motalane reviews “The Power” by Margaret Atwood; Niki Daly talks about his passion for writing children’s literature and his latest book “Here Comes Thoko” then finally, we say congratulations to Nadia Davids who is the new president of Pen Africa.

Literary News, Views and Reviews by Nancy Richards.

Margaret Arendse & Kim Pillay Constant talk about their writing experience on “Surviving Lavender Hill”. Well-known author, Angela Makholwa reviews ReHana Roussouw’s “What Will people Say” on our Writers Read Feature. Neilwe Mashigo of Jacana Media talks about their latest Pocket Book in the Year of OR Tambo by Hugh McMillan, then lastly, David Magner shares what to expect at this year’s Poetry in McGregor festival.

Chris Mann-Professor of Poetry at Rhodes University

Gail Nattrass talks about her book “A Short Story of South Africa”; Editor, Alexander Matthews talks about the Aerodrome Literary Journal; then Magogodi Makhene shares more on her Caine Prize for African Writing shortlist for her story “The Virus”.

Topic: A-Z of Amazing Women

Maxine Case talks about her latest offering “The Softness of Lime”; Nelisiwe Mofutsanyane reviews “Period Pain” by Kopano Matlwa; Louise Gerlderblom chats about “The Book Club Cookbook: Eat My Words” then finally Asanda Ngoasheng talks about her digital storytelling initiative she calls “Erasure Project”.

Guest: Sam Naidu -Specialist in both literary studies and print culture

Michael Sears who talks about his latest book “Dying to live”; JojoKhala Mei reviews “How we buried Puso” by Morabo Morajele; Kate Mccullum talks about her talk at this year’s UCT Winter Schoo where she will be talking about “Secret Books”, the finally, Lethu Kapueja (Manager for the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development @ Wits) shares more about call for proposal for a book about the Birth to Twenty Study.

Daryl Ilbury talks about his latest book “Tim Noakes, The Quiet Maverick”; Lionel Makokotlela gives a riveting review of “No Longer Whispering to Power” by Thandeka Gcubule; Linda Kaoma founded “LindaReads” an online book review blog then Deidre Le Hanie and Rally Tsoari talk on Education, Language and support for the arts at ATKV.

Nancy kick-starts the show today by talk to DR Bongani Ngqulunga who authored “The Man Who Founded The ANC”, Samkelo Krakra reviews “Order of the Illuminated Knights” by Brian Bresse; Johan Hugo from Peter Hyde Associates talks about the “Assouline Luxury Brand Books”, then Ken Barris lets us in on his latest offering “The Life of Worm”.

Hedley Twidle talks about his latest book “Firepool:Experiences in an abnormal world”; In our Press Gang slot, Carolyn Means (Fiction Publisher from Kwela Books), chat about the publishing world at Kwela; Kirsty Allen (Volunteer Campaigns Coordinator at Doorstep Library) shares more on the wonderful work they do at Doorste Library in the UK then finally, we catch up with a Zimbabwean Personal Blogger, Vlogger, Social Entrepreneur & Copywriter, Thembi Terry Zulu.

Guest: Steve Thobela -CEO of Printing SA

Literary News, Views and Reviews by Nancy Richards.

Literary News, Views and Reviews by Nancy Richards.

Mmatshilo Motsei (Founder of Afrika Ikalafe, Author & Traditional Healer) talks about her latest project titled “Reweaving The Soul of the Nation”; Rehana Roussow (one of SA’s well established authors) reviews Yewande Omotoso’s “The Woman Next Door”; Prof. Chris Mann gives an overview of what to expect at this year’s WordFest @ NAF then lastly, Busisiwe Nkosi (Youth coordinator at the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation) tells more on the inaugural “National Youth Essay Writing Competition Against Racism”.

Literary News, Views and Reviews by Nancy Richards.

Michiel Heyns chats about his latest book “ I am Pandarus”, Mignon Hardie (of Fundza) talks about how Fundza scooped the International Joy of Reading Award, then finally, award-winning playwright, Paul Slabolespy shares more on the 3 Naledi Theatre Awards his play “Suddenly The Storm” won.

Dawn Garisch talk about her latest book “Accident”. Nuclear Scientist, Akhona Tshangela reviews “|Becoming God’s Best While Waiting for Mr Right” by Jackie Kendall & Debby Jones. Then we check in at the inaugural “Children’s Book Fair” where organizer Vuyokazi Biyana tells us more about her challenges she experienced getting this fair off the ground, then lastly, Peter Vinton shares more about his new poetry genre “The Odyssey Series”.

Self-proclaimed Malebo Sephodi talks about her debut book “Miss Behave”; then in our press gang slot, we profile Phehello Mofokeng, who founded ‘Geko Publishing House’.Giffin Shea of Bridge Books chats about his latest initiativecalled “African Book Trust”. The Finally, Terence Ball excitedly shares news about the fisrt comprehensive catalogue of official dictionaries in indigenous languages.

Fred Strydom kick-starts the show today talking about his book “Inside-Out man”, established author Ewok Duker reviews “Exit” by Grizelda Grootboom in a new feature we call “Writers Read”; Bukelwa Ngoqo talk about her SunKissed Book Shop then lastly Dr Matthew Elliot (President of Oasis International in Wheaton) and Dr Elesinah Chauke (Theology PHD Student @ UKZN) talk about “The Africa Study Bible”.

Literary News, Views and Reviews by Nancy Richards.

We kicked off the show talking to Elinor Sisulu, who spoke about the goings on at the Puku Children’s Literature Foundation and Xolisa Guluza, a PHD Student @ UCT and an expert in bilingual literacy. 14 year old Marang Khwene reviews “ The Secret Garden “ by Martha Hailey. Bruce Little authored “Little Poof!Homonologues” and talks about it, then lastly, young Sikhiwo Dlala organizes a Spelling Bee Competition in his township on Langa.

Literary News, Views and Reviews by Nancy Richards.