.Niq Mhlongo chats to Jennifer Malec about his new novel, The City is Mine, and the changes he’s seen in the publishing industry since his debut was published twenty years ago:

johannesburgreviewofbooks.com/2024/06/11/job…

I've been busy instagram.com/p/C8Jw0KcK5aq/

Happy 40th bird-day @charnelavery! 🦉🦉 instagram.com/p/C61YaJ1qLDJ/

Happy birthday to the child who literally thought her name was 'gorgeous fing' because that's what we always called her. Love you lots Pipato Bake instagram.com/p/C574jnGKIaa/

Wordle 1,035 1/6

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It finally happened 🤸

Two Oceans done! Quite rough this year😅 Well done Bron on your 10th and Athena Veliotes on your first! 🥇🥇🥇

Just watched the trailers and

Hallo daar instagram.com/p/C5iT-1zKbpg/

First miserable snuggle weather of the year and I ain't complaining instagram.com/p/C5glAOrqzoa/

Gallop vs canter instagram.com/p/C5Ybm9bKiOl/

A reading of Wole Soyinka’s radio play The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite, led by Neo Muyanga, and then a convo with William Kentridge 🔥🔥🔥 instagram.com/p/C5WZzRrLosL/

Me: *Takes a break from incessant deadlines to make Gordon Ramsay's magnificent roasted tomato soup*
Simon: *Tastes soup doubtfully* Did you use a mirepoix?

Which one of you deluded maniacs chose 'improving'? 😂

‘I don’t want to tell my reader what to feel; I want to make them feel.’

Tan Twan Eng chats to The JRB Editor Jennifer Malec about his new novel The House of Doors:

johannesburgreviewofbooks.com/2024/02/29/con…

Hectic 21, free butternut! Butternut better taste frikken delicious because that hill was NASTY 😂 #cradlecracker instagram.com/p/C4VDywnK5nB/

Posers instagram.com/p/C4QqaT5qeCo/

Standing (and sweating) room only, it's a scorcher of an evening for the launch of Ivan Vladislavić's new book The Near North Love Books 🙌

Nooobody expects the red bishop instagram.com/p/C3-5uubL9AA/

A revival. If any of you are going to be in Melville for The Happening tomorrow, let me know 😁 #ilovemelville instagram.com/p/C3-bF08K8V9/

Congratulations on launching this new publication showcasing the work from Zambian writers, and joining us as continental cousins publishing work from African writers. We look forward to reading all of the writings from this wonderful literary community.