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March 2, 2015

Writing a New Africa

BBC4 Radio interviewed a bunch of interesting South African writers including Ivan Vladislavic, Niq Mhlongo, Nadia Davids, Thando Mgqolozana, Lebo Mashile and me for a three part radio series hosted by Thabiso Mohare. Read about it here. Listen to ep. 1 Johannesburg City of Recent Arrivals BBC Radio 4 Listen to episode 2 Page & Stage BBC […]

May 5, 2014

Sunday Times Longlist

I’m very happy that The Shining Girls has made the long-list for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize and even happier at the company it’s in. These are some very fine books by exceptionally talented writers. It’s a great snapshot of local literature right now across all genres and subject matter. If you’ve been […]