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"A fine, heartwarming collection of stories that reveals the nuance of women in townships in dignified, elegant, prose. Lindiwe Nkutha tells stories about women kokasi without falling into stereotypes and clichés. She has humanized where I come from and my people, for that, I thank her." – Welcome Lishivha
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Tickets available via the link in @jaipurbookmark's bio.
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Colleen's panel, "Look Back in Hope", will stream on Tuesday 23 February and also features Lennie Goodings, Susan Hawthorne, Zoë Beck, Margaret Busby and Urvashi Butalia 😍
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Link to register in @jaipurbookmark's bio
The even better news: You can be in it!
If you are a small or independent publisher in Africa and would like to be listed in the 2021 edition, you can contact us at info[at]modjajibooks.co.za.
The catalogue reaches important people and players in the book world both locally and internationally. It’s a way
of making your company more visible and thus more likely to be offered opportunities that you didn’t even know existed.
There is also place for editors, proofreaders, audiobooks, specialist libraries, booksellers, printers, and others who want to either be included in the classified ads or larger adverts to
participate. You can email info[at]modjajibooks.co.za for more information.
You can also take out advertising as a way of supporting this project, email us for the rate card. The deadline for receiving all new listings is the end of March 2021.
Please share widely with anyone who might be interested!
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Last but by no means least: The Only Magic We Know, compiled by Marike Beyers. The Only Magic We Know is an anthology of poems by poets previously published by Modjaji Books. A celebration of 15 years of poetry by southern African women.
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"Despite these varied forms, the poems are drawn together in common themes which emerge across four sections which trace themes of embodiment, life, collectivity, and craft… The poets’ voices weave together, creating a choral sensibility that highlights what is shared between individual experiences in a diverse literary community.” Susanna Sacks, Africa in Words
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Find The Only Magic We Know in any good SA bookstore, internationally via African Books Collective, or direct from our online store ✨
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Today we're celebrating Innie Shadows by Olivia M Coetzee, which the judges of the NIHSS award called "a marvel". Innie Shadows wrestles with the demons of one community overcome with the social ills of drugs, bigotry and homophobia, where lives intersect through ruthless brutality. A pioneering work of fiction in which the dispossessed are finally telling their own stories.
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Find Innie Shadows in any good SA bookstore, internationally via African Books Collective, or direct from our online store 💕
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Photo taken by Cliffordene Norton at the launch of Innie Shadows in 2019
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Next up: Fools Gold, edited by Arja Salafranca, an anthology of selected short stories, to celebrate 12 years of publishing short stories. All of the stories were previously published by Modjaji Books.
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"Distinguished by their diverse themes, structures, and voices, the short stories of Fool’s Gold are bound together by their concern for women’s experiences. They take pleasure in the small moments that magnify the spectacular, drawing light to life’s neglected corners.” Susanna Sacks, Africa in Words
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Find Fool's Gold in any good SA bookstore, internationally via African Books Collective, or direct from our online store 🌸
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Today, the spotlight is on The Unfamous Five by Nedine Moonsamy. Seeking adventure during the school holidays, five teenagers from the Indian suburb of Lenasia accidentally witness a violent crime that has a lasting impact on their lives.
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Find The Unfamous Five in any good SA bookstore, internationally via African Books Collective, or direct from our online store 🤩
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First up is WILL, the Passenger Delaying Flight... by Barabra Adair. WILL is an experimental short-form novel about a man travelling to Africa from Europe. And yet it is also about waiting – waiting for Africa...
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Find WILL in any good SA bookstore, internationally via African Books Collective, or direct from our online store 🛍️
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The Unfamous Five by Nedine Moonsamy, Innie Shadows by Olivia M Coetzee, and WILL, the Passenger Delaying Flight... by Barbara Adair have all been longlisted for the Best Fiction Single Author Volume category. The Modjaji anthologies, Fools Gold and The Only Magic We Know, have both been longlisted under the Best Fiction Edited Volume category.
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Image taken from the NIHSS website
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Thanks to reader Ronélle Hart Jaspan for such a brilliant review of Lynn Joffe's debut novel, #TheGospelAccordingToWandaBlazarus ❤️ Available now in any good SA bookshop, internationally via African Books Collective, or direct from our online store.
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Thanks Zaheera Jina Asvat for such a glowing review of Shanice Ndlovu's debut short story collection, #ThePrideOfNoonlay 💖 Available now in any good SA bookstore, internationally via African Books Collective, or direct from our online store.
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Photo creds to @pen2post
