Next up on this small series about making covers is the cover of Whiplash by Tracey Farren, the first novel we ever published. It came out in June 2008. Read more about it here. Whiplash was short-listed for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize in 2009, and the author received A White Ribbon Award from the […]
Working on covers with artists and illustrators has been one of the deep joys of the work I have done over the past 13 years. I’ve wanted to show those who are interested how we choose the final cover and how sometimes it is easy and sometimes it is more complicated. The very first cover […]
It’s a busy month for Modjaji Books! Read on to discover the launches, author appearances and new titles that are in store in March. Launches Don’t forget about these upcoming launches! Nedine Moonsamy’s The Unfamous Five at the Book Lounge in Cape Town on 5 March at 17.30 – more details here Barbara Adair’s WILL, […]
Please note – 2020 submissions will open on 10th March 2020. The link to the submissions page will be put up on the 9th March.
February newsletter: new books, an unmissable publishing seminar, and more Welcome to 2020! Modjaji wishes all our readers, writers and book-lovers a wonderful year to come. Forthcoming titles WILL, the Passenger Delaying Flight… by Barbara Adair WILL, the Passenger Delaying Flight…, a novel that challenges conventional Western assumptions that all good novels have a clear story […]
November Newsletter: Special offer, new releases, and other news Special Offer Modjaji turned 12 this year! To celebrate – and to make your festive shopping easier – we’re offering an R100 discount on your shopping basket (if you spend over R500) from now until 14 December, with free shipping in South Africa. Use the discount code HAPPYBIRTHDAY. Browse […]
Come along to the Modjaji Books Spring Pop Up Book Sale. All books are discounted, even the newest titles. And there are Bargain Boxes of books that have been Marie-Kondoed off Colleen Higgs’s bookshelves. We are also selling Deep South books, so think Mishka Hoosen, Kelwyn Sole, Lesego Rampolokeng and lots of others. You’ll also […]
Spring literary festival season is upon us and we are excited to announce that many Modjaji authors are going to be featured in the upcoming months. To help you plan your busy lives to fit in as much literary goodness as possible, we’ve provided a breakdown of which of our fabulous authors you can see […]
Women’s Month special offer Although every day is Women’s Day at Modjaji Books, we are celebrating Women’s’ Day and Women’s Month by offering free delivery on all books on our website and a 15% discount in August. Use the coupon code WOMENSMONTH to get your discount. Offer limited to within South Africa. Writing Together, Writing Alone Workshops Modjaji […]
Coming soon – an anthology of selected short stories from 12 years of publishing short stories. Modjaji Books is unique in that it is one of the few (only) South African publishers that takes on debut collections of short stories, and by doing so raises the profile of those authors, and in many cases launches […]
WILL, the Passenger Delaying Flight...
R250.00
In Tangier We Killed the Blue Parrot
R220.00
Predictive Text
R180.00
