In 2014, Modjaji published Do Not Go Gentle – a story of strong women who have little but are determined to shape their own destinies. The book was translated into Mozambican and...
An interview with Jeannie McKeown
Fall Awake, Jeannie McKeown’s latest volume of poetry, came out during lockdown and thus missed out on the fanfare it deserves. This month we’d like to celebrate the collection...
Meet Barbara Adair
Barbara Adair is an award-winning novelist, academic and travel writer. Based in Johannesburg, her novels include the critically-acclaimed In Tangier We Killed the Blue Parrot...
Interview with Ameera Patel
As Ameera Patel's novel Outside the Lines is being launched by Catalyst Press in the USA to rave reviews, here's a look back at a 2016 interview with the author of this gripping...
Meet Philippa Kabali-Kagwa
‘Writing allowed me to honour the connections between life and death’—Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa talks to Tiah Beautement about her memoir, Flame and Song Philippa Namutebi...
Meet Joan Metelerkamp
Joan Metelerkamp is an award-winning South African poet with several collections published by Modjaji. In this interview from Conversations with Writers, published way back in...
Q and A with Priscilla Holmes on Bruce Dennill’s blog
Bruce Dennill caught up with Priscilla Holmes about her crime fiction novel, Now I See You Tabisa Or Not Tabisa?, Or Of Xhosa It’s Ok To Take On Taboo Subjects January 18,2015...
An interview with the South African Marian Keyes
A week ago, Irma Rissanen, Finnish book blogger got in touch with me, as she had blogged about Team Trinity. Now, she’s interviewed Fiona Snyckers, and I thought you might enjoy...
Gorry Bowes-Taylor interviews Yewande Omotoso on Fine Music Radio
Listen to Gorry Bowes-Taylor interview Yewande Omotoso on Fine Music Radio yesterday about Bom Boy, her prize-winning debut novel which most recently was short-listed for the...