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Written and published under 50 days, the Corona Chronicles feature the work of more than 40 contributors. (Melinda Books)
ESSENTIAL WORKERS

Writers on lockdown

Melinda Ferguson has gathered essays and stories from 40-plus contributors for Corona Chronicles

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
3 min read
The various components of the books value chain — spanning writers, publishers, printers, booksellers and distributors — are having to get by using the digital sphere.
AFROLIT SANS FRONTIERES

How a pandemic took the book industry online

Writers, publishers and bookshops are trying to keep afloat during the extended lockdown with digital and virtual offerings

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
6 min read