Indian author Amitav Ghosh speaks about his work and its relationship with climate change
Nigerian writer looks at issues such as inequality and violence through her women characters
This is an edited extract from The Child, the new novel by South African writer Alistair Mackay
This is an edited extract from SA author Niq Mhlongo’s new novel The City Is Mine
Women writers have often been treated badly but the first novel was written by one
An extract from Irish writer Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize-winning novel Prophet Song
Zibu Sithole’s novel is relatable, heartwarming and suffused with hope for renewal after a storm
Rebecca F Kuang explores appropriation, identity and the ownership of stories
Through a free online platform for users around the world, Jo Buitendach doesn’t only read romance novels, she writes them – anonymously
CA Davids’s new novel, ‘How to Be a Revolutionary’ is a soulful, lyrical fictional guide to turbulent times
The coronavirus pandemic, and ensuing variants, mean we can’t make plans without the prospect of last-minute cancellations. But there’s precious little we can do about it
Lebohang Mazibuko’s debut novel, ‘Bantu Knots’ is both poignant and relevant — and speaks to teenagers and adults alike
E-fraud novels, such as ‘I Do Not Come To You By Chance’, depict characters recreating the same exploitative economic landscape they seek to avoid
David Diop won the prestigious annual International Booker prize for translated fiction for his second novel, ‘At Night All Blood is Black’
Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola wields language as the ultimate form of technology
An activist’s encounter with an attractive waitress leads her to take an inventory of her own body in Mercy Thokozane Minah’s ‘The Sweetest Ache’
As war drums beat again in Ethiopia, author Maaza Mengiste finds new language to memorialise the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Stephen Gray made an immense, long contribution to the South African literary landscape across many genres, but it was poetry that he described as ‘the main activity of my life’
For the past five years, Lauren Beukes has been working on a book set in the aftermath of a global epidemic. Its release couldn’t have been more timely
The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences
