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Drawing on the iconography of the Douanier Rousseau’s famous painting Surprised (1891), also known as Tiger in a Tropical Storm, Dianne Hofmeyr and Jesse Hodgson tell the story of a boy who draws a tiger
ANNE FRANK

Young reading

Kate Rogan of LoveBooks has a special place for books for her younger readers across all age groups. Here she gives recommendations for 2018

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
A way with words: Leabiloe Molapo explains why Jacana has launched a separate imprint for fiction out of Africa. Photo: Oupa Nkosi
JACANA

The fight against the extinction of fiction

Jacana’s new imprint, Storied, will only publish African fiction in English, becoming the first to do so.

  • Kwanele Sosibo
6 min read
AMAZON

Publishing giant tests its muscle with almighty Amazon

Amazon and Penguin Random House are allegedly in a dispute over the terms of a new contract for online sales.

  • Jennifer Rankin
3 min read