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Barbara Ludman : the rise of the slasher

by Barbara on 01 Dec 2009   |   

There are more flavours of crime novel than colours in a box of Smarties says Barbara Ludman in a recent column in the Mail&Guardian. Protagonists in police procedurals range from tough American c [...]

Fantastic Publishers' Training for 2010 LBF

by Colleen on 27 Nov 2009   |   

Last week about 20 publishers/ book trade people spent 3 days at Roodevallei, north of Pretoria, getting into gear for the London Book Fair. Jane Henshall, the South Africa Market Focus Co-ordinator, [...]

@BOOKSA Twitter Weekly Updates 2009-11-15

by Ben - Editor on 15 Nov 2009   |   

Alternative Sunday Read is this excerpt from James McManus' book "Cowboys Full" on poker-playing politicians http://bit.ly/3WpBSu #
Sunday Read: Excerpt from Vladimir Nabokov's The Original of Laur [...]

A converstation between Erica Emdon and Tracey Farren

by Erica on 09 Nov 2009   |   

This is a transcript of a conversation held last week at the Book Lounge between Tracey Farren, author of Whiplash, and me, about Jelly Dog Days. Tracey really gave her questions a great deal of thoug [...]

Book Launch (Cape Town): Jelly Dog Days by Erica Emdon

by Tracey on 27 Oct 2009   |   

Penguin Books takes great pleasure in inviting you to the Cape Town launch of Erica Emdon's first novel, Jelly Dog Days, to be held at the Book Lounge.

Jelly Dog Days is a story told through the ey [...]

Discussing dysfunction

by Phillippa Yaa on 09 Oct 2009   |   

When you get writers in a room discussing their work it's always interesting to me. What is not discussed is as fascinating as what is. The panellists, Tracy Farren, Jacques Pauw, Erica Emdon and Haze [...]

10 things I deeply admired about Jelly Dog Days by Erica Emdon

by Colleen on 29 Sep 2009   |   

1. I didn't completely love the book, because it is a painful read, but I admire the book deeply and feel it is an important book. Painful to see Lizette, Terry's Mom drinking and drinking and smoki [...]

Whiplash - Norwegian rights officially sold and other good news

by Colleen on 28 Sep 2009   |   

Got an email from Alexander at Minuskel forlag (www.minuskel.no) to say he'd made the first payment for the Norwegian rights to Whiplash. How cool is that?

Last week I heard that I'd got funding from [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-20

by Ron on 20 Sep 2009   |   

RT @SexCigarsBooze RT @AmericanWomannn: Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. -Robert Lee Frost #quote #
RT @catdanielsTop 10 astronomy for kids sites at http://bit.ly/2Z01M #
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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-19

by Ron on 19 Sep 2009   |   

RT @Marc_Gascoigne RT @MauriceBroaddus What do you call a room full of writers? A bar. #
RT @modjaji_bks RT @BOOKSA Ann Donald on the Importance of Literary Prizes http://book.co.za/q0uC <give [...]

Ann Donald on the Importance of Literary Prizes

by Sophy on 18 Sep 2009   |   

Ann Donald gives her support for literary prizes, saying they are especially important for the books of small publishers, like Tracey Farren's Whiplash, as nominations provide additional, much-needed [...]