Charlotte Otter was in South Africa in June for a 4 city tour to launch the English version of her debut crime fiction novel, Balthsar’s Gift. She is a South African who...
Meet Charlotte Otter – author of Balthasar’s Gift in June on her book launch tour
Charlotte Otter at Frankfurt Charlotte Otter, a South African writer who lives in Heidelberg in Germany with her family, has written a pacy, hard-boiled, feminist crime fiction...
Till next year in Franschoek
For someone who spends most of her time, quietly working away at her desk and laptop at her home office, the Franschoek Literary Festival is strong medicine. Those of you who...
Letter from Uganda
At the beginning of September, while I was preparing for Open Book and the Frankfurt Book Fair, amongst many other things, I got a call from Goretti Kyomuhendo of the African...
Book Launch: Balthasar’s Gift by Charlotte Otter
Charlotte Otter at FrankfurtCharlotte Otter, author of Balthasar’s Gift will be in South Africa in June to promote her debut crime fiction novel. It’s the first in a...
Alert: Now the World Takes These Breaths, a new collection of poetry by Joan Metelerkamp
Joan MetelerkampA new collection of poetry by Joan Metelerkamp is something to look forward to. Now the World Takes These Breaths is her eighth volume of poetry, and the second...
A bouquet of thank yous
This is a public thanks to all of those who constantly support me to keep on keeping on with Modjaji Books. There are so many people if I mention people by name I am sure I will...
Who are the poetry advocates in South Africa?
Last week The Huffington Post ran an article about the Top 200 Advocates for Poetry in the US. The author of the article Seth Abrahamson is a reviewer and a Series Co-Editor,for...
My First Time reviewed by Agenda
Unathi Nopece reviews My First Time: Stories of sex and sexuality from women like you in the July 2013 edition of Agenda. Jen Thorpe compiled and edited the collection from the...








