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...
Balthasar’s Gift well and truly launched
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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...
Balthasar’s Gift well and truly launched
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 lives in Heidelberg in Germany now. The Big Book Launch Tour Just back from South Africa,...
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 novel, the first in a series, with Maggie Cloete, investigative journalist as the main...
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 have been will know what I mean. For three days it is all about books, writers, publishers,...
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 Writers Trust to ask if Modjaji Books would consider hosting Crystal Rutangye for a six week...
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 series featuring detective, Maggie Cloete, an investigative journalist who lives in...
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 collection published by Modjaji Books. We also published Burnt Offering, back in 2009. I...
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 leave people out. I want to say thank you to everyone who is encouraging, who buys books,...
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 Best American Experimental Writing. he lists his top 200 Poetry Advocates in alphabetical...
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 blog she set up. She selected stories from the blog and commissioned a few pieces too and...