Reflections on 2020: an intern's perspective Grace Brain As I sit down to write a reflection on my time at Modjaji, I find myself writing and rewriting this opening line, trying...
Reflections on 2020
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Grace Brain
Two interviews with Michelle Edwards
February has brought us a bumper crop of interviews! Today we're taking a look at WriteOnline's two-part interview with Michelle Edwards, author of the upcoming Go Away Birds....
February newsletter: It’s the month of love, and we love books!
January is always a tough month, but you've gotten through it! Why not reward yourself or someone you love with a Modjaji title to welcome you home after a long day? Hellos and...
An interview with Fiona Snyckers
Everyone here at Modjaji is excited to dive into 2021 and the fabulous books it will bring. Among those fabulous books is The School Gates by Fiona Snyckers, a skewering critique...
New African Small Publishers’ Catalogue incoming!
While at the Centre for the Book in Cape Town, Colleen Higgs together with Maire Fisher compiled and edited the first Small Publishers’ Catalogue – listing as many of the small...
An interview with Futhi Ntshingila
In 2014, Modjaji published Do Not Go Gentle – a story of strong women who have little but are determined to shape their own destinies. The book was translated into Mozambican and...
January newsletter: Welcome to 2021!
Welcome to 2021! We hope that this year is filled with good things for you, including – of course – lots of Modjaji titles. Some sad news… As you may have heard, our website was...
Cover collaborations
Modjaji loves to work with young and upcoming artists for our covers, and the cover for Dreaming in Colours by Uvile Ximba is no different. Through a post on The Village group on...
It’s the most Wanda-ful time of the year!
Need a reward for getting through 2020? Just looking for a rollicking literary comedic ride through history? We've got just the treat for you: The Gospel According to Wanda B....
Reflections on 2020
Reflections on 2020: an intern's perspective Grace Brain As I sit down to write a reflection on my time at Modjaji, I find myself writing and rewriting this opening line, trying to find the words that reflect how much I have loved my year here. It’s a bittersweet...
Two interviews with Michelle Edwards
February has brought us a bumper crop of interviews! Today we're taking a look at WriteOnline's two-part interview with Michelle Edwards, author of the upcoming Go Away Birds. Part 1 of the interview talks about Michelle's writing process - finding a publisher, life...
February newsletter: It’s the month of love, and we love books!
January is always a tough month, but you've gotten through it! Why not reward yourself or someone you love with a Modjaji title to welcome you home after a long day? Hellos and goodbyes New years bring changes to us all, and Modjaji is no exception. This year we’re...
An interview with Fiona Snyckers
Everyone here at Modjaji is excited to dive into 2021 and the fabulous books it will bring. Among those fabulous books is The School Gates by Fiona Snyckers, a skewering critique of private school privilege through the eyes of a dance teacher. We sat down with Fiona...
New African Small Publishers’ Catalogue incoming!
While at the Centre for the Book in Cape Town, Colleen Higgs together with Maire Fisher compiled and edited the first Small Publishers’ Catalogue – listing as many of the small publishers in South Africa as possible. Once she founded Modjaji Books, she decided to pick...
An interview with Futhi Ntshingila
In 2014, Modjaji published Do Not Go Gentle – a story of strong women who have little but are determined to shape their own destinies. The book was translated into Mozambican and Brazilian Portuguese, as well as being published in the USA by Catalyst Press as We Kiss...
January newsletter: Welcome to 2021!
Welcome to 2021! We hope that this year is filled with good things for you, including – of course – lots of Modjaji titles. Some sad news… As you may have heard, our website was hacked in early December 2020. We have had it restored by security experts, and measures...
Cover collaborations
Modjaji loves to work with young and upcoming artists for our covers, and the cover for Dreaming in Colours by Uvile Ximba is no different. Through a post on The Village group on Facebook, we learned about Edinah Tanya Chag - a self-taught artist from South Africa. We...
It’s the most Wanda-ful time of the year!
Need a reward for getting through 2020? Just looking for a rollicking literary comedic ride through history? We've got just the treat for you: The Gospel According to Wanda B. Lazarus. This powerhouse of a novel follows Wanda, accidentally cursed with immortality, on...