Blown Away By Books We were delighted to announce that some of our authors participated in the Blown Away By Book's panel discussions at Fish Hoek Library from September...
From the 4th to the 13th of August we hosted an exhibition of our book covers at the 6 Spin Street Gallery in the Cape Town CBD. We opened the doors for the first time on...
In the Southern Hemisphere, September is a good month to think about new growth, seedlings, and sprouting leaves. What does this have to do with publishing? Join us on Zoom to...
First of all, to become an intern for Modjaji Books, and this may be totally and completely obvious, you have to get to Cape Town. For me this was a huge deal. It meant saving up...
It’s our 15th birthday and we’d love you to celebrate with us! To mark the occasion, we’re hosting an exhibition of our beautiful book covers at the Spin Street Gallery in Cape...
Uncovering Modjaji Books: August Exhibition, audio books, and new title It’s our 15th birthday! Come join us in celebration at the Spin Street Gallery where we will be holding an...
In 2009 we published our first non-fiction titles, each of them fascinating and a pleasure to publish. Invisible Earthquake a woman's journal through stillbirth by Malika Ndlovu....
In 2008, in addition to publishing Whiplash by Tracey Farren and Life in Translation by Azila Reisenberger, Modjaji published four collections of poems, all quite different and...
Unlike human and animal babies, the moment of birth for a publishing company is less easy to pin down. Modjaji was born in 2007, but was it April when the name arrived? And the...
Blown Away By Books We were delighted to announce that some of our authors participated in the Blown Away By Book's panel discussions at Fish Hoek Library from September 15th-18th. Sally Cranswick, author of Women out of Water, Kerry Hammerton, author of The Secret...
From the 4th to the 13th of August we hosted an exhibition of our book covers at the 6 Spin Street Gallery in the Cape Town CBD. We opened the doors for the first time on #FirstThursday. From beginning to end it was a joy. 6 Spin Street is a beautiful venue, and...
In the Southern Hemisphere, September is a good month to think about new growth, seedlings, and sprouting leaves. What does this have to do with publishing? Join us on Zoom to find out more. Participants are Thabiso Mahlape of Blackbird Books in South Africa; Gustavo...
First of all, to become an intern for Modjaji Books, and this may be totally and completely obvious, you have to get to Cape Town. For me this was a huge deal. It meant saving up a year of barista, busser and hostess money, saying goodbye to my closely knit family,...
It’s our 15th birthday and we’d love you to celebrate with us! To mark the occasion, we’re hosting an exhibition of our beautiful book covers at the Spin Street Gallery in Cape Town. To mark the occasion, we’re hosting an exhibition of our beautiful book covers at the...
Uncovering Modjaji Books: August Exhibition, audio books, and new title It’s our 15th birthday! Come join us in celebration at the Spin Street Gallery where we will be holding an exhibition of some of our beautifully crafted book covers from the 4th-13th of August. We...
In 2009 we published our first non-fiction titles, each of them fascinating and a pleasure to publish. Invisible Earthquake a woman's journal through stillbirth by Malika Ndlovu. Undisciplined Heart by Jane Katjavivi Hester se Brood by Hester van der Walt Jane...
In 2008, in addition to publishing Whiplash by Tracey Farren and Life in Translation by Azila Reisenberger, Modjaji published four collections of poems, all quite different and each filled with poems that live on long after reading them. Burnt Offering by Joan...
Unlike human and animal babies, the moment of birth for a publishing company is less easy to pin down. Modjaji was born in 2007, but was it April when the name arrived? And the bank account opened? Or was it when we launched the first book, Megan Hall's Fourth Child?...