We have had an excellent start to the year, and we are excited to share what’s been happening here from our new books, literary celebrations, collaborations, and a special tribute. And we’ve extended our subscription offer till 10th May.
Our most exciting news is that we have a new international partnership to announce! We are partnering with Catalyst Books to publish our titles internationally. Read more here.
Award finalist
You are invited to the launch of Unseen by Joanne Bloch. She will be chatting to Hedley Twidle at the Book Lounge on the 28th May. Do come along if you can.
Hot off the Press
Ornithology – Jeannie Wallace McKeown’s second collection of poetry is out and looking gorgeous!
Join us for the launch on the 14th May at the Amazwi Museum in Makhanda.
Imprint Africa: Conversations with African Women Publishers
We had a wonderful launch of Imprint Africa at at Cavendish Exclusive Books. It was great to chat to Ingrid Sinclair, of Soutie Press and a very interested small audience. We were all so engaged we forgot to take photos.
In addition Brittle Paper featured our beautiful new book here. And the Johannesburg Review of Books ran an excerpt of the interview with Ellah Wakatama.
The Whale’s Last Song by Joanne Fedler
We had two vibrant, successful launches for Joanne Fedler’s beautiful new book, The Whale’s Last Song, and it was chosen as an EB Recommends Read for April. Check our Instagram and Joanne’s for more pics.
Don’t miss out on the extended Subscription Offer
We’ve extended our subscription offer till the end of April, as we had such great feedback and much disappointment that people hadn’t taken up the opportunity. So don’t delay! Click here for how to take advantage of it.
Limited time offer – valid until May 10th, 2025 (think about a fabulous Mother’s Day Gift).
Here’s the deal: Most of our books retail for R270-R330. We’d like to offer you the next 5 books to be published or any of our titles on the website for R1250.00, including delivery. That’s a savings of up to R450! (Plus free delivery.)
Your subscription will help us plan our print runs more effectively and continue our mission of publishing remarkable women’s voices.
In Memoriam: Elisabeth Anderson
We honour the legacy of Elisabeth Anderson, the much-loved Head of Centre of the Book, where Colleen worked before starting Modjaji Books, and where she found the inspiration to become an independent publisher. Read our tribute to Elisabeth here.
Thank you for reading and supporting Modjaji Books!
Until next time.
Happy reading from the Modjaji team