On Tuesday 17th September, we launched Saaleha Bhamjee's Home Scar at Cavendish Exclusive Books, who always welcome us warmly! Lovely to see Saaleha in Cape Town, with her son....
Home Scar – Cape Town book launch
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Cape Town launch of Barbara Ludman’s short story collection, Moving On
We'd love to see you at the Cape Town launch of Moving On. Barbara Ludman, the author and legendary journalist of the Weekly Mail and Mail & Guardian will be in conversation...
Blooming wonderful!
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What it’s like working as an intern for Modjaji Books by Kylie Bern
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Reflections on 2020
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Two interviews with Michelle Edwards
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An interview with Fiona Snyckers
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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...
An interview with Jeannie McKeown
Fall Awake, Jeannie McKeown’s latest volume of poetry, came out during lockdown and thus missed out on the fanfare it deserves. This month we’d like to celebrate the collection...