“We learn from stories”: report from Saffron book launch in Johannesburg
Saffron book launch enjoys a massive turnout Last Sunday, I attended the launch of Saffron: a collection of personal narratives by Muslim women. I was invited by a friend who is also a contributor to the collection, Khaleeda Moosa. Scroll down for tweets...
Hello limbo, my old friend
The purpose of this story on limbo is not to make you feel sorry for me. If sympathy is your default setting, stop. I don’t want it. I just want to write through this. I don’t remember a time that I didn’t want to run away from home. My skin...
How books saved a young man from drugs: Book review of The Pavement Bookworm by Philani Dladla
Featured in Expound: my review of The Pavement Bookworm by Philani Dladla: Meet the Pavement Bookworm Philani Dladla’s story first started to make waves in 2014/15 when the world took an interest in a young man standing at a robot on Empire Road,...
Book review of Through a Black Iris: Alick Chingapi writes about his travels from Cairo to Cape Town
Alick Chingapi has a writing voice that will take him places. Meet travel writer, Alick Chingapi Alick Chingapi’s debut book Through a Black Iris — part memoir, part travelogue — is an absorbing account of the author’s trek from Cairo...
This year has not been a complete waste of time so far
A health scare had me frozen on the spot for months but now, I finally feel like I can start 2017 afresh. A health scare in China In March this year, Sean and I moved to China where he started a new job at an international school in Changzhou....Daily Words
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My grandmother sends her regards and apologises will make you laugh, cry, scream, curl up in a ball, cry again and eventually, smile.
Full review: https://reviewsonatrain.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/book-review-my-grandmother-sends-her-reg...
Grey Magic by JT Lawrence: An enchanting read about a modern-day witch
For the record, Raven Kane is a goddess. More accurately, she’s a witch from Joburg with a Twitter account; a modern-day sorceress with a herb garden, a menagerie of...
