Farm murder keeps cops guessing in WEEPING WATERS
Joanne Hichens chats to Karin Brynard, journalist, political correspondent, and award-winning author, of the University of Johannesburg Debut Prize and…
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June 26, 2015
Anthology of lusty fiction paves way for real life discussion of Sex
As editor of the Short Sharp Stories Awards anthology Adults Only published in July of this year, I was privileged to work…
November 26, 2014
Roger Smith’s DUST DEVILS and CAPTURE in print in USA
Roger Smith is the best-selling South African author of MIXED BLOOD, WAKE UP DEAD, DUST DEVILS, CAPTURE, and SACRIFICES. His…
March 26, 2014
Which Bitch will we Love to Hate? Angela Makholwa’s Black Widow Society
This month Joanne Hichens interviews businesswoman and author Angela Makholwa. A very busy woman indeed. Apart from writing thrillers and…
February 26, 2014
Behind the scenes of editing Bloody Satisfied
Michael Stanley chatted to me about the newly released South African crime-thriller fiction collection of short stories BLOODY SATISFIED –…
December 2, 2013
BLOODY SATISFIED CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT IS EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE
As a crime fiction writer, I reckon this foreword, by Deon Meyer, to BLOODY SATISFIED, is required reading, so I’m…
September 26, 2013
Want to write Fiction? Take the plunge with Short Story Day Africa!
Committing to fiction means you sign up for a job which keeps you solitary as you live your double-life in your…
June 25, 2013
A new chapter is needed to promote ‘real books’ in a hi-tech world
How tenaciously we cling to certain traditions: true love and pension funds spring to mind. Also, books and book stores.As…
July 20, 2012
Mum’s the word as stories unravel at exhilarating celebration of reading
A ‘literary festival’ sounds like a ponderous, dull affair. Earnest types sitting around pontificating about abstruse elements in books that…
May 25, 2012