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Books
Book Review - For the sake of silence
Michael Cawood Green’s latest book explores themes of modernity and spirituality. It is a fictionalised history of the establishment of the Marianhill monastery in Kwa-Zulu Natal and chronicle of the lives of the Trappist monks who established it. In particular, the author focuses on the founder and one-time abbot, Francis Pfanner and his biographer Joseph Cupertino. Father Pfanner is portrayed as a conflic ...
Happy Birthday Spud and John van der Ruit
A character from one of South Africa's best loved novels in recent years, is today celebrating his birthday along with its author, John van der Ruit, who was due to be in the UK at the London Book Fair but alas didn't make it due to flights into the UK being grounded.
The character is Spud Milton, the boarding school kid in the Spud stories, which saw Durban born author John van der Ruit win many awards fo ...
Leading SA writers billed for London Book Fair
The London Book Fair kicks off today, running from 19-21 April, being held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre. South Africa is this year honoured as the Market Focus, making this the biggest and most varied festival of South African writing ever to take place outside South Africa.
The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, aud ...
SA is Market Focus at London Book Fair
At the 2010 London Book Fair taking place 19-21 April, the Market Focus country is South Africa, with a Cultural Programme entitled ‘One nation, many voices’ which will feature 47 authors, poets, playwrights, activists and academics, representing nine of the eleven official spoken languages. This is the biggest and most varied festival of South African writing ever to take place outside South Africa.
The M ...
WIN: Peter, Pamela and Percy in the Big Spill book
SA PROMO Magazine has a copy of the children's book Peter, Pamela and Percy and the Big Spill to give away to one lucky reader.
To stand a chance to win, email competitions@sapromo.com with your contact details and 'penguins' in the subject line.
Closing date: 30 April. Books will only be posted to addresses in the UK.
Book review: Peter, Pamela and Percy in the Big Spill
Following the likes of Happy Feet and Madagasgar, the penguin is likened to an endearing sort of underdog character who creeps into our hearts! But what is it about penguins that capture our attention? Is it the cute way they waddle on the beach or the way they become a bulleted blur as they shoot through the water like torpedos?
Peter, Pamela and Percy is a true story told in rhyme about three African pen ...
Book review: Between the lines
Not being the greatest rugby supporter in the world, I approached 'Between the lines, the spirit of South African rugby, with a little trepidation. However, five pages in and I was well and truly absorbed.
Matthew Knight has a truly engaging writing style and he also peppers his prose with factual commentary and footnotes. He has an easy sense of humour and his love of rugby and all things South African a ...
Book review: Skeleton Coast
This book falls squarely within the adventure/ intrigue genre. It snuggles up to Wilbur Smith, takes its hat off to Willard Price, dogs Clive Cussler’s footsteps and nods deferentially to Matthew Reilly. The story itself is relatively inventive and follows a convoluted, sometimes moderately unbelievable plot involving the NSA, CIA and the South African National Security Agency.
The author, David Thompson, ...
