Ghost in the machine
What, wonders Stephanie Merritt, drives "real" authors to ghostwrite celebrity bestsellers?
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What are the playmakers saying?
Seven world premieres of new South African
drama will be staged at the main festival this year. Brent Meersman reports.
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Why do people queue to get books signed?
The rise of the author as performer has been accompanied by the rise of a sometimes baffling phenomenon: the signing queue.
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Brand Patterson
Using a team of co-authors, James Patterson has become perhaps the world's most successful writer.
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Writing: Still a cultural weapon
The Time of the Writer Festival has become a drawcard for regional literary boffs. Niren Tolsi caught up with some Zimbabweans attending the event.
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Keeping indigenous heritage alive through grants
Percy Zvomuya reports on the recipients of the Academic and Non-Fiction Authors' Association of South Africa grants.
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