A 'shameful' state of affairs
The current lack of reading culture has not helped the country's publishing industry, which was put under further pressure when the recession hit.
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More rebellious than ever
Craig MacKenzie previews texts and topics at the heart of the state of South African fiction.
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Hard-wired for success
The Boekehuis, voted one of 50 unique bookshops in the world in 2006, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
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Free press, free country
Shaun de Waal recalls how the M&G took a stand against the state's intention to muzzle the media 25 years ago.
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Riding a wave of new talent
Jacana Media publishes 55 to 60 books a year but such a large output for a local publisher is an unintentional by-product of its love for new writers.
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The book lives!
The book is not dead, says Jonathan Ball, managing director of Jonathan Ball Publishers.
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Extraordinary find goes public
An artist's book that went missing in 1988 was recently rediscovered in the basement of a book binder in Johannesburg and will be launched next week.
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Non-fiction on the up
Managing director of Pan Macmillan SA, Terry Morris, says local publishing is in a very healthy condition -- particularly non-fiction.
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Freshness, originality focus of Penguin writing prize
Writers based throughout Africa submitted about 250 manuscripts in the fiction category and 50 in the non-fiction category.
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Going after the real thing
Leon de Kock walks the line between the real and the "real" in South African writing.
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