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The Portfolio: Megan Ross
Author and poet Megan Ross designs books and cover artwork for a living. She speaks to Kwanele Sosibo about her process
Mulgrew lets his imagination breathe
In his new short story collection, the Capetonian author nails down the white South African zeitgeist
14 stops to transformation
This collection of stories centres on the ‘slow road to purgatory’, from broken relationships to Huletts sugar-sachet wisdom.
Julian Redpath: Red-letter day for the true of heart
Julian Redpath’s "Maiden Light" is one of the most assured & exemplary folk albums to come out of South Africa in recent memory, writes Nick Mulgrew.
Words exchanged on short-story writing
Prizewinning short-story writer Nick Mulgrew questions fellow success story Efemia Chela about her work and the future of local writing.
Literacy: Once upon a time, parents taught their children to read
The biggest hurdle to establishing a culture of reading in South Africa is neither access nor infrastructure, writes Nick Mulgrew.
Extracting the essence
A distiller producing premium brandies, vodkas and other spirits has found his niche.
‘No textbooks? I’ll print them for you …’
Canny entrepreneur Zakes Ncanywa has offered study guides and cheap computers to a resource-starved town. Nick Mulgrew spent some time with him.