Pat Schwartz

The annual Sanlam prize for youth literature attracts welcome additions to young adult literature, particularly the 2013 gold and silver winners.

Hot off the press from Jacana is a new crop of local books for read-to-mes.

Young adult readers will find a satisfying crop of new holiday reads, both local and international, on the shelves of local bookstores this summer.

The Blue Iris, a new work from the pen of 80-year-old Athol Fugard, is as delicate and finely detailed as the flower from which it takes its name.

The talented, eccentric, heavy-drinking and often tragic ghosts of 1950s Sophiatown are haunting the Market Theatre.

A new series of books uses local history as a way to hook young readers.

Despite some ­unfortunate gaps, there are many local books to keep the youngsters entertained this holiday season.

On a heritage site in Swellendam, a pottery studio continues produces pieces rich in tradition.

It’s an ambitious project to make reading a pleasure.

Early associations of warmth and care with books are a good way to begin a lifelong love.

A question that plagues <b>Pat Schwartz</b> most about this strike: At what point does the right to fair pay trump the right to life?

Within a month of the death of its patron, Sheena Duncan, the Black Sash has lost a second stalwart.

Within a month of the death of its patron, Sheena Duncan, the Black Sash has lost a second stalwart.

As corporate ­donations for the arts dry up, many organisations need to exchange a begging bowl for a business plan, writes <b>Pat Schwartz</b>

"Too many words," say I to Sally-Ann Murray. Perhaps too many small moving parts.