When our house was broken into and we were robbed a few years back, I was most devastated at losing my laptop. While our insurance company could replace the actual hardware – in fact they could provide an upgraded one – it could not replace what I valued most in…
As if his multitude of novels for adults are not enough, James Patterson has now ventured into the realm of literature for young readers. Three Middle School books landed on my desk at the same time. I took them home to eager young children who can’t get their paws on…
EL James announced on social media on Monday that she will be releasing a new version of her novel Fifty Shades of Grey shortly. I’ve written about this Fifty Shades series previously. But I just had to share my thoughts on this latest venture of hers. The Fifty Shades trilogy has reached…
When I received an invitation to interview Gené Gualdi, I ignored it. I’m not a Bollywood fan and bar a few names that appear in the news in relation to IPL cricket or mafia-related murder charges, I know very little about the personalities that belong to that world. Like Hollywood…
It was the cover of AR Torre’s, The Girl in 6E, that caught my eye. The bright red spine stood out in my pile of “read-when-you-have-time” books. Imagine my surprise when after just the first chapter I couldn’t put this book down. There is quite a bit of – sometimes…
International best-selling writer Barbara Kingsolver was in Durban at the beginning of the year to promote her latest novel, Flight Behaviour. I hosted her at Exclusive Books, in Westville
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It was a perfect day for the kick off of the #MyFabulousDBN campaign, with an Instawalk from the Skate Park on the beachfront today. With inspiration everywhere, our local designer, S’bu Msimang, is going to be spoilt for choice when creating her designs for the campaign.
I never thought I’d say this but load shedding has been a good thing in our little home. For the first time in ages, we’ve had nothing to do but sit around with each other and really talk. Suddenly I’m learning so many new things about my kids, their friends…
John Connolly was in Durban to promote his latest Charlie Parker thriller, A Song of Shadows. I caught up with him to discuss her favourite detective series John Connolly is born and bred Irish, and it’s still home – even though he lives in the US. My first question then…
Susan Abulhawa has just published her new novel, The Blue Between Sky and Water, and I can’t wait for it to land on my desk. I met her at the Time of the Writer Festival in Durban a few years ago and we discussed sisterhood, solidarity and playgrounds.
