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Tag Archives | Nthikeng Mohlele

Nombulelo Moyo Reviews Illumination by Nthikeng Mohlele

Illumination

Star Rating: ★★★☆☆ 3/5 Illumination Nthikeng Mohlele Pan Macmillan SA, February 2019 Online Price: R277       The best thing about this book is that the author pays homage to both contemporary and old school musicians, particularly in the jazz genre in a manner that immortalises their contribution to the art fraternity. One cannot […]

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Amogelang Mothapo Reviews Small Things by Nthikeng Mohlele

Small Things

Star Rating: ★★★☆☆ 3/5 Small Things Nthikeng Mohlele Jacana Media, May 2018 (new edition) Online Price: R206     Small Things: A novel about despair, love, and the elusive nature of inner happiness. This book starts off by introducing us to the anonymous narrator’s first unrequited love, Desiree. We get to experience the all-consuming love […]

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Jenny’s Reads: Books on My Radar

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I love this time of year. I love the plane trees just beginning to turn gold, with the promise of autumn ahead. I love getting a scruffy garden into the last of summer shape. I love my vegetable garden with plants straining to produce their fruit before the sun holds no warmth and they are […]

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Jenny’s Reads: Pan-African Writing and Great Local Reads

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A little over a month ago I interviewed Exclusive Books’ CEO Benjamin Trisk. He’s an amusing lunch and dinner partner and sniffs out good wines like a hungry terrier. But it wasn’t the wines or the food that interested me on this occasion. It was literature. Specifically, it was a conversation I’ve been waiting to […]

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The Exclusive Books 2016 Homebru Selection

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Join Exclusive Books for the month of June as we celebrate great South African authors and great South African books with our 15th annual Homebru campaign. Click here for the complete 2016 Homebru catalogue (PDF download) Click here for the full events schedule Fanatics members earn double points on all Homebru titles from 1 – […]

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