Authors & Events
The Magic of Minerals
14 July 2022
Bruce Cairncross is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Johannesburg. He has a special interest in documenting and preserving southern Africa’s mineralogical heritage, and is the author of a number of books. Here, he writes about the treasure chest that is Southern Africa.
“The allure...
Q&A with My Journey to the Top of the World Author Saray Khumalo
06 June 2022
Saray’s success at high altitude has helped change the narrative about who belongs on the mountains and whose stories are told. In this Q&A with Saray, she speaks about how we can become more mindful, being true to ourselves and realising our purpose.
You seem to be a very mindful person. How can others become more...
Q&A with Breathless Author Amy McCulloch
06 June 2022
Breathless is a high-concept thriller with a terrifying mountaintop setting from a uniquely experienced author. Amy McCulloch is an expert mountaineer, and is particularly pioneering as a female climber: she is the youngest Canadian woman ever to summit Mt Manaslu. In this Q&A with her, she chats about setting a thriller novel on a mountain,...
VIDEO: My Name is Yip Author, Paddy Crewe
11 May 2022
We’re thrilled to introduce you to Yip Tolroy, the unlikely hero of the brilliant debut novel, My Name Is Yip. A social outcast and medical anomaly growing up in the toughest of worlds, Yip’s voice is captivating from the very first page.
My name is Yip Tolroy & I am a mute.
I have made not a sound since the day...
The Books that Influenced Some of our Favourite Authors
10 May 2022
From Jonathan Kellerman’s favourite and the novel Marlon James can’t write without to the story that started Bonnie Garmus journaling and the one that made Sam Lloyd want to be a writer, here are the books that had the biggest influence on some of our favourite authors.
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