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Karavan Press title: The Consulting Room by Dawn Garisch

With poignant wit and insight, The Consulting Room awakens our senses.
HANI DU TOIT

Poet

When I was young
I spoke from the wound
with one determined voice.

There’s still breath enough
to loosen the verse and sing
the selves buried beneath the sermon.

About the author

DAWN GARISCH is an author and medical doctor. She is a founding member of the Life Righting Collective (liferighting.com), running writing courses. She has had seven novels, poetry, short stories, a nonfiction work and a memoir published. She has had five plays and a short film produced, and has written for television. Her poem ‘Blood Delta’ won the DALRO prize (2007); Trespass was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize in Africa (2010); ‘Miracle’ won the EU Sol Plaatje Poetry Award (2011); and ‘What to Do About Ricky’ won the Short.Sharp.Stories competition (2013). Her novel Accident was longlisted for the Barry Ronge Sunday Times Fiction Award (2018), and her novel Breaking Milk was shortlisted for the Sunday Times/CNA Fiction Award (2021) and was published in the UK by Héloïse Press in 2024. Her first collection of short stories, What Remains, won the HSS Award for Best Fiction Short Stories and the Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award in 2024. The Consulting Room is her third collection of poetry.

    ISBN: 978-0-6398626-8-2

    Publication date: November 2025

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    Karavan Press title: IN OTHER STORIES 2025 edited by Kerry Hammerton

    ‘I am excited by the diversity of writing that is in the anthology, and the variety of stories. There are themes around birth, relationships, our society and death. There are African fables, historical pieces, endings and beginnings, humour and satire, surrealism.’

    — Kerry Hammerton

    Contributors

    Rachel May Ferriman | Sarah Buchner | Megan Kay Rossouw | Máire Fisher | Karina M. Szczurek | Kerry Hammerton | Michelle A. Meyer | Jana van Niekerk | Jen Thorpe | Nontobeko Mtshali | Anna Hug | Karen Jennings | Chantal Stewart | Bongani Kona | Siphosethu Siwaphiwe Zazela | Stephen Symons | Michael Boyd | Limor Kay | Melissa Sussens | Sahra Ryklief | Anne Schlebusch | Tiisetso Tlelima | Petros Isaakidis

    ISBN: 978-1-0492-1509-9

    Publication date: November 2025

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    Nick Clelland’s GOOD HOPE shortlisted for the SALA Novel Award

    The 20th edition of the South African Literary Awards is set to take place on 11 November 2025 at the Roodepoort Theatre and Museum and we are delighted to announce that Nick Clelland’s Good Hope has been shortlisted for the Novel Award. Congratulations, Nick and all other shortlisted authors!

    Read the official press release: SALA Announces the 2025 Shortlisted Nominees

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    The Day of the Dead at Liberty Books

    Traditionally celebrated on the last day of October or in early November, the Day of the Dead is an occasion on which family and friends gather to pay their respects to those who have passed on. This year, we are inviting literary friends and family to celebrate the day with Christy Weyer, Consuelo Roland and Alex Latimer at Liberty Books on 4 November 2025.

    Consuelo (The Good Cemetery Guide) and Alex (Love Stories for Ghosts) have both written movingly about the dead, remembering and honouring them as well as celebrating their lives and thus encouraging us readers to celebrate ours, here and beyond.

    Day of the Dead themed dressing up is optional (but to be strongly considered). All are welcome to attend this free event!
    Hope to see you there!

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    Love Books launch of ICE SHOCK by Elleke Boehmer

    We are delighted that Elleke Boehmer is returning to South Africa for a few days and will be launching and discussing her novel Ice Shock at a few events at the end of October and beginning of November. Catch her first at Love Books on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, for her first official launch of Ice Shock. Elleke will be in conversation with Michele Magwood. Not to be missed!