We are excited to share the cover of the UK edition of Elleke Boehmer‘s Ice Shock, first published by Karavan Press earlier this year. Ice Shock will be published in the UK by Valley Press in March 2026.
For details see: Valley Press
PARIS launch of Salt Water Pool Boy by Peter-Adrian Altini
In Paris on the 9th of October? Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity – a first for Karavan Press – the Paris launch of one of our titles, Salt Water Pool Boy by Peter-Adrian Altini. Peter-Adrian will be in conversation with Nafkote Tamirat. Wish I could attend …
First Tuesdays at Art Formes Gallery with Klara du Plessis
Art Formes Gallery: The Old Biscuit Mill, 375 Albert Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7915
Thobeka Yose at the Khayelitsha Book Festival
Don’t miss a great lineup, including Thobeka Yose, author of the award-winning In Silence My Heart Speaks, at this year’s Khayelitsha Book Festival taking place between 26 and 28 September 2025.
Khayelitsha Book Festival is a vibrant celebration of reading, writing, and storytelling rooted in the heart of one of South Africa’s most dynamic communities. Under the powerful theme “We Read, We Write: A Declaration…”, the festival brings together local authors, poets, educators, and young readers to affirm the importance of literacy as a tool for empowerment, identity, and change. Through book launches, panel discussions, performances, and workshops, the festival inspires a love for literature and creates space for voices from Khayelitsha and beyond to be heard, shared, and celebrated.
Venue address: Kilombo Village, 1 Joe Modise St, Mandela Park, Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Book tickets here: Quicket
PAGECAST, 12 Sep OBF 2025: Bongani Kona interviews Frankie Murrey (A Collection of Gaps)
Pagecast was at the 2025 Open Book Festival, speaking with authors about their writing journeys and the stories they share with readers. In this episode, Bongani Kona interviews Frankie Murrey about her latest work, A Collection of Gaps.
Listen here: PAGECAST
The Book Lounge launch of LONE WOLF LIVING by Werner Pretorius
Tuesday, 23 September 2025: Please join us for the launch of Lone Wolf Living by the The Book Lounge’s very own Werner Pretorius. Werner will be in conversation with Mervyn Sloman. And in the beginning, I will share a story about how this stunning collection of stories came into being … Can’t wait!
Sign up for the programme today and your life will be instantly more rewarding and less miserable. Take a look at our Platinum Package starring James Bond, who, as it turns out, is from Pretoria West, and Bernie de Villiers, who is falling in love with all the wrong things for all the wrong reasons. Our Gold Package offers UFOs over Jansenville and sinister nightly encounters in Cape Town. Don’t miss the exodus to Mars or get stuck at an outpost left to fend for yourself while, on a distant planet, betrayals and a betrothal take place. Buy now and avoid disappointment!
Werner Pretorius lands with this collection of lost loves and eerie worlds. Broken hearts and peril combine in these stories that scratch beneath the surface of the mundane to find the crawling things that keep us up at night.
About the author
WERNER PRETORIUS holds degrees in Publishing and English from the University of Pretoria and a Master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. His stories and short fiction have appeared in various magazines and anthologies. Lone Wolf Living is his first collection. He lives and works in Cape Town.
About the illustrator
DAWN BOLTON is a multi-faceted creative working in various media. She is a skilled jeweller, hand-crafting items in metals and recycled plastics. Her visual art language includes painting, pencil and ink drawing, and embroidery. This is her first collection of digital drawings.
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