Ellen Aaku wins fiction prize at M&G Litfest

Ellen Aaku, from Zambia, was the recipient of the Penguin Prize for African Writing in the fiction category at the M&G's Literary Festival.
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Literary festival keynote address

In his keynote address at our literary festival, editor-in-chief Nic Dawes examines the culture of complaint at the heart of media oppression.
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Freedom of the word

Freedom of the word will rule at the Mail & Guardian Literary Festival that begins at 7 pm on September 3.
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Fear sorts out all those word pests

To function efficiently as a writer, 95% of your brain has to teleport off into nowhere, taking its neuroses with it, writes Charlie Brooker.
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Wordsmith at the Igbo anvil

A debut novelist forges dialogue that compares with the best, writes Percy Zvomuya, as he reviews I Do Not Come to You by Chance.
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As for science fiction and fantasy...

Gwen Ansell reviews three of the latest releases in the science fiction and fantasy genre.
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As for science fiction and fantasy...

Gwen Ansell reviews three of the latest releases in the science fiction and fantasy genre.
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Bookworm game for e-bound bird

John Makinson says what matters is that people read, not how they choose to do it.
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Battlers of the pen and stage

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and renowned playwright Ariel Dorfman chat to Greg Homann about speaking truth to power.
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Morbid but irresistible

James Clelland is the winner of the 2009/2010 European Union Literary Award for his novel Deeper than Colour.
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Preaching to the converted

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and renowned playwright Ariel Dorfman chat to Greg Homann about speaking truth to power.
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Tell-All shows Palahniuk might still have it

Tell-All doesn't actually work out that well, but Patrick Ness is glad author Chuck Palahniuk is back to his best.
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Laughter sweetens bitter truth

To Kill a Mockingbird was published 50 years ago this month. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie celebrates the novel’s enduring achievement.
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Crude view of market vs state

Panic For Democracy does not take the debate forward: it sadly adds to the crudity of economic discourse.
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Amazon’s ebooks milestone

For the first time sales of ebooks outstrip those of hardcovers.
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Tales to titillate your tastebuds

Good food writing creates an alternative world to the one you currently inhabit.
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Cosatu’s changing face

This is an engaging and provocative book by one of South Africa's foremost labour analysts -- informed, authoritative and refreshingly.
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Intriguing Oriental mishmash

Christopher Tayler wonders whether David Mitchell has added a little too much to his mix.
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Getting creative with the facts

Where to draw the line between non-fiction and invention? Our reviewers are irritated and fascinated.
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Moving smoothly into print

If you're an aspiring author struggling to get your work published, help is at hand. Porcupine Press will edit, publish and promote your book for you.
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