Bookworms’ Blog

In the latest Big Issue: Emilia Clarke,Don Pinnock on Cape Flats gangs,Lovell Friedman’s mosaics, Judge Edwin Cameron’s moving letter and more…

The latest Big Issue features Emilia Clarke,Don Pinnock on Cape Flats gangs,Lovell Friedman’s mosaics, Judge Edwin Cameron’s moving letter,Bill Nighy and more.. MOTHER OF DRAGONS Emilia Clarke plays Daenerys Targaryen in Game Of Thrones, Season 4 of which has just started […]

 
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Farmageddon – The True Cost of Cheap Meat

Farmageddon is a shocking, gut-punching look at hyper-industrialised agriculture with the forecast of an ecological meltdown if we don’t move from industrial agriculture to pasture based farming (from farming in buildings to the land) rapidly.

 
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Local poet Finuala Dowling chats to Margaret Clough at Kalk Bay Books about Margaret’s new collection of poetry

Finuala Dowling chats to Margaret Clough at Kalk Bay Books on 22 April about her second collection of poetry,The Last to Leave

 
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Sheila Mary Taylor’s new novel, ‘Golden Sapphire’, is now available on Amazon

The story was inspired by our visit years ago to the Queensland Gemfields, and has been sitting at the back of my head all this time, waiting to be written.

 
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Lost and Found in Johannesburg by Mark Gevisser

You may be interested in attending the launch of Lost and Found in Johannesburg by Mark Gevisser at Kalk Bay Books this week. Read more about the author and his work here: https://scenicsouth.co.za/event/kalk-bay-books-launches-lost-and-found-in-johannesburg-by-mark-gevisser-12-march/

 
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U3A course in Marina da Gama: Writing for Activism and Publication

In South Africa many people feel a sense of powerlessness in the face of social injustice. A group of people working in writing co-operative, can be a powerful force for change.

 
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