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Call for Submissions on “Transitions & Celebrations”
Photo by Mahala Seaton Over the past year, all of us have faced difficulties that we could have never imagined. Now, as the world continues to turn,
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The Filtered Light of Freedom
Like air and freedom, light, too, is suspicious of prison cells. Here, muscularity, minacious, well-oiled, prowls around the clock, a wild cat in
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[The JRB Daily] Short Story Day Africa Prize ‘Disruption’ winners announced—judges impressed with the ‘calibre and imaginative reach’ of the stories
The winners of the 2020/21 Short Story Day Africa Prize have been announced. Header image: Idza Luhumyo (winner), Mbozi Haimbe (1st Runner up) and
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‘Lalibela’: New Short Fiction by Abdulhafez Maryoud
A short story set in Lalibela, Ethiopia: By Abdulhafez Maryoud Translated by Nassir Al Sayeid That evening, the wind bellowed fiercely over the
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‘Lalibela’: New Short Fiction by Abdulhafez Maryoud
A short story set in Lalibela, Ethiopia: By Abdulhafez Maryoud Translated by Nassir Al Sayeid That evening, the wind bellowed fiercely over the
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GeekMom: Pride Month 2021: ‘Here the Whole Time’ by Vitor Martins
Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space
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Pride Month 2021: ‘Here the Whole Time’ by Vitor Martins
Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space
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Three bombs and a miracle—Simon van Schalkwyk reviews Klara and the Sun, the new novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun contemplates the erasure of the imagined boundary between human authenticity and the artifice of machines,
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‘Putting myself in those blood-soaked shoes was the most difficult thing to contend with’—Robert Jones Jr talks to Efemia Chela about his debut novel The Prophets
Contributing Editor Efemia Chela spoke to Robert Jones Jr about his debut novel, The Prophets. The ProphetsRobert Jones JrQuercus Publishing,
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A work of fiction that calls to us to rethink Palestine’s ‘normal’—Wamuwi Mbao reviews Against The Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
Wamuwi Mbao reviews Susan Abulhawa’s Against The Loveless World, winner of the Palestine Book Award. Against The Loveless WorldSusan
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‘Most of the stories have been told by now, it’s just the ways of telling that are new’—Damon Galgut talks with Mark Gevisser about his new novel, The Promise
Damon Galgut was in conversation with Mark Gevisser recently for the launch of his latest novel, The Promise. This is a lightly edited transcript of
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‘Most of the stories have been told by now, it’s just the ways of telling that are new’—Damon Galgut talks with Mark Gevisser about his new novel, The Promise
Damon Galgut was in conversation with Mark Gevisser recently for the launch of his latest novel, The Promise. This is a lightly edited transcript of
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Finding the "cauld grue"
I had a recommendation from a reader to devote one day a week to my other passion besides science and critical thinking -- fiction. I thought it
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China Room by Sunjeev Sahota [in Shelf Awareness]
China Room, the outstanding third novel by Sunjeev Sahota, ends with a black-and-white image of an older woman holding a crying infant. That photo
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Quick Review: SONGS IN URSA MAJOR by Emma Brodie (Knopf)
A young singer finds herself experiencing the highs and lows of the music industry The year is 1969, and the Bayleen Island Folk Fest is abuzz with