Two in One
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by imsonotablogger
3y ago
In case you hadn’t noticed by my reading habits that I am inclined to genre hop. I am not bound by style, age or creed. If the concept, or story line intrigues me, I read it. The more interesting and unique the better but what I particularly love, is some homegrown fiction. We have a range of superb South African authors in our midst and, I believe, more coming out of the woodwork than ever before.  I have been lucky enough to have been asked to review a couple of books over the last few months, and while my reviewing has been a little slow, my reading has been on track. So, without furth ..read more
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A little magical realism never hurt anyone…
The Book Club Blog
by imsonotablogger
3y ago
Mermaid Fillet by Mia Alderne There is no easy way to review this book as it was unlike anything I have ever read before but I’m going to do my best. Straight up, I have to admit I needed to google the meaning of some of the words. Mermaid Fillet is a brilliant book. It is uniquely Capetonian set mostly in the Northern Suburbs. It is also not an easy read. It is violent. It portrays gangsterism. It shows something so close to home, at times it’s uncomfortable to read. I loved how the characters were depicted. It felt authentic and real even amidst the touches of feminist magical realism ..read more
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New Book Alert! {Seriously, if you’re a reader, you don’t want to miss this one}
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by imsonotablogger
3y ago
With thanks to the author for a review copy of this book. It was the perfect antidote to the lockdown blues. I am always a little nervous when asked to review a book. Not for any other reason than I might not enjoy it. This was definitely not the case with A Healthy Learning Environment by WJ Smit. This book is one of the best books I have read this year, on par with A Poor Season for Whales by Michiel Heyns which I read during Level 5 Lockdown. Self published Debut Novel, A Healthy Learning Environment is set in the drought-stricken South Africa of 2016, where an elite Model C schoo ..read more
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{Homegrown} Sally Partridge
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by imsonotablogger
3y ago
Welcome to our 6th {Homegrown} Author Interview with the ever delightful Sally Partridge. Her name may sound familiar to you because her book Sea Star Summer has been hitting the Bookstagram feeds lately and for good reason. I recently had the good fortune to read said book – with great thanks to NBPublishers and you can read my review here. I enjoyed it so much, I wanted to get a better sense of the person behind the book aka Inside Author Information (forever now known as IAI). So without any more delay, Thank you Sally for joining the {Homegrown} Q&A. Sally and Hannibal   Do you h ..read more
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{Homegrown} The SA Author Campaign IV
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by imsonotablogger
3y ago
Raashida Khan is a self published author. Her books include:  Mirror Cracked– this won the Minara Aziz Hassim Literary Award two years ago (is also LBQT so its perfect for Pride Month AND breaks down barriers with writing about mental health in the Muslim community), Fragrance of Forgiveness, Happy Birthday, Raashi (a poetry anthology) and her latest Your Voice, My Strength. None of which I have yet read but after reading the synopsis of Mirror Cracked it is now officially on my TBR list. Raashida contacted me after having read and enjoyed the {HOMEGROWN} author interview series wit ..read more
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Sea Star Summer by Sally Partridge (and a trip down memory lane)
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by imsonotablogger
3y ago
Sally Partridge is a new to me SA author who writes YA fiction. I discovered her via nbpublishers advertising her {online} book launch, which I subsequently joined.  This was at the start of Lockdown and her book has now been published as an ebook. Sally approached me to participate in her Insta Book Blog Tour of her latest book Sea Star  Summer which I jumped at the chance to do, celebrating and sharing SA authors is my ‘thing’ right? I received a copy of her book which I read in a couple of days. It is an easy read, one I thoroughly enjoyed (now, I want to read all her books), what ..read more
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{HOMEGROWN} The SA Author Campaign IIII
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by imsonotablogger
3y ago
Have you ever discovered an author whose writing just melted in your mouth as you savoured their sentences? This happened to myself and my daughter recently when we discovered Witchfield by local author Nicole Rimensberger. We were both delighted with this middle grade book aimed at age 8 – 12 year olds so keep your eyes peeled for our reviews soon. In the meantime, please enjoy a Q&A with Nicole in our Homegrown series, highlighting the best of local talent in South African authors.   – Do you have a specific routine that you follow when you sit down to write, or are you able w ..read more
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Sex, Lies DECLASSIFIED
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by imsonotablogger
3y ago
Remember Fifty Shades of Grey? The book classified as ‘mommy porn’, well, Sex, Lies DECLASSIFIED was definitely reminiscent of the latter. Thankfully, this one had more redeeming qualities such as an intriguing story line, set in our very own city of Cape Town and based in Stellenbosch.  The book follows the lives of the Winelands Elite, in particular Jen, wife of renowned wine farmer and businessman John Pearce and continues where the first one finished. Both books are written as fiction to protect the innocent but shows the underbelly of the prominent Stellenbosch community, and boy do ..read more
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Home Grown : The SA Author Campaign III
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by imsonotablogger
3y ago
I hope you are all enjoying these Q & A’s as much as I am! Authors are one of my favourite kinds of people and I always find it so fascinating getting to know the person behind the pages. Introducing our next { homegrown } writer, Jen Thorpe, author of The Peculiars – (I read this in 2 days straight back in 2016 and thoroughly enjoyed it), Living While Feminist,  and her latest,  Feminism Is,  which is a collection of 31 essays by South African Women Feminists. I have yet to read this book but it is on my TBR (I know one of the contributors – shout out to Aimee-Claire  ..read more
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Home Grown : The SA Author Campaign II
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by imsonotablogger
3y ago
I am very pleased to share with you our next author in our author campaign,  Finuala Dowling. I discovered Finuala with her book Homemaking for the Down-At-Heart which I loved. It will forever be one of those books that stay with me because it was set in Kalk Bay, the place I called my home during my teenage years (and one of my favourite places in the world). A big thanks to NB Publishers for collaborating with me on showcasing a few of our SA women authors, especially during this time of lockdown. This is an easy to read Q&A which I hope you will all enjoy. Without further ado, I in ..read more
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