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Rugbyballe en bikini’s is beslis die nuwe Mills and Boons vir hedendaagse tieners!
Wat ek baie van die verhaal gehou het, is dat die skrywer sommer met die spreekwoordelike deur in die huis val en dadelik die storie uit die hoofkarakter, Anelle, se perspektief begin vertel.
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Kan ’n jeugroman wat die eerste keer in 1962 verskyn het, aanklank vind by vandag se Facebook-en-Twitter-generasie?
Of gaan dit dié jeugdiges laat sug met ’n “Whatever”??
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The Mall Rats are back and they are better than ever! Death of a Saint takes place shortly after the events of Deadlands, the first book in the series. Conditions in the enclave are deteriorating, the Mall Rats have lost their hideaway and after a run-in with the Resurrectionists they are forced to leave Cape Town to go in search of other survivors. Leaving everything familiar behind Lele, Ash, Ginger and Saint venture into the unknown with one question looming large – are there even any other survivors left to find?
While I enjoyed Deadlands there were some things about the writing style that annoyed me (short chapters, Lele addressing an audience and the overuse of prognostications), but I’m glad to say that Death of a Saint is better in every way. The writing is much more mature and feels more refined. The addition of Saint as a viewpoint character is a very welcome change especially if, like me, you aren’t that fond of Lele. Saint adds her own unique perspective on events and gives some relief from Lele’s constant angst over Ash. My only criticism is that Lele and Saint’s voices are quite similar. Since the chapters constantly alternate between them it’s quite easy to lose track of who is narrating forcing you to quickly check the chapter starts to see whose turn it is.
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Francois Bloemhof slaag daarin om die derde riller, Die Waterding, op die boekrak van menige tieners te laat beland.
Hierdie spanningsverhaal speel af op Bloubaai, ‘n strand van ontspanning en rustigheid. Stefan en Lara se avonture betrek lesers van vroeg in die boek by hul avonture.
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Betower laat die werklikheid soos ’n sprokiesverhaal voel.
Die boek begin stadig, maar maak jou nuuskierig genoeg om verder te lees. Dit speel hoofsaaklik af in ’n groot bos net buite ’n klein dorpie in die Magoebaskloof.
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By Jackie May for The Times:
Time Twisters: Cape of Slaves by Sam Roth
This is the first in a series of books by Sam Roth, the pen name for Dorothy Dyer and Ros Haden. It is a dense adventure for teenage readers.
Set in 2009, a green dust scatters across Johannesburg and has a strange effect on those it touches.
Three teenagers, who have had weird experiences from the dust, realise that a girl has disappeared into the past, and they vow to go back in time to find her.
Toby, Sarah and Bones are from very different backgrounds and have only experienced the new South Africa.
Together they travel through a time portal, an old painting depicting an 1825 family in a museum, and find themselves in the Cape.
There they are exposed to a world of slavery, inequality and hardship. Time Twisters is a book of adventure with colourful and menacing characters.
My daughter, perhaps a little younger than the target market, was intrigued and fascinated by this tale, and looks forward to the next instalment.
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Alert! The shortlists for the 2012 Media24 Books Literary Awards – formerly the Via Afrika Literary Awards – and the Jan Rabie Rapport Prize have been announced.
The Media24 Awards recognise work from publishers that fall under the domain of Media24, including NB and Jonathan Ball, while the Jan Rabie Rapport prize is open to all publishers and recognises outstanding debut or early Afrikaans prose. You can find all of last year’s winners here.
Winners receive a cool R35 000 (split in the cases where authors and illustrators share the prize). Without further ado, here are the 2012 shortlistees, in alphabetical order by author:
WA Hofmeyr Prize
– for best Afrikaans literary work across all genres
Onversadig by TT Cloete (Tafelberg)
Sirkusboere by Sonja Loots (Tafelberg)
Wals met Matilda by Dan Sleigh (Tafelberg)
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Herman Charles Bosman Prize
– for English literature including drama, poetry, prose and fiction
Gallows Hill by Margie Orford (Jonathan Ball)
Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart by Finuala Dowling (Kwela)
Lost Ground by Michiel Heyns (Jonathan Ball)
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Recht Malan Prize
– for best non-literary or non-fiction book
David Kramer: A Biography by Dawid de Villiers and Mathilda Slabbert (Tafelberg)
Diepsloot by Anton Harber (Jonathan Ball)
The Devil in the Detail by Paul Holden and Hennie van Vuuren (Jonathan Ball)
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MER Prize for Best Youth Novel
As jy ‘n ster sien verskiet by Maya Fowler (Tafelberg)
Dark Poppy’s Demise by SA Partridge (Human & Rousseau)
Signed, Hopelessly in Love by Lauri Kubuitsile (Tafelberg)
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MER Prize for best illustrated children’s book
Goblin Diaries by Alex D’Angelo, illustrated by Marjorie van Heerden (Tafelberg)
Jakkals en Wolf by Pieter W. Grobbelaar, illustrated by Séan Verster (Human & Rousseau)
Spookskip by Antoinette Diedericks, illustrated by Astrid Castle (Tafelberg)
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Jan Rabie Rapport Prize
Alfabet van die voëls by SJ Naudé (Umuzi)
Sirkusboere by Sonja Loots (Tafelberg)
Skool by Theo Kemp (Tafelberg)
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The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Friday, 8 June 2012. Congratulations to all the shortlistees and especially to Books LIVE members Margie Orford, Finuala Dowling, Paul Holden, Maya Fowler and SA Partridge!
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Press release:
Media24 Books is proud to announce the short lists for its 2012 Literary Awards and Jan Rabie Rapport Prize. Celebrating literary excellence, these prizes are awarded annually to local authors.
The Jan Rabie Rapport Prize is open to all publishers in South Africa while only titles published by Media24 Books publishers in 2011 qualify for the Media24 Books Literary Awards. The prize money is R35 000 per category (prize money is divided between the author and the illustrator for the M.E.R. Prize for children’s illustrated books).
A panel of 18 judges reviewed the entries for this year’s prizes in the following six categories:
· W.A. Hofmeyr Prize for best Afrikaans literary work across all genres.
· Herman Charles Bosman Prize for English literature including drama, poetry, prose and fiction.
· Recht Malan Prize for best non-literary or non-fiction book.
· M.E.R Prize for best youth novel (ages 8 to 16, however not exclusive).
· M.E.R. Prize for best illustrated children’s book (ages 0 to 8, however not exclusive).
· Jan Rabie Rapport Prize for a debut or early work characterised by fresh and innovative Afrikaans prose.
The short lists are:
W.A. Hofmeyr Prize (in alphabetical order):
Onversadig by T.T. Cloete, published by Tafelberg
Sirkusboere by Sonja Loots, published by Tafelberg
Wals met Matilda by Dan Sleigh, published by Tafelberg
Herman Charles Bosman Prize (in alphabetical order):
Gallows Hill by Margie Orford, published by Jonathan Ball Publishers
Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart by Finuala Dowling, published by Kwela Books
Lost Ground by Michiel Heyns, published by Jonathan Ball Publishers
Recht Malan Prize (in alphabetical order):
David Kramer: A Biography by Dawid de Villiers and Mathilda Slabbert, published by Tafelberg
Diepsloot by Anton Harber, published by Jonathan Ball Publishers
The Devil in the Detail by Paul Holden and Hennie van Vuuren, published by Jonathan Ball Publishers
M.E.R Prize for best youth novel (in alphabetical order):
As jy ‘n ster sien verskiet by Maya Fowler, published by Tafelberg
Dark Poppy’s Demise by S.A. Partridge, published by Human & Rousseau
Signed, Hopelessly in Love by Lauri Kubuitsile, published by Tafelberg
The M.E.R. Prize for best illustrated children’s book (in alphabetical order):
Goblin Diaries by Alex D’Angelo, illustrated by Marjorie van Heerden, published by Tafelberg
Jakkals en Wolf by Pieter W. Grobbelaar, illustrated by Séan Verster, published by Human & Rousseau
Spookskip by Antoinette Diedericks, illustrated by Astrid Castle, published by Tafelberg
Jan Rabie Rapport Prize (in alphabetical order):
Alfabet van die voëls by S.J. Naudé, published by Umuzi
Sirkusboere by Sonja Loots, published by Tafelberg
Skool by Theo Kemp, published by Tafelberg
Media24 Books would like to congratulate these authors and publishers. The winners will be announced at an award ceremony on Friday, 8 June 2012.
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It’s been a few weeks since the final events of Deadlands. Lele, Saint, Ash and Ginger are camping out the wilderness that is Cape Town because it’s too much of a risk to return to either the mall or their hideout outside the enclave. When they save a family from the zombies however, they have no choice but to take them to the enclave, so they decide to use the opportunity to buy supplies. It’s a big mistake. Corruption has festered, security has become more brutal, and the Resurrectionst government is about to distribute Wanted posters with the names and descriptions of the four Mall Rats. Their days of raiding the mall and selling the products in the enclave are definitely over.
It’s clear to Ash that they need to get the hell out of Cape Town. It’s a difficult decision to make, but they’ll be able to get away from the institution that wants them dead and perhaps find other survivors to help them fight the Resurrectionists. They might even find some answers to the many secrets surrounding the Guardians.
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Astonishing the Gods is a novel by Booker Award Winning author Ben Okri. His dream-like prose transports the reader on a journey through an enchanted island, where philosophy is explored in the narrator’s encounters and experiences in a quest to discover the secrets of visibility.
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Marianna Brandt se koshuisriller hou jou in spanning. Jy wens die horlosie wil net so ‘n klein bietjie stadiger tik, sodat jy tyd het om nog `n hoofstuk te lees en jou nuuskierigheid te bedwing.
“Haar oë dwaal oor die bakke kos op die tafel. Hier moet sy oppas, of sy word net so vet soos haar kamermaats.”
Die gedagte flits deur Emma se brein, terwyl sy verstom staar hoe die kinders die kos verslind. Sy kan nie verstaan hoekom die kinders nooit versadig raak van die lekker kos nie. Hoekom raak almal op `n streep siek en hoekom word besoekers nie in die siekeboeg toegelaat nie? Die vreemde voetstappe in die middel van die nag spoor Emma en haar vriendin aan om ondersoek in te stel. Hulle kom egter op groter vreemdhede af as wat hulle verwag het.
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