Is it normal to feel a constant sense of awe at how fast the time is passing, and an equivalent sense of anxiety about the things you'd hoped to achieve but haven't yet? If so, I am the most normal person you've ever met. September seems to have passed in a blur of family illness… Continue reading Goodbye September
Writing advice from Anne Enright
"The way to tackle writer’s block is to not believe it exists. If you run out of steam on something, switch to something else and come back later. Also, I don’t get writers block because I am not writing—I am just typing, thinking, pushing into something to see what’s there. I never sit down to… Continue reading Writing advice from Anne Enright
2022 Interviews and Profiles
In 2022 I launched my first full-length non-fiction book, Adulting101. It's a handbook for anyone who needs to survive the real world. Find out more here. I was interviewed by Sarah Hoek for the Daily Maverick as part of her review of the book. We talked about what the book is about, the process of… Continue reading 2022 Interviews and Profiles
2020 Interviews and Profiles
In 2020 I launched two books - The Fall (a novel set in a fictionalised version of the 2015 #FeesMustFall protests) and Living While Feminist (an edited collection of feminist essays). It was also the year that COVID-19 began to affect South Africa and the world in a significant way. Many of the interviews I… Continue reading 2020 Interviews and Profiles
2019 Interviews and Profiles
IOl interviewed several feminists, including me, about femicide in South Africa following the rape and murder of student Uyinene Mrwetyana. The piece was titled Femicide in SA: Are these the solutions? I was also interviewed by ENCA news about GBVin South Africa in my role as a Commissioner for Gender Equality about the high levels… Continue reading 2019 Interviews and Profiles
2018 Interviews and Profiles
In 2018 I released Feminism Is: South Africans Speak Their Truth and was really grateful that it reached a wide audience and sparked some interesting conversations. I was interviewed by Fadiyah Rabin for UCT's Her Campus for an article titled 20 questions for Jennifer Thorpe. We spoke about feminism, writing, and tackling the patriarchy. Me,… Continue reading 2018 Interviews and Profiles
Jen Thorpe 