This morning I finished reading Jessica Valenti's Memoir Sex Object. The book is a collection of personal reflections on topics such as street harassment, abortion, drug use, sex, and child raising. Throughout, it explores the way that the world treats women, casting them as objects for men's comment, pleasure, and enjoyment. It also explores the very… Continue reading What would a world where women weren’t harassed look like?
Category: Book reviews
Short Story 3: Lauren Beukes, Confirm/Ignore
This week the internet is excited about a short story on the New Yorker called Cat Person. I read it, loved it, and will probably write about it soon. In a strange coincidence, this morning I picked up Lauren Beukes' latest collection Slipping and flicked through looking for a short story to read. I landed on… Continue reading Short Story 3: Lauren Beukes, Confirm/Ignore
Short story 2: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cell One
Lucky I started ahead of time because it's already more than two weeks since my birthday, and I haven't gotten around to reading any more short stories. I did, however, read Marlene Van Niekerk's Agaat which absolutely blew my mind, and was over 600 pages long. So, I don't feel too bad. Second story - one… Continue reading Short story 2: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cell One
Short Story 1: Kazuo Ishiguro, Crooner
It seemed like a good idea to start my short story reading project with the most recent winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, Kazuo Ishiguro. If I'm going to learn anything from reading short stories, a Nobel Prize is probably a good place to start. It also seemed like a good idea to start my… Continue reading Short Story 1: Kazuo Ishiguro, Crooner
The Peculiars has been long-listed for the Etisalat Prize
I received the absolute best news yesterday. The Peculiars is one of 9 books (6 South African, 3 Nigerian) to be long listed for the Etisalat prize for Literature. I am extremely honoured to have been considered and humbled to have been long listed alongside writers whom I respect and whose writing I enjoy so much.… Continue reading The Peculiars has been long-listed for the Etisalat Prize
Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 31: Diane Awerbuck – Home Remedies
Diane Awerbuck’s Facebook statuses are some of the funniest things I’ve ever read. Her short story, ‘Leatherman’, had me smiling (jealously) at its cleverness. She curated/edited/organized a collection of stories ‘the Ghost Eater and other stories’ that I have a short story in, and when I met her in person at the launch, she was… Continue reading Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 31: Diane Awerbuck – Home Remedies
Jen Thorpe 