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
Category: Interviews and Profiles
A selection of media coverage about my work and writing
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
2017 Interviews and Profiles
In 2017 I attended a residency at the Vermont Studio Center where I met writer Ilana Masad. She interviewed me for The Other Stories podcast. We talked about my first novel, The Peculiars, and I did a short reading from the book. Since Ilana is Israeli-American we also talked a bit about the South African… Continue reading 2017 Interviews and Profiles
2015 Interviews and Profiles
In 2015 I was interviewed by the fabulous Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah for This is Africa about the feminist books that have shaped my life. I talked about Ariel Levy's Female Chauvinist Pigs and how it had shaped my thinking about raunch culture.
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