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MAGAZINE OF THE SA BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION Issue 99 • January 2020 PRESIDENT AND DIGITAL SECTOR HEAD Melvin Kaabwe EDITORS Olinka Nell • Heleen Liebenberg [email protected] • 021 918 4000 EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING +27 (0)82 873 4200 • [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT AND NORTHERN REGION +27 (0)82 780 5215 • [email protected] CHAIRPERSON SUBSCRIPTIONS SA Booksellers Office Riaz Hassim [email protected] • 011 726 8208 +27 (0)21 003 8098 • [email protected]

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SECRETARY AND LIBRARY SECTOR HEAD ABOUT THE SA BOOKSELLERS’ ASSOCIATION Vic Lopich The SA Booksellers Association represents a united front [email protected] • 0861 229 229 for booksellers. Through strategic liaison with the different sectors of the industry and provinces, SA Booksellers strives to regulate the book-trade, reminding publishers to act as wholesalers and booksellers as retailers. CENTRAL REGION CHAIRPERSON The annual SA Booksellers AGM has historically been Guru Redhi co-located with the Publishers Association of South [email protected] • 032 945 1240 Africa (PASA) AGM. The AGM is open to all members of SA Booksellers and is a conference full of information, energetic discussions, pertinent topics and eloquent speakers. This is an opportunity for education for all, EASTERN REGION CHAIRPERSON keeping members at the cutting edge of developments in Sydwell Molosi our ever changing industry. [email protected] • 047 531 0319 SA Booksellers works closely with government departments, educational authorities, and the state tender boards concerning matters that affect the trade. EDUCATION AND SOUTHERN REGION CHAIRPERSON More than 50% of SA Booksellers members are Hentie Gericke previously disadvantaged and SA Booksellers is [email protected] • 021 981 1270 well positioned to lobby government on all issues pertinent to the book trade. SA Booksellers provides access to information for all its members, through the commissioning of research papers and the gathering of GENERAL TRADE SECTOR HEAD news, to the effective dissemination of this information Grattan Kirk via the industry magazine Bookmark and through [email protected] • 083 450 8855 www.sabooksellers.com. Bookmark, the official magazine of SA Booksellers, is distributed free of charge to all members as well as to all influential people in the book trade from publishers to SABA NATIONAL OFFICE government departments. The digital edition is sent to Tashrikah Jones an ever increasing subscriber database. This magazine [email protected] • 021 003 8098 is a mouthpiece for SA Booksellers members as much as it is a source of information. Send a letter to the editors at [email protected] or [email protected] The Executive Committee of SA Booksellers and the Editors thank to have your views published. all those who contributed to this issue of Bookmark through articles and/or advertising. SA Booksellers, PO Box 870, Bellville, 7535 Tel: 021 003 8098 [email protected] SA Booksellers National Office www.sabooksellers.com [email protected] Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 13:00 021 003 8098

Bookmark Issue 99 4 JANUARY 2020 Regulars Letter from the President

ear members and beloved readers, bottle-necks we encounter in providing an DThank you for your support in what has effective and efficient book selling service proved to be quite challenging times for to the nation. These are likely to result in the industry. policy interventions that will support all The year 2019 proved difficult on many our members based on a reading of the fronts, from NSFAS to load shedding. The current government’s business-friendly latter blew December budgets out of the administration and stated aim to grow the water for most bookshops. capacity for small business, employment In the last quarter of 2019 SABA has and trans-African trade. had to face several matters critical to On the positive side, the SA Book Fair However, the broader obstacles around the future of the book sector in Southern held in September highlighted the best in the public’s understanding of copyright Africa. The impact of NSFAS cash local content – from books, to publishing, and an author’s intellectual property disbursement to students was expected, story-telling, live performances, cooking have become increasingly clear in light of however the scale of contraction was and much more. Organised by the SABDC the Copyright Amendment Bill’s referral unprecedented. Textbook sales dropped the fair was curated by our magazine back to Parliament. As an industry and up to 70% in some of our member editor, Olinka Nell, and omnipresent book lovers of books, it remains up to us to locations. We have met the disruption to ambassador Lorraine Sithole. Based on spread the message against piracy. academic books sales with a bold plan record attendance numbers, international For the sake of our children’s literary of engagement. Broadcasting a sensible participation and making it a trending heritage, more protection is needed for counter-narrative has had some traction in topic for a family-friendly outing on social our African creatives before a new wave the media. Although the drone of student media, I’m giving major kudos to everyone of colonisation spreads. From Afrikaans populism frequently aided by surging for a job well done. In the same way that to Zulu, it is imperative that our unique beverage sales around the nation’s a diverse group of people managed to contribution to the world of an ethnic, campuses is still strident. pull off a spectacular World Cup of Rugby naturally pH-balanced and vibrant creative Concurrently, campus library patronage championship win, this SA Book Fair was output is safe-guarded. has declined. It is only correct that we worthy of a world-class benchmark. One major start that budding authors express our concerns regarding the I was privileged to attend some really and established publishers can do is to decimation of the nation’s potential for good launches of fiction last year. Over ensure they obtain a South African ISBN development where students are not the holidays I enjoyed diving into Pikoli’s via legal deposit at the National Library. well read. We were tasked to provide Born Free Loaders, Fred Khumalo’s It is a free service, no one need pay for strategic input to the Department of Trade The Longest March , Deon Meyer’s latest an ISBN! and Industry for the purpose of growing The Last Hunt, Sally Andrew’s Recipe and Enjoy the magazine with best wishes the creative industries’ contribution to Kuli Roberts’ Siren just to spice up the from all of us at SABA as we head bravely GDP. Together with our contemporaries in smorgasbord. Diversity amongst the into an exciting New Year of business. music, film, publishing and printing, we new crop of authors offers something Remember, we are world champs! presented suggestions for unblocking the for everyone. Melvin Kaabwe ▾ Features Crossing the “T”s and dotting the “I”s omprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) has been included, since 2000, Cin the school’s Life Orientation (LO) Curriculum – 20 years of CSE. The rationale was, from the outset, to ensure that learners do not get confusing and misleading messages on sex, sexuality, gender and relationships. And for 20 years there has been resistance to implementing this curriculum.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) decided to review the LO curriculum. This included an evaluation of the learning material available for LO and CSE, a review Most importantly, of teacher training for LO and CSE and the content a review of whether the curriculum was being successfully implemented. of the LO CSE The DBE said that ‘it is only the curriculum was implementation fidelity that has untouched! however necessitated a review of the LO curriculum’. Clearly, resistance to the existing curriculum has meant that it has not been properly implemented. The outcome of the review has been to find better ways to implement the curriculum and the DBE developed the following in order to realise the objectives of the CSE: ͯͯIn 2015 the DBE developed Scripted Lesson Plans (SLPs) for teachers which [were] being tested in five provinces in order to strengthen the teaching of CSE in schools ͯͯCreating Educational Posters for learners about HIV/Aids ͯͯTraining materials for education officials ͯͯOrientation materials for Student Governing Bodies (SGBs) and parents ͯͯYoung Women and Girls (YW&G) Programme: A comprehensive package of services including health sessions, homework assistance, home visits, career guidance and Yet loud and angry peer education sessions resistance and ͯͯBreaking the silence: A reality television show on Sexuality Education with a total of concerns have been 13 episodes produced and reviewed for broadcast expressed by parents, ͯͯDetermined Resilient Empowered AIDS-free Mentored Safe (DREAMS): A programme providing SLPs and linkages to Health and Social services in selected Primary and religious organisations, Secondary Schools in GP and KZN the public and school ͯͯLET'S TALK Prevention of Early and Unintended Pregnancies (EUP) Campaign: A multi- unions amongst others. media social behaviour change campaign aimed at increasing efforts to address EUP among teenagers to realise the ESA Target on reducing teenage pregnancy by 75% in 2020

Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education (CSE) goes far beyond sex ed, a boycott by teachers who object to the Education, has indicated that parents and is a dangerous assault on the health new SLPs. They are advising teachers who have the right to pull their children from and innocence of children.’ She further do not agree with the content to boycott it. the CSE programmes. However, they have said that there is inadequate evidence of Angelica Pino, Director of Programmes to produce an alternative curriculum that programme effectiveness for most CSE at Sonke Gender Justice argued in the meets the required competencies of CSE. programmes and that these programmes Daily Maverick that ‘this dissenting Despite several misleading media and are ‘policy-based’ or ‘ideology-based’ narrative and opposition against CSE social media reports, no new content has rather than ‘evidence-based’. is unfortunate. Talking to young people been added. FOR SA claims many LO teachers about sex and sexuality does not increase The Freedom of Religion South Africa's feel ‘very uncomfortable delivering the their sexual activity. Rather, it provides (FOR SA) Legal Counsel, Adv Nadene content’ and ‘many parents’ say that the them with the knowledge, understanding Badenhorst, said CSE across the world type of ‘graphic and ideologically-laden and skills to make informed decisions has sinister agendas, namely the ‘radical content’ use is ‘completely inappropriate’. about all aspects of their lives. CSE sexualisation of our children’. She referred Chris Klopper, President of the SA enables young people to adopt positive to a statement by the American College of Teacher Union (SAOU) has called the sexual behaviours, such as delaying Pediatricians: ‘Comprehensive Sexuality content ‘grossly insensitive’ and called for the age of sexual debut, reducing

Bookmark Issue 99 6 JANUARY 2020 the frequency of sex and number of ͯͯDecreases the number of has had to step up the sexual partners, and increasing use of sexual partners. implementation of the LO contraception, especially condoms.’ ͯͯReduces sexual risk taking. curriculum because the number This view is in line with much ͯͯIncreases use of condoms of adolescent girls who have international opinion, as evidenced in and other forms of sexual relationships with older a revised and updated International contraception. sexual partners continues to technical guidance on sexuality education: After a supposedly ‘leaked’ copy of increase. HIV prevention knowledge an evidence-informed approach in 2018 the ‘NEW’ curriculum, complaints on has declined amongst learners, lower published by UNESCO which is supported social media have reached a crescendo. sexual debut and increasing risky sexual by UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNWOMEN So-called extracts include reference to behaviour amongst adolescents has been and the World Health Organization. ‘graphically explicit’ scenarios, examples observed and that early sexual debut According to this scientific report CSE does of sexual assault, group discussions on leads to mental health issues such as not sexualise children. Further: the topic of ‘private parts’, masturbation depression, vulnerability to violence and ͯͯSexuality education does not increase and more. poor educational outcomes. sexual activity, sexual risk-taking All material – including images – used CSE complements the parental role in behaviour or STI/HIV infection rates. in the curriculum are based on protocols educating children by providing holistic ͯͯCSE delays sexual debut and promotes and standards set by the DBE that education in a safe and supportive safe sexual behaviour. ensures protection of human dignity and environment. ͯͯIncreases knowledge of different rights and does not expose learners to It is important to stress that the aspects of sexuality and the risks of offensive content. LO Curriculum is not imported, but based early and unintended pregnancy, HIV The Deputy Director-General for on the SA context for the health and safety and other STIs. Educational Enrichment Services, of all children. Dr Granville Whittle, said the Department Heleen Liebenberg ▾

Features To school or not to [go to] school?

any parents are unhappy with the is on the increase – approximately Mcurrent public school system in 20 % per annum. There are many South Africa. For parents who can afford reasons, but some most frequently ±R60 000 to R190 000 per year (boarding given include: excluded), private schools are the answer. ͯͯFalling academic standards in For parents who can’t afford those kind of public schools: South African Photo by Annie Spratt/Unsplash fees, homeschooling is becoming a cost- learners are failing against the effective alternative. In some instances rankings in international benchmarking According to Karin van Oostrum of the one parent might have to stay home to tests which many believe is a symptom Pestalozzi Trust, schools are generally supervise homeschooling, nevertheless, of a low academic standard in schools. not equipped to deal with this and many households still find it more Further more, many parents are stigmatisation is rife. affordable – even on a one salary income. concerned about the standard of CAPS Several curricula – both local Homeschooling or home education and teachers’ poor subject knowledge. and international – are available for was only legalised after 1996 and an ͯͯSafety: Explicit gender-based violence, homeschoolers, including: estimated 100 000 children from Gr R which includes sexual harassment, ͯͯThe South African curriculum or CAPS, to 12 are being home schooled in South intimidation, abuse, assault and rape, Gr R – 12 which means the child can Africa. Parents have to register their and implicit gender-based violence, write the National Senior Certificate children for homeschooling but there which includes bullying, verbal and (NCS) is still confusion about homeschooling psychological abuse, and other forms of ͯͯThe British curricula: at the Department of Basic Education aggressive behaviour’ is on the rise in ͭͭInternational General Certificate of (DBE) and some provinces don’t have South African schools, says Siphokuhle Secondary Education and the capacity to register learners. In other Mkancu, communications officer of ͭͭCambridge from primary age through cases DBE officials don’t have enough Shine Literacy. It appears that schools to Secondary, (General Certificate of knowledge of the legalities and processes aren’t able to cope with these kinds Secondary Education) IGCSE, AS and of homeschooling which has caused many of abuse. A levels. parents to not register their children for ͯͯChildren with learning disabilities: ͯͯCurricula from America, Canada and homeschooling. There is a greater awareness of children Singapore are also readily available. Despite the difficulties and enormous with learning disabilities such as ADD, responsibility on parents, homeschooling ADHD, autism, Asperger’s and others. Heleen Liebenberg ▾ Bookmark Issue 99 7 JANUARY 2020 Wipe Clean Books These board books are perfect writing practice for little hands.

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Mind to Mind.indd 1 2019/12/23 22:23 Features Pocket guide to acronyms in Schools, Higher and Further Education

ABET/AET Adult (Basic) Education and Training AFET Adult Further Education and Training ANA Annual National Assessments CAPS Curriculum Assessment Curriculum Statement CEM Council of Education Ministers CHE Council for Higher Education CSE Comprehensive Sexuality Education DBE Department of Basic Education DHET The Department of Higher Education and Training ECD Early Childhood Development EFAL English First Additional Language ELSEN Education for Learners with Special Educational Needs EMIS Education Management Information System FAL First Additional language FET Further Education and Training (Grade 10 – 12) Band FP Foundation Phase (Grade 1 – 3) Band GET General Education and Training (Grade R – 9) Band Wipe Clean Books HET Higher Education and Training IEB Independent Examination Board These board books are IP Intermediate Phase (Grade 4 – 6) Band perfect writing practice ISASA Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa for little hands. LO Life orientation LoLT Language of Learning and Teaching LTSM Learning and Teaching Support Materials Naptosa National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa NSFAS National Student Financial Aid Scheme Nated National Accredited Technical Education Diploma NC(V) National Certificate (Vocational) NQF National Qualifications Framework Excel in Spelling NSC National Senior Certificate Make spelling fun with PIRLS Progress in International Reading Literacy Study SACAI The South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute these spelling books for SACE South African Council for Educators 5 – 7 year olds! Sadtu South African Democratic Teachers Union SAOU South African Teacher Union SAQA South African Qualifications Association SASA South African Schools Act SASL South African Sign Language Available from all leading book stores and online retailers. SETA Sector Education and Training Authority SP Senior Phase (Grade 7 – 9) Band TIMMS Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study Customer Services TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training Email: [email protected] Umalusi Council for General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Tel: 021 532 6000

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A quick recap of the South African school curriculum(s)

1990s Outcomes-based Education (OBE) introduced 1998 – 2005 Curriculum 2005 (C2005) 2004 The Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS) was introduced 2006 C2005 shelved 2007 RNCS was reviewed and renamed the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) 2012 Introduced the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) – a revision of the NCS

Public vs Private Schools examinations to mostly private schools. Public schools have to adhere to CAPS These schools are loosely called IEB and final Grade 12 examinations are set schools. The IEB exams are considered and marked by the Department of Basic by many (parents, teachers, learners Education (DBE). and universities, both within South Private schools must also adhere to Africa and abroad) as a more challenging CAPS but the Independent Examinations and comprehensive assessment Board (IEB), a South African independent than the State’s assessment/ Reference: Wikipedia assessment agency, sets and offers examination offerings. Recreated by élan Design

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The National Senior Certificate (NSC) The National Qualifications FET vs TVET The NSC is a curriculum-based Framework (NQF) Further Education and Training (FET) is a qualification offered by government The NQF is the system that formally term that was established by the former schools which is called National Education records the credits assigned to each South African Department of Higher NSC. The IEB NSC is the private schools level of learning achievement to ensure Education and Training, while Technical qualification. that the skills and knowledge that have and Vocational Education and Training been learnt are recognised throughout (TVET) is an international term and the country. replaced FET in 2014. FET is however still used when referring to Grades 10 – 12. Heleen Liebenberg ▾ Bookmark Issue 99 10 JANUARY 2020 Profile Indigenous language projects

The case for multilingual education

rolific isiXhosa children’s book Project (FRISC) and started the Vulindlela Pauthor and translator Xolisa Guzula Reading Club with the Zisukhanyo Youth is currently working on her doctoral Empowerment (ZYE) activist group in thesis on multilingualism as an Langa; the founding, with colleagues, alternative to current approaches in of the National Reading for Enjoyment education in South Africa. Initiative, named “Nal’ibali (Here’s the Experts in the field rarely come more Story)” (2012); teacher development qualified: her CV includes research in work at the Nelson Mandela Institute for the Learner Progress and Achievement Education and Rural Development (NMI) Project (1998-1999) at UCT, which focused in the Eastern Cape (2013). on over-aged learners in Khayelitsha; Xolisa is currently a member of the participation in the collaborative UCT- Bua-Li Language and Literacy Collective. WITS project Children’s Early Literacy Their work includes teacher training, Learning (2000 – 2001), which entailed multilingual teaching and learning, observing learners’ language and literacy development of multilingual materials and experiences at home and school; in- resources, influencing language policy in service teacher training and mentorship as education and research in multilingualism. part of the Early Literacy Unit at the Project She has written, edited and translated for the Study of Alternative Education numerous children’s books, and lectures in South Africa (PRAESA, 2001-2012), in Language and Literacy Studies at the where she led the Free Reading in Schools University of Cape Town.

Xolisa’s work is inspired by her own formative for this. The first, was the fact that there were no years and her experiences in the educational field. isiXhosa books in the bookstores. Secondly, the She shared some of her history and views with nuns at the school were forcing us to speak English, Bookmark: and the trolley library only had English books. As a rural child growing up in the Eastern Cape, Lastly most students, like myself, were aspiring to I knew no other language before school, except go to English universities. for isiXhosa. But my isiXhosa borrowed a lot from At the University of Cape Town, I chose to study Afrikaans: it was common for us for example to refer both English 1 and isiXhosa 1, despite the latter’s to a big house as a ihesi from Afrikaans huis; flat limited range of literature and relatives asking me Bi/multilingual house as iplati from Afrikaans plat, fence idrati from what I was doing with isiXhosa at such a prestigious Afrikaans draad, and many more. The schoolbook university. However, my teacher training education people isiXhosa used uxande for ihesi (big house) and was in English with no reference to isiXhosa, cannot be ucingo for idrati (fence). with the assumption that I was going to fit in well In my home, there were no children’s books within the Anglo-normative education system. My pulled into any to read for pleasure except the big yellow Bible graduation certificate stated that I could teach essentialist Stories for Children. There were a few prescribed through both the mediums. This fascinated me: I books, such as uDike noCikizwa (Dike and Cikizwa); was trusted to teach in isiXhosa just by virtue of positions uNqaba noNqabayakhe (Nqaba and Nqabayakhe); speaking it, and by having studied Xhosa 1, with where they Ingqumbo yeminyanya (The Wrath of the Ancestors) no pedagogy in the language or supervision and and the great plays like Ityala lamawele. They are practice in schooling. are English the books I devoured before Grade 7. It was during the study in Khayelitsha that only or For Grade 10 – 12, I left to study at a catholic I became drawn to the language issue. When boarding school in Cofimvaba. There I consciously I interviewed over-age learners, they cited migration isiXhosa only started to notice differences between my isiXhosa from the Eastern Cape to the Western Cape and the and that spoken by other learners. They used more expectation for them to speak, read, write and learn of the standard variety, and they tended to borrow in English as some of the reasons that caused them more from English. I decided to learn their variety to fail. They reported difficulties with understanding and that of standard isiXhosa used in class and teachers, textbooks and with self-expression kept my variety for use at home during the holidays. in English. My reading was happening more in English than At PRAESA, I worked with teachers on isiXhosa as I grew. I can only think of three reasons alternatives to language and literacy learning,

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including exploring biliteracy development and success with this model, we were ready to scale the ‘unconventional’ teaching strategies which work in a small way across the country, which led to included emergent literacy, reading for enjoyment, the founding of Nal’ibali. interactive writing (dialogue journal writing, letters Multilingualism is more than just having and message boards), play and storytelling to 11 official languages used in parallel to each other. inspire and motivate children to read. We found that It is about using them trans-lingually, because teachers tended to put aside reading for enjoyment, multilingual people use all their linguistic resources free writing and art when pressurised by systemic to communicate, instead of sticking to one named evaluations and annual national assessments. language at a time. It is about people speaking At Vulindlela Reading Club, we initially planned to each other in different languages yet still to work with isiXhosa and English alternately as understanding and keeping the communication a way of immersing children in both languages. going. Bi/multilingual people cannot be pulled into However, our volunteers were not always bilingual. any essentialist positions where they are English We also had children from English medium schools. only or isiXhosa only. It is not about knowing all your There were more books in English than in isiXhosa. languages in a balanced way, but about a linguistic Eventually, we decided to use both languages repertoire which becomes useful anytime when it is simultaneously in every session. After six years of needed in the situation you find yourself in.

My PhD study aims to show how the dominant views have delivered us to the current crisis, and how disrupting them helps us to imagine new ways of thinking about language and literacy education. Xolisa Guzula▾

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anguage warrior and publisher Photo: Thabiso Bale LPhehello Mofokeng pops up everywhere on the literary circuit – universally loved, even when in sombre mood. His service to readers is focused and prolific, ranging from the curation of festivals to translation projects to reprinting African classics. Bookmark spoke to him about his publishing house, Geko, and his plans for the near future.

Tell us more about Geko, and where it contingent of book clubs. This is the spirit by concentrating on Sesotho work and all started? that drives Geko today and into the future. re-releasing Mofolo’s classic works – We’re a proudly black African Pitseng, Moeti wa Bochabela and Chaka. independent publisher with over 20 titles What is next for Geko? In his honour, Geko has announced the published. Established in 2004, our first For 2020, we are focused on Geko Mofolo Prize for Outstanding Fiction book was the memoir of Mario d’Offizzi, Repatriation of Letters – a project of in Sesotho – aimed at encouraging the Bless Me Father, about his abuse at the transcreation (not mere translation) of next generation of Sesotho fiction writers hands of a Catholic bishop at Boys’ Town. English work back into Setswana. It is of outstanding quality. Geko has not looked back since. led by the all-important and pioneering author of Setswana in the post-apartheid Will you ever consider bringing back Where does your passion for era, Sabata-mpho Mokae (Sol Plaatje BKO literary magazine? indigenous languages come from? University) and intellectually supervised I am happy to confirm that BKO (a As an African languages and African by professor extraordinaire Shole Shole play on ‘Biko’), which we published literature graduate, my studies had a (NWU). Repatriation authors include between 2004 and 2008, will be making strong emphasis on Thomas Mofolo, the Lorato Trok (Against All Odds, Geko, a comeback this year – with the usual mix pioneer Mosotho author who wrote his 2019), Shole Shole, Wame Molefhe of poetry, short stories, flash fiction and first novel in 1907. My love for work in (Go Tell the Sun, Modjaji, 2011), Tuelo author profiles. It will be sexier, brighter natural languages comes from an early Gabonewe (Planet Savage, Jacana, and more daring ... It aims to reposition encounter with his writing and that of 2011, Sarcophagus, Geko 2014) and literature front centre for as many readers other canonical writers of the turn of the other authors to be confirmed. The titles as possible and to find new ones. BKO will twentieth century. they are working on are: Maru (Bessie be available online (www.bkomagazine. Head), This Book Betrays My Brother co.za) and as a limited issue print Do you feel positive about the future (Kagiso Lesego Molope), Mine Boy (Peter publication. of African publishing? Abrahams) and Gabonewe is transcreating Geko is part of the bigger new pantheon his own book, Sarcophagus. What is your publishing philosophy? of black independent publishers who are Geko is also publishing my own There are many reasons why African producing incredible work. In fact, there Sesotho novel, Di Ya Thoteng – an intense languages matter to Geko. One of them is has not been a time like this in African love story mired in politics, superstition that publishing is a political, revolutionary literature – a time where so many Africans and elements of witchcraft. This emphasis and intellectual act. We cannot leave the are active participants in their own on Sesotho is only coincidental, because progress of our languages to other people. literature – as independent publishers, Geko intends to publish in all natural Our stern focus on indigenous literature authors, independent booksellers, languages of South Africa and eventually is not an act of vanity, but that of self- readers and other active role players in of the continent. preservation; it is the next frontier the industry. There has not been such a This year, Geko will pay homage of creative expression. time of high production and consumption to Sol Plaatje by releasing the first Africa is becoming – it has to become – of literature by Africans on this continent. set of Repatriation titles. Sol Plaatje the new centre, and the black independent Every other day in Johannesburg alone, was the most important of Batswana African publisher is the catalyst to this there are many book launches, book writers involved in canon-creation at re-centering. Geko aims to be part of this events and readings, and a large the beginning of the 1900s. Further to interesting march into the future. Plaatje, Geko also pays homage to Mofolo ▾

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The Frankfurt Book Fair took place 16- 20 October last year. Annie Olivier, publisher at Jonathan Ball, attended the fair as part of a fellowship programme.

ith over 302 000 visitors, 7 450 Wexhibitors from 104 countries and more than 4 000 events the Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest trade book fair in the world. The fair’s six halls, each of which has two to three floors, could easily swallow up a few Cape Town Convention Centers or Gallagher Estates'. Jaw-dropping though these statistics are, they don’t convey the sheer sense of wonderment of being there. Think kid in a It is also expected that millennials, who threat is the onslaught on readers’ time. candy store. are avid podcast listeners, will migrate Books have to compete for people’s At one hall entrance Herder Verlag’s naturally to audio books. There is also a attention with social media and streaming slogan stops me in my tracks, Lesen ist big market for audio books in Africa due services like Netflix. Leben – to read is to live. In the German to increased access to smartphones and However, it shouldn’t come as a halls books are turned into objects of art the lack of print books, but getting local surprise that Netflix relies heavily on and colourful stands of several metres accents and data subscription packages books to find new content and that its high take your breath away. Exhibitor right will be vital going forward. representatives regularly attend book stands differ from humble two metre wide Another interesting trend is an increase fairs. ‘Is Netflix a friend or foe to the book spaces to the stands for major houses in the popularity and sales of non-fiction. business?’ was the title of a talk with the like Hachette and Penguin that take up According to an article in Publishing vice-president of international originals at an eighth of an entire hall and even have Perspectives, non-fiction books in Netflix, Kelly Luegenbiehl. She was quoted reception desks. Germany saw a boost in sales of 9,6% this in Publishers Weekly as saying, ‘we look at But the real magic lies in the past year, while an article in Livres Hebdo, the publishers and editors as partners . . . connections made. Imagine ‘talking book’ the French trade journal, mentions that For us, the more collaboration the better.’ with peers from around the globe for four narrative non-fiction is ‘still trending’. She emphasised that their decisions whole days, sharing news about great This was also reflected in rights sales about content were based on classic books, exciting developments in your at the fair. ‘Non-fiction individual markets or often just some reigned supreme,’ wrote gossip about author antics. Because to The Bookseller, ‘with a great extent this is what the Frankfurt agents reporting a surge Book Fair is all about – building personal of interest in titles on relationships. wellbeing and personal A big talking point at this year’s fair development. So-called was audio books. Colleague Ceri Prenter, up-lit, climate titles and production manager at Jonathan Ball biographies have also Publishers, attended an audio summit sold well.’ where she heard that many countries are Everyone seems to currently seeing double or even triple digit agree that it is highly growth in audio books. Of course this unlikely that the industry dramatic growth will eventually plateau. will see sales similar to People are increasingly turning to audio that of eight to ten years because they are visually overstimulated ago any time soon. In the and want time away from their screens. digital era, the biggest

Bookmark Issue 99 16 JANUARY 2020 Events Frankfurt 2019: Trade secrets and trends

The Frankfurt Book Fair took place 16- 20 October last year. Annie Olivier, publisher at Jonathan Ball, attended the fair as part of a fellowship programme.

threat is the onslaught on readers’ time. storytelling, and not data or analytics. have to go into sales mode. But while it For Jonathan Ball the most successful Books have to compete for people’s ‘There are universals to storytelling that definitely isn’t easy, I enjoy the challenge titles in terms of rights sales the past two attention with social media and streaming supersede any genre: great stories with of trying to sell South African titles into years have been Sam Beckbessinger’s services like Netflix. great characters.’ At the fair, Netflix also overseas markets. Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grown- However, it shouldn’t come as a announced that it had signed three book As publishers we are so passionate up and Gail Nattrass’s A Short History of surprise that Netflix relies heavily on deals to produce Netflix original series. about all the books we publish, but only South Africa. books to find new content and that its This reinforces the point made by a two, maybe three, books on an entire Most people leave the Frankfurt Book representatives regularly attend book number of German and Swiss publishers I year’s list may have some international Fair inspired, a little overstimulated and fairs. ‘Is Netflix a friend or foe to the book visited as part of the Frankfurt Fellowship appeal. In terms of non-fiction, South mostly dog tired after the non-stop talking business?’ was the title of a talk with the that took place in the week before the fair. African history, especially books about and partying. But year after year they are vice-president of international originals at Their message was that publishers should apartheid and the South African War, draw back, because Frankfurt always gives so Netflix, Kelly Luegenbiehl. She was quoted exploit all their rights, especially film attention, as well as military books and much more than it takes. in Publishers Weekly as saying, ‘we look at rights. Major Swiss publisher Diogenes some biographies. Annie Olivier the publishers and editors as partners . . . went so far as to say that if an author or ▾ For us, the more collaboration the better.’ agent wasn’t willing to give them audio She emphasised that their decisions rights, it would be a deal breaker. about content were based on classic The Diogenes team shared another note-worthy trade secret with the Frankfurt fellows. While the majority of Swiss and German publishers employ freelance or third-party sales representatives as a cost-saving measure, Diogenes still has their own permanent team. They have excellent relationships with booksellers and manage to read all the titles on the Diogenes list. Even other role-players in the German publishing industry made unsolicited remarks about how successful the Diogenes team is. After the fair I certainly have newfound respect for our sales team. As someone who usually only has to worry about spelling mistakes and structure in manuscripts, it is quite something to

Bookmark Issue 99 17 JANUARY 2020 Events The Ake Festival took place in Lagos from 7th Ake Festival: 24 to 27 October 2019. Bigger, better, more thought-provoking South African author hen Ake Festival moved Zukiswa Wfrom the home of Wole was there. Soyinka and the capital of Ogun State, Abeokuta, to the sprawling metropole that Waberi, Sudanese is Lagos, I was not sure of writer, Leila the wisdom of this move. I Aboulela, Nigerian mean, Festival Director Lola writers, Temi Oh Shoneyin obviously knows and Wole Talabi and her country better than I ever South Africa’s own could, but was Ake not in Fred Khumalo. danger of losing the intimacy These book that one got in Abeokuta? chats, more than And being just one of many anything else, were festivals not therefore at risk a highlight of the of losing an audience? range of writing Photo: Brian Otieno I am ready to swallow on this continent, that humble pie, however she would like Nigerian writer, Leye Adenle, my bringing stories and writers of everything to serve it to me even if frozen. And the compatriot and younger sister, Mohale from social realism, historical fiction to 7th Ake Festival under the theme Black Mashigo and British writer, Gavin Evans. speculative fiction. On this day too, Ake Bodies, Grey Matter held at Mike Adenuge Mohale and I gave the students we Festival created more literary history. They Centre in Ikoyi, is the reason for this. worked with a writing exercise and then hosted the launch of the Goethe-Institut Sponsored by long-term sponsor Sterling surprised the one with the best story with funded Water Birds on the Lake Shore Bank (South African corporates could an invitation to the launch of the very first in English, Kiswahili and French with all learn from Nigerian corporates about African Young Adult anthology Water Birds writers in the anthology. sponsoring other things beyond sports) on the Lake Shore that would happen the Saturday will probably remain the and with Tsitsi Dangarembga as headliner, next day. most talked about day of this year’s Ake it already appeared like it was going to After the school visits, we waited for Festival because of a book chat hosted be a lit festival even before we landed. the opening ceremony, which as usual by Ghanaian literati, Kinna Likimani Perhaps this is the reason why even more did not disappoint. Ably emceed by with Thando Mgqolozana and Uzodinma South Africans this year made their way Wana Udobang, it had performances by Iweala. During the audience’s Q&A, a to Lagos for the festival, than in previous musicians and poets and a speech by Ms South African wanted to know why he was years. Shoneyin which not only reminded those not allowed to attend the Mgqolozana- On the first day of the festival, I joined who had previously attended where the founded Abantu Book Festival in Soweto. some writers to take part in the school festival had come from, but helped new Mr Mgqolozana declined to comment. visits. This is a small but very key part guests understand what the festival stood Ms Likimani, however, took it on and of Ake Festival and has been since its for. As has become the norm, founder of perhaps centred the theme of the festival beginning. In this section, writers go in the Mud Art Company and dancer, Ochai more than any previous conversations. different groups and talk to students, Ogaba charmingly did a dance routine She highlighted how people should not akin to the school visits that Time of the before presenting the publication Ake feel entitled to every space because Writer has been doing for years now. The Review to the festival headliner who, sometimes the oppressed need space to importance of this, which begins before until then, was not aware that she was discuss their oppression alone – even if the festival begins properly, is that it gives on the cover. one considers themselves an ally. students a chance to see living, breathing The schedule for Friday was to kick off The 7th Ake Festival happened in writers and help them believe literature with a book chat with Angolan writer, Jose October – festival season for Lagos did not end with the men and women who Eduardo Agualusa and Nigerian writer, which included photo workshops, wrote narratives for the African Writers’ Jumoke Verissimo. Although Mr Agualusa theatre performances and art exhibitions. Series. In so doing, it not only breeds the failed to make it, Ms Verissimo, author of But rather than this bringing less people next generation of readers but equally debut novel A Small Silence carried the to the festival, it only enhanced it and important, writers. If the ordinary-looking day like a pro and one would not have gave guests other arts events to attend person who talked to them could write a known that this was her first book (neither during the four days they were there. book, surely they too can do it? will one know this on reading it). The book And I, for one, would not consider taking I ended up in a group with Cameroonian chats on the first full day of the festival it back to Abeokuta. writer, Howard Meh-Buh Maximus, included Djibouti writer, Abdourahman Zukiswa Wanner ▾ Bookmark Issue 99 18 JANUARY 2020 News NSFAS 2020

he National Student Financial Aid TScheme (NSFAS) has received a record number of 543 268 first-time applications, compared to 428 929 last year, which reflects a growth of more than 26% for the 2020 academic year. Just under 50% of all applicants are from social grant beneficiaries – the status of all applicants has been validated with the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Social Development. The highest number of applications received were from KwaZulu- Natal, Limpopo and Gauteng. Students previously funded by NSFAS and who were continuing their studies will be funded Susan Yin/Unsplash based on progression results from the documents-realises-26-growth-in-first- and have to purchase relevant learning institutions. time-applications-40194000). materials. As expected a significant number of The NSFAS allowance covers NSFAS has no means of monitoring students have applied after they had accommodation, transport (R10 000 p/a), students spending but feel that registered at Technical and Vocational living allowance (R14 400 p/a), book students need to spend their allowances Education and Training (TVET) colleges allowance (R5 000 p/a) which only applies responsibly and use this opportunity although 80% of applicants have to universities, personal care – toiletries to learn how to manage their finances. indicated that universities are their first and sanitary needs – (R2 750 p/a). The (https://www.careersportal.co.za/ -choice of study. (Sizwe Dlamini, https:// latter is a new addition. fnance/everything-you-need-to-know www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/ As from 2019, NSFAS no longer provides about-your-nsfas-allowance). listen-nsfas-dismisses-reports-of-lost- book vouchers. Students are paid in cash ▾

Awards Winners of the Bi-Annual Exclusive Books IBBY awards

ational bookseller Exclusive Books The Exclusive Books IBBY SA Award To be considered for the award, the Nhas announced the winners for is endorsed by the International Board writer, illustrator and translator must the bi-annual Exclusive Books IBBY on Books for Young People (IBBY), a be South African and the book must be SA Award, a competition aimed at non-profit organisation which an original work written in any of the recognising the best South African represents an international network official South African languages. The children’s book writers and illustrators, of people from all over the world who book must also have been published in and for the first time this year, are committed to bringing books and South Africa. The winners each receive a best translator. children together. R10 000 cash prize.

IBBY contact person: Dusanka Stojakovic, Exclusive Books believes in nurturing a love of reading in children Chairperson for IBBY SA from an early age. The primary objective of the Exclusive Books [email protected] IBBY SA Awards is to recognise talent, to encourage more South Exclusive Books contact person: Colleen Whitfield, Exclusive Books African authors and publishers to make story books available for Children’s Books & CSI Manager children and to develop this genre of literature in South Africa. [email protected]

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Bookmark Issue 99 19 JANUARY 2020 Awards IBBY awards (Continued) About Lebohang Masango Lebohang Masango is a PhD student and holds a Master of Social Anthropology degree from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. She is a UNICEF Volunteer Program Ambassador and an inaugural Zanele Mbeki Fellow in Best Translation feminist leadership. She has also been The superb translation of Maryanne and identified by the Bill and Melinda Gates Shayle Bester’s Elders at the Door by Foundation as a #Goalkeeper, one of Xolisa Guzula won her the prize for Best the young people working to realise the Translation. Iinkonde eMnyango (978-1-4314- United Nation’s Sustainable Development 2531-0, Jacana), the isiXhosa translation, Goals (SDGs). She is a poet and a writer is a fable which is told across the continent working in service of her feminist politics. and belongs to all of Africa and its people. Best Story As an Anthropologist, she has lectured Although the setting and characters are Lebohang Masango’s children’s title, first years at North West University. She quintessentially African – from the rhythms Mpumi’s Magic Beads, took the award for regularly hosts storytelling sessions of their speech to the patterns on their Best Writer. Mpumi’s Magic Beads (978- for children in schools, bookshops and clothes – the message is universal. 1-4856-2670-1, New Africa) is a delightful community libraries. She currently hosts story about friendship, self-esteem, the Word ’N Sound Poetry League, a About Xolisa Guzula discovery and beautiful hair in the big city monthly open mic challenge aimed at Xolisa Guzula is a lecturer in multilingual of Joburg. It follows the sudden adventures developing young poets in Johannesburg. and multiliteracies education at the of Mpumi, Asante and Tshiamo as they Lebohang has been published in Mike University of Cape Town. She has an see the world around them from new Alfred’s Twelve +One (Botsotso, 2014) an interest in language and literacy as heights and realise all of the fun waiting anthology of Johannesburg poets and To social practice, biliteracy development, to be discovered outside of Breathe Into Another Voice emergent literacy, critical literacies, their classroom. This story is a (Real African Publishers, multimodality, third spaces and bilingual great read for the whole family, 2017) and a Jazz poetry children’s literature. She is a doctoral especially children aged anthology edited by Myesha student researching third spaces as between 5 – 10 years old. Jenkins. She has read her a way of disrupting monoglossia and poetry in South Africa, monomodal education and is one of the Zimbabwe and the UK. founders of Molo Mhlaba School.

Best Illustrations The stunning picture book, South African Animal Portraits A-Z Africa permanently in 1986. He has lectured at the universities of (978-1-4856-2960-3, New Africa), saw Nicolaas Maritz win the Cape Town and Stellenbosch and illustrated a number of award prize for Best Illustrations. winning children’s books. The vivid and charming Nicolaas held illustrations allow you to meet his first one-man the mammals, reptiles, insects exhibition in 1976 at and birds who populate the veld, the Eastern Province desert, forests and ponds of Society of Fine South Africa. From the ant-eating Arts Gallery in Port aardvark to the zebra, spitting Elizabeth. Since then cobra, there is a new friend on he has exhibited all every page. over South Africa and in London. His most recent show was a one- About Nicolaas Maritz man exhibition of new paintings Nicolaas Maritz was born in at the Irma Stern Museum in Pretoria in 1959. The son of two Cape Town. Although Nicolaas is architects, he was exposed to art primarily known as a painter, he and design at an early age. After also works in many other media Fine Art studies at the University including print-making, ceramics of Cape Town he worked briefly and sculpture. His mysterious as a graphic designer. He lived art works have been described in London between 1983 and as ‘ethno-centric punk’, zippy 1985, but returned to South and zesty. ▾ Bookmark Issue 99 20 JANUARY 2020 MUST-HAVE AWARD-WINNING SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS

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Categories 7. Literary Journalism Award 1. First-time Published Author Jennifer Malec, Body of work Award English; Bongani Ngqulunga, The Man Wamuwi Mbao, Body of work Who Founded the ANC: A English Biography of Pixley Ka Isaka Seme (English) 8. Posthumous Literary Award s.a. literary 2. K Sello Duiker Memorial Cyril Lincoln Sibusiso Literary Award Nyembezi awards Chase Rhys, Kinnes (Afrikaans) 9. Lifetime Achievement Literary Award he South African Literary Awards (SALA) 3. Poetry Award Cornelius Tennyson Daniel (CTD) Marivate, Thave become the most prestigious Ayanda Billie, Umhlaba Umanzi (isiXhosa); Body of work Xitsonga; and respected literary accolades in South Nathan Trantraal, Alles het niet kom wôd Louise Smit, Body of work Afrikaans African literature. (Afrikaans); Tony Ullyatt, An Unobtrusive SALA was founded in 2005 by the wRite Vice (English) 10. Novel Award Associates in partnership with the South Charl-Pierre Naudé, Die ongelooflike Africa’s National Department of Arts and onskuld van Dirkie Verwey (Afrikaans); Culture. The aim of SALA is to celebrate Sabata-mpho Mokae, Moletlo wa Manong the literary excellence of South Africa in (Setswana) all of the nation’s languages. Established to pay tribute to South African writers who have distinguished themselves as groundbreaking producers and creators of literature, the awards celebrate literary excellence in the depiction and sharing of South Africa’s histories, value systems, philosophies and art as inscribed and preserved in all 11 official languages of 4. Nadine Gordimer Short Story South Africa. Award Work from published authors whose Niq primary input is in imaginative writing – Mhlongo, both fiction as well as creative non-fiction Soweto, is considered for selection. The work must Under the 11. Children’s demonstrate good linguistic presentation, Apricot Literature Award the nation’s identity, societal values, Tree Lebohang universal truths, and cultural aesthetics. (English) Masango, It must also contribute to social cohesion, Mpumi’s Magic nation building and transcendence Beads (English) of time. Since 2005 more than 170 authors were 5. Creative 12. Youth Literature Award honoured with a SALA award. The 2019 Non-fiction Sally Partridge, Mine (English) winners were announced on 7 November Literary Award 2019 at a ceremony in Johannesburg. Jonathan Jansen, ▾ As by Fire: The End of the South African Congratulations University (English) to all winners! 6. Literary Translators Award Michiel Heyns, Buys and Red Dog (Afrikaans to English)

Bookmark Issue 99 22 JANUARY 2020 Tribute Saying goodbye to a publishing legend t is with great sadness that LAPA’s freelance basis. On December 1, 2004, Ipersonnel learned of the death of she joined LAPA full-time. Cecilia Britz. She passed away on One of her biggest success stories was 12 December 2019. LAPA’s Romanza series. Cecilia Britz was known for her Britz worked at LAPA until her retirement enormous contribution to recreational in 2018, but she told everyone she would fiction in Afrikaans. 'go crazy' should she have to sit at home, Britz was once married to a diplomat, so she continued with LAPA on a contract but eventually began working as a basis. Behind the scenes, however, Britz publisher. While at Perskor, under the was also training a next generation of influence of Franz Marx, she began to publishers. win back Afrikaans readers. There was She was immensely proud of her significant support for the more taxing contribution to the tremendous growth in literary works in Afrikaans, but Afrikaans quality Afrikaans commercial fiction. As speakers read English when they wanted she approached her retirement, she would to relax. She set out to change that. often display her wry sense of humour Marx made her understand that books by declaring that she would be content had to be marketed as entertainment, and with nothing but a statue in her honour. Britz began an in-depth study of how the So, when the ATKV awarded her a special market for American fiction works. Woordveertje for her contribution to the After Perskor was bought by the then publishing industry in 2018, she used Maskew Miller Longman, Britz worked as the stage to say that she was grateful to Huisgenoot’s story editor. 'finally' be given her statue. LAPA Publishers approached her and she worked for the company on a ▾ Cecilia kry 'n Woordveertjie van Sonél Brits

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he first time I met Thabiso was in of that, but they have no excuse. Tan Exclusive Books boardroom They do it simply to suit their own in 2015, where she presented her narrative.’ forthcoming Blackbird titles to Born and schooled in us as part of Jacana’s preview. It Polokwane, Thabiso first braved was an exciting time, right at the the big city to study engineering at cusp of change in the local book Wits on an Eskom programme, but industry. Thabiso was a rare bird eventually followed her passion to (pun intended), a black female study publishing under Margaret pioneer in a sector eager for, yet Labuschagne at Tuks. She was bad at transformation. She had chosen for a PASA internship after just launched her imprint and was graduation, ultimately ending up beaming and ebullient with pride. at Jacana. ‘Maggie and Bridget are Fast forward to the tail-end true book people. I couldn’t have of 2019, and we are both older worked anywhere else.’ and more cynical. At the crest of Blackbird was born when Thabiso’s wave in 2017, Bonang Thabiso started working flexitime happened. What should have been at Jacana after the birth of her a celebratory time turned into a daughter. Bridget Impey first publisher’s worst nightmare when suggested the name, but Thabiso the celebrity’s memoir was picked only agreed after she was apart for editing mistakes and reminded of the Nina Simone song promptly returned by bookshops. by a friend. 'I didn’t know what the Thabiso moved back to Polokwane f*ck I was doing. I learned so much for a year, seeking solace and time from this process.’ away from the scathing business of Success first came with Illustration by Nathi Ngubane – Think Ahead Comix bookselling. Nakhane Toure’s Piggy Boy’s We meet at Life Grand Café in Blues, in total selling more than Mall of Africa in Midrand, Thabiso’s local Redi Tlhabi. ‘It saddens me. Sometimes I 2 000 copies. Panashe Chigumadzi’s haunt. She orders the chicken livers, look at a book and think how much more Sweet Medicine is Blackbird’s bestselling lifting an eyebrow at the waiter: ‘They were I could’ve done with it than a mainstream publication to date, with more than 6 000 too salty last time. Please tell them not publisher. What could’ve been the next sold locally. These two books really set to make it so salty.’ She opts for a small Endings and Beginnings ends up as just the tone for the imprint. After 30 titles and bottle of Graham Beck Brut, reining in the another memoir.’ some dabbling with non-fiction, Thabiso urge to order her usual full bottle. Still, 2019 was a sterling year for is bent on returning to the formula: ‘At I ask her how she feels about the whole Blackbird as Thabiso blazes her way first I published too broadly. Now I see Bonang debacle now. ‘A slight irritation.’ on the comeback trail. Debuts by Remy Blackbird purely as a literary fiction beast.’ Was it traumatic at the time? ‘Very. I Ngamije, Keletso Mopai and Makanaka How does she find her writers? ‘They wasn’t really perturbed by public opinion, Mavengere-Munsaka met with critical and find me,’ she laughs. ‘Fiction is not like but what hurt was the reaction of the popular acclaim, cementing her reputation memoir or other non-fiction where you can bookshops. I wasn’t ready for that.’ as the most gutsy and intuitive finder of go out and find it. Someone has to come Thabiso wrote the first line of the book, new talent out there. The imprint featured with it.’ Inundated with slush, what does which got Bonang’s birthday wrong. ‘Yes, at the Frankfurt Book Fair as part of a she look for in a manuscript? ‘I can tell I was the one who made that mistake. fellowship programme, where Thabiso from the email if I should bother going to It was supposed to be checked and it negotiated potential rights deals too. the attachment.’ wasn’t. There was no way of coming ‘Watch this space!’ she winks. Thabiso’s main inspiration is to see back from that.’ Was it a learning curve? We talk about the changing landscape, her authors flourish. ‘I want Blackbird ‘I learned that you should always be on the sudden demand for African content. to be the place where black authors find the same page as your authors. The vision ‘I find it disgusting to watch, this whole themselves. To gather their confidence, you have for the book can’t be different international drive towards superficial believe in themselves, know that they from the author’s.’ diversity. Big publishing houses with huge can make it and then go out into the world Thabiso is still haunted by the budgets end up publishing inferior books as a published author. That’s the work I aftermath, with some potential clients because they don’t bother to invest in want to do.’ choosing to go with other publishers proper editing. 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