Thursday, 29 March 2012

Coca Neon/Polaroid Rainbow by Claude Pelieu


Published by Cherry Valley Editions, US, 1975. Translated into English by Mary Beach

Forthcoming title from BlekSem, in collaboration with Botsotso and Dye Hard Press: The Best of Donga

Due out soon: The Best of Donga, an anthology published by BlekSem, in collaboration with Botsotso and Dye Hard Press.

Donga was one of SA's first online literary journals, published between 2000 and 2003. Edited by Alan Finlay and Paul Wessels, the anthology includes poetry and prose by Aryan Kaganof, Robert Berold, Nadine Botha, Toast Coetzer, Richard Fox, Bernat Kruger,Joan Metelerkamp,Ike Mboneni Muila, Arja Salafranca, Kelwyn Sole, Pravasan Pillay, Ivan Vladislavic, Lesego Rampolokeng, Stacy Hardy, Lauren Beukes, Lionel Abrahams, Gary Cummiskey and others.

320 pages

ISBN: 978-0-620-52779-8

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Forthcoming titles from Dye Hard Press: There Are Two Birds At My Window and Meditations of a Non-White White, by Allan Kolski Horwitz


There Are Two Birds At My Window is Allan Kolski's Horwitz's new poetry collection, 169 pages. 


Meditations of a Non-White White is Allan Kolski Horwitz's new collection of short fiction, 272 pages.

Both titles are due to be published at the end of April 2012.

Saturday, 24 March 2012

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Illustrated book covers: Georges Simenon's Mr Hire's Engagement


Mr Hire's Engagement by Georges Simenon, first published in French in 1933. Translated into English in 1956, this edition by Arrow Books was published in 1958. 

Sunday, 18 March 2012

From Kamini Press, Stockholm



Check out Kamini Press for more titles and order details.

Friday, 16 March 2012

Savage Parade

Illustrated book covers: Georges Simenon's Maigret's Little Joke


First published in France in 1957 as Maigret s'amuse. Published in English by Arrow Books in 1961; this copy is the second edition from 1963.

Thursday, 08 March 2012

Friday, 02 March 2012