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There are great novelists, there are great poets. There are great essayists, newspaper columnists and editors. Then there is Deuteronomy Bhekinkosi “DBZ” Ntuli. DBZ Ntuli is a rare gem in the South African literary sphere because he is a great novelist, poet, essayist, newspaper columnist, editor and translator all rolled [...]
Cover2Cover Books is proud to announce the release of Hero Within, a powerful anthology that explores the stark divides that exist in our communities and our country through the eyes of our youth. Compiled by the FunDza Literacy Trust, Hero Within brings together the voices of a range of South [...]
FunDza Literacy Trust has an online library aimed at getting South African teens and young adults reading for pleasure by providing the relevant, exciting and accessible content that will make them want to read. Every week there is a new short story, and every day new material is added – [...]
Songbird is an exciting new anthology that has been released by Cover2Cover, as part of our series of FunDza anthologies. Like us, the FunDza Literacy Trust believes that reading ignites the imagination, it encourages critical thinking, and it develops empathy and a deeper understanding of the world. FunDza commissions writers to [...]
Terry and Barbara Bell were given the opportunity to speak at the Franschhoek Literary Festival this year. Not only did they fill the venue to capacity – they were highly engaged, filled the room with laughter and had the audience listening with bated breath to the stories of their adventures, [...]
It is always so fascinating when a young person becomes an author and releases their first book. This is what Cover2Cover works so hard to accomplish. With the mission of getting the youth reading for pleasure, Cover2Cover identifies potential writers, mentors them – then provides some of them with an [...]
Amagama Enkululeko! Words for Freedom: Writing Life Under Apartheid is an anthology of short fiction, poetry, narrative journalism and extracts from novels and memoirs which frames local literature as a lens through which to engage with South Africa’s past. With a foreword by Zakes Mda, and a mixture of famous [...]
May I have this dance, by Connie Manse Ngcaba, looks set to find readers in schools and libraries across the USA. It has been selected as an Honor Book for 2016 by the Children’s Africana Book Awards Committee, based in the United States. Read an edited version of a review [...]
FunDza Literacy Trust and Cover2Cover Books conceptualized the Harmony High series, set in a fictional township, to get reluctant teens reading. Authors who were identified and mentored by the FunDza’s Literacy Trust wrote three of the most recent in this page-turning series. “Having stories written for young black South Africans [...]
Bontle Senne hopes to publish her third book for tweens in the nail-biting Shadow Chasers series before she turns thirty in October this year. Heather Robertson asked the talented author of Power of the Knife and Lake of Memories about the stories that shaped the storyteller. What are your earliest [...]
Bontle Senne chats about stampeding children, bullies, academic dissertations and things that go bump in the dark… Her latest deliciously creepy book for tweens is now out – look out for Lake of Memories Book 2 in the Shadow Chasers series. It’s illustrated with line drawings by Pete Woodbridge. Bontle, you [...]
(from left) Cebisa Zono, Nandipha Tshabane and Ndibulele Sotondoshe holding copies of the new book. Cover2Cover and FunDza Literacy Trust are delighted to welcome their latest book into the world! #LoveReading is a collection of blogs, articles, poems and stories by new and experienced writers all over South Africa. For [...]
Cover2Cover Books was honoured by a visit from prizewinning author Jayne Bauling, who joined us to promote her new book Playmaker. Our partner, FunDza Literacy Trust, cohosted. Playmaker is the first in a trilogy and is set at a fictional local teen soccer club. Offside, the next in the series, [...]
Watch author Sicelo Kula discuss his debut novel, ‘Taking chances’, with Deon Meyer at the Book Lounge. [...]
“POWERS OF THE KNIFE : Shadow Chasers, Book 1 by Bontle Senne (Cover2Cover 2016) Fascinating! Set in today’s world where the Trouble Gurlz reckon they rule the school and taxi drivers rule much of the rest, Nom has a magic knife which sets her (with her friend Zithembe) in opposition [...]
It’s all good and proper for people to write grand novels that win them awards. My hat goes off to all the writers who attend book festivals and hold tedious talks that are essentially about how intelligent they are. I’m all for Nobel Laureates being guest lectures at prestigious universities [...]
Sindiwe Magona tells the Cape Times what she is currently reading! Taken from the Cape Times 27 May 2016 edition [...]
A Scathing History of Umkhonto we Sizwe -Jacob Dlamini MANY have been wondering why South Africans insist on telling the story of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC), in the heroic mode when, in truth, the country would be better served if the [...]
Read an interview with Bontle Senne, author of “Powers of the Knife”, Book 1 in the “Shadow Chasers” series – an Afrocentric, contemporary children’s read [...]
May I have this Dance… by Connie Manse Ngcaba, published by Face2Face (an imprint of Cover2Cover Books) has just been named an Honor Book for 2016 by the Children’s Africana Book Awards Committee, based in the United States. Connie has been invited to attend the awards ceremony at the Smithsonian [...]
We are proud to announce one of our titles has been nominated for the 2015 South African Literary Awards. ‘Girl on the Edge’ by Ruth Carneson has fallen into the category of Creative Non fiction. Visit the link Nominees for the 2015 South African Literary Awards [...]
Face2Face is happy to publish Being a Woman in Cape Town: telling your story, in collaboration with WOMAN ZONE (edited by Nancy Richards and Carol du Toit). The beautiful cover image is the ‘Harvest’ mural by faith47. The book came out of live storytelling sessions, where 13 ordinary – but [...]
Sex, politics, drugs, and rock & roll. All this and more is described by “struggle child” Ruth Carneson in her moving memoir girl on the edge, published by Face2Face, an imprint of Cover2Cover Books in Cape Town. Carneson is the daughter of Fred and Sarah Carneson, who were prominent South [...]
By Sonja Kruse, author of The uBuntu Girl, which has been published by Face2Face Books – an imprint of Cover2Cover Books For many it seems brave to quit one’s job, give one’s car away and to pack a 33lt backpack, a camera, a R100 and walk and hitchhike around South [...]
“In Search Of Happiness” can be found on amazon as an E-book for you kindle. Just Follow the link https://www.amazon.com/Search-Happiness-Sonwabiso-Ngcowa/dp/0992201802 [...]
It has been three years since Cover2Cover Books started as “a good idea” in the living rooms of its owners. Since its launch as a publisher of South African teen fiction in 2011, with one title to its name, Cover2Cover has moved into a permanent space in the centre of [...]
Cover2Cover Books is delighted to announce the publication of the novel, In Search of Happiness (ISBN: 978-00992201807), by first-time author Sonwabiso Ngcowa. The novel is about Nana, who is fifteen when she travels from her village in the Eastern Cape to the city. She is overjoyed to be reunited with [...]
Electioneering promises! It was said that during the elections after the independence of what is now Namibia, one political party promised, “Vote for us – and it will rain.” What a hope for a drought-ridden land! Africa has seen a number of recent national elections and South Africa will endure [...]
The latest ‘Harmony High’ book is back from the printers! It’s an exciting addition to the series, and we are sure that it will get the same fantastic response from readers as all the other books. From boys to men is a collaboration between Sonke Gender Justice Network and Cover2Cover [...]
Two schools, that form part of the FunDza Literacy Trust’s Popularising Reading programme, are so excited about the Harmony High books. Mrs Sibiya of Siyanda Secondary School said that she can hardly get the books registered before the learners try to take them away to read. She said that the [...]
Cover2Cover Books’ flagship series, Harmony High, continues to receive high praises from learners and educators across South African schools. The series centres on the lives of teenagers attending Harmony High, a fictional township high school. The Rattray Foundation, which distributes the books to rural schools in KwaZulu-Natal and monitors their [...]
Cover2Cover Books is proud to announce that the fifth title in the Harmony High series is now out! Two-faced friends is about Lelethu who has always dreamed of the big city. She’s excited to arrive in Cape Town, but soon finds out that things are not as she imagined. Her [...]
Cover2Cover Books is proud to release Too young to die – the first book in the Harmony High series with a male character as it’s main protagonist. The book has been co-authored by Sivuyile Mazantsi and “Sam Roth” (the teen-writing combo RoSAMund Haden and DoROTHy Dyer). About the bookMzi wants [...]
Cover2Cover Books is launching its Harmony High series at the Open Book Festival. Join us to celebrate the release of two new titles – Sugar Daddy and Jealous in Jozi – and the ongoing success of Broken Promises. Date: 22 September 2011 Time: 14h00 to 15h00 Venue: Central Library, Darling [...]
The “face” of Ntombi Nosipho Ntizi speaks about how she felt to be chosen as the face of “Ntombi”, the protagonist of Broken Promises. I loved the modeling shoot, and having to do all the different poses. And I was so excited when my picture was chosen for the cover. [...]
Ann Donald kindly hosted a launch for Cover2Cover’s first book in its Harmony High series – Broken Promises – at Kalk Bay Books on 5 May 2011. At the launch attendees were invited to buy promotional copies of the books at R50 per copy and then donate the books to [...]
On 11 April, Cover2Cover – in conjunction with its non-profit shareholder, the FunDza Literacy Trust – launched Broken Promises at the Masiphumelele Library. At the vibrant gathering, the FunDza Literacy Trust donated 10 copies of the book to the Masiphumelele Library and the Ikamva Youth group that operates from the [...]
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