Apr 28, 2017
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... read more
Nov 10, 2016
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... read more
Oct 24, 2016
(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... read more
Aug 31, 2016
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.... read more
Jul 27, 2016
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... read more
Jul 11, 2016
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... read more
Jun 30, 2016
Watch author Sicelo Kula discuss his debut novel, ‘Taking chances’, with Deon Meyer at the Book Lounge.... read more
Jun 20, 2016
“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... read more
Jun 17, 2016
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... read more
Jun 7, 2016
Sindiwe Magona tells the Cape Times what she is currently reading! Taken from the Cape Times 27 May 2016... read more
