by Admin | Nov 8, 2017 | apartheid, Children, family, fiction, reconciliation, South Africa, thriller
Sacrificed Reviewed by: Janet Levine “Sacrificed places Chanette Paul among the classiest thriller writers of our day.” Sacrificed by Chanette Paul is a long and satisfying read. Despite its length it is a page-turner that will keep you reading long past the moment...
by Admin | Dec 25, 2016 | apartheid, Biography, Children, creativity, family, human rights, non-fiction, reconciliation, South Africa
Reviewed by: Janet Levine “This book is a breath of fresh air.” Born A Crime is a rollicking ride of a book, an enjoyable feast of storytelling. Deservedly it is already a number one bestselling book. Combining comedy and tragedy, the book covers the dying days of...
by Admin | Jan 22, 2013 | apartheid, Conflagration, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, literary agent, Sharpeville massacre, South Africa, teaching tales
This is a cautionary tale told by an experienced practitioner (me) directed mainly at myself to heed my own words. Earlier this week I received copies of the Portuguese translation of my parenting book, Que Pai Ou Mae Quer Ser?. Definitely an “UP” moment...
by Admin | Nov 26, 2012 | apartheid, creativity, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, literary agent, mind structure, South Africa
Idly, one morning this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I picked up a recently published academic history book on a black South African writer and read this phrase, “…on the terrain of language…” in the Introduction where the author, Hlonipha Mokoena, quotes the South...
by Admin | Sep 8, 2012 | apartheid, Conflagration, creativity, fiction, historical fiction, human rights, Leela's Gift, literary agent, Sharpeville massacre, South Africa
In my last post on this topic I blogged on some aspects of the relationship of writers and editors. For myself I can report that while there is progress with my latest project, a historical novel, it is a vexed adventure. As you can see from the title of this post I...
by Admin | Aug 13, 2012 | apartheid, meditation, South Africa
Two weeks ago I arrived back in Boston from almost a month in Johannesburg and the Kruger National Park (the Park). To quote Charles Dickens “It was the best of times and the worst of times.” I left with what at the time was an undiagnosed abdominal issue and...
