S.J. Naudé

Oct 8, 2024 | electricliterature.com | S.J. Naudé

In South Africa, novels have always been written in a society of fundamental divisions, in particular racial ones, and in a country where culture, language, land and other resources are perpetually contested. Most South African literature, especially since the mid-20th century, deals with colonialism and Apartheid and their aftermath, whether directly or indirectly. It was, and is, impossible to ignore the weight of history when it is still so present in people’s lives.

Sep 19, 2024 | largeheartedboy.com | S.J. Naudé

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. S.J. Naudé’s novelFathers and Fugitives is one of the most moving books I have read all year, a book as surprising as it is unsettling.

Sep 12, 2024 | shelf-awareness.com | Anne Byrn |S.J. Naudé |Michiel Heyns |Mai Mochizuki

This week, we offer up a feast of fantastic books, including Baking in the American South, in which food writer Anne Byrn provides hundreds of recipes, alongside mouthwatering photos by Allen Rinne, that answer the question, "What makes Southern baking so special?"; and The Full Moon Coffee Shop, where feline proprietors prepare "just the right" dishes for their directionless clientele, while also offering "helpful star charts to clarify (better) choices." Plus, teen readers are sure to enjoy...

Sep 12, 2024 | writersdigest.com | S.J. Naudé

It is a singular thing to see one’s writing entering new worlds and contexts in different languages. Part of the excitement, of course, lies in anticipating the kinds of responses and angles and dimensions that may be added by readers who bring to one’s work other sets of experiences and reading histories than the original readers. (Finding the Words.)Not everyone is so optimistic about this process.