Brooklyn Book Festival, Crime Writing Workshop, New Releases, and More!

 

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu at the Brooklyn Book Festival As part of the Brooklyn Book Festival’s Festival Day—a day-long offering of events both virtual and in-person— Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu joins a panel of debut authors on Sunday, October 3 at 10pm ET. Siphiwe joins fellow novelists Elizabeth Gonzalez James (Mona at Sea) and Colleen Van Niekerk (A Conspiracy of Mothers). Author, Jonathan Lethem will introduce the debut authors and talk about his own debut experience. Visit the Brooklyn Book Festival site for more information and to register for the event. Siphiwe's debut novel, The Theory of Flight, winner of South Africa's prestigious Barry Ronge Fiction Prize, is out now.     Joanne Hichens Max Annas Edwin Okolo   Catalyst Authors News Joanne Hichens, author of Divine Justice, joined fellow writer Michéle Rowe for a discussion on writing crime. You can watch their conversation here. And if you're looking to learn even more about getting started in the genre, Joanne also cohosted a crime writing workshop, which you can watch as a self-paced course through All About Writing‘s website. Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu visited the Harare Book Club for a reading and discussion of her novel The Theory of Flight. You can watch their conversation here. September is National Translation Month, a great opportunity to add more literature in translation to your TBR lists. The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses has put together a fantastic list to celebrate, and we're happy that it includes two of our titles: Madame Livingstone written by Christophe Cassiau-Haurie, illustrated by Barly Baruti, and translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger and The Wall by Max Annas, translated by Rachel Hildebrandt Reynolds. Also be sure to head over to our online store where all of our translated titles are on sale. You can read two of the stories from our recently released book Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa! Visit World Literature Today features "When the Levees Break" by Edwin Okolo and Literary Hub has "The Fish Tank Crab" by Genna Gardini. Disruption, the newest Short Story Day Africa anthology, is out now.     Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa Barly Baruti All Rise, coming in 2022   From the Catalyst Blog We've got lots of good stuff on the blog this month (and some things you may have missed), and don't forget to check in for our weekly round-up of literary news from Catalyst and beyond. A Q&A with the Disruption contributors: We asked the authors from our recently released anthology Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa about what draws them to writing, and their answers were as thoughtful and varied as their work. I want my words to last and matter long past my sunset. I find that written words mirror refined thought, which ages like a fine wine. Also, my hope is that maybe – just maybe – this refined thought will, if in a small way, help to open minds and foster a more humane world. Jacob M’hango “The Mother” (Zambia) Read more •••• What's new in 2022: Get a peek at what we've got coming next year. From memoir to graphic novel to our very first YA novel in translation, head over to find your next great read. ••• And from our archives, a Q&A with Madame Livingstone creators, author Christophe Cassiau-Haurie, illustrator  Barly Baruti, and translator by Ivanka Hahnenberger Barly Baruti: I am one of those who think that comics should help break the dogmatic spirit of presenting History. By its playful and sometimes humorous side, comics can help shift mentalities towards parallel versions and to liven the debates. Read more

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