Novel Origins

Parenting: there is no exam that you are required to take, no license. You rely on instinct, memories from your own childhood and copying what the neighbors are doing. And books, let's not forget books. Today, we will look at books about... more

Yvonne Walus is going to talk about the imminent release of Murder @ Play, a South African murder mystery. On the eve of SA elections this year, the book looks back at the first free and fair elections in 1994 when the mood was... more

Eve Summers talking about the books you love and the books that will make you love more

Host N. D. Hansen-Hill discusses references to New Zealand in historic literature. ND follows with a bit about prologues, their role in literature, and examples of how they can be utilized to create a "hook".

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