Gender-Based Violence

NR Brodie Reflects on Three Bodies and Another Reshma Patel and Ian Jack’s Thriller

Dr Nechama Brodie has worked as a journalist, editor, and publisher for over two decades. NR Brodie as she is affectionally known for her fiction works has published nine books thus far. Her latest book titled Three Bodies was published by Pan MacMillan in 2020 and continues to be warmly received across South Africa. In this exclusive interview with EW Blog editor, Dr Brodie talks about writing Three Bodies, which is a sequel to her previous novel, Knucklebone, violent crimes in South Africa and she also has a good advice to young aspiring authors

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If You Keep Digging: ‘ I had such a headache from coming up with a title’- Keletso Mopai

Keletso Mopai is a South African storyteller who was born and raised in Lenyeye Township, Limpopo. Her debut book titled If You Keep Digging was released in 2019 by BlackBird Books. If you Keep Digging is a collection of Mopai’s stories that touches on numerous themes such as racism, colourism, mental illness and others. In this exclusive Q&A session with EW Blog editor, Keletso talks about her favourite story in the book, societal ills such as gender-based violence, and her favourite local authors.

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