I’m looking for new, exciting manuscripts to develop into bestselling books. Do you have something for me? HiI’m a commissioning editor and I want to publish books about business, travel, politics, social commentary, comedy, love, healing and general greatness. Non-fiction that is smart, intentional and entertaining. I want to help you craft your ideas toContinue reading “Let me be your [manuscript] midwife”
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I want my work to mean something
In an effort to break the routine of logging on to LinkedIn every other weekday, trawling through people’s listicles, and struggling to get real messages back from new connections, I’m making my declaration here. Over the last seven (7) years, I have put in time as a writer, proofreader, editor and project manager in pursuitContinue reading “I want my work to mean something”
[Review] ‘Meet Cute’ – It really could happen to you
If you can’t even remember the last time you believed in love then Meet Cute, a collection of short stories edited by Jennifer L. Armentrout, is just the kind of book you need. In a smart, sensitive way Meet Cute not only proves that young people can and do understand what love is, but alsoContinue reading “[Review] ‘Meet Cute’ – It really could happen to you”
It’s Been 10 YEARS Since "Mean Girls"? I Am Old. (Or: "Boo!, You Whore")
I remember the first time I watched Mean Girls, I was at a sleepover at a friend’s house. It was the end of our Grade 7 year, and we were taking the weekend to celebrate. Mostly, we just couldn’t wait to be in high school: at the time, having Grade 8 status seemed like theContinue reading “It’s Been 10 YEARS Since "Mean Girls"? I Am Old. (Or: "Boo!, You Whore")”
The Feature: Why You should Read "Unimportance"
An edited version of this article appears on the VARSITY website. Click here for that. This April, Thando Mgqolozana, author of A Man Who Is not A Man (2009) and Hear Me Alone(2011), will debut his third novel Unimportance. Before the release of the novel, I wanted to find out a little more about theContinue reading “The Feature: Why You should Read "Unimportance"”
The Blurb Made Me Do It: Fat – A Love Story (In Which Age Is Not Just A Number, and I Give Away the Ending)
On the back of this Barbara Wersba book is an extract which reads: “Getting fat is really a feminist act… It is a challenge to sex-role stereotyping and our concept of womanhood.”I just had to read the rest of the book to find out what the story really was- I like reading most things aboutContinue reading “The Blurb Made Me Do It: Fat – A Love Story (In Which Age Is Not Just A Number, and I Give Away the Ending)”
What To Listen To Now: Beatenberg
I was at PUMA Social Club last Friday for the first time in a long time, and I am so glad that I got to see Beatenberg perform. I had never heard of them before I saw the line up for PUMA Social, so I consulted the wisest music guru I know, YouTube. This CapeContinue reading “What To Listen To Now: Beatenberg”
What the Cool Kids Were Reading: Tama Janowitz and Bret Easton Ellis
Slaves of New York is a collection of short stories by Tama Janowitz. She was part of the art crowd of the 1980s (Tama, Jay McInerney and Bret Easton Ellis were considered the “literature brat pack”) and was a close friend of Andy Warhol’s. The stories are about the lives of young New Yorkers- thatContinue reading “What the Cool Kids Were Reading: Tama Janowitz and Bret Easton Ellis”
Nkhensani Manabe 