Co-authors of the Imbokodo trilogy of books Athambile and Xolisa have showcased 10 Inspiring Singers, Writers & Artists; 10 Extraordinary Leaders, Activists & Pioneers and 10 Curious Inventors, Healers & Educators (Jacana). In Woman Zone's 10th year, we where thrilled to host them at our first Book Club meeting of the year back at Artscape.

Adolphine Misekabu's flight from then Zaire (DRC) to South Africa back in 1996 was long, horrendous and terrifying. Like that of so many refugees. Many years later she shared the journey with writer Estelle Neethling, the result is a book called Escape from Lumbumbashi (Unisa Press). It was an emotional experience, for both of them, as Estelle explains.  

Thrown Among the Bones: My Life in Fiction is an extraordinary work by writer, poet, publisher Patricia Schonstein. It's the story of her own life and  how people and events within it have impacted and appeared in her novels and poems. Textured doesn't describe! Published by African Sun Press.

This Might Sting a Bit is an eye-opening but seriously entertaining story of one woman's addiction and her dysfunctional family set in crisis-ridden Zimbabwe in the early 2000's. We spoke to Claire Adlam at the first ever mobile WZ Book Club at the Beach Blanc open air cafe in Milnerton.

In her heartbreakingly moving book Waterboy, award-winning journalist Glynis Horning tries to make sense of her son's suicide. 

Co-founders of The Mothertongue Project, arts-activists Sara Matchett and Rehane Abrahams talk about the origins of the project as well as Collaborative Conversations, the book they put together to celebrate their twenty-first anniversary.

Singer, songwriter, composer Nicky Schrire shares the story behind her spell-binding musical fusion of strings with the poetry of Ingrid Jonker. Scheduled for performance at The String Quarter Biennale in Amsterdam February 2022.

Singer, songwriter, composer Nicky Schrire shares the story behind her musical fusion of Ingrid Jonker's poetry with strings. Due for performance at The String Quartet Biennale in Amsterdam in February 2022. Nicky spoke to us in The Women's Library at Artscape.

Singer, songwriter, composer Nicky Schrire shares the story behind her musical fusion of Ingrid Jonker's poetry and strings. Due to be performed at The String Quartet Biennale in Amsterdam, February 2022. Visiting from Canada, Nicky spoke at The Women's Library, Artscape.

Singer, songwriter, composer Nicky Schrire talks about her remarkable musical fusion of Ingrid Jonker's poetry with a String Quartet, scheduled for the String Quartet Biennale in Amsterdam early 2022.