For Annie Dillard, the sonic intensity of poetry was critical to every form of writing she published throughout her life.
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Most people absorb social media content without questioning it. Switching to active reading is one of the most practical defences against misinformation.
The Interpreters is a new anthology of creative nonfiction that opens an intriguing window on South Africa.
How can you get your kids to read this summer? Research has found they respond well to reading non-fiction – so we’ve gathered 6 top non-fiction books, recommended by the kids themselves.
True crime-related storytelling has shrugged off its former low-brow baggage. Two recent Australian books show how victims’ stories can be told sensitively and humanely.
Political books touches a certain chord in South African society that makes them bestsellers.
It’s easier to make the list than you might think.
Reading something that sows doubt about a widely agreed-upon fact – even the election of George Washington as president – can have a profound effect.
Some have suggested that the publisher and author of ‘Mandela’s Last Years’ were simply attempting to cash in on the Mandela legacy. This is not a basis for the withdrawal of a book.
Kerrie Davies’ A Wife’s Heart places her own story alongside that of Henry Lawson’s wife.
The recently broadcast TV mini-series, “Mars”, combines fiction and nonfiction in a way that places them in balance. This kind of combination is likely to feature in more television series and films.
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Associate Professor, Publishing, University of Pretoria
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Robert Gray Dodge Professor of Network Science, Northeastern University
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Professor of English, University of Minnesota
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Emeritus Professor, Creative Industries, CQUniversity Australia
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Dean of Research (Creative), Adelaide University
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Professor of English, Flinders University
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Associate Professor and head of English Literary Studies, University of Cape Town
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Chancellor's Professor, Psychology, Carleton University
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