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Happy #janeausten250 day! To celebrate, why not revisit Helen Moffett's 2020 novel Charlotte, which tells the story of Pride and Prejudice's Charlotte Lucas, who marries the unfortunate Mr Collins after Lizzy Bennet spurns him? Enjoy ⤵️
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[Fiction Issue] ‘But what if I give birth to a girl?’—Read an excerpt from Helen Moffett’s debut solo novel, Charlotte
The JRB presents an excerpt from Helen Moffett's debut solo novel, Charlotte. CharlotteHelen MoffettBonnier Zaffre, 2020 Read the excerpt: Mrs Darcy paced up and down the drawing room, as Charlotte tr...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy #janeausten250 day! To celebrate, why not revisit Helen Moffett's 2020 novel Charlotte, which tells the story of Pride and Prejudice's Charlotte Lucas, who marries the unfortunate Mr Collins after Lizzy Bennet spurns him? Enjoy ⤵️
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The 2025 JRB Fiction Issue has arrived!
In this edition we celebrate short fiction, from the mysterious to the sublime, by way of the South African gothic (PLUS ALSO reviews, interviews, poetry, essays and all good things).
Unwrap your present here ⤵️
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In this edition we celebrate short fiction, from the mysterious to the sublime, by way of the South African gothic (PLUS ALSO reviews, interviews, poetry, essays and all good things).
Unwrap your present here ⤵️
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The JRB Fiction Issue! (Vol. 9, Issue 3, December 2025)
Wamuwi Mbao • Makhosazana Xaba • Simon van Schalkwyk • Khadija Tracey Heeger • Sean Jacobs • Barbara Boswell • Kevin Goddard • Muthi Nhlema • Ivor W Hartmann • Sanya Osha • Khumisho Moguerane • Victor...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The 2025 JRB Fiction Issue has arrived!
In this edition we celebrate short fiction, from the mysterious to the sublime, by way of the South African gothic (PLUS ALSO reviews, interviews, poetry, essays and all good things).
Unwrap your present here ⤵️
johannesburgreviewofbooks.com/2025/12/15/t...
In this edition we celebrate short fiction, from the mysterious to the sublime, by way of the South African gothic (PLUS ALSO reviews, interviews, poetry, essays and all good things).
Unwrap your present here ⤵️
johannesburgreviewofbooks.com/2025/12/15/t...
The new issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books is here!
It's an issue not to be missed. Dig in:
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It's an issue not to be missed. Dig in:
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The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 9, Issue 2 (August 2025)
Zanta Nkumane • Shayera Dark • Wamuwi Mbao • Karen Jennings • Makhosazana Xaba • Thabile Makue • Rustum Kozain • Hedley Twidle • Sarah Uheida • Mariama Bâ • Pravasan Pillay • Alex La Guma • Nicky Falk...
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August 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The new issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books is here!
It's an issue not to be missed. Dig in:
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It's an issue not to be missed. Dig in:
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Vol. 9, issue no. 2 is almost here ... The wheels of The JRB, that long, slow train, are starting to squeal and groan, churning to get our latest issue out of the station. Its final destination: your inbox. Subscribe (always free) ➡️ bit.ly/TheJRBSubscribe
August 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Vol. 9, issue no. 2 is almost here ... The wheels of The JRB, that long, slow train, are starting to squeal and groan, churning to get our latest issue out of the station. Its final destination: your inbox. Subscribe (always free) ➡️ bit.ly/TheJRBSubscribe
Welcome to the first issue of Volume 9 of The Johannesburg Review of Books!
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The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 9, Issue 1 (March 2025)
Finuala Dowling • Hassana Moosa • Shayera Dark • Wamuwi Mbao • Sean Jacobs • Seitlhamo Thabo Motsapi • Sihle Ntuli • Megan Ross • Abigail George • Kris Van der Bijl • Victor Dlamini • Jennifer Malec •...
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March 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Welcome to the first issue of Volume 9 of The Johannesburg Review of Books!
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March 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Dear friends, today's the day. Yes, the long-awaited day. That day. The day a new issue of The JRB arrives. It's CHOCK-A-BLOCK. Get it first, in a few short hours—subscribe here (always free) ⤵️
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Welcome to Vol. 8, Issue 4 of The Johannesburg Review of Books—the Stranger than Fiction Issue! Dive in here:
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The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 8, Issue 4 (December 2024)—the Stranger than Fiction Issue!
Yewande Omotoso • Mandla Langa • Karen Jennings • Simon van Schalkwyk • Masiyaleti Mbewe • Wamuwi Mbao • Werner Pretorius • Niq Mhlongo • Finuala Dowling • Makhosazana Xaba • Saaleha Idrees Bamjee • I...
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December 19, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Welcome to Vol. 8, Issue 4 of The Johannesburg Review of Books—the Stranger than Fiction Issue! Dive in here:
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December 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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