The BKMF will be promoting the book. Burger King Scholarship will also be involved as well as corporate social media notifications and email blasts about the book.
A lyrical depiction of the natural world, and our place in it Fits into trend of slowing down and reconnecting with nature A unique and charming look at a mysterious animal—for readers who want something different and unexpected Filled with fascinating facts about moles. Will appeal to readers of Wendell Barry and Mary Oliver, and books like Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, H is for Hawk, and The Soul of an Octopus.
Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema loved the theatre and dreamed of being an actress. She soon discovered that acting wasn't for her – managing productions was. She meets rising-star, Mbongeni Ngema and they marry. As his success grows, they start a company that births the hit Sarafina! But beneath the stardom, Xoliswa experiences constant abuse. With Fred Khumalo, she tells her powerful story.
‘The freezing loneliness made one wish for death,’ journalist Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin said of solitary confinement. With seven other women, including Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, she was held for more than a year. This is the story of these heroic women, their refusal to testify in the ‘Trial of 22’ in 1969, their brutal detention and how they picked up their lives afterwards.
Bite Sized is a mother's story of striving to nourish her child. It is about a monster that lurks close by all of us in the modern world – the monster of 'too much' and 'not enough'. It is about a ravenous illness and threads, between parents and children, that connect, entangle, unravel and stretch. Above all, it is about taking on the monsters and trusting in the importance of love.