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The Adventures of Malawi, a debut novel by young author Tshiamo Noko

Kwarts Publishers recently had the privilege of helping the 13-year old Tshiamo to self-publish her first book, The Adventures of Malawi - Bizzaro Alliance: Squeaky but Sneaky! In between school, writing and all her other activities, she made some time to answer a few questions about herself and her writing:

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Making Life and Lemonade, a new novel by beloved author, Mamotladi Ivy Matloga!

Independent author, Mamotladi Ivy Matloga, needs no introduction! Her debut novel, Madness in Duggart, received rave reviews and just when the wait was too long, her second novel, Making Life and Lemonade, is seeing the light! Kwarts Publishers are once again the proud publisher of Ivy’s book and asked her a few questions about the project:

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Gangster State: A Book Review by Monde Nkasawe

Award-winning investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s book, titled 'Gangster State - Unravelling Magashule's Web of Capture,' has made shocking allegations against ANC secretary general Ace Magashule. Read Monde Nkasawe's excellent review of this controversial publication.

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Die Eiesinnige Kind skryf ‘n sprokie vir haar pa...

Die Kat met nege lewens: ’n Sprokie is die doodeerlike vertolking van ’n dogter se verhaal oor haar pa se inspirerende soektog na die graal, asook die kanker wat hulle albei bevry het en die band tussen hulle versterk het. Yolanda Faye Holden het onder die skrywersnaam Die Eiesinnige Kind, hierdie boek geskryf om saam te val met haar merkwaardige pa se 80ste verjaardag.

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Retired field guide publishes book about life in the bush

‘My life in the Bush’ is a brand new publication from Kwarts Publishers. Retired field guide, Mark Penney spent 20 years working as a field guide and a tourist guide in various South African game parks and reserves, including the Kruger National Park and Pilanesberg.

Over the years he had some interesting experiences and decided to write a book sharing some of the stories of encounters with the unpredictable wildlife of Southern Africa.

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Debut novel puts the spotlight on mental health stigmas in rural communities

Madness in Duggart is a debut novel by Pretoria based author Mamotladi Ivy Matloga, published through Kwarts Publishers. This novel is dedicated to the author’s brother, Phashe Mananyetso, who suffers from a mental affliction and explores the stigmas around mental illness in a rural South African community. 

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Veteran Skipper Hans tells about life on the waterways of the V&A Waterfront and Port of Cape Town in his book - ‘Chronicles of a Dock Rat’

Kwarts Publishers is currently busy working on an interesting new publication of great historical value called ‘Chronicles of a Dock Rat’. This book is written by Hans Kilian who worked for 20 years as a skipper in the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town and tells of the experiences he had on the sea and the people he met.

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Maryna se boek oor die kosmos maak opslae

Maryna Blomerus se boek 'Meer as 'n Metafoor' is in 2016 deur Kwarts gepubliseer. Hierdie onafhanklike skrywer wou graag uiting gee aan haar begrip en persepsie van werklikheid. Meer as 'n Metafoor is na meer as twee dekades se lees en dinkwerk aangepak in 'n poging om 'n geringe bydrae te lewer tot die begrip van kwantumteorie. Na 'n onlangse resensie in die pers deur bekende kunstenaar, skrywer en filosoof Koos Kombuis, het daar groot belangstelling in hierdie publikasie opgevlam. Koos Kombuis verwys na die boek as "...Onverwagse kosmoskragtoer in Afrikaans"

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Staan jy op aftrede? Lees hier!

Ben Ferreira het onlangs ‘n boek gepubliseer met die naam ‘Dagbreek na Aftrede’ waarin hy goeie advies gee aan persone wat op aftrede staan. Die boek is ook in Engels beskikbaar. Lees gerus meer oor die skrywer en die motivering agter hierdie waardevolle publikasie.

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