Ice Shock now in the Agulhas II library!
We are delighted to report that two copies of Ice Shock are now onboard the S. A. Agulhas II. The Agulhas II is South Africa’s famous icebreaker and features in […]
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‘The last thing she needed’: Excerpt from Ice Shock in the JRB
The August Johannesburg Review of Books featured an enticing excerpt from the opening of Elleke Boehmer’s Ice Shock.
‘Gaining insight’: Review of Ice Shock in Business Day
In her Business Day review of Ice Shock, Arja Salafranca describes ‘One of the pleasures of reading this novel [as] reading … descriptions of [Antarctica] and gaining some insight into
Pre-order Ice Shock in the UK
Details of the UK publication of Ice Shock have just been made public on the Valley Press website! Pre-orders of the novel are now available for delivery in December 2025.
‘The Boy in the Cave’ shortlisted in The Emma Press Open Call Competition
We are delighted to share that Elleke’s novella The Boy in the Cave has been shortlisted in 2025 The Emma Press Open Call Competition. The judges describe it as: An
Catch Elleke at FLF 2025!
Elleke will be at the 2025 Franschhoek Literary Festival on Friday and Saturday to talk about her three new books, Ice Shock, Life Writing and the Southern Hemisphere, and Southern
Mandarin translation of Bloodlines now available in China
We are delighted to announce that the Mandarin translation of Elleke’s novel Bloodlines appears in China this month, published by Shenzhen Publishing House (深圳出版社)! Bloodlines, shortlisted for the Sanlam Prize,
Oxford African Studies Seminar: Elleke in conversation with Wale Adebanwi
On Thursday 15 October, the University of Oxford’s African Studies Centre Seminar hosted Elleke. She was in conversation with Oxford’s Wale Adebanwi about To the Volcano. Watch the video below!
To the Volcano longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize 2020!
We’re delighted that To the Volcano has been longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize 2020. The Edge Hill Prize is the only UK based award to recognise excellence in a