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 […]

Paul Woodgate has written a wonderful review of To the Volcano for The Short Story. Here’s an excerpt: Each story, delivered with a minimal grace and a compassionate eye for

Homi Bhabha has reviewed Postcolonial Poetics for Critical Inquiry. Some highlights include: It is difficult to do justice, in a brief review, to a book as detailed and deliberative as Postcolonial

The Book Lounge was host to the launch of To the Volcano in Cape Town last month, where Elleke was in conversation with Barbara Boswell of the Department of English

This excerpt comes from a piece by Elleke that appeared in the South African Sunday Times on 15 March 2020. Southern light – anyone who has experienced it recognises instantly

In their best, often their most surreal moments, Elleke Boehmer’s stories are memorably lifelike. Read the full review