Barbara Boswell hosts Professor Elleke Boehmer’s book launch
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 […]
Tales of the amazing light show of life
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
Just doing their thing: Confronting fractured worlds in Elleke Boehmer’s To The Volcano (TLS review)
In their best, often their most surreal moments, Elleke Boehmer’s stories are memorably lifelike. Read the full review
Stellenbosch Launch of To the Volcano
The Stellenbosch launch of To the Volcano and Other Stories will take place at the Protea Boekwinkel on 4 March 2020. Elleke will be in conversation with Dr Wamuwi Mbao. Please
Cape Town Launch of To the Volcano
The Cape Town launch of To the Volcano and Other Stories will take place at the Book Lounge on 25 February 2020. Elleke will be in conversation with Dr Barbara Boswell.
Blown Away by Books Festival, Fish Hoek
On 13 March, Elleke will be participating in Blown Away by Books 2020, the festival organised by the Friends of Fish Hoek Library. Wordsworth Books from Longbeach Mall will be
‘That Glittering Southern Light’: new review of To the Volcano in the LARB
Gerri Kimber has written a wonderful new review of To the Volcano in the Los Angeles Review of Books. An excerpt: Boehmer’s book is a gift of discovery for us
Short Stories Aloud – Julie Mayhew and Elleke Boehmer
Elleke’s short stories will be featured in the 14 January 2020 edition of Blackwell’s Short Stories Aloud – The most fun you can have in a bookshop on a Tuesday
Review of To the Volcano in A Life in Books
To the Volcano has been reviewed by Susan Osborne in her blog A Life in Books. An excerpt: These are insightful, intelligent stories full of characters pursuing their dreams but