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
To the Volcano, and Other Stories
Published by Myriad Editions (UK), 2019 Shortlisted: 2019 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for ‘Supermarket Love’ Elleke Boehmer’s thrilling new collection of stories tracks lives across continents from the perspective
The Biographer and the Wife: Event in celebration of To the Volcano
The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing will host a wine reception to celebrate To the Volcano on 2 December at Wolfson College, Oxford. All are warmly invited.
La ragazza che parlava Zulu e altri racconti published by Historica
La ragazza che parlava Zulu e altri racconti has just been published in Italy by Historica! This collection is an Italian translation of Elleke’s book of short stories, Sharmilla, and Other
To the Volcano book launch in London
Elleke will launch her new book of short stories, To the Volcano and Other Stories, with Myriad Editions in London on 3 October 2019. Pre-publication copies will be available for signing