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 […]
To the Volcano
Review of To the Volcano in The Short Story
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
Stellenbosch Launch of To the Volcano: 4 March 2020
Wamuwi Mbao of the Stellenbosch University English Department interviewed Elleke about To the Volcano at the Stellenbosch launch of the collection, which took place at the Protea Boekwinkel on 4
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
‘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
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 available for preorder
In more exciting news for 2019, Elleke Boehmer’s new collection of short stories will be published by Myriad later this year. These assured, accomplished stories are reports from a world