I recently was interviewed by literary scholar Gail Fincham for South African literary journal Tydskrif vir Letterkunde. It’s a wide-ranging discussion about my writing and influences, past and present. You can access it here. I value a destabilising sense of estrangement in writing; among other things, it is one way to approach writing about the […]
Tag: NIneveh
“100 African SFF writers” comes to Cape Town.
I’m very pleased to be included in an expansive survey of Cape Town-based spec-fic – Cape Town: The Writers – alongside Diane Awerbuck, Lauren Beukes, Imraan Coovadia, Panashe Chigumadzi, Mandisi Nkomo, Mia Arderne, Ziphozakhe Hlobo, Nicholas Ernest, Toby Bennett, Zinaid Meeran Novelist & others. Part of the outstanding series, 100 African writers of SFF by Geoff Ryman […]
“Tectonic” Nineveh gets glowing review from Book and Brew
Book and Brew reviewer Jasmin Kirkbride gives Nineveh a strong recommendation in a new review: From the outset, Nineveh is characterised by vibrant insectoid imagery: the opening chapter focuses on a tree that has been colonised by caterpillars, for example. In the hands of any other author, such a motif might make your skin crawl, […]
Caterpillars make the best pets
Here’s a lovely piece in praise of caterpillars from Patrick Barkham in the Guardian – with a nod to Nineveh, noting the “welcome appearance for that rare species, the humane pest controller”. I’d forgotten what fabulous pets they are: busy, and oddly personable. The forest school class loved having caterpillars trotting up their arms, and solicitously […]
Urban disquiet in Nineveh: city-dwellers under stress
Nineveh is included in a fascinating list of five recent international novels dealing with “City-Dwellers Under Stress … urban disquiet and the evolving tensions of 21st century city living” (along with Ge Fei’s The Invisibility Cloak, Kelly Luce’s Pull Me Under, Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West and Deepak Unnikrishnan’s Temporary People). Of Nineveh, Tobias Carroll writes: “Rose-Innes does a fantastic job of […]
Everyone a Termite: Nineveh in the TLS
I was very happy to see Nineveh reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement. “A churning hive, everyone a termite, all borders and boundaries eaten through … the novel has a powerful ecological strand.” Link here (paywalled).
Green Lion comes to Norwich
If you’re in Norwich on April 10, I’ll be reading from Nineveh and my forthcoming novel Green Lion at the excellent Cafe Writers, alongside award-winning poet Elisabeth Sennitt Clough. Join us at 7pm at Take 5, 17 Tombland. Admission £2, and there’ll be an open mic. Facebook invitation and more information here.
Mysteries Overseas: an evening with women writers
“Strange, uncanny, and downright criminal” – if this sounds appealing and you’re in London on 28th March, come along to “Mysteries Overseas: An Evening with Acclaimed International Women Writers“. I’ll be there with authors Johana Gustawsson (France), Andrée A. Michaud (Canada) and Teresa Solana (Spain), chatting about our work. Q: What could be finer than spending an evening […]
In conversation with Brian Chikwava
I’m very pleased to be speaking at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) this coming Friday 10 March as part of the prestigious Conversations in Bloomsbury series. I’ll be in conversation with Zimbabwean writer and musician, Brian Chikwava, talking about my novel Nineveh. “This story, set in Cape Town explores the tensions between the natural and man-made […]
Chips of Colour in the mosaic: An Interview
I recently did an interview with Michael Barron of transnational arts and culture website the Culture Trip. I talk about Nineveh, the state of South African literature, and writing in a foreign land. Up to now, I’ve always been focused on writing about specific landscapes that I know very well – Cape Town, basically. But since moving, I’ve […]
