Hiya book lovers With Christmas being just around the corner, I thought I’d highlight some South African reads that should go on your TBR pile. We have so many phenomenal SA authors that deserve to be celebrated , and because this list will be an extensive one, I am splitting this post and making it a series. I know it won’t be possible to include every single South African author, but I am going to try to highlight books from every genre and make it as diverse as possible (so, with respect, please don’t ask me why so and so isn’t on the list – there’s more to come). First up: 1. Sing Down the Stars by Nerine Dorman A book I recently received for review ( thanks you NB publishers ) and am super excited about diving into is Sing Down the Stars. I was first introduced to Nerine’s writing years ago, when I read one of her first books, What Sweet Music They Make (Would 100% still love to see more of that). Over the years, I ’ve come to know Nerine as well and she’s not ...
Blog tour (Author guest post): Why the sci-fi and dystopian fiction genre continues to be such a huge hit by Melissa Delport
Today on The Book Fairy’s Haven, I’d like to welcome South African author Melissa Delport. Melissa, who’s the author of dystopian fiction novel, The Legacy, has kindly agreed to write guest post on dystopian and science fiction as part of her book tour stop on my blog. Strangely enough, her post coincides with my most recent author guest post from Georgia Clark who, in her article highlighted 5 reasons why she loves the genre so much . Melissa’s take, while certainly in the same vein, delves into why she thinks this genre is still so popular, especially given the fact that there’s such an over-abundance of it. Personally, I adore the genre, so I’m hardly complaining… but, enough rambling from me, and over to Melissa (You can scroll down for more information about both the book and the lovely author). Why the sci-fi and dystopian fiction genre continues to be so popular (despite the fact that there seems to be almost an over-abundance of it) Dystopias and Science Fiction may go together...
