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Lorraine Sithole formed The Bookworms Book Club in 2011 to give black authors, and readers, a voice. PHOTO: Rose Barrett '20

Book club for black women promotes reading culture, supports community

Gabby Gutierrez August 15, 2019

Johannesburg, South Africa --  After years of informal conversations and meetings with friends to discuss books, Lorraine Sithole decided to make things official.  In April 2011, while picnicking under...

Love Books is an independent bookstore in the Melville neighborhood of Johannesburg, featuring a large selection of literature by South African writers. PHOTO: Rose Barrett '20

It’s in the name: Independent bookstore fosters ‘love for books’

Gabby Gutierrez June 25, 2019

Johannesburg, South Africa -- For 10 years, Love Books, a small independent bookstore on the edge of the Melville neighborhood in Johannesburg, has catered to local bibliophiles and authors who love books....

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