19 & 49 ❤️

Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest man in the Open Era to reach the final of all 4 Grand Slams. Doing unreal things at 22 years old. What. A. Player. 🇪🇸

Alcaraz d. Paul 7-6 6-4 7-5 Down 2-4 in the 1st set Fantastic stuff from Carlos to get this done in 3 Back in the Australian Open QF, matching his best result here 0 sets dropped all week 12 sets played, 12 sets won ✅4-0 in 2026 The best he’s ever looked in Australia 🇪🇸

Early morning tennis and coffee with Salieri ❤️

BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE at Woman Zone Book Club! What an inspiring morning! Thank you to all who contributed – it is a privilege to listen to you all and to share our stories.

"TEXT IS KING - Read on, queen" Recommended reading for all mega-, giga- and tera-readers! open.substack.com/pub/experime...

I am running my first writing workshop for 2026 in February. It is called 'Writing into your voice' and is open to flash and poetry writers. Email me: [email protected]

A beautiful evening of poetry and connection last night @exclusivebooks.bsky.social Cavendish: the launch of LET'S BE LEGENDS by Chantal Stewart, the award-winning author of #TheVeilOfMaya. Wendy Woodward interviewed Chantal about her exquisite debut collection. Thank you to everyone! 💙

With @kerryhammerton.bsky.social at our very first @indeedbooks.bsky.social launch: MY THREE NAMES by Pamela Newham! 😍 Thank you @exclusivebooks.bsky.social Cavendish for hosting!

A person‘s attractiveness increases by a minimum of 58% when they support their local bookstore, café, theatre, bakery, and library.

My significant achievement last year was introducing a few people to Olga Tokarczuk's books - and they all love her!

As seen on Instagram ... 🤣 "Congratulations to President Donald Trump for winning the Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award at the South African Literary Awards." 📷 Dennis Morton www.instagram.com/p/DTqLSPYDMYT/

Wish I'd thought to make this...

WZBC Book Review: Swartbooij & Titus by Karen Jennings www.instagram.com/p/DTpQxtcjK8h/

SOUTHERN IMAGINING is launched! In the presence of the rocks of Gondwanaland and the memories of the great whales. @princetonupress.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social

Dimanche matin.

We won :)

Saturday morning 😻

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if all you have accomplished thus far in 2026 is reading several books, drinking multiple pots of tea, and consuming a scandalous amount of chocolate croissants, then you have accomplished more than enough.

A new office cat joined this week. Steve is doing the onboarding. Steve loves cats.

And of course I had to find and follow @in-otter-news.bsky.social Because OTTERS.

And @in-otter-news.bsky.social! 😍

Leslie Nichols, artist who creates her work on a manual typewriter, creating portraits of women using a variety of relevant appropriated and original texts relevant to the subject's life, conveying a sense of social heritage #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

An early #birddivination we could all use. Find it as a solo print and part of the deck of 100, along with the story and process behind them, at almanacofbirds.org

"The Day NY Publishing Lost Its Soul" by Ted Gioia "I make a point of supporting these independent voices. I encourage you to do the same." (Gioia talks about thousands and thousands of books, Karavan Press survives & thrives (!) on a few hundred ...) www.honest-broker.com/p/the-day-ny...

EVER AFTER, THE END: Consuelo Roland and Lucienne Bestall in conversation WEDNESDAY, 28 January 2026, 10:30AM – MEADOWRIDGE LIBRARY HALL WEDNESDAY, 18 March 2026, 10:00AM – PINELANDS LIBRARY COMMITEE ROOM karavanpress.com/2026/01/15/e...

FULLY BOOKED FOR 2026!

Yo-Yo Ma is a national treasure. Stephen Colbert -- Late Show www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gvL...

Overwhelming beauty. Yo Yo Ma plays Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suite 1 G Major then transitions to Somewhere Over the Rainbow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJVC...

And then there's this video: www.upi.com/Odd_News/202...

Last year, I met an African wild cat for the first time – a magical encouter – so this story was amazing to read: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Interviewing Mumtaz Desai at Belhar Library, 29 January 2026, 10AM. karinamagdalena.com/2026/01/13/i...

Woman Zone Book Club: Burning Down the House Saturday, 24 January 2026, 10:30-12:30 Woman Zone Library, Artscape karavanpress.com/2026/01/13/w...

Please join us for the launch of LET'S BE LEGENDS, the debut poetry collection by Chantal Stewart. Thursday, 22 January 2026 5.30 for 6PM @exclusivebooks.bsky.social Cavendish RSVP: exclusivebooks.co.za/pages/events...

Formal Exclusive Books invitation to launch of MY THREE NAMES at Cavendish on Wednesday 21 January. 5.30pm for 6.00pm Link to register: exclusivebooks.co.za/pages/events...

Third time lucky as Poland beat Switzerland to win United Cup reut.rs/4brDUle

"The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and when they can pick it up." - Hannah Arendt.

Thinking about our reality with ever-growing concern and sadness. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasligh...

Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt

Lesers kan uitsien na ’n goeie boeke-oes in 2026 www.netwerk24.com/kunste/boeke...

Samedi matin.

LitNet - TEARS BEFORE BEDTIME by Diane Awerbuck: excerpt www.litnet.co.za/tears-before...

MY THREE NAMES is officially launching on Wednesday 21 January at Cavendish Exclusive Books. 5.30pm for 6pm. Join us for the conversation. Link to register: exclusivebooks.co.za/pages/events...

Dear 2026, Please slow down. Thank you. Love, Karina 🦥

CFBF 2026: @karavanpress.bsky.social and @indeedbooks.bsky.social authors at the Cape Flats Book Festival 2026 karavanpress.com/2026/01/06/k...

Karen Jennings: Using AI to write could mean the extinction of poetry www.news24.com/life/books/n...

Finally got around to starting Alistair Mackay's The Child. I think I am in for a literary treat.

Poetry on a Sunday. Preparing for the Cape Flats Book Festival where I am chairing a session with Kobus Moolman and Chantal Stewart.