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Published August 2018 by Jacana/MF Books Desirée-Anne Martin is a force. For recovery. For self-love. For hope. Witness the last three sentences of her book – in the Acknowledgements: “And to all [...]

Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story directed by Daryne Joshua and scripted by Amy Jephta, released September 2018 If you’re daunted by the prospect of two hours of despair and partial redemption, [...]

Thank you to Helen Grange, the Argus and Independent Newspapers for this very positive review. Now tell everyone you know – if you haven’t already! And thanks to all the LRC writers [...]

A memoir with a series of grim and bizarre twists that, true to life writing, is way stranger than fiction.

We felt this production deserved a review because its very reason for being is life righting

Scaachi Koul – pronounced with a silent first ‘c’ (or rather, not pronounced) – is a bit of a phenomenon

The book is ultimately a voyage around her father – he of the Hitler youth and also Verwoerd’s defence apparatus

Trevor Noah is a funny man and this book is an accessible and rumbustious read because of it.

What is the Life Righting Collective? The Life Righting Collective (LRC) is a South African NPO with two main aims: The first is to promote life writing as a life skill and tool for personal [...]

I first did a course with Dawn Garisch and an eclectic group of people in October 2012. It took place down a rustic lane in a semi-rural suburb called Zwaanswyk, every morning for a week. It was [...]