Minimal Press

26/09/2025

We at Minimal Press would like to wish Harry Owen a very happy birthday. May the year ahead be filled with inspiration, joy, and continued creativity. 🎈🎂

*****

Thicket: shades from the Eastern Cape, Harry Owen’s ninth collection, is his most luminous and creative exploration so far of a theme that has always underpinned his poetry – the restorative power of nature, and of Africa in particular.

Comprising more than sixty poems inspired by the superb Eastern Cape of South Africa, Owen’s home for more than thirteen years, Thicket: shades from the Eastern Cape is both a celebration of that spectacular province, an appeal for its wealth of natural wonders to be preserved, and a passionate call for us all to recognize ourselves as a vibrant part of the earth’s future.

Outspoken in his commitment to the natural world, Harry Owen is author of eight collections and editor of three anthologies of poetry. Originally from Liverpool, he moved to South Africa’s Eastern Cape from UK in 2008, where he had been appointed the inaugural Poet Laureate for Cheshire in 2003. He has collaborated extensively with photographer Roddy Fox, combining poetry with photographic artistry, sound and video. Their work was the recipient of an Ovation Award at the 2020 National Arts Festival.

Harry now lives in Kylemore, near Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape winelands.

Order from your nearest store (ISBN: 9781776403431).

26/09/2025

The Poetry Slam at Exclusive Books Garden Route was set alight by none other than Harry Owen, who treated us to moving readings from his volume of poetry, Thicket 📚.

📸: Exclusive Books Garden Route

18/09/2025

✨ Something magical is on its way… ✨

invisible worlds by Teele Buschman is a poetry collection that peels back the layers of everyday life to reveal the wonder (and sometimes the shadows) hiding beneath. 🌙💭 From love and loss to the demons we learn to befriend, these poems shimmer with honesty, whimsy, and quiet strength.

📍 Published this October in Vietnam 🇻🇳
🌍 Published mid-November in South Africa 🇿🇦

Step into a world you didn’t know was waiting. 💫

16/09/2025

✨📚 AVAILABLE NOW 📚✨

What if one click could turn your life upside down? 💻😱

👩 Felicity Wainwright is invisible—until she meets Trendy Girl online.
👢 Alora Rossi has just landed in Honeydale, carrying secrets she won’t share.

When these two girls swap lives in a sudden twist 🔄, everything changes.
⚡ Fears rise.
⚡ Truths unravel.
⚡ And each is trapped in a life that isn’t hers.

👟 Can you really run from yourself when someone else is wearing your shoes?

🔥 The Steps She Takes by Pascalle Jacquelin is a gripping, fierce story about identity, friendship, and fighting to find your place in a world that won’t see you.

✨ Bold. Twisty. Heart-first.
📖 Out now & available at good bookstores everywhere!

14/09/2025

🌟 You’re invited! 🌟

🎤 Poetry Slam & Open Mic Night
📖 Featuring the legendary Harry Owen

📍 Exclusive Books – Garden Route Mall
🗓 19 September
⏰ 18h00

Bring your words, your voice, your fire 🔥
Afrikaans or English, young or old—read your own poem, sing it, or share someone else’s. 🎶✍️

☕🍷 Wine & coffee will be served.
✨ Let’s celebrate the written word together!

👉 Bookings essential:
🔗 www.exclusivebooks.co.za/pages/events
📞 021 730 0220

09/07/2025

Minimal Press is looking for an experienced sales representative (in the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, North West, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalamga) to assist in growing its footprint in the general book trade.

Responsibilities:

📚Generate sales of both frontlist and backlist titles by calling on bookstores, key accounts and customers.
📚Present sales proposals to new and existing customers.
📚Present monthly title submissions at store and head office level.

Requirements:

📚Excellent written and verbal communication in Afrikaans and English.
📚Previous sales experience in the book trade advantageous.
📚Able to negotiate and persuade.
📚Abilty to work under pressure.

Closing date: 25 July 2025.

08/07/2025

ONS KOM VAN HIER
Die Diana Ferrus-prys 2024

Hierdie bundel is ’n viering van die mense en die taal wat Afrikaans laat lééf – nie net in boeke en skole nie, maar in strate, kombuise, moskees, kerke, sitkamers en taxi’s. Ons kom van hier bring die stemme van digters uit al die uithoeke van Suid-Afrika en Namibië bymekaar: van die Karoo tot die Kaapse Vlakte, van plattelandse dorpe tot stedelike woonstelle.

Hier praat Afrikaans in drie tonge: Standaardafrikaans, Kaaps en Nama-Afrikaans. Elke gedig is ’n vingerafdruk – uniek, lewendig, deurdrenk van kultuur, geskiedenis en identiteit. Hier kry jy nie ’n eenvormige of gesuiwerde Afrikaans nie. Jy kry die Afrikaans van ons mense: rou, eerlik, mooi.

Die Diana Ferrus-prys is geskep ter ere van ’n digter wie se woorde ’n vrou huis toe gebring het – en vandag bring daardie gees van versoening, geregtigheid en trots hierdie digters byeen in een boek. Uit meer as 200 inskrywings is 70+ finaliste gekies, elk met hul eie storie, klank, ritme en waarheid.

Hierdie is nie net ’n bundel poësie nie – dis ’n dokument van ons tyd. ’n Taal-argief. ’n Getuienis van ’n Afrikaans wat nie behoort aan een klas of kleur nie, maar aan almal wat sê: Ons kom van hier.

22/05/2025

What if one click could turn your life upside down?

Felicity Wainwright is invisible—until she meets Trendy Girl online.
Alora Rossi has just landed in Honeydale, carrying secrets she won’t share.

When these two girls swap lives in a sudden twist, everything changes.
Fears rise. Truths unravel. And each is trapped in a life that isn’t hers.

Can you really run from yourself when someone else is wearing your shoes?

The Steps She Takes by Pascalle Jacquelin is a gripping, fierce story about identity, friendship, and fighting to find your place in a world that won’t see you.

Bold. Twisty. Heart-first.
Coming this June from Minimal Press

09/04/2025

COMING THIS MAY from Minimal Press
Shadows in the veld by Jan Weideman

Get ready for a powerful new novel that sweeps across Africa’s rugged heart.

Shadows in the veld is an epic tale of survival, ambition, and transformation set in Africa's harsh, majestic landscapes. Three men—Sefako, Ben, Logan, and others—journey from different worlds to seek fortune and freedom. As their fates intertwine across generations, they battle over land, wealth, and love, forging bonds of fierce loyalty and bitter. rivalry. Amid Africa's untamed beauty, they face greed, resilience, and the harsh realities of life, revealing the continent's promise and peril—a tribute to the human spirit, endurance, and the cost of ambition.

Written by Jan Weideman, who grew up in rural South Africa and brings a lifetime of lived experience to every page, this novel captures the raw, relentless pulse of the continent.

06/02/2025

Zalman Davis: "Kortverhaalbundels maak nie geld nie, maar die literêre waarde daarvan is soveel groter, en ek d**k dis nodig om ’n platform vir opkomende skrywers te skep waar hulle blootstelling vir hul werk kan kry."

"Kortverhaalbundels maak nie geld nie, maar die literêre waarde daarvan is soveel groter, en ek d**k dis nodig om ’n platform vir opkomende skrywers te skep waar hulle blootstelling vir hul werk kan kry."

03/02/2025

Hello, Mzansi and Vietnam!

After a short Lunar New Year break, we’re back and ready to dive into fresh stories, bold ideas, and exciting projects. Stay tuned—big things (and mini books) are coming!

23/01/2025

🎉✨ Happy Lunar New Year! ✨🎉

Minimal Press will be taking a short break from 24 January to 3 February to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. During this time, our team in Hanoi will be offline, but don't worry—our South African representative will be available for any queries at [email protected].

Wishing you a joyful, prosperous, and book-filled Year of the Snake! 🐍📚

We'll be back soon with exciting updates, so stay tuned!