Zodwa Kumalo-Valentine is a writer, strategist and commissioning editor at Pan Macmillan South Africa. Over the past two decades, she has held senior editorial roles at the Mail & Guardian, Arena Holdings and Marie Claire, and was part of the team that launched Woolworths’ digital content hub. She has spoken and judged at events including Business of Design, South African Fashion Week and the Prism Awards.
These are her favourites:
1. The Reactive by Masande Ntshanga
2. Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage by Jonny Steinberg
3. What’s Your Money Personality? by Vangile Makwakwa
4. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
5. Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
