Karoo Space is an independent storytelling and publishing house based in Cradock, South Africa, founded by award‑winning photojournalists Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit. It chronicles the people, landscapes and culture of the Karoo, South Africa’s semi‑arid heartland. Over two decades the team has reported from more than 100 towns, producing narrative nonfiction, photography and guides that weave history, ecology and everyday life. Its catalogue includes the Karoo Keepsakes series; the Karoo Roads quartet of travel essays; Road Tripper Eastern Cape Karoo, a compact guide to the region; and Moving to the Platteland, a handbook for city‑to‑country migrants. Their titles have earned recognition at the Richmond Bookbedonnerd Festival’s South African Independent Publishers’ Awards: Karoo Keepsakes I and II won Book of the Year, Road Tripper took the 2017 travel category, and Moving to the Platteland won in 2018. Beyond books, Karoo Space contributes features and photo‑essays to outlets such as Weg/Go travel magazines, LitNet and others, bringing Heartland stories to wider audiences. Marais and du Toit also teach travel writing and freelance journalism through SA Writers College, mentoring new voices. Blending reportage, oral history and strong visuals, Karoo Space functions as both record and champion of the region, foregrounding communities, heritage and environmental issues—from anti‑fracking campaigns to the science megaprojects around the SKA—through deeply reported, place‑based storytelling.