‘I make a fantastic bridesmaid’: Zibu Sithole on writing the Zola trilogy and celebrity memoirs
Romance novelist, ghostwriter and co-author of two of the year’s hottest celebrity memoirs, Zibu Sithole, talks to Charlotte Bauer about the art of being invisible.
‘The Polygamist’ to ‘Man-Hood’: Sue Nyathi explores men, fatherhood and change in new book
Sue Nyathi, bestselling author of ‘The Polygamist’ – now a hit Netflix series – talks to Charlotte Bauer about her new book, ‘Man-Hood: Confessions from the Heart’.
Charlotte Bauer Book Club | Title fights: Four heavyweights slug it out
What happens when the book everyone is raving about is the last one you feel like reading? Charlotte Bauer rounds up four heavyweight reads.
The new romantics: South African authors take readers from red flags to wedding bells
Spicy, sweet, or red-flag risky, love is in the air, and South African romance novels are selling faster than hot cakes – or should that read hottie cakes? In this book club edition, Charlotte Bauer reached out to four top local authors and asked them what they love about love.
Essay | Smoothies, squirrels and star jumps: Adrian Gore turns insurance into a lifestyle
Discovery Health’s head honcho, Adrian Gore, has a new book, The Four Principles, that promises to multiply your impact in life and leadership. But the real question is simpler: how did an insurance company get us willingly doing star jumps by the kettle – and grateful for it?
Prev Reddy: Family, identity and the journey to ‘Qualified Disappointment’
Social media star, stand-up comedian and self-confessed show off, Prev Reddy, talks to Charlotte Bauer about growing up gay in an Indian family where success meant being a doctor, a lawyer or a disappointment.
The love-hate debate: Paige Nick and Charlotte Bauer square up for a read-off
One of us loved it, one of us hated it. So who got the right take on ‘The Take’? Paige Nick and Charlotte Bauer square up for a read-off.
Essay | ‘FFS, Alexa, call Belinda’: My mum, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Claude and me
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WATCH | Backchat: Paige Nick and Charlotte Bauer on reading rituals and guilty pleasures
Welcome to Backchat, where authors Paige Nick and Charlotte Bauer dive into book lovers’ relationship with reading.
The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: 3 fiendish novels about badass women getting their own back
If the current crop of fiendish novels about badass women getting their own back on a screwed-up society is anything to go by, the #MeToo generation of authors is having its day in court.











