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News24’s free audiobook for subscribers this month is Wisani and the Bafokeng Brothers by Thandi Moagi.

29 Aug

The love-hate debate: Paige Nick and Charlotte Bauer square up for a read-off

02 Aug

Book of the Month | ‘Worth the Fight’ by Jonathan Jansen: Teaching hope on the Cape Flats

31 Jul

Paige Nick | The art of collecting (but not always reading) books

Paige Nick | The art of collecting (but not always reading) books

26 Jul

WATCH | Backchat: Paige Nick and Charlotte Bauer on reading rituals and guilty pleasures

WATCH | Backchat: Paige Nick and Charlotte Bauer on reading rituals and guilty pleasures

25 Jul

Growing claws

Growing claws

25 Jul

Salman Rushdie testifies at knife attacker’s US terror trial

Salman Rushdie testifies at knife attacker’s US terror trial

24 Jul

The 5 scariest novels that South Africa’s scariest author has ever read

The 5 scariest novels that South Africa’s scariest author has ever read

18 Jul

Joe Biden announces memoir, says cancer treatment ‘going really well’

Joe Biden announces memoir, says cancer treatment ‘going really well’

15 Jul

EXTRACT | ‘Qualified Disappointment’: Growing up queer, brown and ambitious in SA

EXTRACT | ‘Qualified Disappointment’: Growing up queer, brown and ambitious in SA

13 Jul

Paige Nick | You can’t say I don’t have a balanced diet

Paige Nick | You can’t say I don’t have a balanced diet

12 Jul

Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading

Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading

08 Jul

Japanese author Haruki Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature

Japanese author Haruki Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature

05 Jul

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: 3 fiendish novels about badass women getting their own back

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: 3 fiendish novels about badass women getting their own back

05 Jul

Who wants to be a thousandaire? The Three Comma Club’s surprising truths about wealth

Who wants to be a thousandaire? The Three Comma Club’s surprising truths about wealth

03 Jul

BOOK OF THE MONTH | Soweto Uprising: A documentary history opens the archives

BOOK OF THE MONTH | Soweto Uprising: A documentary history opens the archives

30 Jun

Three of the most violent novels News24 journalists have ever read

Three of the most violent novels News24 journalists have ever read

28 Jun

AI name is Michael Caine: The Odyssey audiobook gets digital narrator

AI name is Michael Caine: The Odyssey audiobook gets digital narrator

24 Jun

Bows, Bibles and Bundt cakes: The rise of the tradwife

Bows, Bibles and Bundt cakes: The rise of the tradwife

20 Jun

Three ‘How-to’ titles that show how hot the ‘How-to…’ trend is right now

Three ‘How-to’ titles that show how hot the ‘How-to…’ trend is right now

20 Jun

So you want to write a book...

So you want to write a book...

18 Jun

Here are the four hottest books that take on TradWives

Here are the four hottest books that take on TradWives

14 Jun

Encounters | Salman Rushdie reflects on survival and hope after near-fatal attack in Knife

Encounters | Salman Rushdie reflects on survival and hope after near-fatal attack in Knife

12 Jun

FIRST CHAPTER | Jo Watson’s Undercover Honeymoon begins with a dumpster dive for truth

FIRST CHAPTER | Jo Watson’s Undercover Honeymoon begins with a dumpster dive for truth

10 Jun

REVIEW | ‘The Woman and Her Stars’: How Caroline Herschel changed astronomy forever

REVIEW | ‘The Woman and Her Stars’: How Caroline Herschel changed astronomy forever

09 Jun

‘This country hates boys’: Dr Mzamo Masito on his provocative new book

Author Interviews

‘This country hates boys’: Dr Mzamo Masito on his provocative new book

07 Jun

After The Wife and The Polygamist: 5 more Southern African books that need screen adaptations

After The Wife and The Polygamist: 5 more Southern African books that need screen adaptations

03 Jun

EXTRACT | My Boss, Mrs Mandela: Inside Winnie’s world of soapies, secrets and surprises

EXTRACT | My Boss, Mrs Mandela: Inside Winnie’s world of soapies, secrets and surprises

03 Jun

Agatha Christie: What made the world’s bestselling author so successful? Here’s a clue

Agatha Christie: What made the world’s bestselling author so successful? Here’s a clue

29 May

FIRST CHAPTER | The Midnight Train, by Matt Haig: Venice, vows, and the train through time

FIRST CHAPTER | The Midnight Train, by Matt Haig: Venice, vows, and the train through time

28 May

WELLNESS | Leading with Wisdom: Systems that reward disconnection

WELLNESS | Leading with Wisdom: Systems that reward disconnection

27 May

News24’s Kyle Cowan and Jeff Wicks discuss ‘dangerous books’ at Hermanus FynArts Festival

News24’s Kyle Cowan and Jeff Wicks discuss ‘dangerous books’ at Hermanus FynArts Festival

26 May

REVIEW | From the Karoo to Kraaifontein, 5 crime thrillers to entertain you

REVIEW | From the Karoo to Kraaifontein, 5 crime thrillers to entertain you

26 May

BOOK OF THE MONTH | Zama Zama: Inside SA’s deadly gold-mining underworld

BOOK OF THE MONTH | Zama Zama: Inside SA’s deadly gold-mining underworld

25 May

Interview | How Tayari Jones explores lost Black history in powerful new novel, Kin

Author Interviews

Interview | How Tayari Jones explores lost Black history in powerful new novel, Kin

24 May

‘Taiwan Travelogue’ wins Booker Prize: Yang Shuang-zi makes literary history

Author Interviews

‘Taiwan Travelogue’ wins Booker Prize: Yang Shuang-zi makes literary history

22 May

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