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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

WELLNESS | One Small Step tells how one person’s vision mobilised millions around the world

WELLNESS | One Small Step tells how one person’s vision mobilised millions around the world

18 Jun 2025

10 books to surprise, move and inform you this international LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

10 books to surprise, move and inform you this international LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

17 Jun 2025

EXTRACT | How a political awakening propelled Eric Molobi into the fight for SA’s freedom

EXTRACT | How a political awakening propelled Eric Molobi into the fight for SA’s freedom

16 Jun 2025

‘Prisons are not a solution’: Edwin Cameron’s book takes visceral dive into SA justice system

‘Prisons are not a solution’: Edwin Cameron’s book takes visceral dive into SA justice system

14 Jun 2025

REVIEW | Desperation, luxury and expats: Tania Malik’s Dubai-set novel

REVIEW | Desperation, luxury and expats: Tania Malik’s Dubai-set novel

13 Jun 2025

WELLNESS | ‘Let them’: Wellbeing guru Mel Robbins on the life-changing power of letting go

WELLNESS | ‘Let them’: Wellbeing guru Mel Robbins on the life-changing power of letting go

11 Jun 2025

REVIEW | Disembodied heads, serial killer spouses and more: New thrillers you need to read

REVIEW | Disembodied heads, serial killer spouses and more: New thrillers you need to read

10 Jun 2025

Frederick Forsyth dies at 86: The spy turned author who lived the intrigue he penned

Frederick Forsyth dies at 86: The spy turned author who lived the intrigue he penned

10 Jun 2025

EXTRACT | Making a Life: How young men navigate survival on Joburg’s marginalised edges

EXTRACT | Making a Life: How young men navigate survival on Joburg’s marginalised edges

09 Jun 2025

Siphiwo Mahala on exploring history and humanity in his dual book launch

Author Interviews

Siphiwo Mahala on exploring history and humanity in his dual book launch

07 Jun 2025

‘Differences count’: Refilwe Modiselle champions diversity with debut children’s book

‘Differences count’: Refilwe Modiselle champions diversity with debut children’s book

06 Jun 2025

Brain-scoops to word muscles: Tom Eaton’s journey into cozy crime with An Act of Murder

Brain-scoops to word muscles: Tom Eaton’s journey into cozy crime with An Act of Murder

06 Jun 2025

LISTEN | Inspiring literary conversations captured from vibrant Kingsmead Book Fair

LISTEN | Inspiring literary conversations captured from vibrant Kingsmead Book Fair

05 Jun 2025

Groundbreaking voice of gay literature, Edmund White, dies at 85

Groundbreaking voice of gay literature, Edmund White, dies at 85

04 Jun 2025

WELLNESS | A Better Second Half: Liz Earle’s top 10 tips for thriving after 50

WELLNESS | A Better Second Half: Liz Earle’s top 10 tips for thriving after 50

04 Jun 2025

REVIEW | Antjie Krog’s humorous and moving story of her relationship with her feisty mother

REVIEW | Antjie Krog’s humorous and moving story of her relationship with her feisty mother

03 Jun 2025

Book of the Month | Behind Prison Walls exposes grim reality of SA’s hellish jails

Book of the Month | Behind Prison Walls exposes grim reality of SA’s hellish jails

02 Jun 2025

INTERVIEW | Sven Axelrad on writing, family, and The Nicotine Gospel

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | Sven Axelrad on writing, family, and The Nicotine Gospel

31 May 2025

OBITUARY | Honouring Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: The iconic voice of decolonised Africa

OBITUARY | Honouring Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: The iconic voice of decolonised Africa

29 May 2025

REVIEW | Led by Shepherds: Jeffrey Rakabe’s initiation journey from tradition to truth

REVIEW | Led by Shepherds: Jeffrey Rakabe’s initiation journey from tradition to truth

29 May 2025

Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died - daughter

Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died - daughter

28 May 2025

WELLNESS | Men need to talk about their mental health, says Marion Scher in new book

WELLNESS | Men need to talk about their mental health, says Marion Scher in new book

28 May 2025

REVIEW | Peter Venison writes about his ‘friend and adversary’, the visionary Sol Kerzner

REVIEW | Peter Venison writes about his ‘friend and adversary’, the visionary Sol Kerzner

27 May 2025

EXTRACT | The High Treason Club: A mother’s anguish at the Boeremag trial

EXTRACT | The High Treason Club: A mother’s anguish at the Boeremag trial

26 May 2025

We Two From Heaven: James Whyle’s masterpiece of silence, rhythm, and reflection

Author Interviews

We Two From Heaven: James Whyle’s masterpiece of silence, rhythm, and reflection

24 May 2025

Indian author Banu Mushtaq awarded International Booker for searing tales in Heart Lamp

Indian author Banu Mushtaq awarded International Booker for searing tales in Heart Lamp

22 May 2025

WELLNESS | Spirituality isn’t just cultural, argues Vusumzi Ngxande in Journey Kwantu

WELLNESS | Spirituality isn’t just cultural, argues Vusumzi Ngxande in Journey Kwantu

21 May 2025

EXTRACT | ‘I was terrified’: Jeffrey Rakabe’s initiation story confronts traditional norms

EXTRACT | ‘I was terrified’: Jeffrey Rakabe’s initiation story confronts traditional norms

20 May 2025

LISTEN | From true crime to fiction thrills: Stories from the Franschhoek Lit Festival

LISTEN | From true crime to fiction thrills: Stories from the Franschhoek Lit Festival

19 May 2025

Tears, laughter, politics as Franschhoek Literary Festival celebrates books, writers

Tears, laughter, politics as Franschhoek Literary Festival celebrates books, writers

19 May 2025

National interests over party interests is how GNU will work, says literary festival panel

National interests over party interests is how GNU will work, says literary festival panel

17 May 2025

Phendulani Quiz fosters a love for reading in students during Franschhoek Literary Festival

Phendulani Quiz fosters a love for reading in students during Franschhoek Literary Festival

17 May 2025

Antisemitism has been ‘flipped, weaponised’, hears panel on modern Jewish identity

Antisemitism has been ‘flipped, weaponised’, hears panel on modern Jewish identity

16 May 2025

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