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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

‘An extraordinary few days’: Franschhoek Literary Festival kicks off with Town Hall ceremony

‘An extraordinary few days’: Franschhoek Literary Festival kicks off with Town Hall ceremony

16 May 2025

Love, death and Tupperware in Salt Water Pool Boy – read the first chapter

Love, death and Tupperware in Salt Water Pool Boy – read the first chapter

15 May 2025

WELLNESS | ‘Focus on small, consistent wins’: John Sanei and Erik Kruger’s guide to growth

WELLNESS | ‘Focus on small, consistent wins’: John Sanei and Erik Kruger’s guide to growth

14 May 2025

Coming to FLF? Rush out and get these books ahead of the Franschhoek fest

Coming to FLF? Rush out and get these books ahead of the Franschhoek fest

13 May 2025

EXTRACT | Good intentions gone wrong: Bronwen Everill on Western ignorance in Africonomics

EXTRACT | Good intentions gone wrong: Bronwen Everill on Western ignorance in Africonomics

12 May 2025

REVIEW | Anne Biccard reveals high-stakes duels with death in memoir One Call Away

REVIEW | Anne Biccard reveals high-stakes duels with death in memoir One Call Away

10 May 2025

Books and big hopes: Franschhoek fest’s bold goal to transform school libraries

Books and big hopes: Franschhoek fest’s bold goal to transform school libraries

09 May 2025

Sven Axelrad and his third novel, The Nicotine Gospel

Sven Axelrad and his third novel, The Nicotine Gospel

08 May 2025

INTERVIEW | Parent Yourself First: Bryana Kappadakunnel on raising compassionate children

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | Parent Yourself First: Bryana Kappadakunnel on raising compassionate children

07 May 2025

REVIEW | Juliette Mnqeta’s If the Dead Could Talk masterfully redefines SA crime thrillers

REVIEW | Juliette Mnqeta’s If the Dead Could Talk masterfully redefines SA crime thrillers

06 May 2025

EXTRACT | 'The future is not about human versus machine': Sameer Rawjee on AI anxiety

EXTRACT | 'The future is not about human versus machine': Sameer Rawjee on AI anxiety

05 May 2025

Book of the Month | Antjie Krog explores relationship with her mother in Blood’s Inner Rhyme

Book of the Month | Antjie Krog explores relationship with her mother in Blood’s Inner Rhyme

03 May 2025

OPINION | Lost Property author Megan Choritz: The Jewish Literary Festival and me

OPINION | Lost Property author Megan Choritz: The Jewish Literary Festival and me

02 May 2025

EXTRACT | Inside the GNU talks: Tony Leon describes first encounter between DA and ANC

EXTRACT | Inside the GNU talks: Tony Leon describes first encounter between DA and ANC

30 Apr 2025

Coming to Franschhoek: Treive Nicholas and his search for Nongqawuse – an African Joan of Arc?

Coming to Franschhoek: Treive Nicholas and his search for Nongqawuse – an African Joan of Arc?

29 Apr 2025

INTERVIEW | All the Other Mothers Hate Me: Sarah Harman on her much-anticipated debut novel

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | All the Other Mothers Hate Me: Sarah Harman on her much-anticipated debut novel

26 Apr 2025

Jo Watson, with her new novel, The Ex Effect – about difficult sex and tricky romance

Jo Watson, with her new novel, The Ex Effect – about difficult sex and tricky romance

24 Apr 2025

WELLNESS | Patient 12A: Lesedi Molefi's memoir reveals lessons on nurturing mental health

WELLNESS | Patient 12A: Lesedi Molefi's memoir reveals lessons on nurturing mental health

23 Apr 2025

EXTRACT | Uneasy memories of Bree Street in Prof Tinyiko Maluleke’s Faces and Phases of Resilience

EXTRACT | Uneasy memories of Bree Street in Prof Tinyiko Maluleke’s Faces and Phases of Resilience

22 Apr 2025

INTERVIEW | Social media master Khaya Dlanga reveals dark secrets in new memoir

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | Social media master Khaya Dlanga reveals dark secrets in new memoir

19 Apr 2025

Franschhoek Literary Festival: Tickets are selling fast, so book soon for these key sessions

Franschhoek Literary Festival: Tickets are selling fast, so book soon for these key sessions

17 Apr 2025

WELLNESS | Dr Craig Wing: Why I wrote Four Future Seasons, and how to plan ahead

WELLNESS | Dr Craig Wing: Why I wrote Four Future Seasons, and how to plan ahead

16 Apr 2025

Jewish Lit and Clarens Arts Festivals: From Tony Leon memoir to Breyten Breytenbach tribute

Jewish Lit and Clarens Arts Festivals: From Tony Leon memoir to Breyten Breytenbach tribute

15 Apr 2025

Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru

Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru

14 Apr 2025

EXTRACT | Untapped opportunities: Sihlobo and Kirsten on unlocking SA's agricultural potential

EXTRACT | Untapped opportunities: Sihlobo and Kirsten on unlocking SA's agricultural potential

14 Apr 2025

'An act of revolution': Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Dream Count, her new ode to women

'An act of revolution': Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Dream Count, her new ode to women

13 Apr 2025

INTERVIEW | 'I'm a bit obsessive': Paige Nick talks smut, happy endings, and book club hijinks

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | 'I'm a bit obsessive': Paige Nick talks smut, happy endings, and book club hijinks

12 Apr 2025

FIRST CHAPTER | 'The thing was not to panic': Tom Eaton's laugh-out-loud mystery - An Act of Murder

FIRST CHAPTER | 'The thing was not to panic': Tom Eaton's laugh-out-loud mystery - An Act of Murder

10 Apr 2025

WELLNESS | Pushing through the fear: Jenny Wood explains why courage is essential to success

WELLNESS | Pushing through the fear: Jenny Wood explains why courage is essential to success

09 Apr 2025

REVIEW | Two books consider Judaism, tradition, history and whether peace can happen in Palestine

REVIEW | Two books consider Judaism, tradition, history and whether peace can happen in Palestine

08 Apr 2025

EXTRACT | Dispossession is a continuous experience for previously marginalised communities

EXTRACT | Dispossession is a continuous experience for previously marginalised communities

07 Apr 2025

REVIEW | Sky Full of Elephants: Cebo Campbell's dystopian novel is a simplistic missed opportunity

REVIEW | Sky Full of Elephants: Cebo Campbell's dystopian novel is a simplistic missed opportunity

05 Apr 2025

Book of the Month | April’s pick is Paige Nick’s hilarious Book People, about writers going awry

Book of the Month | April’s pick is Paige Nick’s hilarious Book People, about writers going awry

03 Apr 2025

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