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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

REVIEW | We Inherit the Fire is a powerful story of women and struggle

REVIEW | We Inherit the Fire is a powerful story of women and struggle

21 May

WELLNESS | Brené Brown’s lessons for grounded leadership in times of uncertainty

WELLNESS | Brené Brown’s lessons for grounded leadership in times of uncertainty

20 May

REVIEW | Julia Martin’s unclassifiable memoir-travelogue about paradise under threat

REVIEW | Julia Martin’s unclassifiable memoir-travelogue about paradise under threat

19 May

Franschhoek Literary Festival: Celebrating great writing, contemplating serious social issues

Franschhoek Literary Festival: Celebrating great writing, contemplating serious social issues

18 May

DA MPs on impeachment committee must be ‘unrelenting’, Hill-Lewis tells literary festival

DA MPs on impeachment committee must be ‘unrelenting’, Hill-Lewis tells literary festival

17 May

INTERVIEW | Ex-CIA analyst David McCloskey on The Persian and Israel’s shadow war on Iran

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | Ex-CIA analyst David McCloskey on The Persian and Israel’s shadow war on Iran

17 May

Organised crime is the greatest threat to SA’s democracy, says Kyle Cowan at FLF

Organised crime is the greatest threat to SA’s democracy, says Kyle Cowan at FLF

16 May

Those who ordered hit on Babita Deokaran unlikely to be imprisoned, says Jeff Wicks at FLF

Those who ordered hit on Babita Deokaran unlikely to be imprisoned, says Jeff Wicks at FLF

15 May

Franschhoek Literary Festival | GNU an ‘unhappy marriage’, with parents staying ‘for the kids’

Franschhoek Literary Festival | GNU an ‘unhappy marriage’, with parents staying ‘for the kids’

15 May

SEE | Franschhoek Literary Festival opens with Town Hall ceremony

SEE | Franschhoek Literary Festival opens with Town Hall ceremony

15 May

REVIEW | Unbridling limits – Sheryl James’ memoir on her Paralympic journey

REVIEW | Unbridling limits – Sheryl James’ memoir on her Paralympic journey

14 May

WELLNESS | Cash Cow: So, would you sell your breast milk to some guy on the internet?

WELLNESS | Cash Cow: So, would you sell your breast milk to some guy on the internet?

13 May

Q&A | Alka Joshi on her ‘unknowable’ women and preserving creative legacies

Author Interviews

Q&A | Alka Joshi on her ‘unknowable’ women and preserving creative legacies

12 May

EXTRACT | Predatory Welfare: When social grants became a route to crippling debt

EXTRACT | Predatory Welfare: When social grants became a route to crippling debt

11 May

REVIEW | The Cape, the South and the Outback are settings for these tense thrillers

REVIEW | The Cape, the South and the Outback are settings for these tense thrillers

08 May

WELLNESS | Inconceivable: Family, identity, genes and ‘ghost children’

WELLNESS | Inconceivable: Family, identity, genes and ‘ghost children’

06 May

Unravelling crime: SA’s dark tales take centre stage at Franschhoek Literary Festival 2026

Unravelling crime: SA’s dark tales take centre stage at Franschhoek Literary Festival 2026

05 May

BOOK OF THE MONTH | The House at 6001: Moving memoir of a family facing the Soweto Uprising

BOOK OF THE MONTH | The House at 6001: Moving memoir of a family facing the Soweto Uprising

04 May

FIRST CHAPTER | Railsong: A remarkable novel about a ‘railway woman’ in India

FIRST CHAPTER | Railsong: A remarkable novel about a ‘railway woman’ in India

01 May

FLF: Healing, wellness – and glimmers – form a major theme at Franschhoek 2026

FLF: Healing, wellness – and glimmers – form a major theme at Franschhoek 2026

30 Apr

Nobel laureate JM Coetzee turns down Jerusalem writers’ festival over Israel’s actions in Gaza

Nobel laureate JM Coetzee turns down Jerusalem writers’ festival over Israel’s actions in Gaza

29 Apr

WELLNESS | The Supreme Gift is Paulo Coelho’s meditation on love

WELLNESS | The Supreme Gift is Paulo Coelho’s meditation on love

29 Apr

Gcina Mhlophe, Riaan Manser and top kids’ authors to light up Franschhoek Literary Festival

Gcina Mhlophe, Riaan Manser and top kids’ authors to light up Franschhoek Literary Festival

28 Apr

EXTRACT | Ryan Blumenthal and his tales of crime-solving by autopsy

EXTRACT | Ryan Blumenthal and his tales of crime-solving by autopsy

27 Apr

REVIEW | Belonging: How Indian South Africans forged belonging against the odds

REVIEW | Belonging: How Indian South Africans forged belonging against the odds

24 Apr

Learn all about memoir-writing, publishing tips and more at FLF workshops

Learn all about memoir-writing, publishing tips and more at FLF workshops

23 Apr

WELLNESS | Because I Love You: Real women’s stories of ‘being unseen inside of intimacy’, and how to recover

WELLNESS | Because I Love You: Real women’s stories of ‘being unseen inside of intimacy’, and how to recover

22 Apr

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: Sex with the neighbour and stalking a blogger in Japan

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: Sex with the neighbour and stalking a blogger in Japan

21 Apr

EXTRACT | The Three Comma Club: Probing the ways and lives of the world’s richest people

EXTRACT | The Three Comma Club: Probing the ways and lives of the world’s richest people

20 Apr

OPINION | Thebe Ikalafeng’s Rooted and Rising: African cultural pride or superficial brand building?

18 Apr

Thousands of AI-written, edited or polished books are sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s machines

Thousands of AI-written, edited or polished books are sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s machines

17 Apr

REVIEW | Anthony Hopkins bares it all in unfiltered memoir of stardom and self-discovery

REVIEW | Anthony Hopkins bares it all in unfiltered memoir of stardom and self-discovery

16 Apr

WELLNESS | Dear Waheed is a heartfelt testament to a mother’s love and the power of words

WELLNESS | Dear Waheed is a heartfelt testament to a mother’s love and the power of words

15 Apr

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