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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

Zuleikha Mayat: 'A true South African Indian Delight'

Zuleikha Mayat: 'A true South African Indian Delight'

05 Feb 2024

WATCH | Dr Siphiwo Mahala talks News24's Book of the Month, SA classic, Blame Me on History

WATCH | Dr Siphiwo Mahala talks News24's Book of the Month, SA classic, Blame Me on History

02 Feb 2024

REVIEW | Animals, music and love: JM Coetzee once more takes on the issues and ideas that concern him

REVIEW | Animals, music and love: JM Coetzee once more takes on the issues and ideas that concern him

02 Feb 2024

EXCERPT | News24's Book of the Month for February is Bloke Modisane's SA classic, Blame Me on History

EXCERPT | News24's Book of the Month for February is Bloke Modisane's SA classic, Blame Me on History

01 Feb 2024

REVIEW | The Bitterness of Olives: What redemption can be found where Israel and Palestine meet?

REVIEW | The Bitterness of Olives: What redemption can be found where Israel and Palestine meet?

31 Jan 2024

INTERVIEW | The 'fancy footwork' that kept the empire going: Mary Beard on the Emperors of Rome

INTERVIEW | The 'fancy footwork' that kept the empire going: Mary Beard on the Emperors of Rome

30 Jan 2024

Deon Meyer, Andre de Ruyter, Rassie Erasmus top charts of book sales in SA for 2023

Deon Meyer, Andre de Ruyter, Rassie Erasmus top charts of book sales in SA for 2023

26 Jan 2024

REVIEW | 4 thrillers: A mother-daughter combo, murder in Siberia – and the dognapper's trade

REVIEW | 4 thrillers: A mother-daughter combo, murder in Siberia – and the dognapper's trade

26 Jan 2024

EXCERPT | All You Need Is Rhythm and Grit: How running gives you confidence, autonomy and resilience

EXCERPT | All You Need Is Rhythm and Grit: How running gives you confidence, autonomy and resilience

25 Jan 2024

REVIEW | Finding home: The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil is a delightful refuge in today’s troubled world

REVIEW | Finding home: The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil is a delightful refuge in today’s troubled world

24 Jan 2024

EXCERPT | Islam Issa explores Alexandria, the 'city that changed the world'

EXCERPT | Islam Issa explores Alexandria, the 'city that changed the world'

23 Jan 2024

'The medicine that is in stories': Magogodi oaMphela Makhene on her striking debut collection, Innards

'The medicine that is in stories': Magogodi oaMphela Makhene on her striking debut collection, Innards

19 Jan 2024

REVIEW | Magic meets the ordinary in two charming Japanese novels about the choices we make in life

REVIEW | Magic meets the ordinary in two charming Japanese novels about the choices we make in life

18 Jan 2024

EXCERPT | 'Women were not expected to be decision-makers' – Jesika Zivuku narrates in her memoir

EXCERPT | 'Women were not expected to be decision-makers' – Jesika Zivuku narrates in her memoir

16 Jan 2024

Angela Makholwa headlines the iLembe Book Festival in KZN next month

Angela Makholwa headlines the iLembe Book Festival in KZN next month

15 Jan 2024

FIRST CHAPTER | 'Something that swallows you up' - Shubnum Khan's lush new novel, The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil

FIRST CHAPTER | 'Something that swallows you up' - Shubnum Khan's lush new novel, The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil

13 Jan 2024

REVIEW | Return to Sol Plaatje’s Mafikeng Diary not so much a reconsideration as a rehash

REVIEW | Return to Sol Plaatje’s Mafikeng Diary not so much a reconsideration as a rehash

11 Jan 2024

EXCERPT | ‘Courage, integrity, pace and vision’: Malegapuru Makgoba on leadership for transformation

EXCERPT | ‘Courage, integrity, pace and vision’: Malegapuru Makgoba on leadership for transformation

09 Jan 2024

The dark side of the beach: Surfing literature reflects troubled times

The dark side of the beach: Surfing literature reflects troubled times

06 Jan 2024

REVIEW | Cunningham revels in the beauty of words as he dissects characters trapped by the pandemic

REVIEW | Cunningham revels in the beauty of words as he dissects characters trapped by the pandemic

04 Jan 2024

EXCERPT | Lion, dolphin or ostrich? New book by Vangile Makwakwa analyses your 'money personality'

EXCERPT | Lion, dolphin or ostrich? New book by Vangile Makwakwa analyses your 'money personality'

03 Jan 2024

Go beyond the ranges on an old-school Amazonian adventure with Riaan Vorster

Go beyond the ranges on an old-school Amazonian adventure with Riaan Vorster

27 Dec 2023

REVIEW | Caster Semenya, the icon, has run her own race and told her own story

REVIEW | Caster Semenya, the icon, has run her own race and told her own story

23 Dec 2023

From the anti-apartheid struggle, to a girls' school, to Palestine: 3 new SA novels you should read

From the anti-apartheid struggle, to a girls' school, to Palestine: 3 new SA novels you should read

22 Dec 2023

REVIEW | The Last Drop: What to do when so many places in the world face water shortages

REVIEW | The Last Drop: What to do when so many places in the world face water shortages

21 Dec 2023

'The Future' highlights how money corrupts and explores what it would take to stand up to the rich

'The Future' highlights how money corrupts and explores what it would take to stand up to the rich

20 Dec 2023

REVIEW | Omid Scobie calls out the monarchy in controversial Endgame

REVIEW | Omid Scobie calls out the monarchy in controversial Endgame

20 Dec 2023

REVIEW | Legends: Why we need to know about these heroes who changed SA for the better

REVIEW | Legends: Why we need to know about these heroes who changed SA for the better

19 Dec 2023

From Reykjavik to the stormy coast of North Devon: 3 new thrillers

From Reykjavik to the stormy coast of North Devon: 3 new thrillers

15 Dec 2023

REVIEW | 'No sense of one coherent blackness': A new take on the story of African migrants in UK

REVIEW | 'No sense of one coherent blackness': A new take on the story of African migrants in UK

15 Dec 2023

Holiday heavy-hitters: 5 of the best international novels for the festive season

Holiday heavy-hitters: 5 of the best international novels for the festive season

14 Dec 2023

EXCERPT | 'You've lost your arm!': From battlefield to Paralympic gold, Jaco van Gass shares his story

EXCERPT | 'You've lost your arm!': From battlefield to Paralympic gold, Jaco van Gass shares his story

13 Dec 2023

'Happy ending': Prize-winning gay novel written by leading police officer

'Happy ending': Prize-winning gay novel written by leading police officer

12 Dec 2023

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