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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

EXCERPT | Arthur Goldstuck: How generative AI can help creative writers – if used properly

EXCERPT | Arthur Goldstuck: How generative AI can help creative writers – if used properly

08 Dec 2023

Swept off her feet: 3 steamy holiday reads for the beach or beside the pool

Swept off her feet: 3 steamy holiday reads for the beach or beside the pool

08 Dec 2023

Cops told reporters to 'call CrimeStop' when they said they had info on Thabo Bester escape

Cops told reporters to 'call CrimeStop' when they said they had info on Thabo Bester escape

07 Dec 2023

'Reading is for everyone': Second Gauteng International Book Festival set for 9 December

'Reading is for everyone': Second Gauteng International Book Festival set for 9 December

06 Dec 2023

EXCERPT | The Lion's Historian: How apartheid invented the world's most terrifying police dog

EXCERPT | The Lion's Historian: How apartheid invented the world's most terrifying police dog

05 Dec 2023

SA authors pick their favourite reads of 2023

SA authors pick their favourite reads of 2023

02 Dec 2023

The Book of Fire: Christy Lefteri's poignant exploration of trauma, redemption and harmony

The Book of Fire: Christy Lefteri's poignant exploration of trauma, redemption and harmony

01 Dec 2023

REVIEW | Images, music and history: Teju Cole's novel Tremor ponders authenticity and 'colonial taking'

REVIEW | Images, music and history: Teju Cole's novel Tremor ponders authenticity and 'colonial taking'

30 Nov 2023

All the top SA non-fiction titles for the festive season

All the top SA non-fiction titles for the festive season

29 Nov 2023

EXCERPT | A big Greek taverna and the trouble with mint sauce

EXCERPT | A big Greek taverna and the trouble with mint sauce

28 Nov 2023

Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize

Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize

27 Nov 2023

Q&A | Spirit of place: Talking to Justin Fox about his literary journeys across SA

Q&A | Spirit of place: Talking to Justin Fox about his literary journeys across SA

27 Nov 2023

FIRST CHAPTER | 'Here, she held court': Janine Jellars' novel When the Filter Fades focuses on fame and femininity

FIRST CHAPTER | 'Here, she held court': Janine Jellars' novel When the Filter Fades focuses on fame and femininity

24 Nov 2023

Q&A | Caster Semenya: 'I am mentally and emotionally ready to share my story'

Q&A | Caster Semenya: 'I am mentally and emotionally ready to share my story'

23 Nov 2023

EXCERPT | Buying your first home? Zamantungwa Khumalo explains what you need to know

EXCERPT | Buying your first home? Zamantungwa Khumalo explains what you need to know

22 Nov 2023

REVIEW | Three new thrillers – Crook Manifesto leads the pack

REVIEW | Three new thrillers – Crook Manifesto leads the pack

21 Nov 2023

REVIEW | Thicker Than Water: Kerry Washington's intersectional life of privilege and precarity

REVIEW | Thicker Than Water: Kerry Washington's intersectional life of privilege and precarity

18 Nov 2023

REVIEW | Putting the 'bitter' back into Bitterkomix

REVIEW | Putting the 'bitter' back into Bitterkomix

17 Nov 2023

REVIEW | New international fiction: one hit and two misses (sorry, Sebastian)

REVIEW | New international fiction: one hit and two misses (sorry, Sebastian)

16 Nov 2023

Joined at the Soul: Cape Town's newest festival lets poets find each other

Joined at the Soul: Cape Town's newest festival lets poets find each other

15 Nov 2023

SA Literary Awards: List of winners for 2023

SA Literary Awards: List of winners for 2023

14 Nov 2023

EXCERPT | In The Exchange, John Grisham returns to the lead characters of his first, biggest hit

EXCERPT | In The Exchange, John Grisham returns to the lead characters of his first, biggest hit

11 Nov 2023

REVIEW | Annemarié van Niekerk's book is an unflinching record of life in difficult times

REVIEW | Annemarié van Niekerk's book is an unflinching record of life in difficult times

10 Nov 2023

'Confronting the beasts within': Deon Meyer on booze, 'birds', and his latest bestseller, Leo

'Confronting the beasts within': Deon Meyer on booze, 'birds', and his latest bestseller, Leo

09 Nov 2023

EXCERPT | When banks fail, trust in institutions is a far greater loss than money

EXCERPT | When banks fail, trust in institutions is a far greater loss than money

08 Nov 2023

REVIEW | With Still Breathing, Marita van der Vyver weaves a richly developed Breathing Space sequel

REVIEW | With Still Breathing, Marita van der Vyver weaves a richly developed Breathing Space sequel

07 Nov 2023

EXCERPT | 'A different kind of woman': Caster Semenya in her own words

EXCERPT | 'A different kind of woman': Caster Semenya in her own words

04 Nov 2023

'Fascinating' and 'inspirational': Sunday Times Literary Awards announce 2023 winners

'Fascinating' and 'inspirational': Sunday Times Literary Awards announce 2023 winners

02 Nov 2023

AUDIOBOOK | Listen to Jacques Pauw's bestselling exposé of state capture, Our Poisoned Land

AUDIOBOOK | Listen to Jacques Pauw's bestselling exposé of state capture, Our Poisoned Land

01 Nov 2023

EXCERPT | Shipwrecked prisoners in the jungle: Heather Morris’s Sisters under the Rising Sun

EXCERPT | Shipwrecked prisoners in the jungle: Heather Morris’s Sisters under the Rising Sun

01 Nov 2023

REVIEW | When young Zim women reject romance in favour of the ‘shark’ who will pay their bills

REVIEW | When young Zim women reject romance in favour of the ‘shark’ who will pay their bills

31 Oct 2023

WEBINAR | Who will rule South Africa? Join Adriaan Basson and Qaanitah Hunter for book launch

WEBINAR | Who will rule South Africa? Join Adriaan Basson and Qaanitah Hunter for book launch

30 Oct 2023

EXCERPT | Black Racist Bitch: Social media, racism and why whiteness needs critical study

EXCERPT | Black Racist Bitch: Social media, racism and why whiteness needs critical study

27 Oct 2023

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