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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

News24’s Kyle Cowan and Jeff Wicks to speak at Clarens and Kingsmead literary festivals

News24’s Kyle Cowan and Jeff Wicks to speak at Clarens and Kingsmead literary festivals

14 Apr

EXTRACT | Anthony Butler: How much power do presidents really have?

EXTRACT | Anthony Butler: How much power do presidents really have?

13 Apr

REVIEW | Frank Sayi’s memoir delves into family, identity, and Zimbabwe’s turbulent history

REVIEW | Frank Sayi’s memoir delves into family, identity, and Zimbabwe’s turbulent history

10 Apr

REVIEW | A Hymn to Life: Gisèle’s powerful memoir of survival and patriarchy’s reckoning

REVIEW | A Hymn to Life: Gisèle’s powerful memoir of survival and patriarchy’s reckoning

09 Apr

BUSINESS | The Bok Way: How the Springboks’ winning formula can transform your team

BUSINESS | The Bok Way: How the Springboks’ winning formula can transform your team

08 Apr

Messy and modern: Sukdhev’s Pillow Talk and It’s Complicated redefine SA Indian romance

Messy and modern: Sukdhev’s Pillow Talk and It’s Complicated redefine SA Indian romance

07 Apr

EXTRACT | Dogtag Memories: Jon Goetzsche’s raw account as a frontline SADF conscript

EXTRACT | Dogtag Memories: Jon Goetzsche’s raw account as a frontline SADF conscript

06 Apr

INTERVIEW | Blood Will Flow: Alex Perry on Big Oil, ISIS, and Mozambique’s Palma Massacre

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | Blood Will Flow: Alex Perry on Big Oil, ISIS, and Mozambique’s Palma Massacre

03 Apr

REVIEW | Rutger Bregman urges us to go out and make the world a better place

REVIEW | Rutger Bregman urges us to go out and make the world a better place

02 Apr

REVIEW | Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret, says you can think your way to riches

REVIEW | Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret, says you can think your way to riches

31 Mar

BOOK OF THE MONTH | Unleashed: Caitlin Venniker’s heartwarming, humorous story of being a vet in SA

BOOK OF THE MONTH | Unleashed: Caitlin Venniker’s heartwarming, humorous story of being a vet in SA

30 Mar

Giveaway: Win all 6 novels in the book series behind the TV hit ‘Heated Rivalry’

Giveaway: Win all 6 novels in the book series behind the TV hit ‘Heated Rivalry’

28 Mar

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: ‘Half His Age’ made me squirm, but I couldn’t put it down

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: ‘Half His Age’ made me squirm, but I couldn’t put it down

27 Mar

Diana Ferrus: The South African poet whose words reclaimed history

Diana Ferrus: The South African poet whose words reclaimed history

26 Mar

WELLNESS | Lessons from Loss: Falling ‘out of sync with the rest of reality’

WELLNESS | Lessons from Loss: Falling ‘out of sync with the rest of reality’

25 Mar

REVIEW | All but forgotten, Edson Sithole was an unsung hero of Zim’s freedom struggle

REVIEW | All but forgotten, Edson Sithole was an unsung hero of Zim’s freedom struggle

24 Mar

EXTRACT | What we can do to ensure Africa’s ever-growing population thrives

EXTRACT | What we can do to ensure Africa’s ever-growing population thrives

23 Mar

Peter Venison’s SOL sequel: From Gerrie Coetzee to a rebel England cricket tour

Peter Venison’s SOL sequel: From Gerrie Coetzee to a rebel England cricket tour

21 Mar

OPINION | Drown my book! The bearable whiteness of Books on the Bay

OPINION | Drown my book! The bearable whiteness of Books on the Bay

20 Mar

Books, breakfasts and bold ideas: Franschhoek Literary Festival reveals its 2026 lineup

Books, breakfasts and bold ideas: Franschhoek Literary Festival reveals its 2026 lineup

19 Mar

WELLNESS | Melinda Ferguson’s Swift: Making meaning in the wake of grief

WELLNESS | Melinda Ferguson’s Swift: Making meaning in the wake of grief

18 Mar

REVIEW | Thrillers to tell you how to kill your husband, your fiancé – or anyone else, really

REVIEW | Thrillers to tell you how to kill your husband, your fiancé – or anyone else, really

17 Mar

EXTRACT | In touch, in tune and independent: The day ‘Channel’ 702 was launched

EXTRACT | In touch, in tune and independent: The day ‘Channel’ 702 was launched

16 Mar

Here’s a prompt: AI slop should see us all reaching for a book of poetry

Here’s a prompt: AI slop should see us all reaching for a book of poetry

13 Mar

REVIEW | Tom Lodge’s Walter Sisulu: ANC’s mobiliser, conciliator and catalyst

REVIEW | Tom Lodge’s Walter Sisulu: ANC’s mobiliser, conciliator and catalyst

12 Mar

WELLNESS | Mattering: Why belonging and being valued are basic human needs

WELLNESS | Mattering: Why belonging and being valued are basic human needs

11 Mar

REVIEW | Imraan Coovadia on corruption and morality in his new novel

REVIEW | Imraan Coovadia on corruption and morality in his new novel

10 Mar

EXTRACT | Nontsizi Mgqwetho ‘shattered all the moulds confining Black women’ in the 1920s

EXTRACT | Nontsizi Mgqwetho ‘shattered all the moulds confining Black women’ in the 1920s

09 Mar

Q&A | Michiel Heyns on the ‘different kinds of love’ in his new novel, The Wildest Beauty

Author Interviews

Q&A | Michiel Heyns on the ‘different kinds of love’ in his new novel, The Wildest Beauty

06 Mar

EXTRACT | Joe Studwell: Africa is underdeveloped – but not for the reasons you think

EXTRACT | Joe Studwell: Africa is underdeveloped – but not for the reasons you think

05 Mar

BOOK OF THE MONTH | The Wildest Beauty: Michiel Heyns’ evocative novel of war, brotherhood, and Delville Wood

BOOK OF THE MONTH | The Wildest Beauty: Michiel Heyns’ evocative novel of war, brotherhood, and Delville Wood

04 Mar

Books on the Bay and Open Book Youth Festival programmes are out now – get booking!

Books on the Bay and Open Book Youth Festival programmes are out now – get booking!

03 Mar

EXTRACT | Dr Mzamo Masito’s message for black boys – and men who are struggling

EXTRACT | Dr Mzamo Masito’s message for black boys – and men who are struggling

02 Mar

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