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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

FIRST CHAPTER | ‘I killed him’: Shocking moments in bestseller Kopano Matlwa’s new Bosadi

FIRST CHAPTER | ‘I killed him’: Shocking moments in bestseller Kopano Matlwa’s new Bosadi

16 Oct 2025

WELLNESS | We Need New Leaders: Tackling the struggles of a ‘flawed leadership archetype’

WELLNESS | We Need New Leaders: Tackling the struggles of a ‘flawed leadership archetype’

15 Oct 2025

OBITUARY | Zoë Wicomb 1948-2025: The author who captured South Africa’s shadows and light

OBITUARY | Zoë Wicomb 1948-2025: The author who captured South Africa’s shadows and light

15 Oct 2025

REVIEW | From Florida to a little British seaside town: 3 thrillers for your reading pleasure

REVIEW | From Florida to a little British seaside town: 3 thrillers for your reading pleasure

14 Oct 2025

‘Creative courage’: Afrikaans poet and writer Antjie Krog awarded honorary doctorate by UJ

‘Creative courage’: Afrikaans poet and writer Antjie Krog awarded honorary doctorate by UJ

13 Oct 2025

EXTRACT | ‘I cannot believe what is happening’: How the fall of Mugabe shocked SA’s diplomats

EXTRACT | ‘I cannot believe what is happening’: How the fall of Mugabe shocked SA’s diplomats

13 Oct 2025

REVIEW | ‘My shelter and my storm’: Arundhati Roy depicts her remarkable mom in new memoir

REVIEW | ‘My shelter and my storm’: Arundhati Roy depicts her remarkable mom in new memoir

10 Oct 2025

Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

09 Oct 2025

‘Poetic disquiet about injustice’: Ari Sitas’ passionate plea echoes at Poetry Africa

‘Poetic disquiet about injustice’: Ari Sitas’ passionate plea echoes at Poetry Africa

09 Oct 2025

The studio is a metaphor for the world in William Kentridge’s Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot

The studio is a metaphor for the world in William Kentridge’s Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot

08 Oct 2025

Sunday Times Awards 2025: Shortlists for non-fiction and fiction announced

Sunday Times Awards 2025: Shortlists for non-fiction and fiction announced

06 Oct 2025

EXTRACT | ‘Every box represents a human being’: Nicole Engelbrecht probes chilling cold cases

EXTRACT | ‘Every box represents a human being’: Nicole Engelbrecht probes chilling cold cases

06 Oct 2025

EXTRACT | Lessons from My Father: Lindiwe Hani, Imtiaz Sooliman and more honour fatherhood

EXTRACT | Lessons from My Father: Lindiwe Hani, Imtiaz Sooliman and more honour fatherhood

04 Oct 2025

And the 2025 UJ Prize goes to... Barbara Boswell, Shubnum Khan and Siphokazi Jonas

And the 2025 UJ Prize goes to... Barbara Boswell, Shubnum Khan and Siphokazi Jonas

03 Oct 2025

‘Why I sailed’: Zukiswa Wanner on joining the Global Sumud Flotilla delivering aid to Gaza

‘Why I sailed’: Zukiswa Wanner on joining the Global Sumud Flotilla delivering aid to Gaza

02 Oct 2025

EXTRACT | Unlocked: Rugby powerhouse Eben Etzebeth writes about his role as an ‘enforcer’

EXTRACT | Unlocked: Rugby powerhouse Eben Etzebeth writes about his role as an ‘enforcer’

02 Oct 2025

WELLNESS | ‘This book is a betrayal’: Kate Price on uncovering her childhood trauma

WELLNESS | ‘This book is a betrayal’: Kate Price on uncovering her childhood trauma

01 Oct 2025

WATCH | Step inside Cape Town’s Open Book Festival and meet these exciting writers

Author Interviews

WATCH | Step inside Cape Town’s Open Book Festival and meet these exciting writers

30 Sep 2025

BOOK EXCERPT | Meerlust at 50: Beyond the rubicon and into a new era

BOOK EXCERPT | Meerlust at 50: Beyond the rubicon and into a new era

29 Sep 2025

EXTRACT | The Dark Prince: Mashatile could be inheritor of Zuma mantle

EXTRACT | The Dark Prince: Mashatile could be inheritor of Zuma mantle

29 Sep 2025

EXTRACT | ‘State capture by a thousand knives’: Kyle Cowan unpacks SA’s criminal cartels

EXTRACT | ‘State capture by a thousand knives’: Kyle Cowan unpacks SA’s criminal cartels

28 Sep 2025

INTERVIEW | Andile Cele on empathy, othering and her prize-winning novel Braids & Migraines

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | Andile Cele on empathy, othering and her prize-winning novel Braids & Migraines

26 Sep 2025

‘Brilliantly human’: 2025 Booker Prize shortlist explores family, love, and crisis

‘Brilliantly human’: 2025 Booker Prize shortlist explores family, love, and crisis

25 Sep 2025

Photography, spirituality, railways and food: 7 recent books for Heritage Day

Photography, spirituality, railways and food: 7 recent books for Heritage Day

24 Sep 2025

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: Uplifting, lyrical and wild - this month’s must-reads

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: Uplifting, lyrical and wild - this month’s must-reads

23 Sep 2025

EXTRACT | Book of the Month: Mandy Wiener’s The Deal reveals GNU negotiation secrets

EXTRACT | Book of the Month: Mandy Wiener’s The Deal reveals GNU negotiation secrets

22 Sep 2025

My Saturday | Balance and family bliss: Nozipho Tshabalala’s weekend unplugged

My Saturday | Balance and family bliss: Nozipho Tshabalala’s weekend unplugged

20 Sep 2025

INTERVIEW | Getting to Mars: Physicist Adriana Marais on space, science, future of humanity

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | Getting to Mars: Physicist Adriana Marais on space, science, future of humanity

19 Sep 2025

REVIEW | The Chaos Precinct: Turbulent Ethiopian trading hub at the centre of Joburg ‘port’

REVIEW | The Chaos Precinct: Turbulent Ethiopian trading hub at the centre of Joburg ‘port’

18 Sep 2025

WELLNESS | Breadwinners: Practical ways to create equality at home and in your career

Author Interviews

WELLNESS | Breadwinners: Practical ways to create equality at home and in your career

17 Sep 2025

REVIEW | Unbroken Chains shows that the days of slavery in Africa are not yet over

REVIEW | Unbroken Chains shows that the days of slavery in Africa are not yet over

16 Sep 2025

EXTRACT | New book details how Malema, even early in his career, got millions in ‘donations’

EXTRACT | New book details how Malema, even early in his career, got millions in ‘donations’

15 Sep 2025

‘Report was the master key’: How Shadow State author Jeff Wicks sought truth behind Deokaran hit

Author Interviews

‘Report was the master key’: How Shadow State author Jeff Wicks sought truth behind Deokaran hit

13 Sep 2025

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