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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

WELLNESS | From travel to transformation: Five books for a mind-body-soul reset

WELLNESS | From travel to transformation: Five books for a mind-body-soul reset

30 Jul 2025

Without new funding, Cape Town’s great literary fest Open Book faces closure

Without new funding, Cape Town’s great literary fest Open Book faces closure

29 Jul 2025

EXTRACT | Preacher, Let My People Go: The ‘prosperity gospel’ can end up fleecing believers

EXTRACT | Preacher, Let My People Go: The ‘prosperity gospel’ can end up fleecing believers

28 Jul 2025

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club | Welcome to this group for keen readers! Prizes to be won

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club | Welcome to this group for keen readers! Prizes to be won

25 Jul 2025

REVIEW | Xoliswa Matanzima-Jozana: Making a life in the shadow of abuse and patriarchy

REVIEW | Xoliswa Matanzima-Jozana: Making a life in the shadow of abuse and patriarchy

24 Jul 2025

WELLNESS | Shatterproof: Tasha Eurich explains how you can thrive amid the chaos

WELLNESS | Shatterproof: Tasha Eurich explains how you can thrive amid the chaos

23 Jul 2025

REVIEW | Klein Karoo to Cape Town: 3 local murder mysteries to thrill you

REVIEW | Klein Karoo to Cape Town: 3 local murder mysteries to thrill you

22 Jul 2025

EXTRACT | The Sinners’ Bench: Family secrets, love, and being an ‘orthodox German’

EXTRACT | The Sinners’ Bench: Family secrets, love, and being an ‘orthodox German’

21 Jul 2025

5 fascinating reads: From Cecil Rhodes, to Elon Musk... to titles inspired by Toni Braxton

5 fascinating reads: From Cecil Rhodes, to Elon Musk... to titles inspired by Toni Braxton

19 Jul 2025

INTERVIEW | Ted Botha uncovers Hollywood on the Veld: I.W. Schlesinger’s SA movie empire

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | Ted Botha uncovers Hollywood on the Veld: I.W. Schlesinger’s SA movie empire

18 Jul 2025

REVIEW | Elleke Boehmer’s Ice Shock is a serious but accessible novel about keeping in touch

REVIEW | Elleke Boehmer’s Ice Shock is a serious but accessible novel about keeping in touch

17 Jul 2025

WELLNESS | ‘Change your perspective. Change your life,’ writes champ James Lawrence

WELLNESS | ‘Change your perspective. Change your life,’ writes champ James Lawrence

16 Jul 2025

BUSINESS | Corporate Newsman: Kaizer Nyatsumba’s evolution from poet to business leader

BUSINESS | Corporate Newsman: Kaizer Nyatsumba’s evolution from poet to business leader

15 Jul 2025

EXTRACT | TV star Vanessa Govender embraces rural life to become The Village Indian

EXTRACT | TV star Vanessa Govender embraces rural life to become The Village Indian

14 Jul 2025

REVIEW | Humanist dreamer and physicist Adriana Marais wants to get humanity to Mars

REVIEW | Humanist dreamer and physicist Adriana Marais wants to get humanity to Mars

11 Jul 2025

INTERVIEW | ‘The new ancestors’: African spirituality in Vusumzi Ngxande’s Journey Kwantu

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | ‘The new ancestors’: African spirituality in Vusumzi Ngxande’s Journey Kwantu

10 Jul 2025

WELLNESS | How Not to Mess Up Online: Mastering digital safety for teens in South Africa

WELLNESS | How Not to Mess Up Online: Mastering digital safety for teens in South Africa

09 Jul 2025

REVIEW | Connection and communication concern Colum McCann in intriguing, beautiful Twist

REVIEW | Connection and communication concern Colum McCann in intriguing, beautiful Twist

08 Jul 2025

EXTRACT | The Murder of Deveney Nel: How the cops cornered the teen’s alleged killer

EXTRACT | The Murder of Deveney Nel: How the cops cornered the teen’s alleged killer

07 Jul 2025

Book of the Month | Chief with a Double Agenda: A hidden history now open to South Africans

Book of the Month | Chief with a Double Agenda: A hidden history now open to South Africans

04 Jul 2025

Curating the rainbow: Joanne Hichens spotlights SA’s vibrant literary voices

Author Interviews

Curating the rainbow: Joanne Hichens spotlights SA’s vibrant literary voices

04 Jul 2025

REVIEW | These women fantasy authors make magic with quests, spells and mystical beasts

REVIEW | These women fantasy authors make magic with quests, spells and mystical beasts

03 Jul 2025

WELLNESS | The Psychology of Leadership: How a sportsman’s defeat became his ‘best moment’

WELLNESS | The Psychology of Leadership: How a sportsman’s defeat became his ‘best moment’

02 Jul 2025

EXTRACT | The Smallest Ones: Popina Khumanda escaped from terror in DRC to hardship in SA

EXTRACT | The Smallest Ones: Popina Khumanda escaped from terror in DRC to hardship in SA

30 Jun 2025

For young and curious minds: Pippa Skotnes revives ancient tales in When the World Was

Author Interviews

For young and curious minds: Pippa Skotnes revives ancient tales in When the World Was

28 Jun 2025

REVIEW | A fascinating trip to the roots of Nongqawuse’s fatal prophecies

REVIEW | A fascinating trip to the roots of Nongqawuse’s fatal prophecies

27 Jun 2025

Never silent: Writers and musicians pay tribute to drummer and novelist Morabo Morojele

Never silent: Writers and musicians pay tribute to drummer and novelist Morabo Morojele

26 Jun 2025

WELLNESS | 5 books to help you thrive in a chaotic world and get out of your own way

WELLNESS | 5 books to help you thrive in a chaotic world and get out of your own way

25 Jun 2025

REVIEW | The Whale’s Last Song: Joanne Fedler’s charming fairytale for adults

REVIEW | The Whale’s Last Song: Joanne Fedler’s charming fairytale for adults

24 Jun 2025

EXTRACT | A 9-year battle: Richard Meeran sought justice for SA miners and won big

EXTRACT | A 9-year battle: Richard Meeran sought justice for SA miners and won big

23 Jun 2025

INTERVIEW | ‘I write the endings I wish existed’: Author Michelle Kekana on inspiring debut

Author Interviews

INTERVIEW | ‘I write the endings I wish existed’: Author Michelle Kekana on inspiring debut

21 Jun 2025

REVIEW | Khaki Fever, All Fours and The Persians – 3 novels to warm your winter evenings

REVIEW | Khaki Fever, All Fours and The Persians – 3 novels to warm your winter evenings

20 Jun 2025

BUSINESS | Marichen Mortimer shares secrets on building leadership teams that drive growth

Author Interviews

BUSINESS | Marichen Mortimer shares secrets on building leadership teams that drive growth

19 Jun 2025

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