Book Reviews

The love-hate debate: Paige Nick and Charlotte Bauer square up for a read-off

The love-hate debate: Paige Nick and Charlotte Bauer square up for a read-off

One of us loved it, one of us hated it. So who got the right take on ‘The Take’? Paige Nick and Charlotte Bauer square up for a read-off.

02 Aug

Paige Nick | You can’t say I don’t have a balanced diet

12 Jul

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: 3 fiendish novels about badass women getting their own back

05 Jul

Who wants to be a thousandaire? The Three Comma Club’s surprising truths about wealth

Who wants to be a thousandaire? The Three Comma Club’s surprising truths about wealth

03 Jul

REVIEW | ‘The Woman and Her Stars’: How Caroline Herschel changed astronomy forever

REVIEW | ‘The Woman and Her Stars’: How Caroline Herschel changed astronomy forever

09 Jun

REVIEW | From the Karoo to Kraaifontein, 5 crime thrillers to entertain you

REVIEW | From the Karoo to Kraaifontein, 5 crime thrillers to entertain you

26 May

REVIEW | We Inherit the Fire is a powerful story of women and struggle

REVIEW | We Inherit the Fire is a powerful story of women and struggle

21 May

WELLNESS | Brené Brown’s lessons for grounded leadership in times of uncertainty

WELLNESS | Brené Brown’s lessons for grounded leadership in times of uncertainty

20 May

REVIEW | Julia Martin’s unclassifiable memoir-travelogue about paradise under threat

REVIEW | Julia Martin’s unclassifiable memoir-travelogue about paradise under threat

19 May

REVIEW | Unbridling limits – Sheryl James’ memoir on her Paralympic journey

REVIEW | Unbridling limits – Sheryl James’ memoir on her Paralympic journey

14 May

REVIEW | The Cape, the South and the Outback are settings for these tense thrillers

REVIEW | The Cape, the South and the Outback are settings for these tense thrillers

08 May

WELLNESS | The Supreme Gift is Paulo Coelho’s meditation on love

WELLNESS | The Supreme Gift is Paulo Coelho’s meditation on love

29 Apr

REVIEW | Belonging: How Indian South Africans forged belonging against the odds

REVIEW | Belonging: How Indian South Africans forged belonging against the odds

24 Apr

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: Sex with the neighbour and stalking a blogger in Japan

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: Sex with the neighbour and stalking a blogger in Japan

21 Apr

REVIEW | Anthony Hopkins bares it all in unfiltered memoir of stardom and self-discovery

REVIEW | Anthony Hopkins bares it all in unfiltered memoir of stardom and self-discovery

16 Apr

WELLNESS | Dear Waheed is a heartfelt testament to a mother’s love and the power of words

WELLNESS | Dear Waheed is a heartfelt testament to a mother’s love and the power of words

15 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

REVIEW | Natsuo Kirino’s Swallows: Trauma and bodily transaction in contemporary Japan

REVIEW | Natsuo Kirino’s Swallows: Trauma and bodily transaction in contemporary Japan

26 Feb

BUSINESS | KasiNomics Unleashed: GG Alcock celebrates SA’s entrepreneurial spirit

BUSINESS | KasiNomics Unleashed: GG Alcock celebrates SA’s entrepreneurial spirit

25 Feb

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: Theo’s not so Golden, but Bosadi rocks

The Charlotte Bauer Book Club: Theo’s not so Golden, but Bosadi rocks

24 Feb

REVIEW | The Steps She Takes: A moving novella about finding a place in the world – on crutches

REVIEW | The Steps She Takes: A moving novella about finding a place in the world – on crutches

20 Feb

REVIEW | Valerie Tagwira’s Trapped captures the spirit of Zimbabwe’s Gen Z

REVIEW | Valerie Tagwira’s Trapped captures the spirit of Zimbabwe’s Gen Z

17 Feb

7 enticing books for Valentine’s Day (and you can win a romance novel!)

7 enticing books for Valentine’s Day (and you can win a romance novel!)

13 Feb

REVIEW | Dry read about Smuts’s ‘famously cold heart’ and views on black South Africans

REVIEW | Dry read about Smuts’s ‘famously cold heart’ and views on black South Africans

11 Feb

WELLNESS | What Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has to teach us about trust

WELLNESS | What Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has to teach us about trust

04 Feb

REVIEW | Carnivore satirises billionaire consumption and the morality of meat

REVIEW | Carnivore satirises billionaire consumption and the morality of meat

03 Feb

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