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LATEST Isabel Allende’s ‘Violeta’ captures an 100-year history in delicate, ...

Mila de Villiers chats to the grand dame of magical realism about her new novel that captures the upheavals and ...

News Love on the line and online Love on the line and online Romance has always been one of the bestselling genres, but because readers are craving happy endings there seem to be loads more love stories to be found online and in print

News An intensely personal memoir about ... An intensely personal memoir about escaping abuse Cathy Park Kelly’s compelling and painstakingly honest book describes the insidiousness of abuse and how hard it is to leave a toxic and violent relationship

News Rally to Read announces new children’s ... Rally to Read announces new children’s literacy ambassadors Rally to Read is proud to welcome two new ambassadors: Emmanuel Taban, an award-winning lung doctor and pioneer in the treatment of Covid-19, and Barney Mthombothi, a ...

News Michael Sears interviews Ameera Patel ... Michael Sears interviews Ameera Patel about her thriller set in Joburg Set in Johannesburg, 'Outside the Lines' features as diverse a collection of characters as one could hope to meet.

News Exclusive Books’ recommended reads for February Exclusive Books has 22 exciting fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children’s titles on its recommended reading list this month.

Wits University Press Academic publishers

News Nadia Davids’ play ‘What Remains’ wins Olive Schreiner Prize for ... The Olive Schreiner Prize for drama forms part of a larger annual competition in creative writing of English expression, which includes prose and poetry.

News BOOK BITES | Thrills, tragedy ... and maths This week in Book Bites we review a thriller about a serial killer judge, a tribute to Amy Winehouse by her best friend, and the novel that's about to set Netflix alight.

Sanet Oberholzer Lifestyle writer

News Dave Grohl’s charisma and incredible life story make his memoir a ... Dave Grohl is inarguably one of the world’s biggest rock stars in the past 30 years. Now we get to know Nirvana’s drummer and Foo Fighters’ frontman with the release of ‘The ...

News 12-year-old pens short story collection, chats about it on ‘Expresso’ Twelve-year-old Joburger Aryan Naidu's debut short story collection, "I Promise Not To Bore You", consists of 10 tales inspired by master story-teller Roald Dahl, but with a ...

Pan Macmillan Publisher

News Vacancy | Digital communications co-ordinator: Pan Macmillan Pan Macmillan SA is looking for a creative thinker to fill the position of digital communications co-ordinator.

News PEN SA announces programme for season three of The Empty Chair Podcast Starting on February 3, the season continues to illuminate shared histories and values between SA and the USA.

NB-Uitgewers/Publishers Publisher

News Vacancy | Current affairs publisher: NB Publishers SA’s leading publishing house is looking for a dynamic and innovative publisher, based in Johannesburg or Cape Town, to expand its flourishing list of current affairs and other ...

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times Book Editor

News Nonfiction titles to look forward to this year From Tiger King's prison diaries to Magda Wierzycka's memoir, all sorts of nonfiction titles are set to hit the shelves.

News 25 titles to add to your January reading list à la Exclusive Books Fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children’s titles on their recommended reading list and available in-store, online, via phone and Uber Eats.

Jennifer Platt Sunday Times Book Editor

News Books to look out for this year Prepare for a deluge of excellent novels coming this year.

Nal'ibali National reading-for-enjoyment campaign

News World Read Aloud Day celebrates 10th year of inspiring a culture of ... The campaign, together with its partners, read aloud to more than 3-million children in 2021

News ‘The Penguin Post’: The welcome return of Rachel Walsh "I knew that if I didn’t try, I would never find out if it was possible."

News Q&A with Ghana’s Nana-Ama Danquah In this interview with The Big Thrill, Nana-Ama Danquah talks about the new anthology and her thoughts about why African writing seems to be making its mark on the global literary ...

News Murder, mystery and a riotous romp through Ancient Rome Bron Sibree chats to Lindsey Davis about the latest book in her lighthearted and witty Flavia Albia detective series.