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LATEST Books to look out for this year

Prepare for a deluge of excellent novels coming this year.

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

News ‘The Penguin Post’: The welcome return ... ‘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 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 ... 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.

News BOOK BITES | Richard Osman, Douglas Kennedy, AJ Pearce On our list this week is a cosy mystery solved by septuagenarians, the new Douglas Kennedy and a light weekend read.

News Lisa-Anne Julien: The connectedness of all things Lisa-Anne Julien on writing her book ‘If You Save Me’.

Tymon Smith Features writer, film and series reviewer

News Once upon a time you saw the movie, now read the book Quentin Tarantino turns his Oscar-winning celebration of 1960s pop culture into a paperback that is destined to become an icon of pulp fiction.

News Test your book trivia Test your book knowledge with this 20-question literary quiz.

News Best reads of 2021 We asked some of our favourite wordsmiths, authors and reviewers to tell us about their best reads of the year.

News Michael Connelly interviews Deon Meyer — The plots get dark US author Michael Connelly chats all things thriller-writing with local legend Deon Meyer.

Sanet Oberholzer Lifestyle writer

News A podcast to add to your ‘listen to’ list this December Discover the pristine landscape of the Okovango Delta and the important conservation work being carried out in the region.

Fiction Fiction Friday | 'Common Ground' by David Mann The problem with Cape Town, he says, is that it's still run like a colony.

News 10 years of getting South Africans reading Ten years ago the FunDza Literacy Trust was founded to get young South Africans reading and thereby improve the functional literacy levels of young people in the country.

Sanet Oberholzer Lifestyle writer

News Pages squirting sex Sanet Oberholzer reviews 'Touch' compiled by Tiffany Kagure Mugo and Kim Windvogel.

Tymon Smith Features writer, film and series reviewer

News An acting mobster's renaissance Tymon Smith interviews Steven Van Zandt: The Consiglieri of rock ’n’ roll.

GamersLIVE INTERVIEW: Gareth Woods wants you to 'Go Play Inside' No one is seriously going to say that your kids should play video games inside instead of being out in the SA sunshine. Almost no one. Gareth Woods does.

News Exclusive Books announces its 2021 Season's Readings list The selection of 120 titles features something for everyone, from biography to fiction, children’s books to cookery, and a bumper crop of sports.

Fiction 'The Tearoom' - a tragicomic hero's escape plan goes pear-shaped When the big birthday comes round, Tubby reckons he will confess his love for Yogi and persuade her to run away with him. But the best laid plans don’t always work out.

News Michael Sears interviews Bryony Rheam about her new murder mystery Bryony Rheam’s new book, 'All Come to Dust,' was chosen as one of 10 top African thrillers in 'Publishers Weekly'.