The joy of Jobson’ glorious versatility

Liesl Jobson has been published in many short story collections and that this, her first solo collection, is a book worth reading.

Grisly death passes without comment

Lauren Beukes's latest novel, a nightmare tale of a time-hopping women-killer, is a publisher’s dream but leaves little in its wake.

Harrowing story of an African farm

South African literature has a long tradition of farm novels digging deep into the lives of people on these farms.

Thrilling Bond-like read, but with more depth

This reads like a South African James Bond novel, but is more elegantly written and rather more serious.

Throw the book at books

Insightful and controversial, Coovadia's essays are a cracking read -- even if they are in book form

Crying out for love and redemption

Like a curiosity from another era, or even another universe, Peter Carey is still with us. He has won the Booker twice and for good reason.
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