Special Report
Summer Books 2012
We round up the hottest summer reads.

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Fabulous account of odd family

The mysterious uncle Cedric could be anyone's relative and therein lies Rupert Thomson's genius.

Finding facts to suit arguments

Ivo Vegter says environmentalists exaggerate problems, but his book committs the same sins.

Celebrating a great son of Africa

A new book on Samora Machel takes an unusual approach to its subject.

The rooinek who struck glossy gold

The doyenne of women's magazines entertains with an unabashed autobiography

Feisty professor 'took life on the chin'

Craig MacKenzie Margaret Lenta, born September 2 1936, died November 5 2012

'Soiled with a secret shame'

Zuma Exposed gets to the heart of the paranoia and power play central to the ANC under his leadership

Throw the book at books

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

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.