African writing: Fact, fiction, or faction?
Siyanda MohutsiwaAuthors are activists of the pen – visionaries whose purpose it is to show us the real world, and the world that we should want to have.
End of the M-Net affair
Jane RosenthalThe only book prize that celebrates works of fiction written in all of our official languages has been suspended.
Stephen King plans pair of aces for 2014
Guardian Books staffRenowned author Stephen King has annouced the release of his second detective novel, Revival.
Springsteen: A lesson in myth-making
Lloyd GedyeYou get a glimpse of the man behind the myth in Peter Ames Carlin's biography, "Bruce", chronicling the life of rock 'n roller Bruce Springsteen.
A peek through the world of science fiction
Gwen AnsellBook reviews: Gwen Ansell takes us through four interesting novels.
Detective fiction stories tramp a new beat
Gwen AnsellBook reviews: Fresh contexts for a veteran and a novice result in two very compelling and readable crime thrillers.
'Wallander' author Mankell to document cancer battle
Guardian ReporterCrime write Henning Mankell has revealed that he has cancer in an advanced stage. He intends to write a newspaper column about fighting it.
Untitled: Prey to his decay
Jane RosenthalIn "Untitled", Kgebetli Moele brings home the travesty of the "respectable" men who destroy women's dreams.
Selective memory keeps Carrim in the local loop
Verashni PillayBeing SA's communications minister takes up a lot of Yunus Carrim's time. But this is what he reads when he can.
Murderer's crime novel wins literary award
Alison Flood"Cuts Through Bone", the book by convicted murderer Alaric Hunt who has been jailed since the 1980s, has won a $10 000 prize and a publishing deal.
Big Brother, please help us read more books
Philip HensherAs technology makes book-reading a specialist activity, more should be done to keep literature at the heart of life.
Through the lens: Exploring land and photography in SA
Sean O'TooleFrom mine dumps to city skylines, four new books bring South Africa’s diversity into focus, writes Sean O'Toole.
Best of 2013: Books
Darryl AcconeM&G books editor Darryl Accone picks his top five best reads for this year.
The good, the bad and the Bosman
Sean ChristieHerman Charles Bosman's colourful life story has been equally sanitised and sensationalised. The true story turns out to be rather well-hidden.
James Hendry books: A sun-drenched bushveld break
Victoria John"A Year in the Wild" and "Back to the Bush" by James Hendry read like a summer holiday, a loud-laughing party with good friends on a warm night.
Exploding supernovas of passion: the bad sex awards
Maev KennedyMathematics professor scoops bad sex award with "quirky" and "wildly experimental" scenes of lust.
Poland's Krakówing literary scene
Antonia Lloyd-JonesNo city could be more eminently qualified for the title of Unesco City of Literature.
Meersman's follow-up novel is history come alive
Jane RosenthalThe novel, Five Lives at Noon provides a detailed account of the events that led to the demise of legislated apartheid.
Max du Preez's latest book brings spring early to SA
Shaun de WaalMax du Preez's new book "A Rumour of Spring" is an insightful look at where the country is today and how we got here.
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Alan Wieder's biography on Joe Slovo and Ruth First focuses on the couple's relationship, their different personalities and opposing views.
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