This is an edited extract from Revolutionaries’ House, the latest novel from Nthikeng Mohlele
The seminal Spanish novel and its author are difficult to pin down in translation and history
A new book examines the use and abuse of military intelligence gathering in Africa
Keynote speaker at the Johannesburg Festival of Women Writers, Margaret Busby, urges them to get into publishing too
A new book explores a Zimbabwean author’s life and work through her love of gardens and nature
This is an edited extract from SA writer Ivan Vladislavic’s new book The Near North
An edited extract from a new book by Dr Michael Mosley called
4 Weeks to Better Sleep
This is an edited extract from Haider Eid’s book, Decolonising the Palestinian Mind
A whole book written in a single sentence? Author challenges with both style and content
The Love Books campaign by Ladles of Love aims to couple feeding with reading
This is an edited extract from Nadine Dirks’s Hot Water, which explores living with a chronic illness
This era in politics is crying out for a great chronicler in the mould of the American writer
Scepticism has dogged stories of exploration from Ancient Greece
through to Apollo XI
This is an edited extract from Ben Mezrich’s new book called Breaking Twitter
A book by an anthropologist documents Joburg’s bustling Kwa Mai Mai
An edited extract from The Lion’s Historian: Africa’s Animal Past
Writers’ stories about illness and healing are transformative for readers
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An extract from Irish writer Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize-winning novel Prophet Song
Zibu Sithole’s novel is relatable, heartwarming and suffused with hope for renewal after a storm
This is an edited extract of Janet Remmington’s chapter titled ‘Olive Schreiner, Race and Black South Africa’, from Olive Schreiner: Writing Networks and Global Contexts
This is an edited extract from Herman Lategan’s memoir, ‘Son of a Whore’
This is an edited extract from Siddharth Kara’s book Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
An edited extract from South African writer Steven Friedman’s new book ‘Good Jew, Bad Jew’
This is an edited extract from Sarah Wild’s new book ‘Human Origins’
An edited extract from Buntu Siwisa’s book ‘Paperless’ about South Africans living and working illegally in Oxford, England
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An edited extract from environmental activist Babette Gallard’s fantasy novel ‘Future Imperfect’
‘Recasting Workers’ Power: Work and Inequality in the Shadow of the Digital Age’ is a new work by Edward Webster and Lynford Dor. This is an extract from the book
Gregory Maqoma celebrates his 50th birthday on 16 October, with the two books part of his legacy projects
Set in the Mother City in pre-colonial times, it explores a young man’s journey to self-knowledge
When I remember Mama, I remember her as a mother, a healthcare worker, an educator and a community activist
It took years for parents to speak up and form communities for treatment… because it was “shameful” to have your children hooked on heroin
Ted Botha tells of the death of the serial killer’s first husband Alfie Cowle in this edited excerpt from his book ‘Daisy de Melker’