Pat Schwartz

Here are three children’s books that are our top picks.

Pat Schwartz reviews this autumn’s books for youth.

Duncan’s leadership role in the Black Sash was by no means the only one she played

Author Kagiso Lesego Molope answers the M&G’s questions from Ottawa, Canada, where she now lives.

The annual Sanlam prize for youth literature attracts welcome additions to young adult literature, particularly the 2013 gold and silver winners.

Light is shed on the keepers of secrets.

‘The Journal Of A South African Zombie Apocalypse’ tells the story of courage, devotion and self-sacrifice, writes Pat Schwartz.

Pat Schwartz reviews ‘In Search of Happiness’ by Sonwabiso Ngcowa and ‘May I Have This Dance’ by Connie Manse Ngcaba.

The heroes of several new books cross borders and take their young readers on exciting adventures.

Young adult book lovers are in for a great reading summer.

Where did the idea come from for this tale of a schoolgirl who finds enchantment in a perfectly normal garden in a perfectly normal suburb?

An R8-million grant leaves the dazzling South ­African Mzansi Ballet company dancing on air.

Whether it’s rollicking capers or sweet, feel-good tales they’re after, young readers are spoilt for choice.

Liesel Trautman decided she wanted to create an art form that could be both beautiful and practical, nourishing both spirit and body.

It was love at first bite — the delicate, shell-shaped, citrusy sponge melted in my mouth and I knew why Proust had made the madeleine famous.