Creator
Rodney Ghobril
If Meryl met Herbert: A rom-com fan reads about an architect
Colonial architecture might not be your thing — but Sir Herbert Baker’s globe-trotting, empire-defining life just might surprise you
Don’t read this in the second bedroom
The Gambling Animal offers a sharp, unsettling look at human irrationality, risk-taking and the ecological consequences of gambling with our future
Do the rite thing: Reflections on the transition to manhood
Jeffrey Rakabe ponders transformation, trauma and tradition in a debut that challenges what it means to grow up
Through interlaced fingers: Reading Medusa as a Father
When fiction mirrors fear, even the strongest reader flinches. Medusa is powerful, painful and unforgettable
Sex, politics and very little else: A look at The Sweetest Taboo
An explicit, ambitious debut novel that delivers on sensuality but struggles to balance story, substance and seduction
Author shares his life through an ethnic lens
One boy. Three matriarchs. Endless food, love, and drama. A memoir that’s as touching as it is tasty
African gothic reclaimed with a story of seers
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu’s novel is a profound exploration of power, memory and the cost of knowledge
Whodunit novel is a case of murder, she repeated
Another case, another body, another billionaire — JD Robb’s formula still works
Matt Haig’s new novel is a story too good to spoil
A moving, mind-bending journey of grief, hope and unexpected transformation
Spirit of debut novel will blow you away
Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani weaves a tale of identity, longing and the relentless pull of the past
Units of measure – with a side of nostalgia
The Seven Measures of the World by Piero Martin makes dry topics entertaining and informative
Sci-fi classic worth dusting off
In his novel Blood Music, Greg Bear explores the subjectivity of reality and consciousness
The Comrade’s Wife explores love, power and resilience in modern South Africa
Barbara Boswell’s novel tells the gripping love story of a middle-aged black woman in modern-day South Africa
Joburg: A beloved, magnificent cesspit
Nickolaus Bauer’s book on Johannesburg shows both its wonders and its scabrous underbelly
Hedley Twidle’s essays: Not lightly to the blank page
Powerful, evocative and thought-provoking essays transport us to unexpected places