As perhaps the most amenable of the actors who played James Bond, Roger Moore gets the job of writing the text for this commemorative book.
The 28th work of fiction from Scotland’s most successful crime writer turns on five ominous disappearances.
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Hot off the press from Jacana is a new crop of local books for read-to-mes.
Young adult readers will find a satisfying crop of new holiday reads, both local and international, on the shelves of local bookstores this summer.
A new and comprehensive history and a guide contain everything a scholar needs to know
The mysterious uncle Cedric could be anyone’s relative and therein lies Rupert Thomson’s genius.
Handsome, rigorous and reasonably priced, these admirable books on South Africa’s past surpass many of the others on the market
Adam Haupt summarizes all the questions his book raises
The new edition of Chris Ballantine’s Marabi Nights is more than a description of the creation of a South African jazz; it is sociology set to music
Insightful and controversial, Coovadia’s essays are a cracking read — even if they are in book form
Zuma Exposed gets to the heart of the paranoia and power play central to the ANC under his leadership
This reads like a South African James Bond novel, but is more elegantly written and rather more serious.
Ivo Vegter says environmentalists exaggerate problems, but his book committs the same sins.
A new book on Samora Machel takes an unusual approach to its subject.
Craig MacKenzie Margaret Lenta, born September 2 1936, died November 5 2012
South African literature has a long tradition of farm novels digging deep into the lives of people on these farms.
Chinua Achebe breaks his silence on the conflict that shattered his homeland, writes Noo Saro-Wiwa.
This account of an activist’s life is an honest attempt at
revealing the man and not the political martyr.
Growing up in the global yachting community made for a great memoir.
Obsequiousness aside, the first book about Motlanthe is a good starting point, writes Rapule Tabane.
How many more necklacings will we turn into poems? Who will be the first to pen an epic in response to the Marikana massacre?
An analysis of a deadly mine conflict in 1994 offers clues to the origins of the Marikana tragedy.
Tan Twan Eng uses the concepts that underpin Japanese gardens and the ancient Chinese gardens on which they are based to construct this unusual novel.
Although little known in the English world, Patrick Chamoiseau’s novel Texaco should be read all over.
Work that has been done to establish that BDSM is not a pathological symptom but a normal erotic interest is being undermined by ‘Fifty Shades’.
Why oh why have the erotic fantasies in the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ trilogy seduced millions of women?
A spy and a philosophy professor shed light on South Africa’s transition to democracy.
If digital fantasies are now post-cyberpunk, then perhaps Nick Harkaway could be credited with inventing post-steampunk.
A new novel captures the marginal status of migrants but their characters are not convincing, writes Percy Zvomuya
Peter Hain chronicles his journey from apartheid activist to insider in Tony Blair’s government.
The jacket notes of Anna Raverat’s novel "Signs of Life" declares that "this is not a confession", but it certainly reads like one.
Author’s journey offers an honest, funny and realistic take on South Africa and its people.