Six books aiming to revive the self-help genre are themselves in need of help, says Michael Titlestad
A local publisher hopes to reach a broader audience by getting celebrities to write books aimed at the youth market.
Two novels set in Jo’burg, Cape Town and London take the UJ prizes.
If Imraan Coovadia’s work was a computer operating system, we would call it open source — it is so open in its imagination of another world.
That a book about his life has just won a Pulitzer is surely proof that Malcolm X’s redemption in mainstream America is near complete.
<b>Percy Zvomuya</b> examines a book that comes to some surprising conclusions about the country’s so-called farm invasions.
<b>Rhumba</b> is a good story and has the makings of a good novel, but it is not there yet.
This novel is reminiscent of the film <em>The Big Chill </em>and David Lodge’s novels set in university environs; it even has a touch of Woody Allen.
The collection of his last works is as much autobiographical as an expression of his views.
The raw energy and rough language of a rugby thriller alarms polite literary circles.
A newshound gives an astonishing insight into a much-maligned country.
<b>Shaun de Waal</b> assesses three views of the state of the continent and wonders whether radio can help to stop the ‘Big Men’ retarding progress.
<b>Zeenat Mahomed</b> talks to Manju Kapur about her new novel and the new India.
A compendium of reviews by an American music journalist doesn’t provide a comprehensive portrait.
A new series of books uses local history as a way to hook young readers.
Donald McRae’s ability as a storyteller turns the everyday into the exceptional.
PD James has previously expressed her great admiration for Jane Austen. Now she has gone the whole hog and written an Austen pastiche.
A new book about the 1960 protests evokes uncomfortable parallels with the present.
Yewande Omotoso gives considerable insight into what it is like to be a migrant from the northern part of Africa.
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/ 24 February 2012
<b>Kylie Thomas</b> is impressed by five titles from Modjaji Books, a publishing house that specialises in the work of Southern African women.
Eco’s new book tells the story of the notorious anti-Semitic forgery, <em>The Protocols of the Elders of Zion</em>.
A new book remembers 15 horrendous events that have been conveniently swept under the carpet.
This substantial offering from UKZN Press is very much about the now.
The politics of apartheid constrained both the substance and the form of David Manisi’s poetry.
Among all his outstanding works, the latest novel by the popular Japanese author is his best yet.
Jane Rosenthal picks potential prize-winners from last year’s crop of South African books.
Two books take a fresh and wide-ranging look at the theme of music-making and politics.
A new book suggests climbers were trying to transcend were five years of trench warfare that shattered the Edwardian idyll.
Despite some unfortunate gaps, there are many local books to keep the youngsters entertained this
holiday season.
A variety of writers ruminate on the challenges facing South Africa, offering insights and advice that the government is unlikely to heed.
Isobel Dixon’s latest collection of poetry initiates a move away from "the precious milk and honey of nostalgia".
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/ 25 November 2011
Julian Assange, the poster boy for freedom of information, is profiled in two new books.