Theories about the death of John F Kennedy are in overdrive as the 50th ?anniversary of his death approaches — even John Kerry is weighing in.
A notable debut novel – "The Blacks of Cape Town" – ?explores how complex ?issues of race colour South Africa’s past, ?present and future.
Shaman explores the boundaries that divide science fiction imagination and history in order to try and explain who we are.
The legacy of one of Durban’s legendary characters is preserved and revitalised at the turn of every page.
Charlie Hunnam has been cast to play Christian Grey in a movie adaptation of "50 Shades of Grey". But here’s our South African picks.
Alex Clark asks if the review pages still bestow a "secondhand status" on women.
The naive voices of children give potency to NoViolet Bulawayo’s story of loss and change.
Whether it’s rollicking capers or sweet, feel-good tales they’re after, young readers are spoilt for choice.
With its confusing title and sloppy research, this book on the ECC is not worth soldiering through.
Eben Venter was raised on a sheep farm, which might add a frisson to his latest novel ?Wolf, Wolf.
All That Is is indeed about this, or at any rate about as much of life as we feeble humans are able to grasp.
Achmat Dangor’s tradition of looking below the superficial continues.
JM Coetzee believes it has ‘artistic sensibility’ but Small Things is unsatisfactory on so many levels.
The story of a missionary in rural Venda is a South African narrative that hasn’t really been explored.
According to author Anthony Butler’s study, the "idea" of the ANC is framed in terms of three categories: power, unity and liberation.
Gwen Ansell glories in the breathless wonder and excitement that speculative fiction can still provide.
The famous literary singleton will return in a new novel entitled "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy".
The visually impaired are shackled by developed countries’ reluctance to change copyright laws.
An new website is making romance stories from the region accessible to a diaspora across the world.
The article "Bestsellers give kinky sex a bad rap" (Friday, July 13 to 19) made my blood boil, writes Michelle Nel.
What has now been described interchangeably as a "crisis" or a "saga" should by now be escalated to "textbookgate", writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.
Whether the books racket, as a friend of mine likes to call publishing and bookselling, is in rude health or otherwise is open to question.
The National Arts Council has been accused by an acclaimed author of ‘killing the culture of reading and writing’ by refusing funding to WordFest.
Litigation is increasingly being used to force the government to provide the basics needed in schools, writes Victoria John
The small, drab plastic bag lying on my desk is not a thing of beauty — at least not for well-fed and gastronomically fastidious me.
Leading Africa scholar Stephen Chan speaks on election monitoring and martial arts.
This month sees the publication of a selection of Shaun de Waal’s movie reviews.. Here he writes about the business of film criticism.
Colin Cotterill came close to committing murder a few years ago but at the moment critique he just couldn’t do it.
The bestselling <i>Earth’s Children</i> series has come to an end. <b>Maureen Brady</b> speaks to the author, Jean M Auel.
In book circles, it’s important to choose carefully the partner with whom you do-si-do.
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/ 19 November 2010
Schoolchildren all over the world have grown up alongside Harry Potter. Bidisha explains how the fantasy world has supplied a surrogate family.
E-readers are revolutionising books, but corporate giants such as Amazon are cornering the market.