Women writers have often been treated badly but the first novel was written by one
An extract from Irish writer Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize-winning novel Prophet Song
Zibu Sithole’s novel is relatable, heartwarming and suffused with hope for renewal after a storm
Rebecca F Kuang explores appropriation, identity and the ownership of stories
Through a free online platform for users around the world, Jo Buitendach doesn’t only read romance novels, she writes them – anonymously
CA Davids’s new novel, ‘How to Be a Revolutionary’ is a soulful, lyrical fictional guide to turbulent times
The coronavirus pandemic, and ensuing variants, mean we can’t make plans without the prospect of last-minute cancellations. But there’s precious little we can do about it
Lebohang Mazibuko’s debut novel, ‘Bantu Knots’ is both poignant and relevant — and speaks to teenagers and adults alike
E-fraud novels, such as ‘I Do Not Come To You By Chance’, depict characters recreating the same exploitative economic landscape they seek to avoid
David Diop won the prestigious annual International Booker prize for translated fiction for his second novel, ‘At Night All Blood is Black’
Sarah Mokwebo explains how her book stokvel concept works, and how it benefits members
Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola wields language as the ultimate form of technology
An activist’s encounter with an attractive waitress leads her to take an inventory of her own body in Mercy Thokozane Minah’s ‘The Sweetest Ache’
As war drums beat again in Ethiopia, author Maaza Mengiste finds new language to memorialise the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Stephen Gray made an immense, long contribution to the South African literary landscape across many genres, but it was poetry that he described as ‘the main activity of my life’
For the past five years, Lauren Beukes has been working on a book set in the aftermath of a global epidemic. Its release couldn’t have been more timely
The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences
Dystopian novels can only give us a hint of what Trump’s ‘whitelash’ might mean
The Durban unveiling of Mishka Hoosen’s first novel was a cacophony of meandering threads, yet there was something oddly appealing about it.
Noted novelist Zakes Mda and debut writer Penny Busetto have won the University of Johannesburg awards with "Rachel’s Blue" and "The Story of Anna P".
Pro and amateur writers are dusting off old plots, sprucing up characters and polishing book settings in readiness for National Novel Writing Month.
Authors are activists of the pen – visionaries whose purpose it is to show us the real world, and the world that we should want to have.
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Book reviews: Fresh contexts for a veteran and a novice result in two very compelling and readable crime thrillers.
Book reviews: Gwen Ansell takes us through four interesting novels.
Being SA’s communications minister takes up a lot of Yunus Carrim’s time. But this is what he reads when he can.
In "Untitled", Kgebetli Moele brings home the travesty of the "respectable" men who destroy women’s dreams.
As technology makes book-reading a specialist activity, more should be done to keep literature at the heart of life.
The novel, Five Lives at Noon provides a detailed account of the events that led to the demise of legislated apartheid.
Young adult book lovers are in for a great reading summer.
A poignant debut novel reflects on life and love in a conservative farming community in the Free State.
To mark novelist Nadine Gordimer’s 90th birthday, Craig MacKenzie celebrates how her work has astutely interpreted the tenor of our times.
Biography of Nat Nakasa provides an incomplete picture of the maverick Durban-born writer who killed himself in New York at the tender age of 28.
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