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Margaret von Klemperer Reviews Lessons in Husbandry by Shaida Kazie Ali http://t.co/ySuoJ3qH

Lucy Graham attended the recent launch of Andrew Brown's Solace…

Lucy Graham Reports on the Launch of Andrew Brown's Solace at The Book Lounge

Lucy Graham attended the recent launch of Andrew Brown's Solace at The Book Lounge and discovered just how Brown finds time to write in between …


 
Willie Esterhuyse bewaar steeds die notatjie wat Thabo Mbeki tydens…

Willie Esterhuyse onthou sy geheime gesprekke met Thabo Mbeki (Plus: Uittreksel)

 
Willie Esterhuyse bewaar steeds die notatjie wat Thabo Mbeki tydens 'n geheime ontmoeting in 1989 in Londen aan hom oorhandig het.

"Wat ook vir my …

On her Radio Today show "Reading Matters", Sue Grant-Marshall talks…

Podcast: Patrick Flanery Speaks About His Extraordinary Debut Novel, Absolution

On her Radio Today show "Reading Matters", Sue Grant-Marshall talks to Patrick Flanery, author of Absolution about imagining narratives, the ongoing translation of the book …

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Margaret von Klemperer Reviews Lessons in Husbandry by Shaida Kazie Ali

Lessons in Husbandry Verdict: carrot Malak is the ugly sister — or at least, that’s how she sees herself. A year less a day younger than Amal, she was always in her sister’s shadow,

Matthew Jakubowski Reviews The Loss Library by Ivan Vladislavic

The Loss Library Verdict: carrot The premise of the South African writer Ivan Vladislavic's genre-blending collection The Loss Library sounds fairly simple at first - to write a personal book about the stories he

Henning Pieterse resenseer Vaarwel, my effens bevlekte held deur Johann de Lange

Vaarwel, my effens bevlekte held Uitspraak: wortel Die titel en die kragtige bandontwerp (’n kunswerk deur Christiaan Diedericks, Death of the Inside Warrior) roep die aflegging van aspekte van die self op. In “Skielik skemer” word

Launch of Thieves at the Dinner Table by David Lewis at The Book Lounge

Thieves at the Dinner Table  : Enforcing the Competition Act – A Personal Account From the Tiger Brands case, through the Walmart saga to the recent auction scandal, the Competitions Tribunal has seldom been far from the news in the last few years. Join

David Benatar Turns Sexism on its Head in The Second Sexism

The Second Sexism In his brand new book, The Second Sexism, David Benatar, head of philosophy at the University of Cape Town, puts forward the controversial idea that men are the new victims

Dinner with Alan Knott-Craig Jr and Gus Silber at the Troyeville Hotel

Mobinomics: Mxit and Africa's Mobile Revolution PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Alan Knott-Craig Jr. and Gus Silber will be in conversation with Toby Shapshack about their new book Mobinomics at the Troyeville Hotel. A story

Louise Westerhout vertel hoe sy kanker oorwin en Cook Eat Love Grow geskryf het

Cook Eat Love Grow Louise Westerhout moes nadat kanker in haar linkerdybeen gediagnoseer is 'n prostese kry en van voor af begin loop. Vandag is die kanker in remissie en het sy pas 'n

Willie Esterhuyse onthou sy geheime gesprekke met Thabo Mbeki (Plus: Uittreksel)

  Willie Esterhuyse bewaar steeds die notatjie wat Thabo Mbeki tydens 'n geheime ontmoeting in 1989 in Londen aan hom oorhandig het. "Wat ook vir my fantasties was, en ek raak

Henning Pieterse resenseer Vaarwel, my effens bevlekte held deur Johann de Lange

Vaarwel, my effens bevlekte held Uitspraak: wortel Die titel en die kragtige bandontwerp (’n kunswerk deur Christiaan Diedericks, Death of the Inside Warrior) roep die aflegging van aspekte van die self op. In “Skielik skemer” word

David Benatar Turns Sexism on its Head in The Second Sexism

The Second Sexism In his brand new book, The Second Sexism, David Benatar, head of philosophy at the University of Cape Town, puts forward the controversial idea that men are the new victims

Link Love: Thomas Kruchem Explores the Orange River in Orange-Senqu: Artery of Life

Orange ~Senqu: Artery of Life by Thomas Kruchem In February this year, German-based publishing company Brandes & Apsel released Orange-Senqu: Artery of Life: Water and Peace in Southern Africa by award-winning journalist Thomas Kruchem. Orange-Senqu: Artery of Life

Pumla Gqola, Author of What is Slavery to Me?, Opposes the Traditional Courts Bill

What is Slavery to Me? Pumla Gqola is the author of What is Slavery to Me?, associate professor of literary and gender studies at Wits University and a steering committee member of the 1in9 Campaign.

Travel and Nature

Struik Nature Launches eBook Library App for iPad

eBook1   Two Random House Struik imprints have just launched eBook library apps for the iPad. The apps, Earth & Nature (Struik Nature) and South Africa in Print (Zebra Press), will house

Romi Boom Reviews National Parks and Nature Reserves: A South African Field Guide

National Parks and Nature Reserves: A South African Field Guide Verdict: carrot Conservation areas cover about 7.5% of South Africa’s total land area. This field guide, organised by province, provides an overview of 43 of the country’s most popular parks, reserves

Romi Boom Reviews National Parks and Nature Reserves: A South African Field Guide

National Parks and Nature Reserves: A South African Field Guide Verdict: carrot Conservation areas cover about 7.5% of South Africa’s total land area. This field guide, organised by province, provides an overview of 43 of the country’s most popular parks, reserves

Green and Lifestyle

Louise Westerhout vertel hoe sy kanker oorwin en Cook Eat Love Grow geskryf het

Cook Eat Love Grow Louise Westerhout moes nadat kanker in haar linkerdybeen gediagnoseer is 'n prostese kry en van voor af begin loop. Vandag is die kanker in remissie en het sy pas 'n

The Self-raising Cookie: A Review of Marian Keyes' Saved by Cake (Plus: Recipe)

By Jackie May for Times LIVE: Marian Keyes explains in the introduction to her recipe book, Saved by Cake, how she finds baking calming and rewarding because "it is sort of

Win a Copy of Fuss-free Suppers by Jenny Kay and Elinor Storkey

Fuss-free Suppers Struik Lifestyle is giving away two copies of Fuss-free Suppers and two of the Afrikaans translation Japtrap-Aandetes. Written by supercooks Jenny Kay and Elinor Storkey, these cookbooks show you how