Books Book Bites | Rams Mabote, Rachel Blackmore, Matt Haig

This week we feature an erotic novel about a South African banker who gets his jollies in Australia; a historical novel ...

Fiction Creating better worlds
Non-Fiction Jacket Notes: Thami Nkadimeng on writing 'Finding Purpose'
News Exclusive Books recommends these reads in January
Fiction Sally Rooney delves into believable family dynamics in ‘Intermezzo’
Fiction ‘Shy Creatures’ is a compelling read
Fiction In search of small-town secrets
News Shelf-help your way to a new you
News Reads of the year: 2024
News Here are the winners of the 2024 Sunday Times Literary Awards
Insight BOOK EXTRACT | We fought apartheid, not the whites
Non-Fiction ‘Want’ extract | Gillian Anderson shares a glimpse of women’s erotic inner worlds
Fiction If you want to write with power keep things vital, says Patricia Cornwell
Fiction Jacket Notes | Kurt Ellis on the backstory of his latest novel
Fiction Life imitates art: Spud returns
Fiction BOOK BITES | Gareth Crocker, Zukiswa Wanner, Michael Robotham
Lifestyle Q&A | Simply magical reads with Trevor Noah
Fiction LISTEN | Damilare Kuku, author of ‘Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow’, chats to BlendedBooks
News Koleka Putuma on writing new commemorative verse for Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial
Ideas MAC G | Uncancelable: the incredible rise
Non-Fiction EXTRACT | ‘Never Give Up on Success’ by Euphodia Tsatsi
Fiction LISTEN | Benny Griessel is back — Deon Meyer on ‘Leo’
News Highlights from the 2024 South African Literary Awards
Fiction Justice for Medea in lacklustre modern spin
Non-Fiction Sweet recipe for solace: Kim Ballantine on writing ‘Hot Tea and Apricots’