Non-fiction

Wednesday – 18th January 2023

Lees ‘Skoeter’ deur Nanette van Rooyen en nog uittreksels uit Tyd is ’n b**ksem en ander belaglik lekker tekste deur Marieta Nel

Uittreksel uit Tyd is ’n b**ksem: ‘Dié Ronda-suster bel my skelm en dan skinder ons oor Ma totdat die hond kom kyk hoekom ek so histeries lag.’

An African Bite – celebrating the simplicity and authenticity of African food for a contemporary cook

Chef Daniel Mbonani Mbombi’s An African Bite celebrates the simplicity and authenticity of African food for a contemporary cook.

The Inheritors by Eve Fairbanks – a sweeping and exquisite look at what really happens when a country resolves to end white supremacy

The Inheritors by Eve Fairbanks will be out in February from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Monday – 16th January 2023

Start 2023 with good habits, with Nicci Robertson’s new cookbook Thrive: Healthy Recipes that Break the Diet Rules

Thrive: Healthy Recipes that Break the Diet Rules by Nicci Robertson is out now from Penguin Random House!

‘It is a truth universally acknowledge that a book can change a life’ – The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson

The Jane Austen Remedy by Ruth Wilson is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Friday – 13th January 2023

Meet Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith at the launch of her new book Bliss on Toast at Exclusive Books Hyde Park (23 Jan)

Meet the legendary Prue Leith in Joburg and find out more about her new book Bliss on Toast!

Wednesday – 11th January 2023

Aandag, onnies! Voor jy ‘speel’ druk, lees die gratis uittreksel uit Leon van Nierop se praktiese filmstudiegids, Druk speel

‘Geniet dié boek! Ek glo dit sal jou help om met al jou sintuie na ’n film te kyk – en met jou oë wawyd oop.’ So skryf Leon van Nierop in die Voorwoord tot Druk speel: ’n Filmstudiegids vir die klaskamer.

‘I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy’ – Listen to Prince Harry reading from his memoir Spare

Spare, the official memoir by Prince Harry, is available now from Penguin Random House SA, with the audio read by the author.

New book alert! 8 Rules of Love: How to Find it, Keep it, and Let it Go by bestselling author Jay Shetty

8 Rules of Love: How to Find it, Keep it, and Let it Go by Jay Shetty is out in January from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Friday – 23rd December 2022

Video: Probeer gerus Carmen Niehaus se resepte vir Hoenderschnitzels en Suurlemoen-meringuetert uit Lekker en goed

Beplan jy ‘n feesmaal? Hier is jou gratis resepte vir Hoenderschnitzels uit die boonste rakke en Suurlemoen-meringuetert uit Lekker en goed deur Carmen Niehaus.

Boeke is die beste geskenke … en hierdie drie is perfek vir geskiedenisliefhebbers!

Bederf die boekwurms in jou lewe met die perfekte geskenk hierdie feesseisoen. Hier is drie van die beste geskiedkundige boeke in Afrikaans vir 2022!

Wednesday – 21st December 2022

Boeke is die beste geskenke … en hier is vyf kookboeke perfek vir foodies en storieliefhebbers

Bederf die boekwurms in jou lewe met die perfekte geskenk hierdie feesseisoen. Hier is vyf van die beste Afrikaanse kookboeke vir 2022!

The perfect festive gifts for 2022 loading – five books your outdoorsy friends will love

Give yourself or your nature-loving friends the perfect gift this festive season. Here are five of the most epic local books about nature published in 2022!

Footnotes, December 2022: Book links from around the web

At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye.

Friday – 16th December 2022

Boeke is die beste geskenke – en hierdie vyf is perfek vir onderwysers en ouers!

Is jou BVV (beste vriend vir altyd) ‘n ouer of onderwyser? Hier is vyf van die beste boeke om onder hul kersboom te sit die jaar!

The perfect festive gifts for 2022 loading – five cookbooks your foodie friends will devour!

Give your food-loving friends and family the perfect gift this festive season. Here are five great local cookbooks from 2022!

Thursday – 8th December 2022

Wil jy iets nuuts probeer? Laai nou jou gratis resep af vir Sjoechi-Beetblatjang uit Low Carb is Lekker Drie deur Inè Reynierse

Hoe rooier, hoe mooier … en in dié geval, gesonder! Probeer gerus Inè Reynierse se slim-koolhidraat resep vir Sjoechi-Beetblatjang uit Low Carb is Lekker Drie.