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Madiba preferred to write longhand – Zelda la Grange chats about Nelson Mandela’s writing process
Dare Not Linger, the sequel to Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom, is out from Pan Macmillan South Africa in October.
Z Pallo Jordan says the assassination of Ruth First was no mistake
Z Pallo Jordan says there is no doubt in his mind that Ruth First was specifically targeted with the letter bomb that took her life.
The standard by which we judge men and leaders in general was lowered for Jacob Zuma – Redi Tlhabi
Redi Tlhabi says President Jacob Zuma should have owned up to the fact that he exploited his power with regards to Khwezi.
John Green introduces his new book, Turtles All the Way Down
The wait is over! John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars, is back!
Mandla Langa on writing Dare Not Linger, the sequel to Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom
In one of the biggest book events of the year, the sequel to Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom will be published this month.
Marah Louw chats to Malebo Sephodi about writing her memoir for the new Gautrain Virtual Bookclub
Marah Louw chatted to Malebo Sephodi about her memoir It’s Me, Marah as part of the new GautrainReads initiative.
Mark Shaw, author of Hitmen for Hire, says the South African state has become entangled in the underworld
Mark Shaw talks about delving into South Africa’s underworld in his new book, Hitmen for Hire.
Video: John Green reads the first chapter of Turtles All the Way Down
John Green, the number-one bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars, is back with a new book: Turtles All the Way Down.
Salman Rushdie owns up to the classic book he’s never read
Salman Rushdie admits that there is at least one famous, big book he hasn’t read …
Lisbeth Salander has revenge in her DNA: Author David Lagercrantz on his new novel, The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye – the fifth book in the series that began with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – is out now!
Achmat Dangor says he hopes young people will read his new book, Dikeledi
‘For young people there will be resonances – about how young people cope with the heritages of the past but also with the challenges of the future – and with traditions.’
Love between slave and master: Maxine Case chats about the family story behind her new novel Softness of the Lime
Maxine Case’s new novel is based on a true family story, about a love story between slave and master.
Sara-Jayne King on her tragic and illegal start to life, as told in her new book Killing Karoline
Born Karoline King in 1980 in Johannesburg, she is the result of an illegal affair between a white British woman and black South African man during apartheid.
Trevor Noah pays tribute to his school English teacher in Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award acceptance speech
Trevor Noah was awarded the Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award last week – a prize for South African booksellers’ favourite book – for his autobiography Born A Crime and Other Stories.
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, author of Stay With Me, will be in South Africa in September
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, who was shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction for her debut novel Stay With Me, will be in South Africa this month.
‘I wanted it to be controversial’: Kalim Rajab explains the title of his book on Harry Oppenheimer – A Man of Africa
In A Man of Africa: The Political Thought of Harry Oppenheimer, Kalim Rajab looks at the influential role the prominent businessman played in twentieth century South Africa.
Watch: Sarah Lotz’s ‘terrifying’ trip down a cave to research her new book The White Road
For her latest book, Sarah Lotz ventured down a cave to make sure she got a true feel for the ‘terrifying sense of claustrophobia’.
Top tips on how to forge a career in writing from bestselling author Jane Green
Jane Green, author of Falling, Saving Grace and most recently The Sunshine Sisters, shares her tips for writers.
Good mothers and shocking secrets: Gail Schimmel chats about her novel The Park
Gail Schimmel’s latest novel, The Park, is the story of three women, new mothers, who become close friends.
[Video and podcast] Sisonke Msimang on whiteness, multiculturalism and Jacob Zuma
CBC/Radio-Canada has published a multimedia feature on journalist and activist Sisonke Msimang as part of a global series titled ‘Us and Them: …