Book Excerpts
Read an excerpt from A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg, Harry Kalmer’s ode to the city
Thousand Tales of Johannesburg is Harry Kalmer’s spellbinding ode to Johannesburg and its people. This is the story of Sara, who poses …
The indignity of pit toilets and the importance of Thuli Madonsela’s lesser-known reports
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from No Longer Whispering to Power: The Story of Thuli Madonsela by Thandeka Gqubule. Gqubule has …
Infidelity among MK comrades: Read an excerpt from Achmat Dangor’s celebrated novel Bitter Fruit
A new edition of Achmat Dangor’s acclaimed novel Bitter Fruit is out soon from Picador Africa, ahead of the publication of his …
Read an excerpt from Deon Meyer’s new novel, Fever
Hodder & Stoughton has released an excerpt from Fever, the latest novel by bestselling author Deon Meyer. If you needed any more …
Read an excerpt from Rotten Row by Petina Gappah
Petina Gappah is a Zimbabwean writer with law degrees from Cambridge, Graz University and the University of Zimbabwe. Her debut story collection, …
Read an excerpt from City of Friends – the 20th novel from Joanna Trollope
City of Friends is the twentieth novel from the highly acclaimed number one bestselling author, Joanna Trollope. She glanced at her phone …
Read an excerpt from K Sello Duiker’s Thirteen Cents
NB Publishers have shared an excerpt from K Sello Duiker’s Thirteen Cents. Duiker was born on 13 April 1974 and grew up in Soweto and …
A searing critique of what’s gone wrong in South Africa: Dreams, Betrayal and Hope by Mamphela Ramphele
The impact of Black Consciousness on the struggle for liberation needs to be harnessed to help us find our voice again. – Mamphela Ramphele …
Read an excerpt from Fred Khumalo’s new book Dancing the Death Drill
‘Be quiet and be calm, my countrymen, for what is taking place is exactly what you came to do … Brothers, we …