Books
Chris Thurman: Conrad Kemp creates something special in Joburg spec fic
'Out of the Dead Lands' questions if there is a coherent ‘here’ or a knowable 'now'.
Capturing wild moments
Margot Raggett’s anniversary edition reveals astonishing beauty and accelerating fragility of nature and its inhabitants.
Wine books to pore over
The smartest wine journeys now begin long before the first glass is poured.
A trip down library lane
What to do when you find out you’re missing a few books in your favourite detective series? Well, it so happens that public libraries still exist...
Causing a diversion
A curated selection of gripping, genre-spanning reads destined to challenge, enchant, and accompany you through the holiday season.
The wild heart of The Rift
Shem Compion’s new book reveals a landscape that stirs the senses.
How the brain manifests: In conversation with Tara Swart
The neuroscientist explains how to rewire belief, behaviour and destiny.
Dr Kopano Matlwa writes, rewrites and reclaims womanhood
The inimitable author returns to fiction with ‘Bosadi’, a haunting novel that examines love, identity and the cost of being seen.
A Halloween reading guide
Gothic suspense, haunted houses, unreliable narrators, and stories of obsession and madness.
The crimes of the father
A family’s response and recovery in the aftermath of horror
Triumphing against the odds
In ‘Journey to Ithaca’ William Rowland shows how he has used his voice for the good of society




























