Fiction

This is the second outing for William Boyd’s secret agent, Gabriel Dax, but there is really no need to have read the previous novel – this works fine as a stand-alone.

Osman has created a fantasy world for his quartet of retirees, but it is a world with enough reality, warmth and heart for anyone.

Desai deals cleverly – and very amusingly - with the clash of cultures. But the conundrums she raises are very real, and are central to the book.

Qaanitah Hunter’s resonant and timely novel urges us to ditch the daily grind and seek out self-love, writes Nabila Mayet

Wei’s debut novel is a complex tale of messy family dynamics, sibling rivalry, affection turning to resentment and, above all, perceived betrayal.

The inimitable author returns to fiction with ‘Bosadi’, a haunting novel that examines love, identity and the cost of being seen

The novel shifts from raunchy to funny to bleak to disturbing, and certainly works as a page turner

Pillow Talk is the first of a series set in the fictional town of Rally in KwaZulu-Natal from the new queen of South African romance.

'When the Cranes Fly South' skilfully develops the character of an ordinary man, flawed, thoughtful and all too human.

'Midlife in Blossom' is a genre-defying novel that blends storytelling with soulful reflection.

Jenkins Reid, known for her beloved best-sellers 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' and 'Daisy Jones & The Six,' her latest novel, 'Atmosphere', left leaves Gill Gifford completely stunned

The narrator is Nathan, telling the story of his decidedly unusual childhood from his perspective as an adult.

'Theft' has three main characters whose lives we follow as they move from their 1990s childhood into adulthood.

'Rubies and Rain' is a page-turner filled with surprise twist and turns.

The latest Hunger Games prequel does not quite match the mastery of original trilogy but it gets very close, writes Sanet Oberholzer