Non-fiction
A deep dive conversation with Veruska De Vita
In this episode of Pagecast, Tessa Barlin interviews Veruska De Vita about her book, 'Deep Blue'.
By Jonathan Ball Publishers
EXTRACT |‘The Art of Spending Money’ by Morgan Housel
Can money buy happiness? Yes. Can spending money make you happier? Yes. But it’s more complicated than many people think.
By Pan Macmillan
‘Careless People’ by Sarah Wynn-Williams reviewed | Facebook/Meta is certainly not a benign and idealistic organisation
SARAH Wynn-Williams’ account of the years she spent working for Facebook (now Meta) has caused something of a stir.
By Margaret von Klemperer
‘One Call Away’ is a meditation on life, death and the question of existence
Thia is Anne Biccard’s third book about her life as a doctor, working in the emergency department of a Johannesburg hospital where she faces a daily struggle against the Grim Reaper.
By Margaret von Klemperer
EXTRACT | ‘Hope Arising’ by Gerhard Swart
Engineer pens behind-the-scenes chronicle and personal reflection of SA’s bold attempt to create world-class electric vehicle
‘After The Fires’ is a moving synthesis
Nozipho Tshabalala's latest offering reflects her growth since 'Liberation Diaries' and reveals that strength, if it is to be sustainable, must make room for softness.
By BUSANI NGCAWENI
A harrowing memoir
'All the Way to the River' details Elizabeth Gilbert's obsession with and the pain and confusion caused by her lover Rayya Elias
By Staff Writer
'Surviving South Africa': A guide to staying alive in a violent country
A book inspired by widespread crime, providing guidelines on how to escape death.
By Kabungane Biyela
How a paradise was built in the pandemic
Waiters swung picks, chefs laid pipes and a Midlands slope became an award-winning partner garden
By MICHELE MAGWOOD
Blue Bites
Experts outline how we depend on our struggling water sources, and how to restore them
By Mila de Villiers
The salt in De Vita’s soul
The author explains her passion for and the necessity of preserving the Deep Blue
By Mila de Villiers
Tanya Zack's ‘The Chaos Precinct’ review: An enthralling insight into Joburg’s Ethiopian Quarter
Mila de Villiers reviews Tanya Zack's 'The Chaos Precinct' — where the author empathetically depicts the plight — and perseverance — of migrant Ethiopians' pivotal role in the creation of Joburg as a port city
By Mila de Villiers
Crooked officials, ANC politicians, extraction syndicates: Qaanitah Hunter and Jeff Wicks discuss ‘The Shadow State’
In 'The Shadow State' Jeff Wicks uncovers an audacious web of crooked officials, ANC politicians, and extraction syndicates siphoning billions meant for patients in Gauteng’s state hospitals.
By Jonathan Ball Publishers
Open Book Festival is almost here!
The Open Book Festival kicks off next week and this is a final call to ensure you don't miss what promises to be an unforgettable celebration of literature and ideas.
By Frankie Murrey
EXTRACT | A day of turmoil as democracy struggled to be born
An extract from ‘It Always Seems Impossible: My fight to build and save Education Africa’, by James Urdang, founder and CEO of the NGO
By james urdang
