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Rethabile Nkhahle, adult librarian, Professor Gertrude Fester and Nadia Ismail, principal librarian, who organised the "Author's Talk".

Professor Gertrude Fester's memoir: Honouring the resilience of women in the anti-apartheid struggle

Explore the powerful journey of Professor Gertrude Fester, a South African political detainee who endured 104 days of solitary confinement. Her memoir, 'Prison V2957/88', sheds…

The Predicament.

Read of the week: The Predicament

Discover William Boyd's 'The Predicament', the thrilling second instalment of the Gabriel Dax trilogy, where Cold War tensions meet personal dilemmas in a captivating narrative…

Authors, Dave Murray from Plumstead and Brian Ingpen from Tokai, with Lee Botti from Onrus.

Brian Ingpen’s book explores South Africa's supertugs

Maritime historian Brian Ingpen and sailor David Murray launch 'South Africa Supertugs', a captivating exploration of legendary supertugs John Ross and Wolraad Woltemade, filled…

Mandilakhe Pato of Khayelitsha will host his first book launch on Saturday, July 26 at Central Library in Cape Town’s Parade Street

Pato pens story of forgiveness and hope

At just 27, Mandilakhe Pato from Khayelitsha is set to launch his debut book, 'Forgive Me Peter,' on July 26 at the Central Library in Cape Town. This novel, originally written…

Popina Khumanda tells the harrowing story of her escape from rebel militia in the DRC in The Smallest Ones.

Book review: The Smallest Ones

Discover the harrowing journey of Popina Khumanda in 'The Smallest Ones,' a tale of survival against unimaginable odds. This review explores her transformation from a victim of…

Megan Pedro, from Claremont, try out dahi puri and Lila Jutzen, from Hout Bay, try out some prawn pop pani puri, India cuisine, at Time Out Market Cape Town, in the V&Waterfront.

Cape Town Food book launch

From street eats to fine dining, the best food, from the Mother City, is being served up for perusal in a brand-new brochure.

Allan Weppenaar Pedersen, who grew up in Gardens, Cape Town, has combined his knowledge and life experience of different philosophies to write Flow: Pathway to wellness, joy and fulfilment.

Trapeze artist writes book about healing

It was working as a catcher on the flying trapeze that taught Allan Weppenaar Pedersen about flow – and it was coming close to death that prompted him to finally write a book…

Till This Night is a twisted Romeo and Juliet retelling.
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Book review: Till This Night and Better Once Than Never

Discover the spicy Shakespearean-inspired romance in Nuhaa Bardien's novels, 'Till This Night' and 'Better Once Than Never,' which blend love, rivalry, and unexpected twists in a…

The movie-tie-in cover of Scott Westerfield's young adult dystopian novel, Uglies.

Book reviews: The Wild Robot and Uglies FTIs

Two beloved novels get the Hollywood treatment: Scott Westerfield's dystopian young adult novel Uglies arrives on Netflix, while Peter Brown's heartwarming tale The Wild Robot…

Book review: Dawnlands

This third book in the Fairmile series sees the return of my new favourite villain, Livia de Picci.

Book review: Sands of Dune

he novellas and short stories in this book add even more details to the already dense Dune world.

Book review: Dune FTI

If the nerds in your circle are acting a little strange, worry not.They are not high on melange (drug spice in the book), they are probably just full of jittery excitement…

Book review: Klara and the Sun

I don’t know when last I was as enthralled with a book as much as I was with Klara and the Sun.

Children’s book review

The cover boasts that this book has made over 10 million children laugh worldwide but my children were exceptionally underwhelmed by it.

Book review: Written in Blood

Written in Blood is part of a series of detective novels about the nerdy, all-knowing Robert Hunter.

The Gingerbread Kama Sutra

Read of the Week

Patti Paige combined her artist background with baking and opened a bakery in New York where she custom designs her own cookie cutters, including a line of yoga pose shapes.In…