Books
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Beat the summer heat with holiday reads for every age and interest
Here is a selection of quick reviews, featuring something for everyone, to help with your holiday reading or book gift choices.
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Budding Mitchells Plain writer publishes first fantasy book
Mitchells Plain computer tech Craig Jaftha dreams of becoming a full-time writer. That goal is one step closer now thanks to the publishing of his first book The Cynewards and…
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Proceeds from coffee table book will fund maritime studies
Salty dog Ingpen of Tokai and supertug sailor Murray of Plumstead launched their new coffee-table book as a tribute to South Africa’s legendary ocean workhorses the John Ross and Wolraad…
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Hard-core Oasis fans hated this book, but it was an interesting read for me
I was a ’90s teen, so Oasis’ anthem-level songs formed part of the general musical backdrop to my coming of age. Such associations explain why I picked this book up…
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Local authors publish SA-flavoured romances
The following books have a few things in common; they’re both written by South African authors, both feature Indian characters and both books have strong friendships at their core.
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Poetry anthology is a collection of sharp-edged shards
Not This Tender, a debut poetry anthology by Libyan-born Sarah Uheida is full of sharp edges.
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This cookbook can turn anyone into a baker
This book is really, really useful, whether you are an aspiring patisserie chef or amateur baker in training.
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Book review: The Names ponders ‘what if’ in three parallel scenarios
Can a name change the course of a life? Knapp’s debut novel sets out to explore this possibility.
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Local author ticks all the boxes in Not Another Samoosa Run
This romance novel is fun, funny and a little sad. It breaks the mold but does it so cleverly that the author gets away with it.
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Vredehoek author’s debut book started with an ‘itch’
It was very plotted. I had a whiteboard, I had a book with things that I wrote down and then I had characters whose names I had crossed out because…
