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10 books by African authors you have to read in 2019
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10 books by African authors you have to read in 2019

It’s the festive season and most of us are on holiday already. Here are some top picks by...

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Michelle Obama’s letter to her younger self: "You're more than enough"
Michelle Obama has penned a heartfelt letter to her younger self, E! Online reports.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins the line-up of the Abantu Book Festival
The annual Abantu Book Festival celebrates the rich and diverse African literature, and...
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Michelle Obama shares details about marriage and independence in her memoir, Becoming
"I missed Barack terribly, but I rationalised our situation as I could, understanding...
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We should know a lot more about Miriam Tlali - the first black woman to publish a novel in SA
A product of Sophiatown, internationally renowned Mam'Miriam Tlali gave the world a great...
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Be still our teenage hearts - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret is headed to the big screen
One of fiction’s most controversial books of the 80s is finally set to become a movie....
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"The 'power' to be witty, entertaining and sexually interesting to men is not that much of a power at all"
Former editorial director turned author Vanessa Raphaely chats to us about Plus One, her...
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Win 1 of 5 Kindle Fires worth R1500 each
In celebration of the release of A Simple Favour, currently showing in cinemas...
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"You are overweight and aren’t the typical pretty girl we see in the industry"
In her new memoir, Mama Said, the comedian and television presenter and personality opens...
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Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Jessica Parker and more celebs have book clubs - which one should you belong to?
From Oprah and Emma Watson to Reese Witherspoon and Jimmy Fallon – celebrity book clubs...
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Win 1 of 5 signed exclusive edition copies of The Hate U Give
The bestselling novel, soon showing on our big screens is an important story about police...
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Book review: Only Child by Rhiannon Navin
Through six-year-old Zach’s eyes the day a shooter went on the rampage at his school...
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Book review: Blood Cruise by Mats Strandberg
Blood Cruise is top-notch horror that’s beautifully crafted to scare and dazzle.
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Book review: Wild Blue Wonder by Carlie Sorosiak
Wild Blue Wonder is a novel about family bonds, friendship, and the truth about monsters.
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Book review: Patagonia by Maya Fowler
A one-night stand with a student sends academic Tertius de Klerk into a tail spin that...
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Book review: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Swinging between a traditional yet deeply personal narrative and a series of letters,...
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It’s banned books week – these are the books you should get your hands on (if you haven’t already)
Celebrating the "controversial" books that should be read everywhere.
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The most stolen books in South African bookstores are self-help books
What does your love of self-help reads really say about you? We hear from the author of...
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This 11 year old has already written 3 books and is Africa's youngest published author
Stacey Fru is not only a published author, but she has also recently started her own...
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We speak to the woman whose fantasy novel is already the Black Panther of books
A love letter to black girls, Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone breaks away from...
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WATCH: The untold truth about Pocahontas that Disney refused to show
Pocahontas didn’t live past the age of 21 and she was rumoured to be 10 years old when...
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