BOOK REVIEW: Pro-nuclear polemic starts out brightly then runs out of steam

Local writer Craig Higginson weaves playwrighting and fiction into a moving, smart novel, writes Arja Salafranca

Uys delicately takes us on a first-person journey that starts in his early childhood with a nonjudgmental innocence that suspends belief, writes Devlin Brown

Colonial rule had a profound effect on gender identity in African countries, which Kintu lays bare, writes Itumeleng Molefi

Clare Houston’s debut novel peels back the onion skin of our complicated past

Nigerians were envious that SA had Nelson Mandela, writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said at the Nelson Mandela Tribute night

I Want to Go Home Forever  is a collection of moving stories of people touched by migrancy, xenophobia, crime and violence in Johannesburg, writes Yvonne ...

Satirist's latest two books include a personal element about the Jacob Zuma disaster — the former president's attempts to sue him

Renowned authority Anissa Helou’s tome encompasses the development of a diverse range of cuisines and cultures, writes Ilana Korber

Haruki Murakami's latest novel is simultaneously mind-numbing and mind-boggling — and the crows may not carry any weighty symbolism, writes David Gorin

In his book Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse travel writer Sihle Khumalo ventures off the beaten track to explore SA's past and future, writes Arja Salafranca

Hirsch's book is an easy read but romanticises a complex issue and is often presented in a clumsy way

Secret Johannesburg is a fascinating guide for people who wish to discover the hidden face of one of Africa’s biggest cities, writes Devlin Brown

Sol Plaatje biography by Scottish historian Brian Willan is packed with anecdotes, writes Hans Pienaar