Monique Verduyn shares her top picks of new local novels
South African Damon Galgut has made the Booker Prize shortlist, along with five other authors from the UK, Sri Lanka and US
Futhi Ntshingila’s new novel ‘They Got to You Too’ is about seeking forgiveness and finding paths to inner peace
Michael Barber brings out the human side much more than he has done in his previous writings
This year is an excellent year for the format, with contributions including those by Mary South and Brandon Taylor
In Our Ghosts Were Once People, Sisonke Msimang writes about the many losses faced when her mother died
The literature of epidemics is written not so much to signal the end of civilisation, but the end of a particular way of life
Karen Jennings’ Booker Prize-nominated novel is powerful and spellbinding
With clever twists, SJ Naude's collection of short stories in Mad Honey makes for mature, masterful writing
Jon McGregor’s new novel, Lean Fall Stand, takes a look at the power of language — and the monumental loss caused by the lack thereof
When Secrets Become Stories is a disturbing catalogue of the many ways women live in fear or discomfort
New book traces a path within black South African feminist thought in 20 dazzling chapters
Andrew O’Hagan’s ‘Mayflies’ is a wake-up call to deepen our relationships, writes David Gorin
Helen Oyeyemi’s Peaces is a fascinating and decidedly weird novel
Kazuo Ishiguro, Richard Powers and Rachel Cusk make the cut, but will it be third time lucky for SA’s Damon Galgut?
Monique Verduyn recommends books that provide a glimpse into some of the world’s most pressing issues
Despite missing a crucial detail or two, Horoscope Hotties is lightweight, flirty and funny
‘How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps her House’ is a visceral novel of love, patriarchy and self-determination
The new novel from Fiona Snyckers is lightweight and clichéd and unlikely to win her any acclaim
