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Fiction Scorched on the road to fame

Former Miss Universe Margaret Gardiner's novel is a compelling and throught-provoking read, writes Andrea Nagel

Fiction A reminder that queer kids need better fathers

Fiction Gail Schimmel’s ‘The Finish Line’ is a lively local tale about a twisted friendship

Fiction Nicky Greenwall writes about the origins of her novel ‘A Short Life’

Fiction Sanet Oberholzer reviews ‘God’s Pocket’ by Sven Axelrad

Fiction June’s Mauritius jaunt got her back on track

Lifestyle Top 5 comic books to read before (or after) you watch ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Fiction Not afraid of the dark

Fiction EXTRACT | ‘Love in a Lost Land’ by James MacManus

Fiction ‘The Island of Mists and Miracles’: visions and violence in France past and present

Fiction Sex, murder and colonisation

Fiction Jacket Notes | Peter Hain on his book ‘The Lion Conspiracy’

Fiction Lively romp through major events of first half of 20th century is a tad difficult to swallow

Fiction EXTRACT | ‘Children of Anguish and Anarchy’ by Tomi Adeyemi

Fiction BOOK BITES | Onyeka Nwelue, Hannah Richell, Scarlett Thomas

Fiction The adventures of a Jozi hobosexual

Fiction Jacket Notes: Imagining another childhood

Fiction ‘James’: an important, clever and engaging reworking of an American classic

Fiction Bron Sibree interviews Kristen Perrin about her anything-but-ordinary smash-hit crime novel

Fiction LISTEN | Kobby Ben Ben and Lethabo Mailula discuss ‘No One Dies Yet’ — a genre-breaking tale of murder

Fiction EXTRACT | ‘The Dream About Sinking’ by Aleksandar Bajić

Fiction Marian Keyes’ ‘My Favourite Mistake’: a light touch on tough subjects

Fiction Alistair Mackay’s ‘The Child’: the queering of post-apartheid identity and belonging

Fiction Nthikeng Mohlele ruminates on writing his novel 'Revolutionaries' House'

Fiction An insider’s perspective on SA’s curiously quirky art scene