Writers Write Book Review

by Elleke Boehmer (Jacana) ISBN 9781431422333 This book had me enthralled. It is haunting, honest, and beguiling. It resonated with echoes of The Poisonwood Bible, and I

City Rooster by Claudia Eicker-Harris (Struik Children) ISBN: 9781432305901 The City Rooster is a children’s tale about Mr Doodle the rooster who wakes up to

This Present Darkness: A History Of Nigerian Organised Crime by Stephen Ellis (Jacana) ISBN 9781849046305 419 is the Nigerian criminal code which was first documented

A Transgender Life in South Africa by Anastacia Tomson (Jonathan Ball Publishers) ISBN 9781868427130 Anastacia Tomson takes us on a journey of her inner struggle with gender

Granite by Jenny Robson (Tafelberg) ISBN: 978-0-624-07309-3 Mokomba is a young boy of fifteen winters from Zimba Remabwe, a fictional city inspired by the Zimbabwe Ruins. He tells

by Dianne Stewart (Jacana) ISBN 9781431423286 This beautifully illustrated children’s book follows the journey of a basket which has been woven by a young Zulu girl

The Bridge Ladies – A Memoir by Betsy Lerner (MacMillan) ISBN: 9781447272519 Award-winning author and long-time editor. Betsy Lerner is a partner in a literary

by Peter Church (Mercury) ISBN 9781928230243 Leo is a down-on-his-luck, one-hit-wonder writer. He lives in Cape Town wherever he can find digs; usually in relation to

by Christopher Hope (Atlantic Books) ISBN: 9780857898067 Christopher Hope, the author of this satirical comment on the last days of Apartheid and its classification laws and

The Name of God is Mercy by Pope Francis (Blue Bird) ISBN: 978-1-5098-2493-9   Pope Francis is undoubtedly the most visible and well-liked Pope in recent