Uncommon Bird Sightings Around South Africa Cause a Buzz with Twitchers
Birding gets especially exciting when rare sightings are made, as dedicated birder and co-author of Sasol Birds of Southern Africa, Niall Perrins, writes.
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April 7th, 2021
Extract: The Mad House by TJ Benson
In his exhilarating debut, TJ Benson conjures up a kaleidoscope of Nigeria. The Mad House is the extraordinary tale of five people bound by blood, each searching for a way through.
March 25th
Recipes: Dinner at Matloha’s by Liziwe Matloha
Long-time foodie, first time cookbook author, Liziwe Matloha presents straightforward recipes for family and friends in Dinner at Matloha’s. But don’t just take our word for it, try them out yourself, with these recipes taken from the book.
March 24th
A thriller about a missing teenage girl and a fractured community is Anna Bailey’s triumphant debut
Anna Bailey was born in Bristol in 1995 and spent her childhood in Gloucestershire. She studied Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and wanted to become a journalist, but ended up moving to Colorado and becoming a Starbucks barista instead.
March 19th
Q&A with Lee Child
It is said one of Lee Child’s novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. Everyone loves Jack Reacher – from Haruki Murakami to Kate Atkinson – and it’s not hard to see why, with pulse-pounding storylines that unfold at breakneck speed. In this Q&A with Child, he speaks about female characters, mysterious strangers, and the future of Jack Reacher.
March 16th
Extract: Isle by Claire Robertson
Claire Robertson, winner of the Sunday Times Fiction Prize and a South African Literary Award, is the author of the novels The Spiral House, The Magistrate of Gower and
March 12th
Extract: Beyond Order by Jordan B. Peterson
In Beyond Order, his long-awaited follow-up to 12 Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson proffers 12 more rules to balance chaos with order.
In Praise of the Trails Guide
Escaping to the great outdoors has become the perfect antidote to lockdown life, and it makes sense: there’s nothing like getting up close and personal to ward off the stress of our day-to-day. A walking safari can especially take things up a notch, as Denis Costello, co-author of Walking Safaris of South Africa writes.
Recipes: Low-Carb Express by Vickie de Beer
We would all love to eat less carbohydrates and switch to a low-carb diet, but many of us think we just do not have the time. We believe that low-carb cooking and baking are time consuming, because you have to start from scratch, and it involves specialised ingredients which may be expensive or hard to find. In Low-carb Express, you plan your meals around your available time.
March 11th
Demystifying the myths and misconceptions that still swirl around a low-carb, high-fat diet
In the time of COVID-19, when the fatality rate for people with comorbidities like obesity and diabetes seems to be much higher when they contract the virus, Tim Noakes and Marika Sboros dispense invaluable dietary advice in their new book, The Eat Right Revolution.
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