Book review: Big Magic

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It can be argued that much of what Elizabeth Gilbert writes is common sense, but sometimes it really, really helps to hear it from someone else

Love her or hate her

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SA author explores world of dystopian fiction – but this time with a difference, writes Nerine Dorman

Review: The Mark

Nerine Dorman|Published

Gritty, fast-paced, disturbing ‘escapism

Review: Beastkeeper

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This is a dark, painful and elegant tale, made all the more beautiful because Hellisen weaves with mystery and doesn’t hand over the answers on a plate

Review: Garden of Dreams

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Garden of Dreams is a space for reflection against a cultural backdrop both alien and exotic, filled with equal measures of beauty and darkness

An enthralling action-packed urban fantasy thriller

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IN THIS post-apocalyptic urban fantasy, author Samantha Shannon envisions an alternative history where “unnaturals” – individuals with the ability to interact with ...

Harsh life portrayed in coming-of-age story

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Blood Song (Raven’s Shadow #1) by Anthony Ryan (Hachette Digital, R186):

Review: Garden of Dreams

Nerine Dorman|Published

An exotic tale of beauty, darkness

Apocalypse Now Now

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If you’re looking for a madcap romp filled with plenty of pop culture references and sometimes dizzying plot reversals, you’ll likely enjoy sinking your teeth into ...

This Day

Nerine Dorman|Published

This Day is a bitter-sweet moment in time that Tiah Beautement has captured beautifully

The write stuff

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‘I happened to fall against the door, which was always there,’ Lauren Beukes tells Nerine Dorman