Our Books on the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2022 Longlist
South Africa’s most prestigious annual literary award for non-fiction and
fiction is back! And this year, a few of our titles have made the long list.
Check them out.
FICTION
Archive
August 3rd, 2022
Q&A with The Errors of Dr. Browne Author, Mark Winkler
Mark Winkler is the author of five critically acclaimed novels, including The Safest Place You Know, Theo & Flora and Due South of Copenhagen. He chats here about his latest book, The Errors of Dr. Browne.
Where did the idea for The Errors of Dr Browne come from?
Extract: The Profiler Diaries by Gérard Labuschagne
In this gripping account, the former South African Police Service head profiler recalls one of some 110 murders and countless other bizarre crimes he analysed during his fourteen-and-a-half-year career. An expert on serial murder and rape cases, here, Labuschagne walks the reader through the senseless murder of Thembinkosi Cebekhulu by an assailant who turned out to be former Blue Bulls player Phindile Joseph Ntshongwana.
Extract: Land Matters by Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
Land reform remains one of the most charged issues in South Africa today. In this extract taken from the thoughtful and provocative, Land Matters, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi sheds light on one of the most complex questions in South Africa today.
July 28th
Extract: Shattered by James Patterson & James O. Born
In the new novel in the bestselling series, Detective Michael Bennett is searching for a former partner who has disappeared without a trace.
PROLOGUE
Extract: The Apartment Upstairs by Lesley Kara
When Scarlett approaches Dee about planning her aunt's funeral, an unexpected link between them emerges. Together, the two women could uncover secrets that have long been buried. Even while someone wants to stop them digging . . .
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Extract: Killer in the Kremlin by John Sweeney
In the midst of one of the darkest acts of aggression in modern history - Russia's invasion of Ukraine - this book shines a light on Putin's rule and poses urgent questions about how the world must respond.
Chapter One
The Killing Machine
July 26th
Extract: No Retreat, No Surrender by Oscar Chalupsky, with Graham Spence
In this book, Oscar Chalupsky relives some of his most exhilarating and nail-biting races, and shares the lessons he has learnt from winning on the international surf lifesaving, kayak and surfski circuits as well as running several successful businesses. The final chapters recount his courageous battle against cancer, the vital support of his family and friends, and his refusal to let the deadly disease dictate his life.
Extract: The Cape Raider by Justin Fox
A sweeping historical adventure, The Cape Raider is the tale of a broken hero who has to find himself despite the trauma of war, a domineering father and the death of his mother during the Blitz. He must adapt to a new country, a new navy and new love, and finally he must come face to face with the Nazi raider in a fight to the death in the icy seas off the southernmost tip of Africa.
Extract: You Never Really Know by John Hunt
Filled with warm humour, John Hunt’s novel serves up a double shot of pathos as it moves from playful satire to true tragedy whilst examining the inner workings of power.
“No one can remember who first called me Cappuccino, or why.
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