Hiya book lovers With Christmas being just around the corner, I thought I’d highlight some South African reads that should go on your TBR pile. We have so many phenomenal SA authors that deserve to be celebrated , and because this list will be an extensive one, I am splitting this post and making it a series. I know it won’t be possible to include every single South African author, but I am going to try to highlight books from every genre and make it as diverse as possible (so, with respect, please don’t ask me why so and so isn’t on the list – there’s more to come). First up: 1. Sing Down the Stars by Nerine Dorman A book I recently received for review ( thanks you NB publishers ) and am super excited about diving into is Sing Down the Stars. I was first introduced to Nerine’s writing years ago, when I read one of her first books, What Sweet Music They Make (Would 100% still love to see more of that). Over the years, I ’ve come to know Nerine as well and she’s not ...
A collection of short stories that capture the essence of summer in all of its tempestuous moods. Summer Days and Summer Nights edited by Stephanie Perkins (first published in 2016 by Pan Macmillan) Purchase a copy of the book from Raru.co.za I’ve been a huge fan of Stephanie Perkins since I read her debut novel, Anna and the French Kiss. There’s an element of charming quirkiness that make her books adorable, relatable and oh so very swoon-worthy. When she opted to do something a little different and ended up editing and contributing to My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories, her very first anthology that focused on wintery Christmas romances, I became an even bigger fan. This time around, she provides us with the opposite: Summer Days and Summer Nights, a collection of summery short stories that captures the magic of love in all of its sensational and summery glory. In fact, I confess that when I first started reading this book, I was expecting a collection of feel...
