| The Book Show with Jenny Crwys-Williams happens every Wednesday. Jenny and various other personalities review the latest releases in the book world. Jenny also interviews current successful authors. |
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BOOK SHOW for 25 August 2010 |
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The Hopeless Life of Charlie Summer
by Paul Torday
Orion Books
R144.95
Chef
by Jaspreet Singh
Bloomsbury Publishing
R180.00
The Cricketer, The Celebrity, The Politician Imran Khan
The Biography
by Christopher Sandford
Harper Collins
R190.00
The Lady in the Tower – The Fall of Anne Boleyn
by Alison Weir
Random House
R217.95
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Quercus AudioBooks
R261.95
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BOOK SHOW for 18 August 2010 |
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Achieving the Impossible
by Lewis Gordon Pugh
Jonathan Ball
R195.00
You Must Set Forth at Dawn Memoirs
by Wole Soyinka.
Random House
R192.95
Witboy in Africa: Diary of a Troublemaker
by Deon Maas
Tafelberg
R180.00
The Search
by Nora Roberts
Piatkus
R220.00
The Book of Tomorrow
by Cecelia Ahern
Read by Ali Coffey
Harper
R190.00
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BOOK SHOW for 04 August 2010 |
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House Rules
by Jodi Picoult
Hodder & Stroughton
R185.00
Dear Husband
by Joyce Carol Oates
Harper Collins
R135.0
Little Bird of Heaven
by Joyce Carol Oates
Harper Collins
R158.00
The Castaways
by Elin Hilderbrand
Hodder & Stroughton
R100.00
Picture Perfect
by Jodi Picoult
Hodder & Stroughton
R245.00
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BOOK SHOW for 28 July 2010 |
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The Sunday Times Fiction-prize short-list
High low In-between, by Imraan Coovadia, Umuzi
Saracen at the Gate, by Zinaid Meeran, Jacana
Small Moving Parts, by Sally-Ann Murray, Kwela Books
The Book of the Dead, by Kgebetli Moele, Kwela Books
Summertime, by JM Coetzee, Harvill Secker
Sunday Times Alan Paton short-list
Ways of Staying, by Kevin Bloom, Picador Africa
A Fork in the Road, by Andre Brink, Harvill Secker
The Honour to Serve, by James Ngculu, David Philip
Begging to be Black, by Antjie Krog, Random House Struik
The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law, by Albie Sachs, Oxford University Press
High Low In-Between, by Imraan Coovadia.
Random Struik. R 200. WINNER OF SUNDAY TIMES FICTION PRIZE
The Strange Alchemy of Life & Law by Albie Sachs.
Oxford University Press. R220.00 WINNER OF ALAN PATON AWARD
The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver.
Faber & Faber. R124.95
Truth, by Peter Temple.
Quercus. R194.95
Coconut, by Kopano Matlwa.
Jacana. R125.00
Spilt Milk, by Kopano Matlwa.
Jacana. R125.00
Winter in Madrid, by C.J Samson.
Available for Listener’s Library.
In a Strange Room, by Damon Galgut.
Penguin Books. R200.00
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BOOK SHOW for 21 July 2010 |
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Lovers
by John Connolly.
Jonathan Ball
R115.00
Whisperers
by John Connolly
Jonathan Ball
R185.00
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BOOK SHOW for 14 July 2010 |
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The French Revolution in a Nutshell
written by Neil Wenborn and read by Roy McMillan
Naxos Audiobooks
R157.95
Beatrice & Virgil
by Yann Martel
Canongate
R190.00
13 Things that Don’t Make Sense
by Michael Brooks
Profile Books
R239.95
How to Make a Tornado
by NewScientist
Profile Books
R134.95
How to Predict the Weather with a Cup of Coffee and other Techniques for Surviving the 9-5 Jungle
by Matthew Cole
Harper Collins
R155.00
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
Black Swan
R166.00
Electric Universe
by David Bodanis
Abacus
R155.00
E=mc2: A Biography of the World’s Most Famous Equation
by David Bodanis
Berkley Trade
R126.00
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BOOK SHOW for 07 July 2010 |
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Fruit of a Poisoned Tree, by Antony Altbeker
Jonathan Ball. R185.00
Thirteen Hours, by Deon Meyer
Jonathan Ball. R185.00
Killer Country, by Mike Nicol
Random House Struik. R170.00
Lovers, by John Connolly
Jonathan Ball. R115.00
Whisperers, by John Connoll
Jonathan Ball. R185.00
The Soldier Who Said No, by Chris Marnewick
Umuzi Random House Struik. R170.00
Long Lost, by Harlan Coben
Orion. R190.00
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BOOK SHOW for 04 July 2010 |
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House Rules
by Jodi Picoult
Hodder & Stroughton
R185.00
Dear Husband
by Joyce Carol Oates
Harper Collins
R135
Little Bird of Heaven
by Joyce Carol Oates
Harper Collins
R158.00
The Castaways
by Elin Hilderbrand
Hodder & Stroughton
R100.00
Picture Perfect
by Jodi Picoult
Hodder & Stroughton
R245.00
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BOOK SHOW for 26 June 2010 |
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Top Recommended South African Books
From 23 June 2010 Book Show
1. Through my Lens, by Alf Kumalo.
2. Looking at South Africa, by Patrick de Mevelec
3. Don’t Mess with the Presidents Head, by Shapiro
4. A Place called Vatmaar, by AHM Scholt
5. Tomorrow is another Country, by Allister Sparks
6. Down 2nd Avenue, by Eskia Nphahlele
7. Naught for your Comfort, by Trevor Huddleston
8. Cry the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton
9. Long Walk to Freedom, by Nelson Mandela
10. Laying Ghosts to Rest, by M. Ramphela
11. In a Different Time, by Peter Harris
12. A Simple Freedom, by Ahmed Kathrada
13. I Write What I Like, by Steve Biko
14. The Native Commissioner, by Shaun Johnson
15. Midlands, by Johnny Steinberg
16. Bitches Brew, by Fred Khumalo Portrait with Keys, by Ivan
Vladislavich.
17. Disgrace, by JM Coetzee.
18. Commando, by Deneys Reitz
19. Nelson Mandela: A Life in Photographs by David Elliot Cohen and John Battersby.
20. Collected short stories of Herman Charles Bosman
21. Karoo and other stories, by Athol Fugard
22. In the Balance, edited by Fanie du Toit and Erik Doxtader
23. Evita’s Kosie Sikelela by Evita Bezuidenhout
24. Witboy in Africa, by Deon Maas.
25. Native Nostalgia, by Jacob Dlamini
26. Begging to be Black, by Antjie Krog
27. A Man Who is not a Man, by Thando
Mgqolozana
28. Portrait with Keys : Joburg & What-what, by Ivan Vladislavic
29. How I buried Puso, by Morabo Morajele
30. Coconut, by Kopano Matlwa
31. Shirley, Goodness & Mercy, by Chris van Wyk
32. From Joburg to Jozi - stories about Africa’s infamous city edited by Heidi Holland
33. Of Warriors, Lovers & Prophets, by Max du Preez
34. Captured in Time – Five centuries of South African Writing by John Clare
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BOOK SHOW for 09 June 2010 |
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Sibaphathe Kahle!
A Warm South African Welcome
Hospitality Ambassador
R 39.95
From Joburg to Jozi: Stories about Africa’s infamous City
Edited by Heidi Holland and Adam Roberts.
Penguin Books
R130
Awesome South Africa
by Derryn Campbell
Awesome SA Publishers
R295
Scenic Day Drives from CapeTown
by Mike Lundy
Human & Rousseau
R159.95
South Africa by Road: A Regional Guide
Struik Travel & Heritage
R250
Tastes of Africa
by Justice Kamanga
Struik Lifestyle
R230
The African Animal Football Cup
by Immanuel Suttner with Guy Suttner
Quartz Press
Don’t Look Behind You! True Tales of a Safari Guide
by Peter Allison
Nicholas Brealey Books
R169.95
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BOOK SHOW for 26 May 2010 |
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Native Nostalgia
by Jacob Dlamini
Jacana Media
R180
Unreliable Sources
by John Simpson
Pan Macmillan
R279.00
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BOOK SHOW for 19 May 2010 |
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Invisible
by Paul Auster
Faber
R179.95
The Museum of Innocence
Orhan Pamuk
Faber
R194.95
Wolf Hall
by Hillary Mantel
Fourth Estate
R130
The Infinities
by John Banville
Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt
Pan Macmillan
R321.00
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BOOK SHOW for 12 May 2010 |
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Kwaito Love
by Lauri Kubuitsile
Sapphire Press
R19.95
Cherry Marbles
by Shukie Nkosana
Sapphire Press
R19.95
The Bridesmaid’s Lover
by Tsire Mushona
Sapphire Press
R19.95
Hard Girls
by Martina Cole
Headline
R295.00
The Dark Room
by Minette Walters
Read by Saskia Wickham
Pan Macmillan
R140.00
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BOOK SHOW for 05 May 2010 |
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Unreliable Sources: How the 20th Century was Reported
by John Simpson
Pan Macmillan
R212
Free: The Future of a Radical Price
by Chris Anderson
Hyperion
R160
Predictably Irrational
by Dan Ariely
Harper Collins
R130
Socialnomics: How social media transforms the way we live and do business
by Erik Qualman
John Wiley and Sons
R250
The Rise of the Creative Class: And how it’s transforming work, leisure, Community and Everyday Life
by Richard Florida
The Perseus Books Group
R170
The City and The City
by China Mieville
Pan Macmillan
R195
Race to the Pole
written and read by James Cracknell and Ben Fogle
Pam Macmillan
R289
Churchill’s Empire: The World that Made Him and the World he Made
by Richard Toye
Pan Macmillan
R411.00
Meltdown
by Ben Elton
Random House Struik
R215
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BOOK SHOW for 28 April 2010 |
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Eggs to Lay. Chickens to Hatch
by Chris van Wyk
Picador Africa
R195.00
Stirred but Not Shaken
by Keith Floyd
Pan Macmillan
R201.00
Must You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter
by Antonia Fraser
Orion Audiobooks
R235.00
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BOOK SHOW for 21 April 2010 |
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The History of the World Cup
by Brian Glanville
Read by Bob Wilson
Naxo Audio Books
R329.95
Match! World Cup 2010!
Pan Macmillan
R125
A Beautiful Game: Football through the Eyes of the World’s Greatest Players
by Tom Watt
Wild Dog Press
R295
Hello South Africa Phrasebook
Hello South Africa Publishing
R188
Bafana, Bafana: A Story of Soccer, Magic and Mandela
by Troy Blacklaws
Jacana
R150
History of the World Cup
by Peter Murray
Phambili Agencies
R240
World Soccer Champions!
Activity Book
Human & Rousseau
R69.95
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BOOK SHOW for 14 April 2010 |
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The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
Steering by Starlight
by Martha Beck.
The Four Agreements
by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
Road Less Traveled
by M.Scott Peck
9 Steps to Financial Freedom
by Suze Orman
Outliers
by Malcolm Gladwell
The Art of Extreme Care
by Cheryl Richardson
Rich Dad Poor Dad
by Robert T Kyosaki
Taking on the world
by Ellen Mc Arthur
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
Illusions
by Richard Bach
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
The Saint, the Surfer and the CEO by Robin S Sharma
The Monk who Sold his Ferrari
by Robin S Sharma
Tuesdays with Morrie
by Mitch Albom
I'm ok you're ok
by Thomas A. Harris
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
How to make friends and influence people
by Dale Carnegie
Act like a lady think like a man
by Steve Harvey
The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne
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BOOK SHOW for 07 April 2010 |
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Say You Are One of Them
by Uwem Akpan.
Penguin Books
R135
The Dilemma
by Jenny Pitman
Read by Lesley Manville
Pan Macmillan
R228
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
Penguin Books
R200
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BOOK SHOW for 07 April 2010 |
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Say You Are One of Them
by Uwem Akpan
Penguin Books
R135
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
Penguin Books
R200
The Dilemma
by Jenny Pitman
Read by Lesley Manville
Pan Macmillan
R228
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BOOK SHOW for 05 April 2010 |
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VICTOR DLAMINI IS READING…
Begging to be Black
by Antjie Krog
Struik
R180
High Low In-between
by Imraan Coovadia
Umuzi
R170
DEREK ALBERT’S IS READING…
Long Way Down
by Nick Hornby
Riverhead Books
R140
Black Obsession
by Gregor Paul
EXISLE PUBLISHING
R224
And Michael Vaughan's autobiography: Time to Declare
Hodder & Stoughton
R150
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BOOK SHOW for 31 March 2010 |
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Evita’s Kossie Sikelela
by Evita Bezhuidenhout
Random House Struik
R150
Something to Tell You
by Hanif Kureishi
Faber & Faber
R250
Worst Case
by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Random House Struik
R215
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
Harper Collins
R200
The Lacuna
by Barbara Kingsolver
Faber and Faber
R215
My Name is Charles Saatchi and I am an Artoholic
by Charles Saatchi
Phaidon Press
R105
Mao’s Last Dancer
by Li Cunxin
Penguin Books
R200
The Burning Land
by Bernard Cornwell
Harper Collins
R350
Native Nostalgia
by Jacob Dlamini
Jacana Media
R180
D Day: The Battle of Normandy
by Antony Beevor
Penguin Books
R350
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BOOK SHOW for 24 March 2010 |
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The Double Crown
by Marié Heese
Human & Rousseau
R210
Refuge
by Andrew Brown
Random House Struik
R189.95
Invisible
by Paul Auster
Faber Audio.
R259.95
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BOOK SHOW for 17 March 2010 |
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Notes from the Middleworld
by Breyten Breytenbach
Haymarket Books
R230
The Return Journey
by Maeve Binchy
Orion Books
R250
The Double Crown
by Marie Heese
Human and Rosseau
R210
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
R120
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BOOK SHOW for 10 March 2010 |
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The Angels Weep
by Wilbur Smith (Audiobook)
Pan MacMillan
R280
Mao’s Last Dancer
by Li Cunxin
Penguin Books
R200
LIST OF SOUTH AFRICAN ICONIC BOOKS
1. Fiela se Kind by Dalene Matthee
2. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
3. Cold Stone Jug by Herman Charles Bosman
4. Down Second Avenue by Ezekiel Mphahlele
5. Goodbye Dolly Grey by Rayne Kruger
6. Day of the Dead Moon by The Story of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
a series of five audio CDs or cassette tapes by David Rattray
7. The Number by Jonny Steinberg
8. The Bushveld Doctor by Christiaan Louis Leipoldt
9. Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner
10. Native Life in South Africa by Sol Plaatje
11. My Father’s Orchard by Rayda Jacobs
12. In a Different Time by Peter Harris
13. Riddle Child by Annelie Botes
14. Shades by Marguerite Poland
15. The Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee
16. Commando by Deneys Reitz
17. For Whites Only by Charles Cilliers
18. A Dream Deferred by Mark Gevisser
19. Circles in the Forest by Dalene Mathee
20. Rumours of Rain by Andre Brink
21. Elephantoms by Lyall Watson
22. Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard
23. Indaba, My Children by Credo Mutwa
24. My Traitors Heart by Rian Malan
25. Inkinnsela yaseMgungundlovu by Sibusiso Nyembezi
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BOOK SHOW for 04 March 2010 |
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The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
Horizon Books
R138
The Lacuna
by Barbara Kingsolver
Horizon Books
R224
Remarkable Creatures
by Tracey Chevalier(Audiobook)
Jonathan Ball
R214
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