Secrets are stacking up like wine barrels in the heat.

And this year’s ferment? It’s definitely going sour.

Winfred and Sylvie are keeping one eye open for the menacing villager who knows too much and another on the dismal bank balance of their bookshop-café, The Novel Eatery. Their side-hustle isn’t exactly legal . . . and now someone knows their secret.

Just as the tension threatens to boil over, news breaks that a wine-themed reality TV show is coming to town. The villagers are in a froth of excitement, giving the two friends a momentary reprieve. But the cameras bring their own complications. Sylvie is convinced the
slick presenter is greasier than her freshest vetkoek, and Winnie nearly chokes on her Sauvignon Blanc when she hears that Skokiaan, the mampoer king, is suddenly bottling five-star wine.

Lifting the Lid is filled with sharp wit, layered characters, and a setting that simmers with charm and danger. In a village like Riviersvalleij, nothing stays buried forever.

Now more than ever, we need an understanding of how foods can and should feed MIND, BODY and SOUL.

For as long as she can remember, Nicci Robertson has been on a mission to figure out whydiets don’t work. Her journey has led her to the simple truth that making food from scratchinstead of relying on processed foods is the keystone to becoming healthy and living longer. Inthis book, she looks at how food speaks to mind, body and soul. When you understand thissynergy, you can change your health trajectory forever, and even steer future generations awayfrom obesity and disease – not by dieting or following some rigid theory of meal timing ordeprivation but by embracing the pleasure of making, sharing and savouring real food.

Mind, Body & Soul Food debunks the many myths surrounding diets, detoxes and diettrends and what food influencers believe we should be consuming, so that you can begin to tellfact from fiction and even construct a solution for yourself that changes as you do.

In addition, this book features over 80 mouthwatering recipes that are nutritionally balancedand packed with flavour, specifically tailored to feed your mind, body and soul.

The results of the 29 May 2024 elections caused a seismic shift in South Africa’s political landscape. For the first time in three decades of democracy, the ruling ANC did not emerge with a majority.

With a constitutional deadline of just fourteen days to elect a president, the nation held its breath. Would the ANC forge a so-called doomsday coalition with the EFF and Patriotic Alliance, or a centrist partnership with its nemesis, the DA? What role would smaller parties play, and how would Jacob Zuma’s disruptive MK party impact on the negotiations?

The Deal takes you behind the scenes of the negotiations that redefined a nation, providing exclusive interviews with party leaders, unique insights and stories, thoughtful analysis and vital context. From the exclusive Inanda Club to clandestine hotel basements and affluent private houses on Johannesburg’s Westcliff Ridge, negotiating teams met under immense pressure. Amidst volatile markets, a skittish currency and intense social media scrutiny, every decision was critical.

Witness the nail-biting moments as talks through bilaterals and back channels teetered on the brink of collapse, and discover the personality clashes, factionalism and deft political manoeuvring that ultimately led to the establishment of the Government of National Unity. The Deal is a compelling record of history.

When two people find out their online crushes are actually their IRL enemies, they must figure out a way to work with each other in this charming and geeky enemies-to-lovers romcom perfect for fans of Olivia Dade.

When your favorite player turns out to be your very real boss, the rules are a lot more complicated.

Elizabeth Gordon-Bettencourt is rebuilding her life on her own terms, starting with a new internship, a shot at her dream job as a civil engineer, and a whole lot of distance from her family’s drama. With her life full of change, the one constant is @theanswerisno, a charming gamer who seems to just . . . get her. Even if he has no interest in meeting her in real life.

Elizabeth would feel a lot more confident about her job if her new boss wasn’t so hard to read. Lincoln Carden is quiet, demanding, and adamant about avoiding small talk—especially in the office. What she doesn’t know is that online, he’s someone else entirely: quick, confident, and a little bit flirty. And his favorite player to team up with is @pancakesareelite, the one person who never makes him feel like he has to try so hard. As their two worlds start to collide, Elizabeth and Lincoln start to wonder: with their careers on the line and their online friendship at risk, is a romance IRL worth it?

Zazi dreams about dancing, but she’s too scared to try. What if she’s not good enough? What will people say?

With encouragement from her parents Zazi faces her fears and finds the courage to listen to her heart.

Dance to Your Own Beat is an inspiring story about following your dreams and allowing others to support you on the journey. This book is also available in isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho and Afrikaans.

Die dertienjarige Timotheus Nieuwoudt se lewe verander onherroeplik wanneer hy sy hand in ’n motorongeluk verloor. Terwyl hy probeer aanpas by sy nuwe realiteit in ’n wêreld waarin hy reeds as buitestander leef, kondig sy ouers aan dat hulle gaan skei, en Tim voel meer geïsoleerd as ooit. Dan gebeur iets onverwags: Telkens wanneer Tim bang of alleen voel, verskyn daar ’n onwaarskynlike besoeker – ’n Europese rooivos.

Dié vreemde vos help Tim om ’n veilige tussen-in plek te vind waar hy sy nuwe werklikheid kan konfronteer en leer hoe om sy komplekse emosies te navigeer.

Vreemde vos herinner ons dat elkeen, ongeag sy ouderdom, oor die nodige innerlike krag en wysheid beskik om die moeilikste van tye te oorkom en genesing te vind, ongeag wie, wat of waar jy is. Die aflegging van onskuld is deel van menswees, en kan soos ’n sikloon
alles voor die voet platvee. ’n Tydlose verhaal wat geeneen ongeraak sal laat nie.

Thandaza Nyathi was abandoned as a baby in Mamaolo, south of Polokwane, and raised by a woman she calls her grandmother. Life has never been easy for them and Thandaza’s dream is to build a better life and take care of her gogo. So she decides to move to
Johannesburg, where new opportunities await.

When Thandaza arrives in the restless City of Gold, she is confronted by rejection and empty promises. But then fate intervenes. One morning in Yeoville she meets Steven, a successful restaurateur and businessman, who seems to epitomise everything she’s ever prayed
for.

A deeply moving novel set between Joburg and Polokwane. It’s a story about love that heals, faith that endures and two hearts destined to find each other.

Tara Roos cuts through the political noise with this analysis of South African politics that argues that we have entered the age of uncertainty as populism is on the rise.

She delves into the structural weaknesses, strategic miscalculations and politicalparty identity crises that have ushered South Africa into a new and unstable coalition era. Parties are categorised into three groups – Winners, Losers and Survivors – as Roos lays out what parties are getting right, where they are failing and why some have found growth while others have collapsed.

In a democracy still grappling with the promises of 1994, Where to from Here? is an account of how politicians have failed the people and how the electorate, in turn, must now demand better.

When a bat-eared fox comes across a fearless, butt-kicking honey badger, he decides to stick with him for protection. The honey badger isn’t wild about it, until the little bat-eared fox turns out to have some useful skills, too.

A fun and fabulous picture book about friendship.

"You can’t win it all. But everything, and I mean everything, can be lost."

Welcome to Vivo. Art, Maggie and Felix spend all their time at the Mean Monsoon, drinking and talking about making it big. Art loves Maggie but has a problem with his heart. Maggie loves music but can’t get a break. Felix, who’s currently homeless, loves everyone. But things are about to change for these three friends with the arrival of a well dressed and enigmatic stranger.

Playful, nostalgic, sexy, philosophical, original, stylish and just plain cool, The Dogs of Vivo has it all.

Bobbob die robo-meerkat en die Kalahari-kloutjie is die eerste titel in ’n reeks grafiese kinderverhale. Die hoofkarakter, Bobbob, is ’n robot van die planeet Ploemplaf. Wanneer sy ruimteskip reg bokant Suid-Afrika neerstort, beland hy in die Kalahari. Tydens die atmosferiese impak het 9 Ploemplafstene van sy ruimteskip afgebreek, met 'n steen wat in elk van die provinsies beland het. Bobbob kan slegs terugkeer na planeet Ploemplaf indien hy al nege stene opgespoor het. Buite sy tuig skandeer Bobbob die omliggende area en sien ’n meerkat. Hy besluit om sy Ploemplafiaanse tegnologie in te span en die vorm van die meerkat aan te neem om by die onbekende Suid-Afrikaanse omgewing in te pas. En so begin Bobbob die robomeerkat se avonture deur Suid-Afrika . . .

Wanneer Bobbob se ruimteskip reg bokant Suid-Afrika neerstort, beland hy in die Kalahari. Tydens die atmosferiese impak het 9 Ploemplafstene van sy ruimteskip afgebreek, met 'n steen wat in elk van die provinsies beland het. Bobbob kan slegs terugkeer na planeet
Ploemplaf indien hy al nege stene opgespoor het. Hy span sy tegnologie in om die vorm van 'n meerkat aan te neem om by die onbekende Suid-Afrikaanse omgewing in te pas. En so begin Bobbob die robo-meerkat se avonture deur Suid-Afrika . . .

In Boek 2 wil Dumi desperaat die bulletjierugbyspan haal. Hy is vinnig, maar kan nie goed vang nie. In Pretoria oefen hy en De Wet onder die jakarandas, tot hulle die tweede Ploemplafsteen ontdek en Bobbob ontmoet! Hulle beland in ’n Gauteng-avontuur van Gold Reef City tot Loftus. Sal Bobbob hulle kan help om die span te haal?

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of southern African spiders – they come in all shapes and sizes, and are more colourful and clever than you think! This jam-packed children’s book unpacks where spiders live, what they eat, how they hunt, what venom they have and how they protect their babies. Striking macrophotography showcases the world of spiders like never before. Meet a spider that spits sticky silk, one that hides in seashells, another that pretends to be an ant . . . and over fifty more – from the familiar Daddy Long Legs to exotic-looking Flower Crab Spiders, spiky Hedgehog Spiders and well-camouflaged Bark Spiders.

Verken die wonderlike wêreld van Suider-Afrika se spinnekoppe – hulle kom in hordes verskillende vorms en groottes, en is veel slimmer as wat jy dink! Hierdie stampvol kinderboek verduidelik waar spinnekoppe woon, wat hulle eet, hoe hulle jag, watter gif hulle het, en hoe hulle hul kleintjies beskerm. Treffende makrofotografie verken die wêreld van spinnekoppe soos nooit tevore nie. Ontmoet ’n spinnekop wat spoeg om sy prooi te vang, een wat in seeskulpe wegkruip, nog een wat as ’n mier vermon is . . . en meer as vyftig ander – van die welbekende Langbeenspinnekop tot die pragtige Blomkrapspinnekop, stekelrige Krimpvarkiespinnekop en goedgekamoufleerde Basspinnekop.

Hierdie boek is ’n universele gids oor alles wat Jan Braai tans oor braai weet. Dit is ’n viering van hierdie wonderlike Suid-Afrikaanse tradisie waaraan 15–20 miljoen Suid-Afrikaners elke jaar op 24 September op Nasionale Braaidag deelneem. Om hierdie kulturele gebeurtenis se 20ste herdenking te vier het Jan Braai meer as 200 resepte bymekaargesit wat oor ’n houtvuur gaargemaak en daar langsaan geniet kan word.

Die boek is in 20 hoofstukke verdeel en sluit resepte in vir tradisionele gunstelinge soos klassieke potjies, steaks, burgers en ribbetjies, tot minder konvensionele geregte wat op die braai voorberei word, soos pasta, pizza, slaai en nagereg. Elke gereg is smaaklik en die meegaande fotografie sal jou mond laat water en jou familie en vriende geesdriftig op ’n samekoms langs die vuur laat aandring terwyl jy jou braaivaardighede ten toon stel. Jan Braai se duidelike instruksies en nugter houding teenoor die braaikuns sal verseker dat selfs groentjiebraaiers hierdie resepte maklik baasraak.

Daar is iets vir almal in hierdie boek, en die maklik verkrygbare bestanddele beteken dis verspot maklik om die maaltye saam te stel, aangesien die meeste items waarskynlik reeds byderhand is, of met min moeite of ’n vinnige rit na die supermark in die hande gekry kan word.

Ook beskikbaar in Engels, as 'Atmosfire'.

Wanneer die elfjarige Drico van Vuuren en sy ouers in nuwe ’n spogbuurt intrek, dink hulle aanvanklik die ou, vervalle huis langsaan is onbewoon. Maar dan ontmoet Drico vir Blanche Winterbach – die spookmeisie wat saam met haar spookouers en hulle eienaardige huishoudster daar woon. Drico en Blanche het skaars vriende geraak voordat hulle moet saamstaan om die verkoop van die spoke se huis te keer. Veral omdat Drico se melodramatiese kleinniggie, Kirna-Aubrecia, langsaan wil intrek.

Mindful Meals, Your guide to happy, healthy children.

Practical And Effective Strategies Grounded In Science.

Mindful Meals contains easy, practical and effective strategies you can apply in your everyday life, including over 100 recipes with a special focus on the powerful connection between the gut and the brain.

“This book equips you to provide the nutrition and environment your child needs beyond their first 1 000 days, following clear, science-backed recommendations. Kath and Jenny have produced a book that just could be the best investment you make in your child’s life. It provides a very clear strategy to get us back to the table as a family, to listen, to connect, to have fun and make eye contact and to create a nurturing environment while enjoying the best nutrition you can provide.” Dr Simon Strachan MBChB(UCT) FCPaed(SA) SPECIALIST PAEDIATRICIAN, CEO SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS FORUM.

• Strategies for fussy eaters • Optimal growth • Healthy brain development • Better social interactions • Emotional regulation • Positive body image • Gut and mental health • Sustained energy • Reduced sugar cravings • Improved concentration • Health and vitality • Enhanced athletic performance • Longer, deeper sleep • Better digestion

Almal van Menseland is verheug om Haas Das, die geliefde nuusleser van Diereland, en sy assistent, Piet Muis, en hulle manewales weer te geniet in hierdie veelkleurige leesboeke. In hierdie uitsending raak Boeboe die bobbejaantjie vermis en almal is bekommerd, want Hoohoeff Hienia is in die omtrek. Die gewilde Haas Das-stories word opnuut uitgebeeld deur Vian Oelofsen se pragtige illustrasies.

Die veelbesproke Afrikaanse digter, Peter Blum, was een van die vernuwendste stemme onder die Vyftigers. Uit protes teen apartheid en die verkrampte kultuurlandskap van die tyd, het Blum en sy vrou Hetta in 1960 na Engeland geëmigreer. Hier het hy sy rug op die skryfkuns gekeer en die voordeurklokkie se koord afgeruk.

Hortjies dig is ’n liefdesdrama wat in 1991 – ’n jaar ná Blum se dood – in hul woonstel in Londen afspeel. Hetta se geestestoestand is wankelrig en sy verbeel haar dat Blum vir haar in hul woning wegkruip.

Haar verbeelde gesprekke met haar oorlede man lei tot ’n roerende drama wat die invloed van emigrasie op ’n egpaar se huwelik ondersoek, asook die behoefte aan erkenning en geloof in jouself ten spyte van ’n gebrek aan waardering.

Embark on a moonlit adventure with ‘The Nocturnal Nine’ and discover the wonders of the night!

Tonight was an adventure of a different kind, the details and time of departure we were yet to find. We were told to dress warmly and come well-prepared, with our hats and jackets on and binoculars to be shared. A nighttime adventure was about to begin as the colours started to change and dusk set in. ‘The Nocturnal Nine’ are not your usual crew, in actual fact there are very few. The midnight gang, not afraid of the dark for evening is when they find their spark. Join our adventure as we drive through the game park, looking for these creatures, from the owl to the aardvark.

’n Aktiwiteitsboek met 160 bladsye propvol tawwe tongknopers, lawwe rympies, woorsoekblokke, skaterlagvrae, grappies, raaisels, idees vir poetse, ’n snaakse storie en nog baie meer!

In die klaskamer, in die motor of by die huis – elke bladsy van dié boek is volgeprop met prettige dinge om te doen, te ontdek, te soek en te sê.

Super Natural pivots around an abundance of vegetables and natural, whole foods, celebrating seasonal produce, good fats and whole grains, pulses and legumes, and foods that are almost entirely free of refined carbohydrates and sugars.

Best of all, the recipes are accessible, easy, budget friendly, beautiful and delicious. And for Sarah Graham's loyal army of fans, Super Natural is a guide to living well and eating mindfully - a continuum of her highly popular cookbook Wholesome, which is
heading towards its fifth printing.

Besides the health benefits of eating more vegetables and, ultimately, fewer animal products, Sarah also has a more altruistic motive, that of caring for our planet and being more aware of where our food comes from and how our eating impacts our world.

Ná die wêreld se mees beskaafde egskeiding, bevind ’n ontnugterde Juna Ferreira haar in ’n klein dorpie sonder ’n plan vir haar toekoms.

Wanneer sy ’n unieke litteken op ’n dorpenaar se wang herken, stuur dit haar in die teenoorgestelde rigting – ver, ver die verlede in. Sy herbesoek haar grootwordjare op die Vrystaatse goudvelde; ’n tyd wat sy as sorgvry en gelukkig onthou.

Maar was dit regtig so? Hoekom onthou ander mense dit anders? En hoeveel donker geheime lê vasgevang in die hartverskeurende ruïne van die eens statige ou Limestone House?

Mei en alles daarna is ’n verhaal oor die geheue se dans tussen werklikheid en versinsel, die lewe se sirkelgang, en ons verbintenis met alles en almal wat ons voorafgegaan het.

The blazing, untold story of a man who lived in the orbit of a giant, and finally managed to escape the sun.

For decades, Peter Venison stood in the shadow of the volcanic brilliance of Sol Kerzner, the hotel-world titan whose vision reshaped skylines and rewrote the rules of luxury. Together they conjured empires: Sun City, the Lost City, Atlantis, the Royal Mirage. But this isn’t just a backstage pass to the world’s most audacious resorts. It’s a memoir of survival – of ambition, obsession, loyalty, betrayal, and the strange gravity of genius.

Venison takes us from bombed-out Beirut to deals forged in the palaces of Dubai; from boardroom battles waged in London basements to working with designers like Giorgio Armani who demanded perfection down to the last pleat.

We watch the corporate wars that followed Venison’s acrimonious breakup with Sol, fought across continents and fuelled by egos. Beyond the fireworks, this book reveals a world few outsiders ever glimpse: post-apartheid power broking in Alexandra shebeens; the birth of Tsogo Sun; royal dinners at Windsor Castle; Mandela and Muhammad Ali leaving rooms breathless with grace.

Bold,witty,reflective and fiercely candid, ESCAPING THE SUN is not just the story of an empire-builder’s right-hand man – it’s a memoir about Venison stepping out of Kerzner’s blaze, reclaiming his light and understanding that the real legacy of a life well lived isn’t just the monuments built, but the meaning found beyond them.

This riveting study shows how the intersection of technology and politics has shaped South African history since the 1960s.

It is impossible to understand South Africa’s energy crisis without knowing this history. Faeeza Ballim’s deeply researched book challenges many prevailing assumptions and beliefs made regarding the crisis.

The book highlights the importance of technology to our understanding of South African history and challenges the idea that the technological state corporations were proxies for the apartheid government. While a part of the broader national modernization project under apartheid, these corporations also set the stage for worker solidarity and trade union organization in the Waterberg and elsewhere in the country.

Faeeza Ballim argues that the state corporations, their technology, and their engineers enjoyed ambivalent relationships with the governments of their time. And in the democratic era, while Eskom has been caught up in the scourge of government corruption, it has retained a degree of organizational autonomy and offered a degree of resistance to those who were attempting further corrupt practices.