Daar is niks wat Leola so ontstel soos bedrog nie, en as dit nie was dat Wian haar vooraf van haar voete af geswiep het nie, sou sy hom baie moeiliker vergewe het toe hy haar werk as veearts in Bloubosch kom oorneem.

Toe Wian se erfhuis in ’n bosbrand vernietig word, nooi Leola hom om tydelik by haar in te trek.

Gou besef sy die “saamblyery” is glad nie goed vir haar siel, verstand of hart nie.

Jong dokters Mia en Dolf word vir drie dae in ’n hysbak vasgevang ná ’n ontploffing. Hulle leer mekaar in daar die put van vrees en pyn ken.

Ná hul redding, neem Dolf se ouers hom Kanada t oe. Mia her stel nog, toe sy uitvind sy is swanger.

Toe hul paaie nege jaar later weer kruis, keer die herinneringe stadig na Mia terug. Maar hoe vertel sy vir haar seuntjie dat sy pa leef? En wat van Dolf wat nie eens weet hy is pa nie?

Samantha, ’n kunstenaar, woon met haar hond op Kruisklipbaai ná haar verloofde se dood. Sy stel glad nie in ’n verhouding belang nie. Staan sy egter ’n kans teen die ernstige man wat haar en Wolf een oggend uit die seestroom red?

Zak het jare gelede besluit om nooit te trou nie, maar dan ontmoet hy vir Samantha en haar hond op die strand. Teen sy sin moet hy herbesin. Kan hy waag om iemand in sy lewe in te laat?

Niekie Rabie is haar moeilike aktrise-suster, Irene, se oorwerkte assistent en val al jare lank vir Irene se miserabele akteur-ekse. Ná haar laaste traumatiese verhouding sweer sy alle mans af.

Toe die aksieheld Ruhan Arendse op die filmstel verskyn, bly Niekie ver uit sy pad, want Irene het die man vir haarself opgeëis. Ruhan laat hom egter nie voorskryf nie en sien Niekie raak in die skadu van haar suster, en ontdek haar talent.

Maar wat is sy motiewe?

An astonishing true story of splendour, scandal and tragedy in Golden Age Paris.

In 1881, Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted two young sisters from a Jewish banking dynasty at their home in Paris’s grand 8th arrondissement. Pink and Blue, a portrait of Elisabeth and Alice Cahen d’Anvers, captures a fleeting moment of innocence and beauty, and today it is one of Renoir’s most celebrated works. His portrait evokes the glamour of the Belle Époque: days at the races, nights at the opera, sun-soaked chateaux, brilliant salons filled with art, music and conversation. Paris at its most dazzling.

Yet beneath the glittering surface was a surging current of resentment. Renoir’s Impressionist masterpiece, radiant with light and colour, hides both a family secret and the tensions of an era poised for rupture. The same society that was illuminated by progress and culture was cast into shadow by division, prejudice and rising antisemitism. The Cahen d’Anvers, prominent patrons of this Golden Age, would come to embody both its glory and its tragedy.

In The Renoir Girls, Catherine Ostler paints a vivid and immersive portrait of intimate individual lives against the vast sweep of a changing Europe. Drawing on letters, diaries and exclusive new research, Ostler uncovers revelatory truths about a family at the heart of modern Europe’s struggles. From the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War to the Dreyfus Affair and the devastation of two world wars, this is a powerful story of love, courage and identity in conflict with the forces of history.

Catryn wil nie met ’n ryk wynboer trou nie. Sy wil eerder haar eie kleremaakbesigheid aan die Kaap de Goede Hoop begin.

Claude kom Kaap toe om die hart van sy eertydse minnares, die goewerneur se vrou, terug te wen. Toe hy en Catryn saam die goewerneur se vrou se gesteelde pêrelhalssnoer moet opspoor, spat die vonke. Die verhouding tussen hulle raak al warmer, en skandale dreig.

Sal hulle die vuurproef deurstaan?

Charl bestuur ’n groot vervoerbesigheid en sorg al jare vir sy drie jonger sibbe. Hy het nie tyd vir verhoudings nie, selfs nie vir Renise, sy jeugliefde nie. Tot hy haar een aand gestrand langs ’n gevaarlike pad met ’n stukkende motor vind. Hy moet dringend ’n vrag gaan aflaai en neem haar, ter wille van haar veiligheid, saam met hom.

Renise het ’n donker geheim wat niemand durf uitvind nie, veral nie Charl nie. Sal hul liefde hier die nuwe toets deurstaan?

Step inside the kitchen of Sáng, the beloved family-run Korean restaurant, and discover 100 recipes that celebrate the bold, diverse and comforting flavors of Korea. From crisp Korean fried chicken (best served with beer) to bubbling kimchi-jjigae, handmade banchan and sweet, chewy desserts, this is homestyle Korean food at its best ― generous, deeply personal, and full of soul.

Written by designer-turned-restaurateur Kenny Yong-Soo Son, the book reflects the story of his family and their food. His father, Seung kee, brings clean, city-style dishes from Seoul, while his mother, Jin sun, draws on the hearty, seafood-rich flavours of her native Kwangwon-do province near the North Korean border.

With desserts and ferments by Kenny’s partner, Youmee Jeon, Sáng captures the full Korean table ― rich in regional nuance, grounded in tradition, and adapted for everyday cooking at home.

A revelatory look at the complex inner world of one of the twentieth century’s most beloved theatrical composers.

Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was a towering figure in American musical theater. Celebrated for such iconic Broadway shows as Company, Sweeney Todd, and Into the Woods, his accolades include eight Tony Awards, multiple Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Pulitzer Prize. In this intimate biography, Daniel Okrent follows Sondheim through the tumult of his upbringing and his parents’ divorce, his life-changing relationship with Oscar Hammerstein II and subsequent immersion in musical theater, and his rise to fame as both a lyricist and composer.

Okrent shines new light on Sondheim’s complicated emotional life, wavering self-confidence, and alcoholism, drawing on the artist’s intimate correspondence with such notable figures as Hal Prince, Leonard Bernstein, and Arthur Laurents; exclusive interviews with his close friends and collaborators, including James Lapine and John Weidman; and Sondheim’s own oral history, which remained closed until his death. He also reveals a previously unknown (and crucial) aspect of the infamous letter from Sondheim’s mother that made him believe she regretted his birth.

As Okrent explores the ways Sondheim’s music and lyrics express the inner man, he shows us a life that was defined by two parallel arcs: the movement from alienation to connection, and from ambivalence to resolution.

The back-to-back Rugby World Cup–winning Springbok team has captured the imagination of South Africans in a way that has never been achieved before. This team serves as a fascinating case study of what is possible when an organisation focuses on being not just smart, but also healthy.

By incorporating and modelling specific principles that aim to enhance the experience of players, staff and coaches, the team has managed to become more than the sum of its parts. This book unpacks these principles in a way that equips anyone responsible for leading a group, team or organisation with the tools to replicate what the Boks have managed to achieve in their own context.

By drawing on personal and media interviews with those who helped shape their environment, including Jacques Nienaber and Steven Kitshoff, the book provides practical examples that will enable the reader with the know-how to do it themselves.

The Bok Way is for anyone who wants to build a great team of their own and needs some stepping stones on the way. The principles highlighted are taken from the best-practice knowledge of organisational health and employee experience and is packaged in such a way to make it relevant, practical and entertaining.

And Still We Rise is an inspiring anthology of 16 true stories from across Africa, showcasing how strategic philanthropy through the Higherlife Foundation has transformed individual lives and entire communities.

Founded by Tsitsi and Strive Masiyiwa during Zimbabwe's HIV/AIDS crisis, the Foundation began as a scholarship trust and has grown into a comprehensive development initiative.

These real stories counter typical narratives about Africa, showing homegrown solutions and leadership.

I'm a 32-year-old sex worker who just killed a politician. Please, please, please turn me into a feminist anti-hero . . .

A 32-year-old sex worker has just killed extremist political hopeful Meat Neck. Holed up in an off-the-grid cabin in the woods, she now has only two days, her wits and a high-speed internet connection to save her own life.

Her best bet is to reach out to the wildly popular feminist investigative podcast Justice for Bimbos. In a hastily-typed series of emails, the newly-minted "Murder Bimbo" explains how she was recruited and then trained by a cabal of code-named US agents to take out Meat Neck.

But, when she starts a new set of emails, this time addressed to her ex-girlfriend, we begin to realize that Murder Bimbo might not be the unsuspecting cog she claims to be.

In a time where 'truth' is more flexible than ever before - who really is Murder Bimbo? And what will she do next?