by Kieran Legg | Sep 18, 2026 | Mental Health
Some might argue that reading for pleasure has become a long-lost art. In the last two decades, the number of men cracking open a book for satisfaction alone has plummeted from 28% of the pop to just 16%. But both in the form of book clubs cropping up all over the...
by Art Mukhari | Aug 20, 2026 | Life
Tayari Jones’ Kin is the kind of novel that quietly reminds you just how much our friendships can shape the people we become. Set against the backdrop of the American South, the novel follows Vernice and Annie, two motherless girls who grow up together in Honeysuckle,...
by Art Mukhari | Apr 16, 2026 | Life
Some books meet you where you are. Others force you to confront parts of yourself you would rather ignore. The Quiet Violence of Dreams falls firmly into the second category. From the opening pages, K. Sello Duiker makes it clear that this is not going to be a...
by Art Mukhari | Feb 13, 2026 | Life
I finished The City Is Mine by Niq Mhlongo in just one week. At only 268 pages, it is not a long read, but it is immersive and leaves a lasting impression. This is a book that pulls you into Johannesburg, into its streets, its energy, its grit and asks you to...
by Art Mukhari | Jan 21, 2026 | Life
I finished A Little Life eight weeks after I started it and that feels important to say upfront. This is not a novel you breeze through. It is not something you casually read before bed or knock out on a quiet weekend. Reading Hanya Yanagihara’s modern classic felt...
