8 Cape Malay Cookbooks for Anyone Who Loves Kaapse Kos
If your bookshelf could use a few recipes from Cape Town’s home kitchens, these Cape Malay Cookbooks are a good place to browse.
Category: Literature
Literature from Cape Coloured writers holds power, emotion, and history. Our archive showcases novels, plays, and anthologies that reflect our unique voices and perspectives.
How to Stop Being a Naai: Mia Arderne Gives Bad Behaviour Its Own Book
How to Stop Being a Naai is available now for anyone ready to inspect their own nonsense.
Retired Traffic Officer André Rautenbach Shares Story Behind Cape Town Baby Rescue in New Book
The story behind Cape Town’s most remarkable baby rescue lives on in new book.
The Cape Flats Book Festival Brings the Power of Words to the Community
Whether you’re passionate about books, curious about storytelling, or simply looking for a meaningful way to spend your weekend, this festival has something enriching for you.
10 Websites to Read Afrikaans Short Stories for Free
There are some great corners of the internet filled with modern Afrikaans stories just waiting to be read.
Rapport Names the 100 Best Afrikaans Books of the Century
Rapport reveals the 100 Best Afrikaans Books, a curated journey through 100 years of literature.
Cape Flats Storytelling Earns Place in Netwerk24-kykNET-Rapport Book Prizes
Congratulations to the local authors who made the shortlist.
What if Little Red Riding Hood Took Place on the Cape Flats?
A favourite fairytale like it's never sounded before.
Two Cape Writers Make Shortlist for the 2025 UJ Debut Prize for Afrikaans Literature
The UJ Debut Prize celebrates outstanding first-time Afrikaans authors and their creative writing.
Better Late Than Never: Overdue Library Book Finds Its Way Home
Cape Town’s Central Library celebrates the return of a book that took its own time – 24 years!
For Your Bookshelf: Eugene
Eugene's rough past meets a deadly present, as old alliances crumble and he's charged with murder.
For Your Bookshelf: Diekie Vannie Bo-Kaap
Diekie vannie Bo-Kaap is the first Bo-Kaap youth novel written in Kaaps, the colloquial Afrikaans variety of Cape Town.