{"id":160,"date":"2026-06-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=160"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:39:54","slug":"our-favourite-south-african-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/our-favourite-south-african-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"Our favourite South African writers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"160\" class=\"elementor elementor-160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5d46ab5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d46ab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b800b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"b800b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>South African writing is easy to start with and hard to put down. Try Zakes Mda for sharp, funny stories, and Nadine Gordimer for quiet, honest ones.<\/p><p><em>Ask us for a short novel first. A thin book gets you started.<\/em><\/p><h3>Where to begin<\/h3><p>Pick one writer and read two of their books. Lauren Beukes and Sindiwe Magona suit new readers well. Secondhand copies of older titles are often on our shelves, and we can order in the rest.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d71d9 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"c8d71d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery photoswipe-images wd-carousel-container\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:3;--wd-col-md:3;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap-lg:30px;--wd-gap-sm:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-close-up-of-a-stack-of-south-african-fiction-paper-7d7e1.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-close-up-of-a-stack-of-south-african-fiction-paper-7d7e1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Close-up of a stack of South African fiction paperbacks and hardbacks on a pale shelf with a small bookmark and a readin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-close-up-of-a-stack-of-south-african-fiction-paper-7d7e1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-close-up-of-a-stack-of-south-african-fiction-paper-7d7e1-193x300.jpg 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src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-stack-of-art-and-photography-books-topped-with-a-g-cad73.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Stack of art and photography books topped with a glass and cork reading lamp against a soft misty window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-stack-of-art-and-photography-books-topped-with-a-g-cad73.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-stack-of-art-and-photography-books-topped-with-a-g-cad73-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-stack-of-art-and-photography-books-topped-with-a-g-cad73-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-stack-of-art-and-photography-books-topped-with-a-g-cad73-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-tall-bookshelf-of-south-african-literature-in-a-lo-dfb37.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"3\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-tall-bookshelf-of-south-african-literature-in-a-lo-dfb37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Tall bookshelf of South African literature in a loft-style bookshop with a reading armchair, brick wall behind\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-tall-bookshelf-of-south-african-literature-in-a-lo-dfb37.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-tall-bookshelf-of-south-african-literature-in-a-lo-dfb37-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-tall-bookshelf-of-south-african-literature-in-a-lo-dfb37-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-tall-bookshelf-of-south-african-literature-in-a-lo-dfb37-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-close-up-of-two-stacks-of-hardcover-books-in-blue-aab93.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"4\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-close-up-of-two-stacks-of-hardcover-books-in-blue-aab93.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Close-up of two stacks of hardcover books in blue and white cloth bindings with gold-edged pages, against a soft grey ba\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-close-up-of-two-stacks-of-hardcover-books-in-blue-aab93.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-close-up-of-two-stacks-of-hardcover-books-in-blue-aab93-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-close-up-of-two-stacks-of-hardcover-books-in-blue-aab93-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-close-up-of-two-stacks-of-hardcover-books-in-blue-aab93-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev wd-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c0893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"84c0893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Further down the list are JM Coetzee and Bessie Head, both regulars on reading lists and in our secondhand pile. Their books tend to move fast, so ask us to set one aside if you spot a gap on the shelf.<\/p><h3>Newer voices worth finding<\/h3><p>Keep an eye on writers like Niq Mhlongo and Yewande Omotoso too. They write about the country as it is now, and copies of their books do not sit on our shelves for long.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5041c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5041c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94eb511 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94eb511\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939496a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"939496a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Cosy living room reading corner with a sofa, bookshelf full of books and stacked books on the coffee table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00057e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"00057e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Zakes Mda \u2013 Eastern Cape Storyteller<\/h4><p>Mda writes about small towns and big history with the same steady hand. His novels mix folklore with real events in a way that makes both feel closer than you expect. Start with a secondhand copy if you can find one.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e870c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e870c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f821762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"f821762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-colourful-independent-bookshop-reading-corner-with-8c5eb.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-colourful-independent-bookshop-reading-corner-with-8c5eb-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Colourful independent bookshop reading corner with a curved white counter and book-filled shelves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-colourful-independent-bookshop-reading-corner-with-8c5eb-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-colourful-independent-bookshop-reading-corner-with-8c5eb-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86eb352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"86eb352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sindiwe Magona \u2013 Memoir And Truth<\/h4><p>Magona writes about growing up in Gugulethu with honesty that never tips into sentiment. Her memoirs read like someone talking straight to you across a kitchen table. If you only read one South African memoir this year, make it hers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b677fb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b677fb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d6698 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d6698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512aaf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"512aaf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/leesnook-two-armchairs-in-a-pale-blue-room-with-a-stack-of-8d774.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/leesnook-two-armchairs-in-a-pale-blue-room-with-a-stack-of-8d774-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Two armchairs in a pale blue room with a stack of books, a reading setup celebrating South African writers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/leesnook-two-armchairs-in-a-pale-blue-room-with-a-stack-of-8d774-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/leesnook-two-armchairs-in-a-pale-blue-room-with-a-stack-of-8d774-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae3aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"6ae3aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Deon Meyer \u2013 Cape Crime Writer<\/h4><p>Meyer's thrillers move fast and rarely waste a page, but it is Cape Town itself that keeps readers coming back. His detectives feel like people you could run into at the shops, which makes the tension land harder.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bf1e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37bf1e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60440c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"60440c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-two-olive-green-armchairs-in-a-reading-corner-with-d3aa8.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-two-olive-green-armchairs-in-a-reading-corner-with-d3aa8-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Two olive-green armchairs in a reading corner with a side table holding stacked books and a shelf of South African novel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-two-olive-green-armchairs-in-a-reading-corner-with-d3aa8-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-two-olive-green-armchairs-in-a-reading-corner-with-d3aa8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb4899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"9fb4899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Niq Mhlongo \u2013 Joburg Voices<\/h4><p>Mhlongo writes Johannesburg the way people actually talk, sharp and funny and a little irreverent. His books are a good pick for a reader who wants something current rather than a classic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-efb5ff7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efb5ff7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff9f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_testimonials\" data-id=\"fff9f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonials testimon-style-standard  color-scheme- testimon-with-rating testimon-align-left wd-carousel-container\" id=\"carousel-6113\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:1;--wd-col-md:1;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap-lg:30px;--wd-gap-sm:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-young-south-african-woman-with-dark-bobbed-hair-re-ae897.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Young South African woman with dark bobbed hair reading a book at a cafe table by a window\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"I came in looking for one Deon Meyer novel and left with four books I had never heard of. The staff at Leesnook clearly read what they sell, and their recommendations for local writers have never once missed for me.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tNaledi Khumalo\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-young-south-african-man-with-swept-hair-sitting-on-842d4.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Young South African man with swept hair sitting on outdoor steps holding a takeaway coffee cup and a paperback\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"Sindiwe Magona's memoir changed how I read South African writing. I asked the shop for something similar and they handed me three more names I had never come across. That kind of recommendation is hard to find anywhere else.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tRiaan Pretorius\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-portrait-of-a-south-african-male-author-standing-o-d1211.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Portrait of a South African male author standing outdoors, head and shoulders, for a blog post about favourite South Afr\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"I grew up on Mda's novels and assumed I knew most of what was worth reading locally. A conversation at the counter at Leesnook proved me wrong in the best way, with two names I am still working through.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tThandiwe Nkosi\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev wd-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b976bf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b976bf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05be6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"05be6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3>More Local Shelves<\/h3><p>This list is only a starting point. South African writing covers far more ground than four names can hold, from poetry to food writing to history told through a single family. If you have read everything here already, come in and tell us what you loved. Secondhand copies of local writers turn up on our shelves more often than you might think.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2af160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"c2af160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Cosy living room reading corner with a sofa, bookshelf full of books and stacked books on the coffee table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916-430x302.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916-700x492.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/bookshop\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/leesnook-cosy-living-room-reading-corner-with-a-sofa-booksh-54916-180x127.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African writing is easy to start with and hard to put down. 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