Woman Zone Cape Town

A space to share the stories of all women and to have these voices heard, processed, and understood by the storytellers themselves.

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

BOOK REVIEW: After The Fires by Nozipho Tshabalala
Published by @JonathanBallPub 📚🇿🇦

#bookreview #bookclub #bookrec #booklover

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

BOOK REVIEW: Midlife In Bloom by Salochanee Reddy
“Midlife in Blossom is a soothing antidote to the aches of midlife,” writes Hazel Makuzeni. 🪷🌸🌺
#bookreview #bookclub #bookrec

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

BOOK REVIEW: 40KGs Lighter by Mandy Meyer

“True progress requires time and discipline and Mandy is living proof,” writes Hazel Makuzeni. 📚✨

Published by Tracey McDonald Publishers
#bookclub #bookrec #bookreview

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

BOOK REVIEW: Diplomatic Ties by Mpho Boshego 📚✨

#bookclub #bookreview #bookrecs #bookish

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BOOK REVIEW: Healing the Mother Wound by Moshitadi Lehlomela 📚

#bookreview #bookclub #bookrec

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Nancy Richards reviews MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME by Arundhati Roy. Thank you @ExclusiveBooks and @PenguinBooksSA for the review copy. 📚

#bookreview #bookclub #bookrec #womanzone #booktok

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

One for the readers...
Our BOOK SWAP is back!

Second-hand or new, books make great gifts – even if just to yourself.

The event will start with a talk about Books, Book Clubs and all things Reading, by our well-informed friends in publishing: Maryam Adams and Shakti Pillay📚

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

ENOUGH

#womanforchange #justiceforwomen #capetown #enoughisenough #womenforchange #womensshutdown

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Nicole Engelbrecht speaks about South Africa’s ‘Invisible Victims’ and why she prioritises these cases on the True Crime South Africa podcast.

#TrueCrimeSA #SouthAfrica #CrimeAwareness #bookclub #capetownevents

[Sunday Times Books @BooksLIVESA]

“I believed I had an interesting story that had come from some of the lowest moments of my life and I knew I had a house and characters that deserved to be in the world.”

https://t.co/cXFq0ywK3X

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

6 book recommendations that are bold, provocative, groundbreaking and empowering! 📚👏🏽

#bookrecommendations #booktok #literarytok #library #bookclub

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Jacana Media's star author, Barbara Boswell does it again!

Congratulations to Barbara winning the Main Prize of The (UJ) Prize for South African Writing.

To celebrate, here's a 50% discount off the The Comrade's Wife until Wednesday, 8 October: https://t.co/1JsKd3oxdP

[Nicole Engelbrecht @the_pod_one]

Bare Bones Official Launch Day!
From today, you'll find Bare Bones in all bookstores near you. Don't forget to RSVP for the Cape Town launch on the 6th by going to Exclusive Book's website.
Here's a teaser:

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Kopano Matlwa fans: let’s raise the roof! Bosadi, will be on shelves at the end of October and we can’t wait!

Pre-order your copy by 5 October and stand to win one of three signed sets of Kopano’s earlier novels, now with striking new covers.
Pre-order: https://t.co/CErwbrg0T9

[@PenguinBooksSA @PenguinBooksSA]

Winner Announcement ✨

The 2025 @go2uj Debut Prize goes to Weeping Becomes a River by @Siphokazi_J 💙

Judges hailed Jonas as “a rising star in the literary world” and one of the few poets to ever claim this cross-genre award. We're immensely proud!

#UJPrize #SiphokaziJonas #WeepingBecomesARiver

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

Join us for book club on Saturday 11 October with our special guest: NICOLE ENGELBRECHT, the author of Bare Bones and the creator and host of South Africa’s biggest podcast, True Crime South Africa. 💥

#bookclub #truecrimsouthafrica

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

BOOK REVIEW: Unseen by Joanne Bloch (Published by Modjaji Books)

“Joanne claims this not to be an academic work, but for anyone working in the arena of visual impairment it must surely hold invaluable insight,” writes Nancy Richards. 💌✨

#bookreview #bookclub #bookrecs

[Jonathan Ball Publishers @JonathanBallPub]

📖✨ Walking with Gorillas by Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is here. Join us at Exclusive Books Constantia, for the launch of this intriguing work.

🗓 Thursday, 16 October 2025
🕠 17:30 for 18:00
📍 Exclusive Books Constantia

RSVP on Exclusive Books Events webpage!

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

BOOK REVIEW: Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Underlined by elegant writing, it is a testament to the sacrifices we make in search of love and happiness in the midst of worry and pain,” writes Hazel Makuzeni.

#bookreview #bookrec #bookworm #bookclub

[Woman Zone Cape Town @WomanZoneCT]

BOOK REVIEW: Guide Me Home by Attica Locke (Published by @ViperBooks and distributed by @JonathanBallPub 🇿🇦)

“Gritty and gripping, it’s an excellent read” - Beryl Eichenberger ✨

#bookreview #bookrec #booklover