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Trade books: what are they, and why is the role of editors and proofreaders so significant?

Trade books are books intended for the general readership. They are not rare books or textbooks that would ideally be intended for a small, specific niche readership. They are most likely found at bookstores and libraries. The market for such Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 4 years21/09/2022 ago
Book review - Memoir

Book review: “Honouring the vision – never stop trying” by Puseletso Maseou

When circumstances derail you from the goals you have set for your life, when every aspect of your goal is challenged and prolonged, how do you readjust while ensuring that you do not defer from what you had set out Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 4 years19/05/2022 ago
Book review - Self-help

Book review: “Marriage for 3” by Evangelist Melisah Kunje

A 17-chapter book on marriage. Yes, you read right – that’s 17 chapters! “What could one possibly say about marriage in 17 whole chapters?!”, you may ask. Let’s find out, shall we? As someone who had not anticipated to get Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 4 years11/12/2021 ago
Book review - Self-help

Book review: “Feed my spirit”, by Natasha Zantsi

Generally speaking, the world is more familiar with a human being in the flesh: the physical body. We can see how the body looks, we know what the body needs in order to sustain it, and we take care of Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 4 years06/11/2021 ago
Book review - Memoir: fiction

Book review: “Your Transformation Summons – will you answer the call to radical change?”, by Mmatshepo Seoka

You may be wondering to yourself why the need for one to undergo transformation, why so much emphasis on change – “what’s the big deal”, right? You may even be thinking that this does not apply to you. Well, are Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 4 years02/11/2021 ago
Book review - Memoir

Book Review: “Let Go Of The Past And Liberate Yourself” by Natasha Zantsi

The past. It usually has a negative connotation to it, even more so when it’s in a phrase such as, “Let go of the past and liberate yourself”. The past can be daunting and detrimental to one’s well-being and truly Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 4 years02/11/2021 ago
Book review - Memoir

Book review: “Your life is not your circumstances – renew your mind, focus on the good” by Ncumisa Mgidlana

There isn’t a single person that wouldn’t identity with this non-fiction, particularly the majority who come from what we as South Africans would call “emakhaya” – “home” in the Eastern Cape. Generally speaking, life can be tough for one, but Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 5 years15/12/2020 ago
Book review - Self-help

Book review: “The power of your decisions” by Winky Lufefe Zuma

“Where have your decisions placed you?” – that is how “The power of your decisions” starts. In fact, that’s the title of the first chapter. It’s a question alarming enough to make one realize how powerful a decision truly is. Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 5 years09/12/2020 ago
Book review - Memoir

Book review – “Chronicles of a fatherless son” by Patrick Neo Mabiletsa

It’s such a humbling experience for one to be open and share their struggles, emotions, heartaches – all the effects resulting from the absence of a father as a young boy or man. This can actually make one realise how Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 6 years09/09/2020 ago
Book review - Self-help

Book review: “Where did we go wrong? (The cry – conversations about men)” by Athini B. Memani

Fatherlessness, gender-based violence, broken family structure, child abuse, poor standards of morality and principles, toxic relationships – these are some of the things society deals with. The impact these things have is gruesome, not to mention the great damage they Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 6 years21/07/2020 ago
Book review - Memoir

Book review: “Knocked down but not out”, by Bongani Putsoane

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 6 years07/07/2020 ago
Book review - Memoir

Book review: “The best is ME” by Faith Kaumbo

Authentic. Transparent. Honest. Real.Those words are enough to describe what you can expect when reading this book. A true story, in fact real life with real situations. Faith shares her whole life: how it went from suffocating because of the Read more…

By Simthandile Mhlambiso, 6 years11/02/2020 ago

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