by Marina Auer ~ Published by NB Publishers

This new thriller by KZN doctor Marina Auer takes readers to a dysfunctional state hospital in Pietermaritzburg. Murphy Meyer arrives at Eden State Hospital on the first of January 2001, driven to solve a small, personal mystery, the young doctor has no idea she’s deposited herself into something larger and darker than she could ever have imagined; something that has a life of its own.
While patients whisper fearfully of a tokoloshe that stalks the wards and junior doctors fumble with life and death decisions, Murphy is thrust headlong into the mystery of what is really happening in the dark hallways of Eden State Hospital. Are all deaths routine in this place where ‘routine’ is synonymous with chaos and violence? Is Eden Hospital a safe haven or hell? Marina Auer is a graduate of UCT Medical School and spent several years working in state hospitals, before moving into private practice. She lives with her family - two teenagers, two cats, one husband - in Hillcrest, KZN. Double Edged was her first novel. Single Minded, her latest novel, was shortlisted for The Island Prize (2022).

by Oupa Segalwe ~ Published by NB Publishers

As the leader of the most ‘successful’ ethnic homeland of the apartheid era, Bophuthatswana, Lucas Mangope was a controversial figure. His legacy still divides opinion to this day. A complex and polarising figure, some consider him a tin pot dictator whose rule was part of an immoral system riddled with corruption and repression, while others laud the infrastructural development and public services his administration delivered. Journalist Oupa Segalwe incisively examines the life of this politician, whose rise and fall coincided with the collapse of apartheid and that of the ill-advised homelands project. Segalwe compellingly traces how complex currents of self-enrichment, duty to his people, and serving the interests of all those he was indebted to played out.

by Louisa Holst ~ Published by NB Publishers

The title says it all. You can expect recipes for quick and easy one-pot meals. Award-winning author Louisa Holst known for her bestselling The South African Air fryer Cookbooks is back with another brilliant concept: A collection of simple and delicious dishes that are cooked on the stovetop using only one pot or pan. In One Pot, Louisa serves up nutritious weeknight winners that are big on flavour and on your table in under an hour. You save time, effort and money, with the added bonus of less washing up. One Pot is for anyone looking for quick-and-easy family supper solutions using economical, local ingredients. The book is ideal for busy people, families and young adults, as well as for weeknight meals and camping trips and has everything from cooking tips, soups, stir-fries, pasta and rice dishes, to batch cooking and sweet treats. Louisa has been a food consultant, recipe developer and food editor for 20 years. She is passionate about food and loves to discover new flavours and create delicious, easy-to-cook, family friendly recipes. 

Die Winckler-egpaar het elk ’n nuwe boek op die rak. Heinz se nuwe boek, Lewensgids vir Mans en Lewensgids vir Vroue, Aletté-Johanni se nuwe boek, is geskryf vanuit ’n vars, nuwe perspektief en bied tydlose wysheid wat aanklank by ouer en jonger lesers sal vind. Die boodskappe in hierdie lewensgidse is gegrond op wat die Woord sê oor ’n wye verskeidenheid onderwerpe en uitdagings in mans en vroue se daaglikse lewens. Die inhoud bied die leser goeie raad en wenke wat mans en vroue se hedendaagse leefstyl en situasies in ag neem.