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The Book Lounge’s Books of the Year 2009

December 8th, 2009 by Ben

A Fork in the Road'n Vurk in die padAl is die maan 'n misverstandAn Elegy for EasterlyAs almal ver isBegging to be BlackBettina Valentino and the Picasso ClubCakes to Celebrate Love and LifeDaddy's GirlExhibit AHigh Low In-betweenInvadedThe Last ResortLoad-sheddingMiss BeautifulNative NostalgiaPlease, Take PhotographsRefugeSanta GamkaSaracen at the GatesSouth Africa EatsSouth African Art NowStaan in die algemeen nader aan venstersStrange FruitThe Elephant in the RoomThe Legend of Colton H BryantThe Tale of HowThe Woman Who Lived in a TreeThere Was This GoatTouchWays of Staying

The Book Lounge's books of the yearAlert! The Book Lounge has released its list of 2009’s must-have reads – a terrific, considered collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and cookbooks that features many works of SA Lit (all shown above).

Congratulations to BOOK SA members André Brink, Petina Gappah, Margie Orford, Sarah Lotz, Imraan Coovadia, Leonie Joubert, Sindiwe Magona, Andrew Brown, Eben Venter, Loftus Marais, Helen Moffett, Maya Fowler, Don Pinnock, Karina Magdalena Szczurek and Kevin Bloom for making the cut.

If you haven’t started your Christmas shopping yet, take this as a sign and high thee to the Book Lounge!

Book details (SA books only)

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Please, Take Photographs

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Invaded: The Biological Invasion of South Africa

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Strange Fruit

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The Elephant in the Room

Cats: Academic, Afrikaans, Biography, Crime, Fiction, Food, Green, Jacana, Lifestyle, Misc, Non-fiction, Poetry, Politics, Short Stories, South Africa, Tafelberg, Travel, Youth, Zimbabwe
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  • <a href="http://helenmoffett.book.co.za" rel="nofollow">Helen</a>
    Helen
    December 8th, 2009 @20:29 #
     
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    Now this is a list I can live with! Very honoured that my favourite book shop chose my little fruit-basket.

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  • <a href="http://liesljobson.book.co.za" rel="nofollow">Liesl</a>
    Liesl
    December 9th, 2009 @05:49 #
     
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    A great list indeed - and very good to see those unloved forms, poetry and short stories, well represented on the list. Thanks, BL.

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