BIBLIOGRAPHY

A Blow-by-Blow Bibliography of Books I read, organised Year-by-Year for (y)our convenience.

2025

{A Bibliography in Progress}

• Attenberg, Jami. 1000 WORDS: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round. 2024. (Writing Guide)

• Breytenbach, Breyten. Rooiborsduif. 2019 (Poetry)

• Cognard-Black, Jennifer. Becoming a Great Essayist. 2016. (Writing Guide)

• Cunningham, Michael. The Hours. 1998. (Fiction)

• Deakin, Roger. Waterlog. 1999. (Non-fiction)

• De Vos, Philip. Tokkelossiebossie en ander dol gedoentes. 2022. (Poetry /Limericks) (illustrated by Piet Grobler)

• Evans, Bec & Smith, Chris. Written: How to keep writing and build a habit that lasts. 2024. (Writing Guide)

• Goldberg, Natalie. Writing Down the Bones. 1986. (Non-fiction / Zen Writing Guide)

• Haidt, Jonathan. The Happiness Hypothesis. 2006 (Non-fiction)

• Jansson, Tove. Sculptor’s Daughter. 1968. (Memoir)

• Jonker, PJO. Die onsigbare. 2024. (Fiction)

• Joyce, Rachel. Miss Benson’s Beetle. 2020. (Fiction)

• King, Lily. Euphoria. 2014. (Fiction)

• Lerner, Ben. No Art. 2016. (Poetry)

• McDougall, Christopher. Born to Run. 2009. (Non-fiction)

• McDougall, Christopher + Orton, Eric. Born to Run 2. 2022. (Non-fiction)

• Moss, Adam. The Work of Art. How something comes from nothing. 2024 (Non-fiction)

• Nunez, Sigrid. The Friend. 2018. (Fiction)

• Patchett, Ann. Commonwealth. 2016. (Fiction)

• Patchett, Ann. State of Wonder. 2011. (Fiction)

• Patchett, Ann. These Precious Days. 2021. (Essays)

• Patchett, Ann. This is the Story of a Happy Marriage. 2013. (Essays)

• Seong-Bok, Lee. Indeterminate Inflorescence: Notes from a poetry class. 2024. (Poetry / Criticism / Writing Guide)

• Stockenström, Wilma. Aan die Kaap geskryf. 1994. (Poetry)

• Stockenström, Wilma. Die kremetartekspedisie. 1981. (Fiction)

• Stockenström, Wilma. Spieël van water. 1973. (Poetry)

• Woolf, Virginia. Mrs Dalloway. 1925. (Fiction)

2024

• Axelrad, Sven. God’s Pocket. 2024. (Fiction)

• Backman, Frederick. Bear Town. 2016. (Fiction)

• Backman, Frederick. My Grandmother Sends her Regards and Apologises. 2013. (Fiction)

• Barnard-Naudé, Jaco. om my kastele in Spanje te sloop. 2024. (Afrikaans) (Poetry)

• Beagin, Jen. Big Swiss. 2023. (Fiction)

• Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. 1865. (Children’s Fiction)

• Carson, Anne. Wrong Norma. 2024. (Poetry)

• Dercksen, Elmari. Die gawe van groen. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Dikkers, Scott. How to Write Funny. 2014. (Non-Fiction) (Writing Guide)

• Dillard, Annie. An American Childhood. 1987. (Memoir)

• Dillard, Annie. The Writing Life. 1989. (Non-Fiction) (Memoir)

• Doty, Mark. Dog Years. 2007. (Memoir)

• Doty, Mark. School of the Arts. 2005 (Poetry)

• Ferreira, Jeanette. Die melkweg en die miskruier. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Fitzpatrick, Marida. Mara. 2022. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Fourie, PP. Ons Skulde. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Fredericks Daugherty, Kristie (ed.) Invisible Strings: 113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift. 2024. (Poetry)

• Han, Byung-Chul. The Burnout Society. 2010. (Non-Fiction)

• Hill, Nathan. Wellness. 2023. (Fiction)

• Hornby, Nick. The Polysyllabic Spree. 2004. (Non-Fiction)

• Jeffers, Oliver & Winston, Sam. The Dictionary Story. 2001. (Children’s Fiction)

• Julius, Lynthia. Kinderlê. 2024. (Afrikaans) (Poetry)

• July, Miranda. All Fours. 2024. (Fiction)

• King, Stephen. Holly. 2023. (Fiction)

• King, Stephen. It. 1986. (Fiction)

• King, Stephen. The Stand. 1978. (Fiction)

• Kleon, Austin. The Steal Like an Artist Trilogy. 2020. (Non-Fiction)

• Klosterman, Chuck. The Nineties: A Book. 2022. (Non-Fiction)

• Koontz, Dean. Watchers. 1987. (Fiction)

• Kuang, R.F. Babel. 2022. (Fiction)

• Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird. 1994. (Non-Fiction) (Writing Guide)

• Le Guin, Ursula. The Wave in the Mind. 2004. (Non-Fiction)

• Lerner, Ben. The Lichtenstein Figures. 2004. (Poetry)

• Le Roux, André. Liefde en verset. 2024. (Afrikaans) (Poetry)

• Limón, Ada. Bright Dead Things. 2015. (Poetry)

• Limón, Ada. The Carrying. 2018. (Poetry)

• Limón, Ada. The Hurting Kind. 2022. (Poetry)

• Malan, Morné. Minder as Water. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Marais, Danie. ek en jy bestaan nie. 2024. (Afrikaans) (Poetry)

• Matthee, Dalene. Toorbos. 2005. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Mernit, Billy. Writing the Romantic Comedy. 2000. (Non-Fiction) (Writing Guide)

• Meyer, Deon. Leo. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Myers, Kate. Excavations. 2023. (Fiction)

• Newport, Cal. Slow Productivity. 2024. (Non-Fiction)

• O’Dell, Jenny. How To Do Nothing. 2019. (Non-Fiction)

• O’Dell, Jenny. Saving Time. 2023. (Non-Fiction)

• O’Farrell, Maggie. Instructions for a Heatwave. 2013 (Fiction)

• Oliver, Mary. Dog Songs. 2013. (Poetry)

• Patchett, Ann. Bel Canto. 2001. (Fiction)

• Patchett, Ann. Tom Lake. 2023. (Fiction)

• Riviere, Sam. Conflicted Copy. 2024. (Poetry)

• Rooney, Sally. Intermezzo. 2024. (Fiction)

• Rossouw, Johann. Sluitstuk. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Roux, Alwyn. Weerskyn. 2024. (Afrikaans) (Poetry)

• Seger, Linda. Making a Good Writer Great. 1999. (Non-Fiction) (Writing Guide)

• Sexton, Stephen. Cheryl’s Destinies. 2021. (Poetry)

• Smith, Patti. Just Kids. 2010. (Memoir)

• Smith, Patti. M Train. 2015. (Memoir)

• Smith, Patti. Year of the Monkey. 2019. (Memoir)

• Snyman, Dana. Seun. 2024. (Afrikaans) (Memoir)

• Steyn, Martin. Gekaapte Stad. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Poetry)

• Strauss, Nicole J. Deelfontein. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Strout, Elizabeth. Tell Me Everything. 2024. (Fiction)

• Thomas, Sal. The Accidental Housemate. 2024. (Fiction)

• Trantraal, Nathan. Die man wattie kinnes vang. (Afrikaans) (Graphic Novel)

• Turow, Scott. Presumed Innocent. 1986. (Novel)

• Vandemeer, Jeff. Borne. 2017. (Fiction)

• Van der Vyver, Marita. Laaste Kans. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Van Zyl, Irna. Kwaaiwater. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Walter, Jess. Beautiful Ruins. 2012. (Fiction)

• Wasserman, Elizabeth. Die Fantastiese Mevrou Smit. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Willoughby, Beatrice. So, . 2023. (Poetry)

• Winterbach, Ingrid. Onrus op Steynshoop. 2024. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Wyngaard, Bettina. Lokval. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

2023

• Axelrad, Sven. Buried Treasure. 2023. (Fiction)

• Brown, Brené. The Power of Vulnerability. 2013. (Non-Fiction)

• Burkeman, Oliver. The Four Thousand Weeks. 2021. (Non-Fiction)

• Catton, Eleanor. Birnam Wood. 2023. (Fiction)

• Code-da-vinci-002. I am Code. 2023. (Poetry)

• Dikkers, Scott. How to Write Funny Characters. 2021. (Non-Fiction) (Writing Guide)

• Dreyer, Tom. Nou in infrarooi. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Poetry)

• Foer, Jonathan Safran. Everything Is Illuminated. 2002. (Fiction)

• Gay, Ross. The Book of Delights. 2019. (Non-Fiction)

• Gilbert, Elizabeth. The Signature of All Things. 2013. (Fiction)

• Hayes, Terry. Year of the Locust. 2023. (Fiction)

• Hornby, Nick. High Fidelity. 1995. (Fiction)

• Kingsolver, Barbara. Demon Copperhead. 2023. (Fiction)

• Kingsolver, Barbara. The Lacuna. 2009. (Fiction)

• McCarthy, Cormac. No Country for Old Men. 2005. (Fiction)

• Merini, Alda. (tr. Rina Cascione) Kliniek van verlatenheid. 2022. (Afrikaans) (Poetry)

• Moore, Lorrie. Like Life. 1990. (Short Stories)

• Naudé, Fanie. Van Vaders en Vlugtelinge. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• O’Farrell, Maggie. The Marriage Portrait. 2023. (Fiction)

• Pressfield, Steven. The War of Art. 2002. (Non-Fiction)

• Quillam, Susan. How to Choose a Partner. 2016. (Non-Fiction)

• Rubin, Rick. The Creative Act. 2023. (Non-Fiction)

• Simsion, Graeme. The Rosie Project. 2013. (Fiction)

• Smith, Dodi. I Capture the Castle. 1948. (Fiction)

• Tatkin, Stan. Wired for Love. 2012. (Non-Fiction)

• The School of Life. How to Think More Effectively. 2020 (Non-Fiction)

• The School of Life. Self Knowledge. 2017 (Non-Fiction)

• Tweedy, Jeff. How to Write One Song. 2020. (Non-Fiction) (Writing Guide)

• Van der Merwe, Kirby. Eugene. 2022. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Van Heerden, Etienne. Gebeente. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Van Heerden, Imke. Silwerwit in die soontoe. 2023. (Afrikaans) (Fiction)

• Venter, Eben. Decima. 2023. (Hybrid: Fiction / Memoir)

• Verghese, Abraham. Cutting for Stone. 2009. (Fiction)

• Viviers, David. Mirage. 2023. (Fiction)

• Zevin, Gabrielle. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. 2023. (Fiction)

2021

2020

• Anker, Willem. Skepsel.

• Backman, Frederick. A Man Called Ove.

• Carson, Anne. Eros the Bittersweet.

• Cook, Diane. The New Wilderness.

• Didion, Joan. The Year of Magical Thinking.

• Hanh, Tich Nhat. How to Love.

• Hoagland, Tony. The Art of Voice.

• Hobb, Robin. Assassin’s Quest.

• Hobb, Robin. Royal Assassin.

• Krog, Antjie. ‘n Vry vrou.

• Le Guin, Ursula (tr.). Tao te Ching.

• Lovelock, James. Novacene.

• McCullogh, Gretchen. Because Internet.

• Owens, Delia. Where the Crawdads Sing.

• Patchett, Ann. The Dutch House.

• Pieterse, Henning. Alruin.

• Powers, Richard. The Overstory.

• Russell, K.E. My Dark Vanessa.

• Strout, Elizabeth. Olive, Again.

2018

• Toorberg, Etienne van Heerden.

• Sing Unburied Sing, Jesmyn Ward

• All of Us - Collected Poems, Raymond Carver

• Anything is Possible, Elizabeth Strout

• Mama Tandoori, Ernest van der Kwast

• In die skadu van soveel bome, Hennie Nortjé

• Die woedende brood, Sheila Cussons

• We the Animals, Justin Torres

• Reborn - Journals and Notebooks, Susan Sontag

• The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman

• Pots and Poetry - Martin Versfeld

• The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman

• The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman

• o.a Daantjie Dromer - Jeanne Goosen

• The Guardians - Sarah Manguso

• nou, hier, Corné Coetzee

• alles het niet kom wôd, Nathan Trantraal

• In die stille agterkamer, Marlene van Niekerk

• The Writing Life, Annie Dillard

• Ready Player One, Ernest Cline

• Gesant van die mispels, Marlene van Niekerk

• Die sin van die hut, Gilbert Gibson

• Radbraak, Jolyn Phillips

• Hierdie Lewe, Karel Schoeman

• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman

• Difficult Gifts, Dawn Garisch

• The Sport of Kings, C.E. Morgan

• grond/santekraam, Ronelda S Kamfer

• Kim Kardashian’s Marriage, Sam Riviere

• The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith

• Night Sky with Exit Wounds, Ocean Vuong

• Happiness, Jack Underwood

• Who is Mary Sue?, Sophie Collins

• Dear Boy, Emily Berry

• Calling a Wolf a Wolf, Kaveh Akbar

• Sandkastele, André P Brink

• Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie

• Stranger, Baby, Emily Berry

• Daemon Voices, Philip Pullman

• The Idiot, Elif Batuman

• Sight, Jessie Greengrass

• Truitjie roer my nie, Schalk Bezuidenhout & Erns Grundling

• When I Hit You, Meena Kandasamy

• Huppelkind, WO Kühne

• The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock, Imogen Hermes Gowar

• Dinge wat ek nie van skape geweet het nie, Jaco Jacobs

• Penguin Modern Poets Two - Controlled Explosions, Michael Robbins, Patricia Lockwood, Timothy Thornton

• Penguin Modern Poets Five - Occasional Wild Parties, Sam Riviere, Frederick Seidel, Kathryn Maris

• Die hond wat ophou blaf het, Jo Nel

• 12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson

• Die tragiese saak van Pamina Vermaak, Annie Klopper

• Wrok, Beyers de Vos

• Soweto Under the Apricot Tree, Niq Mhlongo

• Less, Andrew Sean Greer

• The Teleportation Accident, Ned Beauman

• Wat het geword van Dinsdag, Tinus Horn

• Moon Tiger, Penelope Lively

• Madiba Magic - Nelson Mandela’s Favourite Stories

• Circe, Madeleine Miller

• Red Clocks, Leni Zumas

• Born a Crime, Trevor Noah (Audio)

• Sondag, Irma Venter

• Bossypants, Tina Fey

• Poskaarte, Ronel Foster en Louise Viljoen

• Women Who Run with the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes

• Asof geen berge ooit hier gewoon het nie, Pieter Odendaal

• The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern

• Penguin Modern Poets Three - Your Family, Your Body, Malika Booker, Sharon Olds, Warsan Shire

• A Spy in Time, Imraan Coovadia

• Penguin Modern Poets Four - Other Ways to Leave the Room, Kathleen Jamie, Don Paterson, Nick Laird

• Loud and Yellow Laughter, Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese

• Stof, Alettie van den Heever

• Wat Binne Is, Jaco van der Merwe & Wikus de Wet

• The Overstory, Richard Powers

• The Water Cure, Sophie Mackintosh

• Snap, Belinda Bauer

• The Song of Achilles, Madeleine Miller

• Die Daggaboer - Jean-Pierre de Kock

• The Mars Room, Rachel Kushner

• Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney

• Die goeie vrou en ander mites, Corlia Fourie

• My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh

• Normal People, Sally Rooney

• Die troebel tyd, Ingrid WInterbach

• Prooi, Deon Meyer

• Sabrina, Nick Drnaso

• The Yearning, Mohale Mashigo

• Writers, Photographs by Nancy Crampton

• Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert

• Flights, Olga Tokarczuk

• Collective Amnesia, Koleka Putuma

• 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Yuval Noah Harari

• Some Trick, Helen deWitt

• Karolina Ferreira, Lettie Viljoen

• True Love - A Practice for Awakening the Heart, Thich Nhat Hanh

• The Long Take, Robin Robertson

• How to Love, Thich Nhat Hanh

• 'n Klein Lewe, Wilna Adriaanse

• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, Mark Manson

• Educated, Tara Westover

• Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng

• The Book of M - Peng Shepherd

• The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt

• An American Marriage, Tayari Jones

• The Book of Dust, Philip Pullman

• Washington Black, Esi Eduguyan

• Die ongelooflike onskuld van Dirkie Verwey, Charl-Pierre Naudé

• Unincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty, Tony Hoagland