Given the pace of many people’s lives and the love of book clubs mostly for their socialising opportunities, it seems fitting to throw at you the most up-to-date list of famous short books – ones that you can comfortably start and finish before the traffic light has turned green.
I Can’t by Barak Obama. (A brief meditation on the lack of possibilities)
Schabir Shaik: The Jail Years by S. Shaik
My relationship with the English language by Joel Santana ( Our man from Brazil waxes lyrical about the fine art of nouns)
I’m too black, You’re too white by Julius Malema (A critical yet economical analysis of the present state of South African diversity, with a forward from N. Pandor)
Therapeutic Approaches by Commisioner Cele
Urgency the Cape Town way by Anonymous
A Tour Around My Liberal Reitz by The Gang of Four
Sense and Sensibility by Julius Malema
Radio Longevity by Phat Joe
Scoring Goals and other Trivial Pursuits by Bafana Bafana
How To Woo an Audience in one easy MTV Speech by Khanye West
Love poems that Touch Me Deeply by Bakkies Botha
The Taste of Water by Judge Mathata
The Art of Speech-Writing by Jacob Z
Exciting Moments of Big Brother: Seasons 1 to 10 by The Director
Coping in the Fast Lane by Terror Lekota
And there you were all thinking that Julius is just a firebrand, mudslinging motormouth – take it all back, he’s a writer – duh!
