Nielsen: Which books made the grade?

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Nielsen: Which books made the grade?

Together with Graffiti, our books editor looks at which books, locally and internationally, made the charts in South African bookstores.

HERE are international data company Nielsen's top five bestsellers in South African bookstores, of both local and international books, in four categories. There are links to Graffiti's online store, where you can buy the books at a discount, and to Vrye Weekblad's reviews, where appropriate.

Afrikaans fiction:

#1 Donker water — Martin Steyn | Buy | Read our review

#2 Gebooie Rudie van Rensburg | Buy | Read our review

#3 Breekpunt Marie Lotz | Buy | Read our review

#4 Die onsigbare — PJO Jonker | Buy | Read our review 

#5 Leo Deon Meyer | Buy | Read our review


Afrikaans non-fiction:

#1 Beeld 50 – Erika de Beer | Buy

#2 Seun Dana Snyman | Buy | Read our review

 #3 Hoe ek dit onthouFrancois van Coke & Annie Klopper | Buy | Read our review

#4 Troep!  Bun Booyens | Buy

# 5 Bloedbroers -Deon Lampbrecht | Buy


English fiction:

#1 The Hidden Girl — Lucinda Riley | Buy

#2 It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover | Buy

#3 By Any Other Name — Jodi Picoult | Buy

#4 It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover | Buy

#5 Fire on the Horizon — Wilbur Smith | Buy


English non-fiction:

#1 Disciple — Rorisang Thandekiso | Buy

#2 Atomic Habits James Clear | Buy | Read our review

#3 The Super Cadres — Pieter du Toit | Buy

#4 Nexus — Yuval Noah Harari | Buy

#5 The Diary of a CEO Steven Bartlett | Buy

♦ VWB ♦


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