Tafelberg imprint: 257 books

To know each other and understand the whole of our reality, we must hear each other's stories. Journalist Ruda Landman, widely known for her compelling interviews, talks to prominent South Africans about their life choices and how change has affected them. A colourful mosaic of experience emerges...

The story takes place on the day of Dirk’s eighteenth birthday, when he has applied for a position in a youth training programme at Kagiso Holdings. At seventeen, and without finishing school, he had hitchhiked back to Johannesburg, where he lived with his parents until he was twelve years old....

William and Alex must prevent a gang from getting their hands on some diamonds in Namibia. But this time they are required to work with another famous sleuth, Sergeant Maximilian. Something is nagging at William though . . . Is Max’s patrol officer to be trusted? When our dogtective and his trusty...

In a subterranean laboratory on Monpetit Island a hologram of the earth floats above a silver platform, the ice cap of the North Pole almost touching the ceiling above. On a beach just a few steps from the laboratory, Anna Atom is about to go for her usual afternoon swim. Life on an Indian Ocean island...

In the fifth adventure in the series William and Alex go to New York City, where they meet William’s Uncle Berlioz. It has been three weeks since Fifi, the poodle of a well-known Broadway actress has been kidnapped. William and Alex must apprehend the kidnappers before more celebrities’ pets are kidnapped and held for ransom.

Thoughtful, insightful and compelling, Granite is a well-executed imagining of what happened to cause the collapse of the civilisation of Great Zimbabwe (called Zimba Remabwe in the book). While adult historical fiction has experienced a recent resurgence in interest, narratives are mostly drawn from...

“I’m telling you, Faheema, it was because of your red crayon and that stupid clown’s nose. That’s what made us friends.” “And I’m telling you, Louise. There was no red crayon! No, it was because of my pink lunchbox at break and that horrible Sean Groenewald.” “Red crayon!” “Pink...

Dixie speel wedding planner, maar eintlik dink sy die huwelik is ’n siek grap. Mans is flippen useless. Selfs haar pa blowdry sy hare en verbeel hom hy speel in The Bold and the Beautiful. Dixie het gedink Kurt sal met haar trou as sy lank genoeg sy sokkies onder die bed uit grawe, maar vir “tot...

Onderwêreld is die Silwer wenner in die 2007 Sanlam-prys vir Jeuglektuur in die kategorie vir Afrikaans.Greg Owen is hoofseun by die privaat seunskool, Lawson Kollege, waar Eckardt, ‘n buitestander, in matriek by hulle aansluit. Reeds met die inisiasie van nuwelinge vorm ‘n band tussen hulle....

Die ou gryse, Horrelpyp, verdwyn, en Klits moet hom opspoor. ’n Geheimsinnige teken verskyn telkemale, en dit lei uiteindelik na die Swart Jakkals, volgens oorlewering ’n legende wat ontstaan het op die dorpie Floetervoet – maar is dit werklik net ’n legende? Toe dertig kinders uiteindelik...

Dramageeks Yvette en Tyler is verpletter toe die skoolhoof aankondig dat die skool se hele kultuurbegroting gebruik word vir die opgradering van die krieketklubhuis #lopies. Desperaat om hulle opvoering van Romeo en Juliet te red, oortuig hulle die skool se sportheld en hartebreker, Marko Marais,...

Liewe leser. Hierdie boek kom met ’n waarskuwing – sien bladsy 1. Neem dit ernstig op. NIE VIR SENSITIEWE LESERS! BreinBliksem is Fanie Viljoen se eerste roman. Hy sê oor die boek: “’n Paar jaar terug, met die Granaat Rockfees in Bloemfontein, het ek ’n laaitie van so vyftien, sestien gesien...

Amber is onseker van haar voorkoms. Is sy mooi? Sy maak 'n anonieme youtube-video waarin sy mense vra om haar voorkoms te beoordeel, maar dit beland per ongeluk op haar facebookblad. Tim is gewild, maar sy meisie het hom sopas afgesê vir een van die rugby-ouens. 'n Toevallige ontmoeting in die skadu's...

Die nuweling-Bewakers – Tara, Nomsa, Leonardo en Kali – se Kragte en Magte word sterker. Toe Tara se ma ontvoer word, oorreed Tara hulle om deur die Poort te gaan om na haar ma te gaan soek, al het die Raad van Bewakers dit streng verbied. Intussen word die band tussen Leonardo en Kali al hegter....