Last updated: 27 August 2020
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Today’s list is of books published in 2017 (in alphabetical order by surname).
- Jayne Bauling, New Keepers, Tafelberg
- Tammie Baiki, Selling Lip Service, Jacana
- Therese Beharrie, A Marriage Worth Saving, Harlequin
- Therese Beharrie, The Millionaire’s Redemption, Harlequin
- Therese Beharrie, The Tycoon’s Reluctant Cinderella, Harlequin
- Barbara Boswell, Grace, Modjaji
- Maxine Case, Softness of the Lime, Umuzi
- Briony Chisholm, One Night Only, Self-published
- Evelyn Clayton, Thwala, Self-published
- ZP Dala, The Architecture of Loss, Pegasus Books
- Lissa Del (aka Melissa Delport), Riven, Self-published
- Melissa Delport, The Return, Tracy McDonald Publishers
- Jane Fox, The Unofficial Odyssey, Otterley Press
- Lynn Freed, The Last Laugh, Sarah Chrichton Books
- Dawn Garisch, Accident, Modjaji Books
- Gail Gilbride, Under The African Sun, Cactus Rain
- Jo-Anne Joseph, Infinity, Self-published
- Jo-Anne Joseph, Serendipity, Self-published
- Jo-Anne Joseph, Siren, Self-published
- Irma Joubert, The Crooked Path, Thomas Nelson (translation)
- JT Lawrence, How We Found You, Fire Finch Press
- Sarah Lotz, The White Road, Hodder and Stoughton
- Qarnita Loxton, Being Kari, Kwela
- Jassy Mackenzie, Bad Seeds, Umuzi
- Angela Makholwa, The Blessed Girl, Pan Macmillan
- Bianca Marais, Hum If You Don’t Know The Words, Putnam
- Paula Marais, Under the Surface, Logogog
- Fiona Melrose, Johannesburg, Corsair
- Barbara Mutch, The Girl from Simon’s Bay, Alison Bushy
- Chwayita Ngamalana, If I Stay Right Here, Blackbird Books
- Paige Nick, Unpresidented: A Comedy of Errors, N&B Books
- Chanette Paul, Sacrificed, Lapa
- Jackie Phamotse, Bare, Porcupine Press
- Sheila Pike, The Lucky Bean Tree, Footprints Press
- Pamela Power, Delilah Now Trending, Penguin
- Dani René, Love Beyond Words, Self-published
- Dani René, Kneel, Self-published
- Dani René, Obey, Self-published
- Dani René, Ryan, Self-published
- Dani René, Crave, Self-published
- Dani René, Covet, Self-published
- Consuelo Roland, Wolf Trap, Jacana
- Rehana Roussouw, New Times, Jacana
- Karen Runge, Seeing Double, Grey Matter Press
- Gail Schimmel, The Park, Pan Macmillan South Africa
- Fiona Snyckers, Spire, Clockwork Books
- Brenda Shepard, Men of the Mendhi: South Africa’s Forgotten Heros of World War 1, 30 Degrees South Press
- Marita Van der Vyver, You Lost Me, Penguin (translation)
- Jo Watson, Almost A Bride, Forever
- Jo Watson, Finding You, Forever
- Ela Winckler, The Whisperer, HarperImpulse
- Ingrid Winterbach, The Shallows, Human and Rousseau (translation)
- Joss Wood, His Ex’s Well-Kept Secret, Harlequin
- Joss Wood, Reunited…And Pregnant, Harlequin
- Joss Wood, The CEO’s Nanny Affair, Harlequin
- Joss Wood, Convenient Cinderella Bride, Harlequin
*DISCLAIMER: If you know of a book and it doesn’t appear here, let me know! This post will be updated as and when I get new information.
Any omission is because I am human, and deeply flawed. Please help me correct my errors.
If you are are a South African women writer who published a full-length English novel (or whose novel was translated to English) in 2017, and your name is not on this list, please email me to let me know. Details here.*
Jen Thorpe 