Last updated 23 August 2020
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Today’s list is of books published in 2015 (in alphabetical order by surname).
- Sally Andrew, Recipes for love and murder: A Tannie Maria Mystery, Umuzi
- Elleke Boehmer, The Shouting in the Dark, Jacana
- Dudu Busani-Dube, Naledi His Love, Self-published
- Dudu Busani-Dube, Hlomu The Wife, Self-published
- Dudu Busani-Dube, Zandile the Resolute, Self-published
- Maxine Case, Papwa: In the Grip of a Champion, Kwela
- Panashe Chigumadzi, Sweet Medicine, Black Bird Books (Jacana)
- ZP Dala, What About Meera, Umuzi
- Melissa Delport, The Legend, Tracey McDonald Publishers
- Melissa Delport, Rainfall, Self-published
- Finuala Dowling, The Fetch, Kwela
- Pamela Heller-Stern, Who’s knocking on my door?, Element
- Joanne Hichens, Sweet Paradise: A Rae Valentine Thriller, Tattoo Press (Self-published)
- Jenny Hobbs, True Blue Superglue, Umuzi
- Mishka Hoosen, Call it a Difficult Night, Deep South
- Qaanitah Hunter, Diary of a Guji Girl, Wordflute Press
- Irma Joubert, Child of the River, Thomas Nelson
- Irma Joubert, The Girl From the Train, Thomas Nelson
- Joyce Kotzé, The Runaway Horses, Jonathan Ball
- Jacqui L’Ange, The Seed Thief, Umuzi
- JT Lawrence, Why You Were Taken, Pulp Books
- Fiona Leonard, The Chicken Thief, Penguin
- Sarah Lotz, Day Four, Hodder and Stouton
- Sindiwe Magona, Chasing the Tails of My Father’s Cattle, Seriti Sa Sechaba
- Lebogang Neo Matseke, Queen B E E, Otterley Press
- Paige Nick, Death By Carbs, N&B Books
- Charlotte Otter, Karkloof Blue, Modjaji Books
- Bridget Pitt, Notes From the Lost Property Department, Penguin
- Pamela Power, Ms Conception, Penguin
- Claire Robertson, The Magistrate of Gower, Umuzi
- Usha Roopnarain, The Girl From Ceza, Reach
- Henrietta Rose-Innes, Green Lion, Umuzi
- Rehana Roussouw, What Will People Say, Jacana
- Michele Rowe, Hour of Darkness, Penguin
- Beverly Rycroft, A Slim Green Silence, Umuzi
- Ashni Shah, Naomi Frank: A Woman’s Journey, Self-published
- Fiona Snyckers, Now Following You, Modjaji
- Romy Sommer, Not a Fairy Tale, Harper Collins
- Dalena Theron, The Paper House, Umuzi
- Alex Van Tonder, This One Time, Pan Macmillan
- Kathryn White, Anna Peters’ Year of Cooking Dangerously, Umuzi
- Ingrid Winterbach, It Might Get Loud, Human & Rousseau (Translation)
- Joss Wood, Claimed by the Warrior, Tule Publishing
- Joss Wood, Her Boss By Day…, Harlequin
- Joss Wood, One Night, Two Consequences, Harlequin
- Joss Wood, Taking the Boss to Bed, Harlequin
- Joss Wood, The Honeymoon Arrangement, Harlequin
- Rahla Xenopoulos, Tribe, Umuzi
*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 2015, and your name is not on this list, please email me to let me know. Details here.*
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