There's a bewildering array of books in stores, and the ever-increasing prices leave little room for experiment.
Readers choosing titles for their book clubs are often in a hurry, too.
From this month, books correspondent Michele Magwood will post her book club recommendations on the Sunday Times website, a quick but comprehensive guide of good reads. On the same site, she is inviting book clubs and individual readers around the country to send in their recommendations and to enter into debate about what's on the bookshelves. So if you've ever wanted to try your hand at a book review, here's the chance. Prize Winning Poetry Antjie Krog, still straining under the weight of awards for Country Of My Skull , has added another prize to her collection. This week she receives the FNB Vita Poetry Award for her work Down to my Last Skin.