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Watch – Books that had me hooked from the first page

Joy Watson, Daily Maverick’s Book Editor-at-Large, shares five unputdownable reads that are perfect for getting lost in, escaping, and discovering stories you won’t forget.

Illustrative Image: Compilation of book covers (Images: Penguin Random House South Africa / HarperCollins) summer-reads-2025
Joy Watson
By Joy Watson
18 Dec 2025
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Selection by: Joy Watson
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Creative Lead: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn

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