Daily Maverick Best Sellers March 2022

Our list is compiled from print sales data and other sources. It represents the bestselling books in South Africa from the previous four weeks to 12 March 2022, and combines Fiction and Non-fiction best sellers.

Months on the list: NEW
Combines English & Afrikaans sales

#1. The Lady’s Mine

by Francine Rivers

A delightful new western romance from Rivers, who returns to the California frontier in this sweeping, romantic tale of a displaced New England suffragette, a former Union soldier disinherited by his Southern family, and the town they join forces to save.

Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 1

#2. Atomic Habits

by James Clear

Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now.

People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions: doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call.

He calls them atomic habits.

Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 3

#3. It Ends With Us

by Colleen Hoover

Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most. Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.

As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan – her first love and a link to the past she left behind.

Months on the list: New

#4. House of Sky and Breath: A Crescent City Novel

by Sarah J Maas

Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar have made a pact. As they process the events of the Spring they will keep things … platonic … until the Solstice. But can they resist when the crackling tension between them is enough to set the whole of Crescent City aflame?

In this sexy, action-packed sequel to House of Earth and Blood, Maas weaves a captivating story of a world about to explode – and the people who will do anything to save it.

Months on the list: NEW

#5. Again, Rachel

by Marian Keyes

Back in the long ago nineties, Rachel Walsh was a mess.

But a spell in rehab transformed everything. Life became very good, very quickly. These days, Rachel has love, family, a great job as an addiction counsellor, she even gardens. Her only bad habit is a fondness for expensive trainers.

But with the sudden reappearance of a man she’d once loved, her life wobbles.

Months on the list: 3
Previous rank: 2

#6. **The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck**

by Mark Manson

Zen and the art of running out of f*cks to give, on purpose, as quickly as possible. People aren’t just born not giving a f*ck, after all: you’ve got to learn it. Start here.

Manson’s book has been a regular on the Daily Maverick Best Sellers list for more than two years.

Months on the list: 4
Previous rank: 4

#7. Will

by Will Smith with Mark Manson

One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.

Months on the list: NEW

#8. The Milk Tart Murders

by Sally Andrew

The second book in the Tannie Maria murder mystery series.

Who knew a Marilyn Monroe movie could kill you? When Oom Frik of Oom Frik’s Fantastiques dies during a vintage movie screening in Ladismith, Tannie Maria and her policeman boyfriend Henk are on the scene.

Months on the list: NEW
Previous No. 1, Jan 2022

#9. Rise

by Siya Kolisi

The captain of the Springboks, and the first black man to lead his country in over 128 years of South African rugby, shares his story – from being born into the impoverished Zwide township to leading his proud nation to an astonishing victory at the 209 Rugby World Cup.

Rise is an exploration of a man’s race and his faith, a masterclass in attaining a positive mindset, and an inspirational reminder that it is possible to defy the odds.