Daily Maverick Best Sellers October 2022

Our list is compiled from print sales data and other sources. It represents the bestselling books in South Africa from the previous five weeks to 15 Oct 2022, and combines Fiction and Non-fiction best sellers.

Months on the list: 9
Previous rank: 2

#1. 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: 9
Previous rank: 3

#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: NEW

#3. The Elephants of Thula-Thula

by Francoise Malby-Anthony

The joys and challenges of a life dedicated to conservation are vividly described in this book.

Will Thula Thula survive the pandemic, an invasion from poachers and the threat from a mining company wanting access to its land?

As Françoise faces her toughest years yet, she realizes once again that with their wisdom, resilience and communal bonds, the elephants have much to teach us.

Months on the list: NEW

#4. Titans of War

by Wilbur Smith with Mark Chadbourn

For over fifty years Egypt has known nothing but war and devastation at the hands of the Hyksos, a bloodthirsty barbarian people from the distant east who continue to advance, crushing armies in their wake.

Times are desperate, but throughout the conflict, a brave resistance fights on under the great Taita, a slave who has risen far beyond his ranks.

Months on the list: 4
Previous rank: 9

#5. Ugly Love

by Colleen Hoover

When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn’t think it’s love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction.

Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her:

Never ask about the past. Don’t expect a future.

Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 8

#6. Verity

by Colleen Hoover

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.

Months on the list: NEW

#7. Die verkeerde vrou

by Irma Venter

Beeldskoon, bewonder, beroemd… maar ook vermis. Liela Oloffson verdwyn een

Vrydagaand en gesoute misdaadjoernalis Ami Prinsloo probeer haar opspoor. Maar die

trauma van die verlede het altyd ’n houvas… Irma Venter se jongste spanningsroman

vra hoe die ‘regte vrou’ kastig moet optree. En al volg sy die samelewing se plan vir haar,

is sy ooit veilig?

Months on the list: 2
Previous rank: 1

#8. The End

by Dudu Busani-Dube

Book 6 – the final installment – of Busani-Dube’s bestselling Hlomu the Wife series.

“Do you remember the life we dreamed of? … Now they keep taking and taking from us. Our children, Qhawe. And they won’t stop because the person they really want is Hlomu.”

Months on the list: 10
Previous rank: 6

#9. **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: 2
Previous rank: 5

#10. Koos Bekker’s Billions

by TJ Strydom

Strydom delves into Bekker’s life, career and business decisions. He identifies 15 winning strategies, each calculated and effective, that catapulted a Heidelberg boerseun into unfathomable wealth. This is a fascinating look into the life of a very private billionaire.