Franschhoek Literary Festival 2026

It’s that time of the year again. Join us of the 2026 edition of the Franschhoek Literary Festival, the ultimate reader’s paradise! Come along for a vibrant three-day program of author interviews, panel discussions, business breakfasts, poetry readings, writing workshops and a new, interactive children’s programme!

The full programme is available here, and tickets are available via Webtickets. Book early to avoid disappointment!

For more information, visit FLF’s website and follow @exclusivebooks and @franlitfest for regular updates.

Browse the books that will be available at the festival:

Festival Highlights

Falling Forward

Rachel Kolisi, Zibu Sithole

R 360.00
Silk Roads

Peter Frankopan

R 525.00
Persian

David McCloskey

R 450.00
Shattered Lands

Sam Dalrymple

R 515.00
The Earth Transformed

Professor Peter Frankopan

R 160.00
Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space

Rémy Ngamije

R 525.00
Six Days in Bombay

Alka Joshi

R 395.00
The House of Doors

Tan Twan Eng

R 305.00

Children's Highlights

Dance to Your Own Beat

Refiloe Moahloli

R 187.00
Thokozani the Eland

Gcina Mhlophe

R 167.00
My First Frozen Adventure

Riaan Manser

R 250.00
Gordon the Meanest Goose on Earth

Alex Latimer

R 201.00

Politics & Current Affairs Highlights

Non-fiction Highlights

The Chaos Precinct

Tanya Zack

R 435.00
Lessons From My Father

Steven Anderson

R 350.00
Trace

Ryan Blumenthal

R 290.00

Fiction Highlights

Fabrics Of Love

Lebo Mazibuko

R 330.00
The Woman and Her Stars

Penny Haw

R 405.00
The Wildest Beauty

Michiel Heyns

R 390.00
Falls the Shadow

Mike Nicol

R 370.00
Swartbooij and Titus

Karen Jennings

R 230.00

Cookery Highlights

Damn Good Food

Fehmz

R 435.00
Timeless South African

Ilse Van Der Merwe

R 495.00
Sifo – The Cooking Husband

Sinoyolo Sifo

R 415.00
Retro Karoo Food

Tony Jackman

R 435.00
Upwards

Karen Dudley

R 465.00

Business & Technology Highlights

The Hitchhiker's Guide to AI - The African Edge

Arthur Goldstuck

R 340.00
It's About Tyme

Adrian Saville, Bruce Whitfield

R 370.00
How Not to Mess Up Online

Emma Sadleir, Rorke Wilson

R 290.00
Survive the AI Apocalypse

Bronwyn Williams, Sharon Pearce

R 350.00
Rooted and Rising

Thebe Ikalafeng

R 360.00

Memoir Highlights

Falling Forward

Rachel Kolisi, Zibu Sithole

R 360.00
The Smallest Ones

Popina Khumanda

R 310.00
Unleashed
2 reviews

Caitlin Venniker

R 370.00

Natural Science Highlights

Dining With Elephants

Françoise Malby-Anthony

R 445.00
A Guide to Wild Swimming in the Western Cape

Serai Dowling, Matthew Dowling

R 490.00
Wild Ocean

Peter & Beverly Pickford

R 1,115.00
Loony Birds, Lion Men and the Snake That Was a Gerbil 20 of the Best Bush Tales from Southern Africa

David Bristow

R 305.00
Wild Land

Peter & Beverly Pickford

R 890.00

Art Highlights

We, The People: 30 Years of Art & Democracy in SA

Liese van der Watt

R 865.00
Clay Formes

Olivia Barrell

R 1,205.00
Roger Ballen – Spirits and Spaces

Roger Ballen

R 1,375.00

84%

(1256)

14%

(206)

(24)

(5)

(3)

1076

213

A business built on Ethical leadership and honesty through and through

This leader must have a shower in his business office. Get yourself a copy and you'll understand why. Brilliant life story and business journey. This book will not only teach you about business, but how to sustain it ethically and honestly. He also narrates how you'll get your fingers burnt, but how to start over after losing everything. Family, business partners and creating community.

'n Aangrypende verhaal van tweede kanse

Juanita Aggenbach se boeke lyk almal vir my bekend vanweë treffende buiteblaaie, maar ek glo nie ek het al enige daarvan gelees nie. Toe ek haar vyfde roman, Liewer as lig, begin lees, was daar geen twyfel dat dit stewig staan in die geestelike fiksie genre nie.
Daar word nie geskimp oor geloofsake soos wedergeboorte nie, dit word by die naam genoem. Onderwerpe wat van altyd af twispunte is in kerkgeledere, soos grootdoop versus kinderdoop, gebruik van sterk drank en die immer-aanvegbare rookgewoonte, kom draai in die storielyn oor Schalk en Leah se lewe. Tekste uit die Bybel word selektief aangehaal en Schalk se gesprekke met die Vader is ’n perfekte weergawe van sy stryd en oorwinnings.
Schalk, ’n advokaat, en Leah, ’n hoërskoolonderwyseres, lewe welvarend en hard. Dit is vir hulle nie ongewoon om ná ’n kuier met vriende, erg kroes wakker te word nie. ’n Kollega van Schalk is ’n uitgesproke Christen en sy voorbeeld begin vir Schalk aanspreek; soveel so dat hy by die Here uitkom. Leah is egter in totale verset teen die nuwe Schalk en weier om saam met hom Bybel te lees.
Die verhaal onderstreep dat om die Here te volg jou nie gaan vrywaar van probleme nie. Daar is nie noodwendig kitsoplossings vir probleme soos finansies nie. Dit mag nodig wees om onvoorwaardelik te vergewe en indringend te kyk na prioriteite.
Liewer as lig lees maklik – dank aan die uitgewer, Lux Verbi (geestelike druknaam van Jonathan Ball Uitgewers) vir die lettertipe wat sag is op die oog. Klein letters en digte spasiëring word vir my al hoe moeiliker om te hanteer. Ek kan dit aanbeveel vir ander met dieselfde dilemma.

Best for baby

Hands down my and Baby‘s favourite story❤️

A Honest journey through a devasting loss

“There is no handbook for grief. There cannot be, because each loss is as unique as the person it belongs to.” (p.36) This is but one of the profound truths penned by Dominique Olivier in her book, Lessons from loss. The author does not strive to act as councilor or therapist, although she has a passion for reaching out to others who has suffered a loss. On the contrary, it is a painfully honest account of her journey through a devastating loss that she suffered.
Dominique lost both her husband and her young daughter in a horrific traffic accident. From the outset she makes it clear that there should be no hierarchy of loss. Although losing a spouse or a child is often deemed as the worst kind of loss, it can be the loss of a marriage, a miscarriage or a job that sets you off on a painful path of recovery. Another sentiment that struck home, is the idea that grief has no expiry date. (p.51) She describes it as “something chronic”.
The writer does not lean on sentimentality. The vivid descriptions of panic attacks, the constant anxiety that plagued her, the criticism that she encountered during the journey through her grief, painful triggers – all of this put together in a remarkable account of loss, and an attempt to “move forward” not to “move on”.
Whether or not you are a member of what the author calls “The Losers Club”, membership of which can only be obtained by own loss, the journey of Dominique Olivier will not leave you untouched.

Great Read

Short stories that cover blood sweat and humor intertwined

1 2 3

Let customers speak for us