Longlist of Books that will be judged

1. What's So Funny? by Andy Mason, Double Storey

2. Life of Social Justice by Haroon Aziz, Gravity International Publishers

3. The Unlikely Secret Agent by Ronnie Kasrils, Jacana

4. Truth is a Strange Fruit by David Beresford, Jacana

5. Alex La Guma by Roger Field, Jacana

6. Fruit of a Poisoned Tree by Antony Altbeker, Jonathan Ball

7. The Rise and Fall of Apartheid by David Welsh, Jonathan Ball

8. Opening Men's Eyes by Michael Cardo, Jonathan Ball

9. When the Chalk is Down by BP Singh, KraftMedia Publishers

10. A Letter from Paris by Eric Miyeni, Macmillan

11. Bullets or Ballots? by Dr Ruben Richards, Mutloatse Arts Heritage Trust

12. Hooked by Melinda Ferguson, Penguin

13. Why Africa is Poor by Greg Mills, Penguin

14. Thank You, Judge Mostert by Carmel Rickard, Penguin

15. Fighting for Justice by Jay Naidoo, Picador Africa

16. Eggs to Lay, Chickens to Hatch by Chris van Wyk, Picador Africa

17. Foot Soldier for Freedom by Rica Hodgson, Picador Africa

18. Private Excavations by David Robbins, Porcupine Press

19. Waiting for Salvation by David Robbins, Porcupine Press

20. Beyond the Billboards by David Robbins, Porcupine Press

21. Reminiscences by William Chapman, Protea Book House

22. The Mission by Dennis Goldberg, STE Publishers

23. Finish & Klaar by Adriaan Basson, Tafelberg

24. Misadventures of a Cope Volunteer by Michiel le Roux, Tafelberg

25. Radical Middle by Denis Beckett, Tafelberg

26. Time Bomb by Johan Marais, Tafelberg

27. The War for South Africa by Bill Nasson, Tafelberg

28. Beer, Sociability and Masculinity in South Africa by Anne Kelk Mager, UCT Press

29. The Anatomy of a South African Genocideby Mohamed Adhikari, UCT Press

30. A Paradox of Victory by Sakhela Buhlungu, UKZN Press

31. Albert Luthuli Bound by Faith by Scott Couper, UKZN Press

32. Birth by Peter Harris, Umuzi

33. The Marginal Safari by Justin Fox, Umuzi

34. Of Loss, Hope and Healing by Estelle Neethling, Umuzi

35. Riding High by Sandra Swart, Wits University Press

36. What is Slavery to Me? by Pumla Dineo Gqola, Wits University Press

37. Ikasi by Sharlene Swartz, Wits University Press

38. Changing the Course by David Dickinson, Wits University Press

39. Nature's Gifts by Wilmot James, Wits University Press

40. Able-Bodied by Leslie Swartz, Zebra

41. Masked Raiders by Charles van Onselen, Zebra

42. Red in the Rainbow by Lynn Carneson, Zebra

43. Steeped in Blood by David Klatzow and Sylvia Walker, Zebra

44. Boer Boy by Chris Schoeman, Zebra

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