Whether you’re buying a book for yourself or as a gift for someone else, it really is a gift that keeps on giving.
If you’re a bookworm, you know that feeling of delight when you smell, touch and see a brand new book, especially one you’ve been wanting.

We put together a list of the best book buys, so go ahead, spoil yourself or someone you love…

1. Golden Lion by Wilbur Smith – He saw his father executed in battle. He spent his youth avenging that death. And now Henry ‘Hal’ Courtney is a man with a ship – and a family – of his own. But fate has not finished with Hal. On a voyage along the eastern shore of Africa, a powerful enemy abducts his wife, the fearless warrior Judith… and with her, Hal’s unborn child. For Hal, a man all too familiar with loss, there is only one way forward: He must track his nemesis across desert and ocean, through the slave markets of Zanzibar and the dangerous waters of the coast, in pursuit of the woman he loves, the child he sired, and the glorious destiny that awaits him. Bursting with action and suspense, heroism and heartache, this unforgettable novel proves once more that Wilbur Smith is the world’s greatest adventure writer.

2. Everyday Super Food by Jamie Oliver – Jamie’s Everyday Super Food makes eating well exciting, delicious, easy and fun. No matter how busy you are, you’ll find that healthy eating the Jamie way is both straightforward and achievable, making it super easy to choose exactly the kind of meals that suit you. The book is divided into breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

3. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins – A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives.

4. Recce by Koos Stadler – Shrouded in secrecy due to the covert nature of their work, the legendary Recces have fascinated South Africans for years. Now one of these elite soldiers has written a tell-all book about the extraordinary missions he embarked on and the nail-biting action he experienced in the Border War.