The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony is a memoir about his extraordinary experiences with a troubled herd of wild elephants on his South African game reserve. Through patience and deep connection, Anthony builds a bond with the elephants, highlighting themes of conservation, trust, and the profound relationship between humans and animals.

Carr's life as an American who moved to Rwanda in 1949. It explores her decades of living through the country's colonial era, independence, and the 1994 genocide, as well as her work in conservation and orphan care, capturing her deep love for Rwanda and its people.

This book tells the touching true story of Bob Norris, a rancher, and his extraordinary bond with Amy, an orphaned elephant. This heartwarming book explores themes of friendship, compassion, and the powerful connection between humans and animals.

Explore the captivating world of Dr. Dian Fossey’s mountain gorilla camp in our next book club pick. Delve into riveting insider stories of tracking gorillas over rugged terrain, facing off with aggressive silverbacks, and rescuing orphaned baby gorillas. It's a thrilling account of Fossey's Rwandan facility and the remarkable adventures they experienced.

The thrilling story of the conservationist who pioneered the use of dogs in combating poachers to protect wildlife in South Africa’s game reserves. Con’s story is an epic of modern-day African wildlife conservation, spiced with adventure, courage and romance. By Conraad de Rosner

Powerfully moving, Elephant Dawn is the complete, unforgettable story of one woman’s remarkable and life-changing association with the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe, a celebrated clan of wild, free-roaming giants. By Sharon Pincott.

Travel back to the 1990s where Forbes, with 25 years of wildlife travel experience, shares stories from small safari camps in Botswana's Okavango Delta. Imagine a time with few rules, lots of improvisation, and a world without instruction manuals. Picture yourself around the campfire, celebrating the thrilling and sometimes chaotic adventures that made that era in safari life unforgettable.

The Colors of All The Cattle is the nineteenth book in the popular No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series by British author, Alexander McCall Smith. All the usual characters are present, reflecting on life, drinking tea, embracing tradition, and investigating human nature in sunny Botswana.

With honesty and humor this book tells the rags to riches story of a very determined young man. For the very first time, Siya Kolisi shares his story in an extraordinarily intimate memoir, charting his journey from being born into the impoverished Zwide township, to leading his proud nation to an astonishing victory at the Rugby World Cup in 2019.

Françoise Malby-Anthony is the owner of a game reserve in South Africa with a remarkable family of elephants whose adventures have touched hearts around the world. After the author's first book, An Elephant in My Kitchen, she returns now to bring us another very special slice of the fascinating life of this spectacular reserve.

Damon Galgut’s latest novel, The Promise,  was awarded the prestigious Booker Prize for 2021. The many voices of The Promise tell a story in four snapshots, each one centered on a family funeral. Over large jumps in time, people get older, faces and laws and lives all change, while a brother and sister circle around a promise made long ago, and never kept...over what they call their farm, on a worthless piece of land outside Pretoria.

Stories from a South African Childhood is an autobiographical comedy book written by the South African comedian Trevor Noah, published in 2016.

An international bestseller, Cry of the Kalahari is the story of the Owens' life with lions, brown hyenas, jackals, giraffes, and the many other creatures they came to know. It is also a gripping account of how they survived the dangers of living in one of the last and largest pristine areas on Earth.

Ever wondered what it’s like to be a safari guide? Peter Allison takes us behind the scenes, one short story at a time.

Very few of our travelers go through Nairobi, Kenya without visiting the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Daphne’s book tells the story of how this well-known conservation project came to be.

An American couple moves to Rwanda to find greater meaning and purpose.  Part human story, part history with stories of the genocide woven throughout.

A short, easy read to awaken your senses and reveal the magic that unfolds when you tune in to your surroundings. The author, Boyd Varty, was raised on a game reserve in South Africa.

My Early Years, Scatterling of Africa, tells the story of musician Johnny Clegg’s formative years,and how his passage to fame started. In this memoir he paints and shares the portrait of a deeply divided society in apartheid South Africa. With this chronicle, he shares how he felt drawn to and more at home among the Zulu tradition, the ‘other’ side, than his own familiar background.

World-renowned wildlife trackers Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo have spent more than two decades working together, tracking leopards and lions at Londolozi, in South Africa.

In Changing a Leopard’s Spots, Alex shares stories from his life with Renias, including the successes, failures, dramas, laughter, disappointments and highlights. As they experience numerous adventures, Alex and Renias learn to trust and rely on one another.