Required Reading is a compilation of thirty-six books recommended by thirty-six different friends, acquaintances, and a stranger. Contributors were asked to recommend a book on any subject in any genre, a book that has influenced them or one they greatly enjoyed. Required Reading was compiled with contributions from local and international artists, a curator and a collector. The list includes novels, philosophy, contemporary poetry, a book of short stories, a book about radical gardening, and a book about the universe.

On Monday October 3rd, the University of Cape Town reopened. It had been shut down for two weeks due to ongoing student protests. United under the banner of Fees Must Fall, the students protested for free tertiary education, a decolonized curriculum, and the return of students excluded during the previous year’s protests. They protested against the outsourcing of workers, against police brutality, and against institutional racism.