Stories That Seek

Milton Schorr began to use drugs at 13 years old. By 17 he was a heroin addict, and by twenty-four he was clean.

Addict traces the years in between and the two decades that followed, exploring addiction, recovery, identity, and the real process of building a life after collapse.

Honest, unflinching, and deeply human, Addict became an Exclusive Books Biography Bestseller, and continues to grow as it becomes a staple in recovery institutions and communities across the world.

In the small fishing village of the Baai, generations have lived from the sea. But now the fish are disappearing, foreign ships crowd the horizon, and the old ways are beginning to die.

At the centre of it all is Jono, a lonely young fisherman with an extraordinary gift: he can hear the thoughts of fish.

When he discovers evidence of a strange being living beneath the waves, Jono is drawn into a mystery that will transform his understanding of love, loss, and the world itself.

Winner of the South African Independent Publishers Award for Best Novel, Strange Fish is a magical realist tale of mystery, longing, and the hidden worlds that exist just beneath the surface of ordinary life.

Little Mikey comes from the mythical West Coast town of Freeburg. One day, he sets out alone on an epic hitchhiking journey across South Africa in search of his mother - and the father he has never known.

Travelling toward the legendary city of Goldtown, he encounters strangers, wanderers, outcasts, dreamers, and drifters from every corner of society. From each he learns something about freedom, courage, and what it truly means to live life as a man of the road.

Inspired by Milton Schorr's own years of hitchhiking across Southern Africa, Europe, and Australia, A Man of the Road is an adventure story about belonging, human kindness, and the search for home.