ALL THE SAINTS

210pp., paperback, Jacana Media, Johannesburg, 2025

ISBN: 9781431436347

A coming-of-age novel set at an elite boys' high school in the Eastern Cape.

After dropping out of university, Isaac “Izzy” Kingston looks back on his high school years: the pressure to conform, the confusion and isolation, the need to hide his queerness, and the joy of finally being accepted by a group of misfits without having to explain himself.

“Told in a style as eccentric as South Africa itself. There are laughs and gut punches aplenty to be had here.” Jarred Thompson, author of The Institute for Creative Dying

Wesley Roodt is a scriptwriter and director living in Gqeberha. His short film, Bear, about national rugby captain Siya Kolisi, won AFDA’s annual online festival and was selected for screening at the Cannes and Sundance film festivals. He works at The Media Workshop as an educator and producer. All the Saints is his debut novel.