Jacana Media
Jacana Media is an African publisher specialising in a range of different books - fiction, non-fiction, travel, natural history, current affairs, maps, cookbooks, lifestyle, art and educational and custom publishing.
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Love Books to host the launch of Ronnie Kasrils’s new book A Simple Man, with Nomboniso Gasa
Jacana Media and Love Books invite you to the launch of A Simple Man: Kasrils and the Zuma Enigma by Ronnie Kasrils, the gripping page-turner that courageously exposes the threats to our young democracy.
Try this butternut soup with a twist from Safaris and Spices: An African Food Journey
Safaris and Spices: An African Food Journey is an African cookbook that takes inspiration from all over the world, highlighting specific African regions and food cultures.
South Africans are not buying local fiction: Jacana Media aims to Save Our Stories with a new crowdfunding campaign
Jacana Media has kicked off an project called Storied, which aims to help African stories thrive – long term – and reach worldwide audiences.
Ronnie Kasrils’s new gripping exposé – A Simple Man: Kasrils and the Zuma Enigma
A Simple Man: Kasrils and the Zuma Enigma is a page-turner that courageously exposes the intrigues underway and threats to our young democracy.
Literary suspense that haunts the heart: Don’t miss the launch of Consuelo Roland’s Wolf Trap at Love Books
Jacana Media and Love Books invite you to the launch of Wolf Trap by Consuelo Roland.
Launch of A Simple Man: Kasrils and the Zuma Enigma – a fast-paced, thriller-style memoir
Jacana Media invites you to the launch of A Simple Man: Kasrils and the Zuma Enigma by Ronnie Kasrils.
Wildlife fans and bird watchers: Don’t miss the launch of Featherings by Vernon RL Head
Jacana Media invites you to the launch of Featherings: True Stories in Search of Birds, the new book edited by Vernon RL Head.
For the first time a Sepedi poem wins the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award
Moses Seletisha’s Sepedi poem ‘Mahlalerwa’ has won the 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award – the first time a poem in a language other than English has won the prize.
Jacana Pocket Series: Informative, insightful, important reads
The Jacana Pocket Series is meant for those who are looking for a brief but lively introduction to a wide range of topics on South African history, politics and biography.
African Flavour Books in Braamfontein packed out for the launch of Chwayita Ngamlana’s If I Stay Right Here
BlackBird Books hosted a launch for Chwayita Ngamlana’s If I Stay Right Here at the new African Flavour Books store in Braamfontein last night.
Celebrating black female writers
Xarra Books and BlackBird Books cordially invite you to a book launch celebrating young black female writers.
Z Pallo Jordan says the assassination of Ruth First was no mistake
Z Pallo Jordan says there is no doubt in his mind that Ruth First was specifically targeted with the letter bomb that took her life.
Join Chwayita Ngamlana at Bridge Books for a reading from her new novel If I Stay Right Here
BlackBird Birds invites you to a reading from If I Stay Right Here, the electric debut book by Chwayita Ngamlana.
Read an excerpt from Pumla Dineo Gqola’s new book Reflecting Rogue: Inside the Mind of a Feminist
During a panel with four feminist writers, moderator Mohale Mashigo, Yewande Omotoso and Nnedi Okorafor, at the 2016 Open Book Festival in Cape Town, Kabura Nganga asked “how do you/we cultivate feminist joy?”
Don’t miss the launch of Chwayita Ngamlana’s electric debut novel If I Stay Right Here
BlackBird Books and African Flavour Books invite you to the launch of If I Stay Right Here by Chwayita Ngamlana.
Writing and photography on gender, human rights and sexuality in Africa: The Gerald Kraak Award reopen for submissions
The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) and the Other Foundation have decided to reopen submissions for the second annual Gerald Kraak Award.
Read an excerpt from Wolf Trap, the new novel from bestselling South African author Consuelo Roland
Consuelo Roland is the bestselling author of The Good Cemetery Guide and The Limbo Trilogy, a mystery-suspense series set in Camps Bay.
Marah Louw chats to Malebo Sephodi about writing her memoir for the new Gautrain Virtual Bookclub
Marah Louw chatted to Malebo Sephodi about her memoir It’s Me, Marah as part of the new GautrainReads initiative.
Don’t miss the launch of Lauren Segal’s Cancer: A Love Story, the memoir of a four-time cancer survivor
MFBooks Joburg and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Cancer: A Love Story by Lauren Segal.
3 poets shortlisted for 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology
The three poets shortlisted for this year’s Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology have been announced.