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Tuesday – 6th April 2021
Towards a New Deal by Rob Davies – in-depth insight into the inner workings of the South African government
Towards a New Deal: A Political Economy of the Times of My Life by Rob Davies is out in April from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
I Cook, Because We Eat – 56 nourishing recipes, each exquisitely displayed in full colour
I Cook, Because We Eat: Clover Mama Afrika Recipe Book – a commemoration of our mothers’ hearty culinary skills – out now from LAPA Publishers!
Friday – 2nd April 2021
Footnotes, April 2021: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye. …
Charles van Onselen Receives the 2021 ASSAf Humanities Book Award for The Night Trains
Historian and author Charles van Onselen, who has received the ASSAf Humanities Book Award for his most recent work, The Night Trains: …
Thursday – 1st April 2021
Nou beskikbaar – kosmos en komete deur Instagram en Facebook digter Kaalwoorde / Ane Kotze
kosmos en komete, die debuutdigbundel van Kaalwoorde, ook bekend as Ané Kotzé, is nou beskikbaar by LAPA!
New book alert! The Cape Raider by Justin Fox – an Allied–Nazi showdown in the icy South Atlantic
The Cape Raider by Justin Fox is out in April 2020 from Penguin Random House SA.
James Hendry wins 2021 Humanities and Social Sciences Award for his novel Reggie and Me
Pan Macmillan SA congratulates James Hendry on winning the 2021 Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Best Fiction Single Authored Volume!
Join Dr Emmanuel Taban for a book signing to celebrate the publication of The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph (10 Apr)
Join Bargain Books for a book signing with the extraordinary author of The Boy Who Never Gave Up, Dr Emmanuel Taban.
Wednesday – 31st March 2021
[Uittreksel] Hekel en word heel 2: Brenda hekel twee jaar se gebede aanmekaar in haar blokkieskombers
Lees Brenda se storie van hoop en genesing in Hekel en word heel 2. Plus, probeer haar patroon vir ’n maklike blokkieserp.
Wen 1 van 3 kopieë van Dol heuning of Mad Honey deur SJ Naude! Skryf in voor 30 April 2021
Drie gelukkige lesers kan hierdie maand elk ’n kopie van óf Dol heuning óf Mad Honey wen – SJ Naudé se tweede bundel kortverhale wat ontstel, verras, en bowenal bekoor.
Space Hopper by Helen Fisher – the most extraordinary debut of 2021!
For fans of The Time Traveller’s Wife comes an original and heart-warming story about bittersweet memories, how the past shapes the future, and a love so strong it makes you do things that are slightly bonkers.
Don’t miss the virtual launch of Shubnum Khan’s new book How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo (7 Apr)
Join Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books for the virtual book launch of How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo: And Other Strange And Wonderful Stories.
Tuesday – 30th March 2021
Nuut by LAPA: Vier immermooi liefdesverhale om die herfskoue af te weer
Nuut by LAPA Uitgewers in Maart 2021: Vier nuwe liefdesverhale deur Rene van Zyl, Corne van Rooyen, Magdaleen Walters en Dina Botha!
Win a book hamper to celebrate the launch of Namina Forna’s debut novel The Gilded Ones!
The Gilded Ones is the must-read new bold and immersive West African-inspired fantasy series, as featured on Cosmo, Bustle and Book Riot.
Wat gebeur as jy droom? Kom vind uit by die Graffiti-aanlynkuier met Daniella van Heerden en Megan Werner (13 April)
Pan Macmillan SA en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou graag na die aanlynbekendstelling van As jy droom deur Daniëlla van Heerden en Megan Werner.
Native Boy: Confessions of a Maplazini in the City by Thabo A Molefe – an illuminating memoir of a young black man’s search for identity
Native Boy: Confessions of a Maplazini in the City by Thabo Molefe is out in April 2021 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 29th March 2021
Nou beskikbaar op LAPA se webtuiste – vyf lekkerleesverhale vir enige bui!
Op soek na ’n lekker boek? Dan is jy op die regte plek! Hier is nog vyf Penguin Random House SA-titels nou beskikbaar op LAPA se webwerf.
Don’t miss a Daily Maverick free webinar with Mark Shaw, author of Give Us More Guns: How South Africa’s Gangs were Armed (1 Apr)
Join Daily Maverick associate editor Marianne Thamm for a conversation with Mark Shaw, author of the new book Give Us More Guns: How South Africa’s Gangs were Armed.
Op die kortlys vir 2021 se UJ-prys: Die heelal op my tong deur Anoeschka von Meck!
Baie geluk aan Anoeschka von Meck wat die kortlys vir die 2021 UJ-prys gehaal het met haar skitterende nuwe roman, Die heelal op my tong.
‘The book takes you on a journey of strange and wonderful adventures’ – Shubnum Khan introduces her new book How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo
Pan Macmillan has shared a video of Shubnum Khan introducing her new book How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo: And Other Strange And Wonderful Stories is part memoir, part travelogue and part love letter.