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Thursday – 25th February 2021
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Girl A by Abigail Dean, in conversation with Pippa Hudson (10 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to the virtual launch of Girl A by Abigail Dean.
Wednesday – 24th February 2021
‘Dit is ’n vrede wat nooit vervaag nie’ – Sophia Kapp gesels met Naomi Meyer oor haar liefde vir skryf en haar jongste roman, Kanaän
Naomi Meyer het onlangs met Sophia Kapp gesels oor haar jongste roman, Kanaän, die sneller van die verhaal, en hoe die Covid-19 pandemie haar kreatiwiteit beïnvloed.
Don’t miss a free live webinar on Slabbert by Albert Grundlingh, in conversation with Marianne Thamm (24 Feb)
Join Marianne Thamm and Professor Albert Grundlingh as they explore the long-awaited biography of Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, which offers sharp insights into the thinking of this most unlikely politician and provides new perspectives on a figure who even today remains something of an enigma.
All Sorts of Tapas – the freshest and most fun way to eat with friends and family
All Sorts of Tapas by Chantal Lascaris is out now from Penguin Random House.
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Canadian novelist Louise Penny team up to write political thriller
Hillary Rodham Clinton will team up with award-winning Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny to co-write a ‘international political thriller’.
Tuesday – 23rd February 2021
‘Dis byna supernatural, jy weet’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die duiwel maak my hart so seer deur François Bloemhof
Lees die eerste hoofstuk van François Bloemhof se nuwe spanningsverhaal, Die duiwel maak my hart so seer.
Dol heuning – SJ Naudé se tweede bundel kortverhale – ontstel, verras en bekoor
Die verhale in SJ Naudé se jongste bundel Dol heuning kring soos breedtegrade om ’n aardbol uit – van Suid-Afrika na Ysland, die Belgiese platteland en die Italiaanse Alpe. Ook in Engels beskikbaar as Mad Honey.
The Unicorn Baby by Roxanne Atkinson – an honest and hilarious account of parenting
The Unicorn Baby: Debunking 10 Myths of Modern Parenting by Roxanne Atkinson is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New fiction loading … Join the #ByTheFadingLight Early Adopters Club and get 30% off Ashraf Kagee’s stunning new novel
By the Fading Light, Ashraf Kagee’s stunning follow-up to the award-winning Khalil’s Journey, will be published by Jacana Media in April 2021!
Don’t miss the launch of Like Water is for Fish: The Power of Story in Our Lives by Garth Japhet, co-founder of Soul City Institute and founding CEO of Heartlines (3 Mar)
Join Pan Macmillan for the online launch of Heartlines CEO Garth Japhet’s new book, Like Water is for Fish, hosted by Paula Fray and Exclusive Books.
Monday – 22nd February 2021
Kom luister hoe gesels Anoeschka von Meck stoepstories in Stellenbosch oor haar jongste roman, Die heelal op my tong (18 Maart)
Anoeschka von Meck, skrywer van Die heelal op my tong, gesels op 18 Maart met Theo Kemp oor dié heerlike leeservaring. Moenie die geleentheid plus ’n driegang maal in Stellenbosch misloop nie!
[Book discussion] Join Richard Sutton for a discussion of his new book Stressproof with the Johannesburg Business School (23 Feb)
Join the Johannesburg Business School and Richard Sutton, author of Stressproof: The Game Plan, for a discussion on the conundrum of stress and its performance advantage versus its destructiveness; and stress-related challenges facing decision-makers in the world of business today.
Kom vier die bekendstelling van Malene Breytenbach se spanningsverhaal Skadumagte in Stellenbosch (11 Maart)
Kom sit aan by ’n driegang-maal en luister wanneer LAPA-skrywer Malene Breytenbach met Louise Esterhuizen gesels oor haar roman, Skadumagte.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of They Called You Dambudzo by Flora Veit-Wild, with Tinashe Mushakavanhu and Shaun Viljoen (25 Feb)
Please join Jacana Media for a Don’t Shut Up conversation between Flora Veit-Wild, Tinashe Mushakavanhu and Shaun Viljoen for the launch the soon-to-be published They Called You Dambudzo.
Klara and the Sun – the magnificent new novel from Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara and the Sun is the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2017.
Thursday – 18th February 2021
‘Great novels force us to think beyond our prejudices and to question where our empathies lie’ – Brent Meersman
Brent Meersman ruminates on the power of a good novel. Meersman’s new book Rattling the Cage: Reflections On Democratic South Africa is out now from Pan Macmillan SA.
Read an excerpt from Fragile Monsters by Catherine Menon, a spellbinding debut novel about what happens when secrets fester through the generations
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Catherine Menon’s debut Fragile Monsters, a spellbinding novel of war and family betrayal set in Malaysia.
‘Welcome to Eldorado Park.’ – Read an excerpt from Those Who Live in Cages, the acclaimed debut novel by Terry-Ann Adams
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Terry-Ann Adams’s debut novel Those Who Live in Cages, a story about Coloured women, family, …
[Watch] What does it take to be successful? Carice Anderson reads an excerpt from her new book Intelligence Isn’t Enough
Intelligence Isn’t Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace will empower young Black graduates entering the workforce and Black professionals already at work, teaching them not only how to survive but also thrive in the corporate environment.
Wednesday – 17th February 2021
‘Slabbert was always different’ – Albert Grundlingh offers new insights into the enigma that was Frederik van Zyl Slabbert
Slabbert: Man on a Mission, Albert Grundlingh’s penetrating biographical study of Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, offers sharp insights into the thinking and motivation of this most unlikely politician.