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Thursday – 11th February 2021

[Watch] Bestselling author Richard Sutton discusses his new book Stressproof and explains why it’s relevant now more than ever

Bestselling author Richard Sutton chatted about the game-changing action plans that can help combat stress-related challenges, as explored in his new book Stressproof.

Wednesday – 10th February 2021

‘Anna het dit nie sien kom nie’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Karaktermoord deur Carina Diedericks-Hugo (Plus: Lokprent)

Penguin Random House SA het ’n uittreksel gedeel uit Karaktermoord deur Carina Diedericks-Hugo – die verhaal van die beeldskone digter Anna Neethling en die moord wat sy nie sien kom het nie. Lees die uittreksel en kyk na die lokprent.

Die liefde kook by LAPA! Hier is vier nuwe Romanzas om die maand van liefde mee af te skop

Nuut by LAPA Uitgewers in Februarie 2021: Vier nuwe Romanzas deur Salma Swanepoel, Elsa Winckler, Didi Potgieter en Marilé Cloete.

Untamed power. Untamed passion. A Court of Silver Flames, the highly anticipated new book by Sarah J Maas

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas is out next week from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

The Zuri Book Club will be discussing Critical But, Stable with author Angela Makholwa this month

This month’s Zuri Book Club read is Critical But, Stable by bestselling author Angela Makholwa!

Tuesday – 9th February 2021

Stillewe deur Marie Spruyt: ’n Brief van haar oorle’ oupa stuur Lizette op ’n speurtog na Italië en die huis van ’n galante gasheer

’n Skoendoos vol papiere. ’n Brief van haar oupa. En ’n reis na Italië waar sy die verlede en haarself beter leer ken: Stillewe deur Marie Spruyt is nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers.

‘I was due to meet a striking man on Shark Island and couldn’t be late’ – Read an excerpt from At the Edge of the Desert by Basil Lawrence

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Basil Lawrence’s new novel At the Edge of the Desert, a meditation on loss, isolation and love, which asks us to consider the implications of telling someone else’s story.

New book alert! How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo by Shubnum Khan

How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo: And Other Strange And Wonderful Stories by Shubnum Khan is out in April 2021 from Pan Macmillan!

Monday – 8th February 2021

O, soete verleiding! Vind meer uit oor Lyfskap, ’n versameling erotiese verhale deur top Afrikaanse skrywers

LAPA Uitgewers stel bekend Lyfskap saamgestel deur Sophia Kapp en Leonie van Rensburg – ’n versamel erotiese verhale oor die liefde, wellus, genot, soete verleiding, passie, honger en vlamvat.

New book alert! Three Sisters, the new novel from Heather Morris, which concludes The Tattooist of Auschwitz story

Three Sisters, the astonishing new novel from Heather Morris, will be published in October 2021!

Kirstenbosch Wednesday Talk: Encounters with Cape Clawless Otters with Matthew Syphus (10 Feb)

Matthew and Mary Ann Syphus have been observing Cape Clawless Otters on the Cape Peninsula coastline for the past 18 years and have kept meticulous records of each encounter.

She saves strangers’ lives: Meet Dr Anne Biccard, author of the word-of-mouth bestseller Saving a Strangers Life: The Diary of an Emergency Room Doctor

Join Jacana Media for a Don’t Shut Up Conversation between author Anne Biccard – writer, stray dog collector and the doctor we know you’d want on call – and her editor Michele Magwood, award-winning journalist and critic and the former books editor of the Sunday Times.

Don’t miss the launch of Brent Meersman’s new book Rattling the Cage: Reflections on Democratic South Africa (16 Feb)

The Cape Town Press Club and Pan Macmillan present the launch of Rattling the Cage: Reflections on Democratic South Africa by Brent Meersman.

Friday – 5th February 2021

Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The City of Tears by Kate Mosse – a sweeping historical epic about love in a time of war

The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Treat yourself this evening with an excerpt from Kate Mosse’s The …

An exposé of the pangolin trade and Covid-19 – Pangolins: Scales of Injustice by Richard Peirce

Pangolins: Scales of Injustice by Richard Peirce will be launched on World Pangolin Day on 20 February 2021.

Don’t miss the virtual launch of Bernard Levinson’s Collected Poems (14 Feb)

Join Hands-On Books to celebrate the launch of Bernard Levinson’s Collected Poems!

Five Modjaji Books titles and over 50 Modjaji authors on the 2021 HSS Awards longlists

Modjaji Books is thrilled to see the following books longlisted for the 2021 Humanities and Social Science (HSS) Awards.

Enter LAPA’s back-to-school competition on Facebook today and WIN a book bundle for Afrikaans FAL! (4–11 Feb)

One lucky LAPA parent can give their child a head start in Afrikaans First Additional Language this February. Enter the back-to-school competition for a chance to win!

Don’t miss the Jacana People’s Book Sale – 50% off all books, for 2 days only!

The Jacana Media People’s Book Sale is happening now!