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Tuesday – 8th September 2020
Special offer! Pre-order a signed copy of Those Who Live In Cages by Terry-Ann Adams at 30% off (PLUS sneak-peek excerpts and exclusive event!)
Join the #LiveInCages #earlyadopters club by buying debut author Terry-Ann Adams’s novel!
Monday – 7th September 2020
[Video] Justice Dikgang Moseneke discusses his new book All Rise – ‘I dedicate this memoir to all the people of our land and of Africa who deserve respect, freedom and social justice’
Pan Macmillan has shared a video of Justice Dikgang Moseneke discussing his new book, All Rise: A Judicial Memoir.
Robey Leibbrandt: ’n Lewe van fanatisme deur Albert Blake benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse
Aandag! Robey Leibbrandt: ’n Lewe van fanatisme deur Albert Blake is vanjaar benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse!
2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse: Réney Warrington en Murray La Vita pronk op die kortlys in Film and Niefiksie
Aandag! Twee LAPA-boeke is vanjaar benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse: Smit Motors deur Réney Warrington en Boodskapper van die gode deur Murray La Vita.
How the children of Nazi perpetrators come to terms with their parents’ hidden past – don’t miss the launch of The SS Officer’s Armchair (10 Sep)
Penguin Random House and Love Books invite you to the online launch of The SS Officer’s Armchair: In Search of a Hidden Life by Daniel Lee.
Friday – 4th September 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Vivian de Klerk’s must-read debut novel Not to Mention
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Get comfortable this evening with a glass of wine and …
2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse: Johan Jack Smith, Marita van der Vyver, Theo Kemp en die wyle Harry Kalmer verskyn op die kortlys
Aandag! Vier skrywers by Penguin Random House SA is vanjaar benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse. Veels geluk aan Johan Jack Smith, Marita van der Vyver, Theo Kemp en die wyle Harry Kalmer.
Now available in English! The Krugersdorp Cult Killings: Inside Cecilia Steyn’s Reign of Terror by award-winning journalist Jana Marx
LAPA Publishers is excited to announce that Afspraak met moord by Jana Marx is now available in English as The Krugersdorp Cult Killings: Inside Cecilia Steyn’s Reign of Terror.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, with The Cheeky Natives (10 Sep)
Jonathan Ball Publishers, The Cheeky Natives and The Reading List invite you to the virtual launch of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
Portrait of the Writer as a Young … Writer – special offer on all Dinaane Debut Fiction Award ebooks
Since 2002, Jacana has published an astonishing array of debut novelists who have gone on to become household names.
Footnotes, September 2020: 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. …
Thursday – 3rd September 2020
Die eerste twee uitgawes in die Romanza Nostalgie-reeks is hier! Onthou jy nog die stories deur Dina Botha en Madelie Human?
Om Romanza se vyftiende bestaansjaar te gedenk, het LAPA ses van die suksesvolste skrywers se gewildste stories saamgebondel as Romanza Nostalgie. Hier is die eerste twee versamelitems in die reeks geskryf deur Madelie Human and Dina Botha.
Read an excerpt from Dorothy Koomson’s All My Lies Are True, the breathtaking sequel to the iconic bestseller The Ice Cream Girls
Dorothy Koomson has shared an excerpt from her new novel All My Lies Are True!
Find out more about To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini – a must-read for every sci-fi fan
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini will be published globally on 15 September 2020.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of The Rise and Fall of the ANC Youth League by Rebone Tau (9 Sep)
Join CNA and Penguin Random House SA for the virtual launch of The Rise and Fall of the ANC Youth League by Rebone Tau.
Don’t miss author speed date and book signing with Jamil F Khan, author of Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams
Jacana Media, in partnership with Book Circle Capital, is delighted to announce that Jamil F Khan, author of Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams, will be meeting readers and would-be readers of his stunning first book.
Wednesday – 2nd September 2020
Nou beskikbaar! Die eerste Afrikaanse kriptiese blokraaiboek saamgestel deur Willem Swanepoel
Die wonderlike woordwêreld van kriptiese blokraaisels wag in Die eerste Afrikaanse kriptiese blokraaiboek, saamgestel deur Willem Swanepoel.
LAPA se boeke skitter op Bib, ’n splinternuwe oudioteek eksklusief vir Afrika-inhoud
BiB, ’n splinternuwe oudioteek eksklusief vir Afrika-inhoud, maak eersdaags haar deur oop. LAPA Uitgewers is baie trots om hul boeke te kan sien én hoor in hierdie nuwe ruimte.
First Field Guide to Mushrooms of Southern Africa – the perfect pocket-sized book, suitable for both adult and younger enthusiasts
First Field Guide to Mushrooms of Southern Africa by Margo Branch is out now from Struik Nature, an imprint of Penguin Random House SA.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Dikgang Moseneke’s new memoir All Rise (3 Sep)
The Wits Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management with Wits School of Law and Pan Macmillan invite you to the launch of All Rise: A Judicial Memoir.