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Friday – 4th September 2020
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.
New book by Rhonda Byrne – the bestselling author of The Secret – announced
HarperCollins Publishers has acquired world rights to a major new book by Rhonda Byrne, author of the global phenomenon The Secret.
Tuesday – 1st September 2020
Ken jy Die Ickabog? Tekenkompetisie en kinderverhaal deur JK Rowling, nou gratis aanlyn beskikbaar in Afrikaans
Vanaf 1 September 2020 is ’n Afrikaanse vertaling van die gratis aanlyn vervolgverhaal, Die Ickabog deur JK Rowling, beskikbaar. Plus, kinders kan nou deelneem aan Die Ickabog-illustrasiekompetisie.
Sam Beckbessinger, bestselling author of Manage Your Money like a F*cking Grownup, brings you a new ‘mouth-washed-out-with-soap’ edition for teens!
Manage Your Money Like a Grownup: The Best Money Advice for Teens by Sam Beckbessinger is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Welcome to My Table by Siba Mtongana – the Queen of Convenience!
Welcome to My Table by Siba Mtongana is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
‘I’ve never read anything like it.’ Find out more about Not to Mention, the debut novel from Vivian de Klerk
Not to Mention, Vivian de Klerk’s debut novel, is out now from Pan Macmillan.
Monday – 31st August 2020
Money, Blood and Conscience
Read the new, highly acclaimed historical novel that Amnesty International USA Director (ret.) Jack Healey calls, ‘an electrifying ride through Ethiopia’s democracy revolution’.