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Friday – 21st August 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Charlotte Levin’s powerful and darkly funny novel If I Can’t Have You
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend.
Graffiti-aanlynkuier: Moenie Henriëtte Linde-Loubser se gesprek oor haar gotiese roman, Plek van die poue, misloop nie! (25 Aug)
Graffiti Boeke en LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou uit na die aanlynbekendstelling van Plek van poue deur Henriëtte Linde-Loubser.
A New Earth: Create a Better Life – Eckhart Tolle shines an illuminating light that leads to happiness and health that every reader can follow
Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth leads readers to new levels of consciousness and inner peace.
A celebration of queer stories – Listen to The Book Lounge podcast with Mark Gevisser on his new book The Pink Line
The Book Lounge chatted to Mark Gevisser about his new book, The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World’s Queer Frontiers, which tracks shifts in queer frontiers globally in the 21st century.
Thursday – 20th August 2020
Die dooies praat nie deur Peet Venter – Thys Krige vind homself alweer voor die vraag: Hoe diep wil hy betrokke raak?
Die sesde titel in Peet Venter se Thys Krige-reeks is hier! Die dooies praat nie is nou as e-boek beskikbaar.
Perfect pizzas, burgers with attitude, succulent ribs: Get Weber’s Ultimate Braai Book by Jamie Purviance (Plus: Free recipes)
When it comes to mastery of the cooking fire, the Weber chefs really know their stuff. New from Penguin Random House SA – Weber’s Ultimate Braai Book by Jamie Purviance.
Join Ryan Blumenthal for the virtual book launch of Autopsy: Life in the Trenches With a Forensic Pathologist in Africa (26 Aug)
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Autopsy: Life in the Trenches With a Forensic Pathologist in Africa by Ryan Blumenthal.
New book alert! The Whistleblowers by award-winning journalist and bestselling author Mandy Wiener
Pan Macmillan is proud to be publishing The Whistleblowers, the fifth book by bestselling author Mandy Wiener!
Wednesday – 19th August 2020
Watch the video of the virtual book launch of Sermons of Soul – with Iman Rappetti in conversation with Hulisani Ravele
‘Don’t be afraid to look at yourself, really look at yourself. Your liberator is staring right back at you.’ – Iman Rappetti
Tuesday – 18th August 2020
[Video] So maak mens ’n luisterboek: Kyk hoe lees die beroemde akteur Chris van Niekerk voor uit Bloedsteen deur Irna van Zyl
Akteur en stemkunstenaar Chris van Niekerk het Bloedsteen, Irna van Zyl se nuwe misdaadroman, opgeneem as luisterboek. Hier kan jy vir Chris in aksie sien.
Nelly and Sam by Claudette Browne Storrar – a story of friendship and love between a boy and his creative and inspiring nanny
Now available from LAPA: Nelly and Sam by Claudette Browne Storrar and Christo Krüger, a story of innocence, love and care that connects us across backgrounds.
Monday – 17th August 2020
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Zola deur Johan Jack Smith, wenner van die gesogte 2020 Eugène Marais-prys vir ’n debuutroman
In die hardebaard-riller Zola probeer twee speurders ’n reeksmoordenaar vastrek wat in die strate van Johannesburg verwoesting saai, met jong meisies as sy teiken. Lees ’n uittreksel.
Powerful, inspiring, life-changing. Sermons of Soul by Iman Rappetti
Sermons of Soul by Iman Rappetti – out now from Pan Macmillan!
Listen to Ryan Blumenthal speak about some of the bizarre and unusual cases from his book Autopsy: Life in the Trenches With a Forensic Pathologist in Africa
Ryan Blumenthal spoke to John Maytham on CapeTalk recently about his book Autopsy: Life in the Trenches With a Forensic Pathologist in Africa.
’n Stokou kasteel, grillerige skilderye en vreemde pouvere in Henriëtte Linde-Loubser se gotiese roman, Plek van poue
Nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers: Plek van poue deur Henriëtte Linde-Loubser, ’n gotiese roman in die tradisie van Victoria Holt.
Dystopia: How The Tyranny of Specialists Fragment African Cities
In Dystopia, Archimedes Muzenda reveals the destruction specialist planning has caused in cities across Africa.
Don’t miss the online launch of Sasol Birds of Southern Africa and your chance to WIN the Sasol eBirds Southern Africa App (18 Aug)
Penguin Random House SA and Exclusive Books invite you to the online book launch of the 5th revised edition of Sasol Birds of Southern Africa.
Getting divorced? How to safeguard your finances – a Jacana Media Masterclass (20 Aug)
Getting Divorced? How To Safeguard your Finances Part 2
Friday – 14th August 2020
Friday Night Book Club: A debut novel that reads like a masterpiece – read an excerpt from Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
Get comfortable this evening with some popcorn and an excerpt from Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain – recently longlisted for the Booker Prize!
The Rise and Fall of the ANC Youth League by Rebone Tau – a fascinating glimpse into a vital and volatile institution in SA politics
In The Rise and Fall of the ANC Youth League, Rebone Tau explores the history of one of South Africa’s most important institutions from its formation in 1944 to the present day.