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Monday – 20th July 2020
‘Katy Ferreira has not left her bedroom for two years …’ First look at Not to Mention, the debut novel by Vivian de Klerk
Not to Mention, the must-read debut novel by Vivian de Klerk, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Rhodes University, is out in September from Pan Macmillan SA!
Friday – 17th July 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Alligator and Other Stories – the debut short story collection from an exciting talent to watch
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend.
Lokprent: Nagjagter deur Jan Vermeulen is binnekort beskikbaar by jou naaste boekwinkel
Port Elizabeth is die Mekka van Goth-vampiere in Suid-Afrika, skryf Jan Vermeulen in sy jongste roman, Nagjagter. Kyk na die lokprent, as jy dit sal waag.
[Luister] Wilken Calitz gesels oor Swart swaan: ‘Die verhaal speel af in die dobbelonderwêreld van die Oos-Rand’
Skrywer Wilken Calitz was vroeër vanjaar ’n gas op But kaantie: die Ivor Price show. Luister hoe Wilken gesels oor die eerste keer toe sy verhaal Swaan swaan in sy kop verskyn het.
[Video] ‘Seksuele geweld in ons land is ’n aktuele kwessie’: Hans du Plessis gesels oor Die opstand van Poppie Nel
Video: Hans du Plessis se jongste roman, Die opstand van Poppie Nel, plaas ’n kollig op die seksuele misbruik van kinders en vrouers deur kerkleiers en mense wat hulle vertrou.
Virtual book launch: Refilwe Moloto chats to Wandile Sihlobo about his new book Finding Common Ground
Pan Macmillan SA has shared the video from the virtual launch of Finding Common Ground by Wandile Sihlobo.
New from Mark Gevisser – The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World’s Queer Frontiers
The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World’s Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Getting divorced? How to safeguard your finances before and after – a Jacana Media Masterclass
Jacana Media’s first Masterclass is specifically aimed at women, and even more specifically at women considering divorce.
Thursday – 16th July 2020
Two Weeks in November – Ocean’s 11 meets Game of Thrones in a real-world life or death chess match for the future of Zimbabwe
Two Weeks in November is the thrilling, surreal, unbelievable and often very funny true story of four would-be enemies – a high- ranking politician, an exiled human rights lawyer, a dangerous spy and a low-key white businessman turned political fixer – who team up to help unseat one of the world’s longest serving dictators, Robert Mugabe.
Sal Esperanze haar plaas en haar hart prysgee? Vind uit in Frenette van Wyk se nuwe romanse, In sonskyn en storms
Frenette van Wyk se nuwe historiese romanse, In sonskyn en storms, is nou as e-boek beskikbaar.
Wednesday – 15th July 2020
Updated edition of Siya Kolisi: Against All Odds by Jeremy Daniel out now
An updated edition of Siya Kolisi: Against All Odds by Jeremy Daniel is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Na ’n aanslag op sy lewe vlug JJ van Solms die berge in: Lees ’n uittreksel uit By die brandende berg deur Piet van Rooyen
JJ van Solms, so hardegat soos wat hy hardwerkend is, moet vlug wanneer sy vennote hom probeer vermoor. Lees ‘n uittreksel uit By die brandende berg deur Piet van Rooyen.
In trying to deal with the end of an abusive 45-year marriage, Grietjie turns to crochet: Read an extract from Crochet and Conquer
Read an extract from Crochet and Conquer by Nadia de Kock and Hilda Steyn, where a woman shares her story of abuse and survival through the power of crochet.
The DA was severely divided on the subjects of race and racism – Read an excerpt from The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg by Mashaba’s former chief of staff Michael Beaumont.
Don’t miss Wandile Sihlobo in a GIBS Business School event: Finding Common Ground – The role of agriculture in economic recovery
Economist and author Wandile Sihlobo will be taking part in a virtual event with the Gordon Institute of Business Science.
Tuesday – 14th July 2020
Die noodlot het ander planne vir Evan en Anya in Ware noord deur Elsa Winckler
Nuut by LAPA Uitgewers: Ware noord deur Elsa Winckler, nou ook as e-boek beskikbaar.
Jacana Media staff picks – find out publisher Nadia Goetham’s best books
Nadia Goetham is a publisher at Jacana Media. She has many things that she loves about her job, but she says, ‘Nothing beats that feeling you get when I see a first-time author’s face light up when they see and hold their book for the first time. I literally have the chance to help make people’s dreams come true.’
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett – inseparable twin sisters who choose to live in two different worlds, one black and one white
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
‘It will keep you guessing until literally the very last page’ – Pippa Hudson chats to Gail Schimmel about her new thriller Two Months
Gail Schimmel chatted to Pippa Hudson on CapeTalk recently about her new novel, Two Months.