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Thursday – 21st May 2020
Video: Anneleigh Jacobsen’s thriller Corporation Games explores the greed, sex and power imbalance of the corporate world
Watch the video: The Boekemakranka team Trisa and Analize recently chatted to Anneleigh Jacobsen about her fictional corporate thriller, Corporation Games.
Wednesday – 20th May 2020
Don’t miss South Africa’s bestselling crime writer Deon Meyer LIVE online and on CapeTalk (21 May)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers, Exclusive Books and CapeTalk for a deep dive into the mind of South Africa’s bestselling crime writer.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Fifty-two | Twee-en-vyftig by Philip Myburgh, with Michiel Heyns (26 May)
Join The Reading List for a virtual book launch, as Philip Myburgh introduces his new collection of poetry Fifty-two | Twee-en-vyftig. Myburgh will …
Monday – 18th May 2020
‘It starts with the striking of a match’ – Read an excerpt from Firewatching, the ‘clever and compulsive’ debut thriller by Russ Thomas
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Firewatching, the debut novel from Russ Thomas!
The Silent Treatment by Abbie Greaves – an original and moving debut novel from a talented new voice
Frank hasn’t spoken to his wife Maggie for six months. Is this where their story ends? Or where it begins?
Sielskos vir moeë, ingeperkte mense: ’n Huis vir altyd deur Cecilia Nortjé
Milan se lewe is ’n gemors: Haar man is oorlede; sy is vir die eerste keer in haar lewe arm, en haar enigste besitting is ’n vervalle huis op Vaalkrans. Lees haar storie in ’n Huis vir altyd deur Cecilia Nortjé – nou by LAPA beskikbaar as e-boek.
Buy the ebook and get the print edition free!
Jacana Media is running a special offer: buy the ebook and get the print edition free as soon as it is off the press.
Join Francis Herd and Nicola Kleyn for a free Business Book Club event to discuss When Crisis Strikes (2 June)
Join the Business Book Club for an exciting online event with Francis Herd and Nicola Kleyn.
Friday – 15th May 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from Joanna Trollope’s new novel Mum and Dad
‘What a mess, she thought now … what a bloody, unholy mess the whole family has got itself into.’
Help your local independent bookshop survive and thrive – buy a book, receive a gift from Jacana
Jacana Media has teamed up with South Africa’s independent bookshops – spend R100 and get a free book! (Selected titles only.)
Bederf jouself met Didi Potgieter se stomende, sissende e-rotika, Perke – slegs beskikbaar as e-boek
’n Onwaarskynlike paartjie beland onder een dak tydens inperking in Didi Potgieter se jongste e-rotiese roman, Perke.
Fight Like a Girl – the Young Adult fiction debut from award-winning author Sheena Kamal
Fight Like a Girl – award-winning thriller writer Sheena Kamal delivers a kick-ass debut YA novel that will have fans crying out for more.
Pieter-Louis Myburgh wins Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Reporting for his book Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule’s Web of Capture
Congratulations to Pieter-Louis Myburgh, who has won the Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Reporting!
Thursday – 14th May 2020
Read an extract from The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha – the most ingenious and unusual novel you will read all year!
Penguin Random House SA has shared an extract from a new choose-your-own-adventure story (for adults) – The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha.
Poppie is uit die kerk, maar die kerk is nie uit haar nie: Die opstand van Poppie Nel deur Hans du Plessis, nuut by LAPA
Só ontvou Poppie se verhaal in Die opstand van Poppie Nel. Sy vertel vir Dominee Lukas van ‘n pastoor wat openbarings kry, hoe die pastoor haar misbruik en hoe haar gesin, veral haar ma, medepligtig is.
Take Jacana Media’s quiz and stand a chance to win a hamper of books worth over R1000!
How well do you know Jacana Media’s books? Take a quiz and win!
How to act with power – don’t miss a free masterclass with Stanford Business Professor Deborah Gruenfeld (27 May)
Join Stanford Business Professor Deborah Gruenfeld for an eye-opening look at how to cultivate and harness power in any role and on any stage.
Don’t miss the virtual launch of Born Freeloaders by Phumlani Pikoli, in conversation with Sithembile Mbete (19 May)
Join Pan Macmillan for the virtual launch of Born Freeloaders by Phumlani Pikoli.
Wednesday – 13th May 2020
The #ReadToDream campaign presents LAPA Uitgewers and its extraordinary collection of titles for young readers
Local publisher LAPA Uitgewers has an extraordinary collection of titles for young readers. They have a wide range of Afrikaans books but are also publishing popular titles in English and other local languages.
Penguin Random House publiseer rolprent-vrystelling uitgawe van Die Griekwastad Moorde deur Jacques Steenkamp
Die boek Die Griekwastad Moorde deur Jacques Steenkamp is nou ’n rolprent met Arnold Vosloo, en Penguin Random House SA het ook pas die rolprent-vrystelling uitgawe van die boek gepubliseer.