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Wednesday – 29th April 2020
[Watch] James Hendry chats to Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo about their new book, Changing a Leopard’s Spots
World-renowned wildlife trackers Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo have spent more than two decades working together, tracking leopards and lions at Londolozi, jaguars in South America and grizzly bears in the United States.
Wilbur Smith launches new podcast – The Power of Adventure
Wilbur Smith has launched a podcast called The Power of Adventure.
Tuesday – 28th April 2020
Petition: An urgent appeal for the sale of books during Lockdown Stage 4
A petition has been launched to appeal for the sale of books during lockdown stage 4.
Read an excerpt from Hidden Valley Road – an account of an American family with 12 children, six diagnosed with schizophrenia
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker.
Selfpublikasie: Maak jou boekdroom waar met Paper Frog Publishing, ’n onderafdeling van LAPA en Penguin Random House SA
Baie skrywers droom daarvan om gepubliseer te word, maar hulle wil nie algehele beheer oorlaat aan ’n groot, tradisionele uitgewery nie. Paper Frog Publishing is geskep om sulke individue te help.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Sea Star Summer, the new novel by Sally Partridge
Join Sally Partridge and Mila de Villiers for a conversation about Sea Star Summer, a coming-of-age story about young love and self-discovery. …
Subscribe to Jacana Media’s mailing list and win a hamper of bestselling books!
Join Jacana Media’s mailing list before 1 May 2020 and stand a chance to win one of three book hampers!
Find out how parents can manage teens’ aversion to lockdown – join Megan de Beyer, author of How to Raise a Man, in an online event (29 April)
Join Megan de Beyer, author of How to Raise a Man: The Modern Mother’s Guide to Parenting her Teenage Son, in discussion with Pippa Hudson live on Cape Talk as they discuss how parents can manage their teens during lockdown.
Why has Asia developed while Africa lagged? Don’t miss a book launch webinar for The Asian Aspiration, with Greg Mills (29 April)
Don’t miss a book launch webinar for The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia by Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desaleng and Emily van der Merwe.
Monday – 27th April 2020
’n Liefdesverhaal om die kwarantyntydperk op te kikker: Kanaän deur Sophia Kapp is nou by LAPA as e-boek beskikbaar
Hy is ’n eenvoudige Afrikanerboer uit die Vrystaat; sy is die gesofistikeerde dogter van ’n skatryk Engelse sakeman. Sal hulle ooit bymekaar uitkom? Vind uit in Sophia Kapp se jongste boek, Kanaän.
Beyers de Vos gekies vir die Jakes Gerwel Stigting en PEN Afrikaans Skrywersresidensie 2020: ‘Al wat ek kan doen is om die boek te skryf wat ek wil skryf’
Beyers de Vos is vandeesmaand aangewys as een van ses skrywers wat gekies is vir die Jakes Gerwel Stigting en PEN Afrikaans Skrywersresidensie 2020. Sy debuutroman Wrok (in Engels: Talion) is tans beskikbaar as e-boeke op Amazon en Kobo.
A PDF in your inbox: South African writers talk free books and the value of life-sustaining royalties
To mark World Book and Copyright Day (Thursday 23 April 2020), the South African Book Fair announced an online discussion on free books and the value of copyright in providing writers with life-sustaining royalties.
John Grisham and Stephen King – together for one night only, and free to watch!
That’s right folks, online events just got a WHOLE lot more exciting!
Cheeky Natives Lockdown Takeover: Celebrate Freedom Day with author Rekgotsofetse Chikane
Celebrate Freedom Day with Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Oxford graduate and author of Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation.
Friday – 24th April 2020
Friday Night Book Club: ‘A mother. A child. An impossible choice.’ Read an exclusive excerpt from The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Staying in this evening? Of course you are! Get comfortable …
Jack Reacher is back! Read an excerpt from The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Penguin Random House has shared a first-look excerpt from The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child!
‘None dissects the mystery about our governing party with the mastery and insight of Oscar van Heerden’ – Ronnie Kasrils
Ronnie Kasrils, author and former government minister, was blown away by Two Minutes to Midnight: Will Ramaphosa’s ANC Survive? by Oscar van Heerden.
LAPA maak e-lees nog meer bekostigbaar met 30% af op alle e-boeke (17 – 30 April 2020)
LAPA het alle e-boeke op ons webruimte afgemerk met 30%. Dit beteken e-lees is nog meer bekostigbaar as ooit te vore. Die aanbod geld tot 30 April 2020.
Looking for some garden inspiration? Check out Jane Griffiths’s new book Jane’s Delicious A-Z of Herbs
Jane’s Delicious A-Z of Herbs by South African gardening legend Jane Griffiths is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 23rd April 2020
It’s been 20 years, but all is not forgiven – Read an excerpt from Who We Were by BM Carroll
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Who We Were, a gripping novel about the power of childhood cruelty, and how it makes us the adults we become.