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Thursday – 23rd April 2020
Het jy ’n donker geheim? Bieg anoniem aan Wenkbrou tot einde April en jou storie word dalk opgeneem in Wenkbrou se biegboek
Het jy ’n geheim? ’n Sondige plesiertjie? ’n Donker fantasie? Tot einde April kan jy anoniem jou donkerste geheime aan Wenkbrou bieg. Die beste biegstories word opgeneem in Wenkbrou se biegboek.
Don’t miss a webcast with Douglas Kruger, author of Virus-Proof Your Small Business: 50 Ways to Survive the Covid-19 Crisis
Exclusive Books and Penguin Random House invite you to a webcast with Douglas Kruger, author of Virus-Proof Your Small Business: 50 Ways to Survive the Covid-19 Crisis.
‘I too am but a visitor to Cape Town’ – Listen to Jamil F Khan reading from his new book Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams
The Cheeky Natives have shared a video of Jamil F Khan reading from his new book Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams.
Our world is in crisis – what can East Asia’s development teach us about dealing with disaster? Don’t miss the virtual book launch of The Asian Aspiration
Pan Macmillan in partnership with Exclusive Books and INCE Connect invite you to the virtual launch of The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia by Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desaleng and Emily van der Merwe.
Wednesday – 22nd April 2020
Marked down for lockdown – discover over 35 incredible ebooks from Pan Macmillan, now on sale!
While bookstores may be temporarily closed during lockdown, you can still read and stay safe with this unmissable collection of Pan Macmillan …
‘Toe die vyfde yssomer aanbreek en die son steeds nie skyn nie, het die uittog begin’ – Lees ’n uittreksel uit In ’n land sonder voëls deur Harry Kalmer
Lees ’n uittreksel uit die wyle skrywer Harry Kalmer se roman In ’n land sonder voëls, wat onlangs benoem is vir die Universiteit van Johannesburg-pryse vir 2020.
Rus sag, Tant Koelsoem: LAPA neem afskeid van Koelsoem Kamalie (1948 – 2020)
Koelsoem Kamalie is op Saterdag 11 April 2020 oorlede op die ouderdom van 72. Dié tannie van Bonteheuwel het luisteraars van RSG aan haar lippe laat hang met die heerlike resepte wat sy gedeel het, haar humor en die reguit manier waarop sy kon praat.
The World According to Roger Ballen – Don’t miss a Live Instagram interview with Roger Ballen and Tymon Smith
The David Krut Bookstore and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to join Roger Ballen and Tymon Smith in conversation about The World According to Roger Ballen.
New book alert! Oscar van Heerden’s new book Two Minutes to Midnight: Will Ramaphosa’s ANC Survive? is out now
Two Minutes to Midnight: Will Ramaphosa’s ANC Survive? by Oscar van Heerden is out now from Jacana Media.
Tuesday – 21st April 2020
China’s growing footprint in Africa – Read an excerpt from Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers.
Monday – 20th April 2020
As dit voel soos liefde deur Didi Potgieter: Hy wil haar met alles in sy binneste hê, maar sy wil nie weer trou nie … Kan liefde oorwin?
Nuut by LAPA: As dit voel soos liefde deur Didi Potgieter, nou ook as e-boek beskikbaar.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers, with Nastassia Arendse (20 Apr)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to the virtual book launch of Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers.
Friday – 17th April 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from The Book of Gifts, the new novel from award-winning author Craig Higginson
The Book of Gifts dives into the deepest and most hazardous reaches of human consciousness in order to catch the brightest fish.
Isolasie-inspirasie: Trooskos – 14 smullekker trooskosresepte wat jou en jou gesin van inperking sal laat vergeet (e-boek)
Hier is 14 smullekker trooskosresepte wat jou en jou gesin van Covid-19 en inperking sal laat vergeet. Ons voorouers het hierdie resepte gemaak in tye van oorlog, swaarkry en depressie om almal se gemoed te lig: jy kan ook.
Dearly – Margaret Atwood’s first poetry collection in over a decade – out in November
Before she became one of the world’s most important and loved novelists, Margaret Atwood was a poet. Dearly is her first collection in over a decade.
5 vrae aan Willem Krog oor Alleen onder die maan (Plus: ’n video, gedig en resep om jou deur die inperking te dra)
Indien jy die virtuele bekendstelling van Willem Krog se jongste roman Alleen onder die maan, misgeloop het, kan jy hier na die video kyk en boonop ’n verdere onderhoud met die skrywer lees. Geniet dit!
Thursday – 16th April 2020
9 South African fiction e-books to travel away with during lockdown
All dressed up and nowhere to go? Hitch a ride with Penguin Random House SA!
Bly by die huis en word maer! Laai die e-boek Bant saam met Armand deur Armand Aucamp af en leer hoe om gesond te kook
Jy hoef nie vet te word in isolasie nie. Leer hoe om gesond te kook met 14 heerlike resepte in Armand Aucamp se jongste e-boek, Bant saam met Armand.
When Crisis Strikes: Ten Rules to Survive (and Avoid) a Reputation Disaster – 10 simple and effective rules to help manage crisis situations
When Crisis Strikes: Ten Rules to Survive (and Avoid) a Reputation Disaster by Francis Herd and Nicola Kleyn is out now from Pan Macmillan.
Maggie O’Farrell’s triumphant return to fiction, Hamnet – longlisted for the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Drawing on Maggie O’Farrell’s long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare’s most enigmatic play, Hamnet is a luminous portrait of a marriage, at its heart the loss of a beloved child.