Latest news
Find and share the best in books – daily!
Monday – 9th March 2020
Join Carien du Plessis and Martin Plaut for the launch of Understanding South Africa at Love Books (12 Mar)
Join Jacana Media at Love Books for the launch of Understanding South Africa by Carien du Plessis and Martin Plaut.
Can chaos and uncertainty breed opportunity? Find out at the launch of Bruce Whitfield’s new book The Upside of Down in Joburg (2 Apr)
Join Pan Macmillan for the launch of The Upside of Down: How Chaos and Uncertainty Breed Opportunity in South Africa by Bruce Whitfield, award-winning financial journalist and broadcaster.
Empowered to Perform by Sir Mpho M
A definite book of action in personal growth, entrepreneurship and transformation being.
Dream_scapes by Thato Mahlase
This amazing piece talks about an incredible young lady who yearns for a glimpse of love.
Marguerite Poland’s novel A Sin of Omission longlisted for prestigious Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
Marguerite Poland’s latest novel A Sin of Omission has been longlisted for the 2020 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction!
Friday – 6th March 2020
Tokoloshes, whiskey and pilchards – read an interview with Anneleigh Jacobsen about her debut thriller Corporation Games
Anneleigh Jacobsen recently chatted to fellow author Pamela Power about her debut fictional corporate thriller, Corporation Games.
Kom neem deel aan ‘n boekgesprek met Irna van Zyl en Chris Karsten by die KKNK (28 Maart)
Penguin Random House SA nooi jou graag na ‘n boekgesprek oor Bloedsteen deur Irna van Zyl en Anderman se vrou deur Chris Karsten by vanjaar se Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees.
Thursday – 5th March 2020
Out now! Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light – the brilliant conclusion to the award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy
The Mirror and the Light – the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy – is out internationally today!
Cover reveal! Two Months, the new ‘must-read’ psychological thriller by Gail Schimmel
Two Months by Gail Schimmel will be out from Pan Macmillan this April!
Tuesday – 3rd March 2020
‘Hare was nog nooit net hare nie.’ Lees ‘n onderhoud met Bianca Flanders oor haar boek Prinses Pampoenpit (Plus: Video!)
‘In ons land was hare altyd political. Hare was nog nooit net hare nie.’ So sê Bianca Flanders, aktrise, stemkunstenaar en skrywer van die kinderboek Prinses Pampoenpit.
Join Irna van Zyl for the launch of her heart-stopping new novel Blood Stone at The Book Lounge (18 Mar)
The Book Lounge and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Blood Stone by Irna van Zyl.
Understanding South Africa – a go-to guide for confused South Africans, by Carien du Plessis and Martin Plaut
Understanding South Africa by Carien du Plessis and Martin Plaut is out in March 2020 from Jacana Media.
New book alert! Jane’s Delicious A-Z of Herbs: A Guide to Growing Herbs Organically in South Africa by Jane Griffiths
Jane’s Delicious A-Z of Herbs: A Guide to Growing Herbs Organically in South Africa by Jane Griffiths.
Bruce Whitfield introduces his eagerly awaited book, The Upside of Down: How Chaos and Uncertainty Breed Opportunity in South Africa
Bruce Whitfield’s new book The Upside of Down: How Chaos and Uncertainty Breed Opportunity in South Africa is out in April 2020 from Pan Macmillan.
Monday – 2nd March 2020
En die wenner van LAPA se Jeugromankompetisie 2019 is: Fanie Viljoen met Offers vir die vlieë!
Fanie Viljoen het vanjaar die eersteprys losgeslaan in LAPA se Jeugromankompetisie met sy distopiese verhaal, Offers vir die vlieë.
Irna van Zyl’s highly anticipated third crime novel Blood Stone is now available in English, Afrikaans and as an audiobook
All hell breaks loose when Detective Storm van der Merwe’s mom is pushed under a train in Irna van Zyl’s latest crime novel, Blood Stone.
Author tour: Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, will be in South Africa in March!
Christy Lefteri, author of the moving, powerful, compassionate and beautifully written novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo, will be in Cape Town and Joburg from 10–18 March 2020.
‘I hope readers will have a laugh, shed a small tear and leave the book a little happier than when they started it’
Pan Macmillan chatted to James Hendry about his new novel Reggie and Me.
Friday – 28th February 2020
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Big Lies in a Small Town – a novel of chilling intrigue, a decades-old disappearance, and one woman’s quest to find the truth …
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend! Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a glass of wine …
Don’t miss the launch of The World According to Roger Ballen in Joburg (19 Mar)
The David Krut Bookstore, Jonathan Ball Publishers and Rabbi Cyril Harris Community Centre invite you to the launch of The World According to Roger Ballen.