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Friday – 31st January 2020
Hier is die 10 finaliste in LAPA se jeugromankompetisie vir 2019
LAPA Uitgewers kan nou met trots die finaliste aankondig vir die 2019 jeugromankompetisie.
Deon Wiggett’s book My Only Story will expose the enablers of a ‘child rapist’ – podcast was the ‘tip of the iceberg’
Penguin Random House will publish Deon Wiggett’s explosive book, My Only Story, in September 2020.
Mingle with Kuli Roberts and get your copy of her gripping debut novel Siren signed in Sandton (1 Feb)
Join MacAwesomeZA Digital Media in Sandton for a book launch and signing of Siren, the debut novel by television and radio personality Kuli Roberts.
Kom kuier saam met Lanie van Reenen in Wellington by die bekendstelling van haar memoir, Net mooi fine (13 Feb)
Penguin Random House SA nooi jou hartlik uit na die bekendstelling van Net mooi fine deur Lanie van Reenen in gesprek met Martie Meiring in Wellington.
Who is Poppie Nongena? Go behind the scenes of this moving new movie – the life story of an ordinary woman in extraordinary circumstances
Take a look behind the scenes at the story and legacy of the new movie Poppie Nongena.
Thursday – 30th January 2020
Read an excerpt from Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay – the author of the wildly successful Dexter series
Read an excerpt from Jeff Lindsay’s new novel Just Watch Me – a new series featuring a mesmerising bad guy we can root for: Riley Wolfe.
[Watch] Anneleigh Jacobsen explains how her new thriller Corporation Games came about
Corporation Games by Anneleigh Jacobsen is a fictional corporate thriller based on a number of real-life financial scandals that have rocked South Africa.
Don’t miss the launch of Too Black to Wear Whites by Jonty Winch and Richard Parry at The Book Lounge (5 Feb)
Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Too Black to Wear Whites: The Remarkable Story of Krom Hendriks, a Cricket Hero Who Was Rejected by Cecil John Rhodes’s Empire by Jonty Winch and Richard Parry.
Try this low-calorie breakfast muffin recipe from Pinch of Nom!
Who needs the drive-through when you can make these delicious Sausage and Egg English Muffins at home? By using lean pork mince to create your own sausage patties you can indulge in this classic breakfast sandwich for far fewer calories and fat than the takeaway version, but still have the feeling of indulgence. Yes!
Wednesday – 29th January 2020
‘I first came to Africa in 1994 when South Africa teetered on a knife’s edge.’ Read an extract from Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter
Read an excerpt from Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter, as shared by News24.
Die afloerder deur Anel Heydenrych: ’n sielkundige riller so koud en donker as kan kom
Iemand loer vanuit die skadus in Anel Heydenrych se jongste roman, Die afloerder.
Pre-order Jamil F Khan’s new book Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams at a special pre-publication price
Jacana Media is excited about Jamil F Khan’s forthcoming memoir Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams by Jamil F Khan.
New from Petina Gappah: Out of Darkness, Shining Light – A radical novel that resurrects the voices of those in the shadows of history
The hotly anticipated second novel by Petina Gappah follows the epic journey of Dr Livingstone’s corpse through 19th-century Africa.
Attention Mahikeng! Join Gaongalelwe Tiro at the Maftown Book Club to discuss his book Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro (30 Jan)
The Maftown Book Club session for the month of January will focus on Gaongalelwe Tiro’s book Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro.
Tuesday – 28th January 2020
Hoe bemagtig mens leerders om te wil skryf? Kom vind uit by Lapa Uitgewers se slypskool vir taalonderwysers in die Vrystaat (8 Feb)
Aandag alle Afrikaansonderwysers in die Vrystaat – u word hiermee hartlik uitgenooi na ons slypskool vir taalonderwysers.
Geen engel nie deur Andre Kruger – ‘n aangrypende roman oor familie, verraad en wraak
In André Krüger se aangrypende roman oor familie, verraad en wraak – geskryf in die taal van die straat en die tyd – voer een man ’n uiterste stryd teen sy lotsbestemming.
Don’t miss the launch of UCT Under Apartheid by Howard Phillips, part of UCT’s Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series (12 Feb)
Alumni and friends of the University of Cape Town are invited to a campus book launch of UCT Under Apartheid: From Onset to Sit-in, 1948–1968, written by retired UCT academic Howard Phillips.
Acid for the Children – the autobiography of Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers legend – as raw, entertaining and wildly unpredictable as its author
In Acid for the Children Flea, the iconic bassist and co-founder of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers, finally tells his fascinating origin story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you’d expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star.
For fans of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Janice Hadlow’s The Other Bennet Sister tells Mary’s story …
It is a sad fact of life that if a young woman is unlucky enough to come into the world without expectations, she had better do all she can to ensure she is born beautiful. To be handsome and poor is misfortune enough; but to be both plain and penniless is a hard fate indeed.
Monday – 27th January 2020
‘In the end, you’re a victim of your own comfort zone’ – Chanette Paul chats about her US debut, Sacrificed
Catalyst Press chats to South African author Chanette Paul about her US debut, Sacrificed.