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Tuesday – 21st January 2020
Join Amy Heydenrych for the launch of her new thriller The Pact at Love Books (5 Feb)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of The Pact by Amy Heydenrych.
Glo Kristel Loots in ‘love at first sight?’ En hoe lyk haar droomman? Lees haar onderhoud oor Eendag is nou om uit te vind
Kristel het onlangs 10 vrae beantwoord oor haar verhaal van ’n vrou wat moeg raak vir haar lewe en vir haarself ’n plekkie in die son gaan soek.
The Stuff of Love Songs by Feyisayo Anjorin
Tolu’s lover is a treasure in his heart, so the purity of his feelings flows.
Cover reveal! Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams by Jamil F Khan
Jacana Media has shared the cover for Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams, the forthcoming book by Jamil F Khan!
2020 Time of the Writer Festival – dates and authors announced
The dates and initial line-up for the 2020 Time of the Writer Festival have been announced!
Join The Business Book Club for a discussion of Sweat Scale $ell with business accelerator Pavlo Phitidis (4 Feb)
The February edition of The Business Book Club will feature business accelerator Pavlo Phitidis.
Monday – 20th January 2020
Don’t miss the launch of Rodney Trudgeon’s Concert Notes: A Selection of Favourite Orchestral Masterpieces at the Artscape (27 Jan)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Fine Music Radio invite you to the launch of Rodney Trudgeon’s Concert Notes.
Org Potgieter resenseer Blinde Gode deur Dibi Breytenbach: Aella O’Malley is terug en ondersoek die moord op ‘n landdros
Org Potgieter resenseer Dibi Breytenbach se jongste roman, Blinde Gode.
New poetry from Minimal Press – My Father’s Blazer by Phelelani Makhanya
Phelelani Makhanya’s second poetry collection My Father’s Blazer pokes on diverse subjects, from environmental concerns to nostalgic reflections, to the vivid imagery of our natural landscape.
Join Hassen Ebrahim for the launch of his memoir Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier at Love Books (29 Jan)
Jacana Media and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation invite you to the launch of Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim.
Don’t miss an evening with Prue Leith in Cape Town (PLUS a cooking demonstration!) (5 Feb)
Join Pan Macmillan for a meet and greet and cooking demonstration by Prue Leith to celebrate her two latest cookbooks, Prue and The Vegetarian Kitchen (coming March 2020).
Join cricket legend Ali Bacher and David Williams for a lunch-time launch of South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers at the Rand Club
Who are South Africa’s greatest bowlers? Join cricket legend Ali Bacher and top journalist David Williams for a lunch-time discussion at the Rand Club to find out!
Friday – 17th January 2020
Nuut by Minimal Press – Duifiedorings deur Thomas Deacon
Hier kry die leser met ʼn eiesoortige talent te make wat sonder pretensie of mooidoenery ontgin word – in ooreenstemming met die landskap en sy mense. As stylkenmerk vorm hierdie kombinasie van eenvoud, eerlikheid en deernis die mees uitstaande eienskap van Duifiedorings.
Don’t miss Phumlani Pikoli’s multidisciplinary exhibition Occupying A Fatuous State of Severity in Joburg (23 Jan)
Multidisciplinary artist and writer Phumlani Pikoli is debuting an exhibition entitled ‘Occupying A Fatuous State of Severity’, based on his book, at TMRW Gallery in Joburg.
‘Daar is soveel organisasies wat mense se goedgelowigheid en onskuld uitbuit’ – Rene van Zyl gesels oor Die Alfadokument
Skrywer en Taalgenoot-redakteur Johan Jack Smith het met René van Zyl gesels oor haar jongste samesweringsriller, Die Alfadokument.
Wednesday – 15th January 2020
Find out more about Deepa Anappara’s Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line – hailed as 2020’s most powerful debut
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, the debut novel by Deepa Anappara, is out in January from Penguin Random House.
‘Good luck with your murder …’ Read an excerpt from Amy Heydenrych’s twisty new thriller The Pact
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from The Pact, the new thriller by Amy Heydenrych.
Tuesday – 14th January 2020
‘Afrikaans-speaking doctor operates on Mandela’ – Read an excerpt from Operation Mandela by Willem Laubscher
Read an excerpt from Operation Mandela by Willem Laubscher – the Afrikaans-speaking doctor who performed surgery on Nelson Mandela.
What if a prank becomes murder? The Pact by Amy Heydenrych will keep you guessing
Amy Heydenrych’s new book The Pact is out in January 2020 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Everyone’s Guide to the South African Economy – essential reading for every South African consumer and taxpayer
If you are baffled by the specialised jargon of economists and bankers and want to know more about the economic forces that subtly dictate your day-to-day existence, Everyone’s Guide to the South African Economy will put you in the picture.