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Sunday – 1st December 2019
LAPA ondersteun 16 Dae van Aktivisme Teen Geweld Teen Vroue en Kinders
Vanaf 25 November tot 10 Desember wil LAPA Uitgewers bewustheid skep vir geweld teen vroue en kinders.
Friday – 29th November 2019
Beïndruk jou gesin met 50 maklike huiskosresepte uit Karlien kan nie kook nie deur Karlien van Jaarsveld en Izelle Hoffman
Karlien kan nie kook nie deur sangeres Karlien van Jaarsveld en leefstylsjef Izelle Hoffman: resepte so maklik, enigeen kan dit maak!
‘I am Ndileka Mandela, the first of the first of the first, and this is my story.’
Social activist Ndileka Mandela chatted to Polity SA about her new memoir I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname.
Watch: Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh chats to Phumlani Pikoli about his new novel, Born Freeloaders
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh caught up with author Phumlani Pikoli on SMWX, his interactive WhatsApp news channel.
New book alert! South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers by Ali Bacher and journalist David Williams
South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers – written by cricket legend Ali Bacher and top journalist David Williams, this is a book that no cricket fan can be without.
The Guardians – John Grisham delivers a classic legal thriller – with a twist
The Guardians, the new novel by John Grisham, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 28th November 2019
‘Ek is nie okay nie. En dit is meer as okay.’ Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Seks, leuens en die internet deur Erla-Mari Diedericks
Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Erla-Mari Diedericks se eerlike en soms skreeusnaakse memoir, Seks, leuens en die internet.
The past will hunt you down … Criss Cross, the new Alex Cross thriller by James Patterson, is out now
Bestselling author James Patterson brings us another thrilling read featuring one-of-a-kind hero Dr Alex Cross – a brilliant detective and forensic psychologist who is able to analyse a murder scene like no other.
‘From Marabastad to Mogadishu chronicles an all-too-familiar story of those unsung cadres from the Struggle we’ve forgotten to honour for their sacrifices’
From Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim is out from Jacana Media on 6 December 2019.
Unfollow – Megan Phelps-Roper’s memoir of growing up in the Westboro Baptist Church, the most hated family in America
Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope by Megan Phelps-Roper is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
What makes a classic book? Find out more about the Macmillan Collectors’ Library
What makes a classic book?
Wednesday – 27th November 2019
Nuut deur top-spioenasieskrywer André Krüger: ’n Redelike hoeveelheid moeilikheid
Maak gereed vir ‘n plaaslike spioenasie wipplankrit in ’n Redelike hoeveelheid moeilikheid deur André Krüger.
Don’t miss the launch of Ronnie Kasrils’s new memoir Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel at Love Books (3 Dec)
Jacana Media and Love Books invite you to the launch of Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel, an extraordinary coming-of-age memoir from Ronnie Kasrils.
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo – the instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller that Stephen King calls ‘impossible to put down’
Ninth House is the mesmerising adult debut from Leigh Bardugo – a tale of power, privilege, dark magic and murder set among the Ivy League elite.
Eragon author Christopher Paolini announces his first science fiction novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars – out in 2020
Fans of Christopher Paolini will be excited to hear that Pan Macmillan is publishing his first science fiction novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, next year!
The Flexitarian Cookbook – for people doing their best to reduce meat consumption, but enjoying it on occasion when the urge strikes
Less of a rigid regime, and more of an organic attempt to eat a mainly vegetarian diet, The Flexitarian Cookbook: Adaptable Recipes for Part-Time Vegetarians and Vegans features delicious plant-centric recipes, with options for incorporating meat or fish as needed.
Tuesday – 26th November 2019
Read an excerpt from Blue Moon – the new Jack Reacher thriller from Lee Child
Jack Reacher is back in Blue Moon – the brand new white-knuckle read from Lee Child!
The Night Fire – the brand new Ballard and Bosch thriller from Michael Connelly
Crime doesn’t come better than Michael Connelly! The Night Fire is the brand new blockbuster from the crime-thriller powerhouse.
Watch David Baldacci introduce A Minute to Midnight – the new Special Agent Atlee Pine thriller
A Minute to Midnight is the next gripping instalment in Special Agent Atlee Pine’s search for the truth, from one of the world’s best thriller writers, David Baldacci!
Read an excerpt from Corporation Games by Anneleigh Jacobsen – a thriller based on real-life financial scandals
Read an excerpt from Anneleigh Jacobsen’s debut thriller, Corporation Games, in which tokoloshes have been sent to root out evil in Sandton.