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Wednesday – 20th November 2019
New book alert! From Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim
From Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim is out from Jacana Media on 6 December 2019!
‘Many traditionally published writers would not even speak to me, such is the snobbery’ – Pamela Power chats to Sue Nyathi in her new interview series
Author Pamela Power has started a #FridayRead series, in which she interviews writers about their work!
Tuesday – 19th November 2019
An essential handbook for all night sky enthusiasts – Sky Guide Africa South 2020: Astronomical Handbook for Southern Africa
2020 Sky Guide Africa South is a practical resource for all astronomers, whether they be novice, amateur or professional.
Sword of Kings – the incredible new novel from globally bestselling author Bernard Cornwell
Sword of Kings – the 12th instalment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England.
‘Here’s the boykie before he becomes a Bolshevik’ – Praise for Catching Tadpoles, the extraordinary coming-of-age memoir by Ronnie Kasrils
Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel, Ronnie Kasrils’s new memoir, reflects on the compelling questions that turned a white youngster from a modest background into a lifelong revolutionary.
Join Nolitha Fakude at UCT’s Graduate School of Business for the Distinguished Speaker Series (27 Nov)
Join inspirational businesswoman and corporate activist Nolitha Fakude for the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business Distinguished Speaker Series.
Don’t miss the launch of Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter at Kalk Bay Books (21 Nov)
LAPA Publishers, Catalyst Press and Kalk Bay Books invite you to the launch of Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter.
Monday – 18th November 2019
Maak gereed vir ’n banting- en keto-avontuur in Armand kook kaal – die maer uitgawe deur Armand Aucamp
Armand kook kaal – die maer uitgawe wys jou hoe om smuldisse uit gesonde bestanddele te skep en te geniet sonder dat jou figuur daaronder ly.
Don’t miss the launch of Zapiro’s new 2019 annual Which Side is Up? – and watch one of his famed cartoon presentations! (18 Nov)
Join Zapiro at Exclusive Books Bedford Centre as he launches his new 2019 annual Which Side is Up?
Deon Meyer’s Trackers – now a major TV series!
A new edition of Trackers by Deon Meyer is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Watch: Gaongalelwe Tiro talks about why he wrote his book Parcel Of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro
Gaongalelwe Tiro discussed his book Parcel of Death: The Biography Of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro with Polity SA.
Win 1 of 5 dazzling The Book of Dust hampers!
Five lucky winners will each receive a The Book of Dust Volume Two hamper! Each hamper includes: A copy of The Book of Dust #2: The Secret Commonwealth, tote bag, limited edition enamel pin, four badges, His Dark Materials print, and a very special limited edition metal bookmark.
Friday – 15th November 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Akin, the funny and heart-wrenching new novel from bestselling author Emma Donoghue
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 Marguerite Poland’s new novel A Sin of Omission at Fogarty’s Port Elizabeth (21 Nov)
Join Penguin Random House at Fogarty’s Bookshop on 21 November for the launch of A Sin of Omission, the new novel by Marguerite Poland.
Exposing and revealing, brilliantly appealing, Zapiro does it again in Which Side is Up?!
Which Side is Up? – the 2019 Zapiro annual – out now from Jacana Media!
Spend Saturday morning with Zapiro as he launches his 2019 annual, Which Side is Up? (16 Nov)
Jacana Media and Love Books invite you to the launch of Zapiro’s 2019 annual Which Side is Up?
Moenie die bekendstellings van In gesprek met Waldimar deur Waldimar Pelser in Pretoria, Johannesburg en Kaapstad misloop nie (19, 21 en 26 November)
LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou graag na die bekendstellings van Waldimar Pelser se jongste boek, In gesprek met Waldimar, in Pretoria, Johannesburg en Kaapstad.
Imaginary Friend – the new novel by Stephen Chbosky, the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Thursday – 14th November 2019
Zapiro receives France’s top cultural award – the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Acclaimed South African cartoonist and satirist Zapiro (Jonathan Shapiro) has received France’s top cultural award.
The situation is critical. Saving the Last Rhinos: The Life of a Frontline Conservationist by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence
Saving the Last Rhinos: The Life of a Frontline Conservationist – the remarkable story of Grant Fowlds, a conservationist who has dedicated his life to saving the last rhinos, vividly told with the help of Graham Spence, co-author of the bestselling The Elephant Whisperer.