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Monday – 28th October 2019
A touching account of three South African women – Bianca Marais’s new novel If You Want to Make God Laugh
If You Want to Make God Laugh, the new novel from Bianca Marais, is out from Penguin Random House.
Friday – 25th October 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an EXCLUSIVE excerpt from Lucinda Riley’s new novel The Sun Sister – heart-wrenching, uplifting and utterly enthralling
‘I don’t remember where I was or what I was doing when I heard my father had died.’
Join Dave Muller for the launch of Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story at The Book Lounge (30 Oct)
MF Books Joburg and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story by Dave Muller.
‘It’s a bit sexy in places … it’s the most fun thing I’ve ever written’ – Jojo Moyes on her new novel, The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, the bestselling author of Me Before You, After You and Still Me, has a special message for her South African fans about her new book.
‘It’s a very important book’ – Eusebius McKaiser talks to Crispian Olver about his book A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink
Crispian Olver chatted to Eusebius McKaiser recently about his book A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink.
Thursday – 24th October 2019
Join conservationist Richard Peirce for the launch of Orca: The Day the Great White Sharks Disappeared at Kalk Bay Books (31 Oct)
You are invited to the launch of Orca: The Day the Great White Sharks Disappeared, the thrilling new book by shark conservationist Richard Peirce.
New book alert! The World According to Roger Ballen – a unique overview of one of the most distinctive art photographers practising today
The World According to Roger Ballen, co-authored with Colin Rhodes, looks at Ballen’s career in the wider cultural context beyond photography, including his connections with and collections of Art Brut.
Calling all young art lovers and parents! Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of the new book Explore! Awesome South African Artists (27 Oct)
Jacana Media invites all young art lovers and parents to the launch of Cobi Labuscagne’s new book Explore! Awesome South African Artists.
Find out how you can build your business into an asset of value at the Cape Town launch of Sweat Scale $ell by Pavlo Phitidis (5 Nov)
Pan Macmillan, Aurik Business Accelerator and Exclusive Books invite you to the Cape Town launch of Sweat Scale $ell by business growth expert Pavlo Phitidis.
Wednesday – 23rd October 2019
‘He caught a serial killer when he was 12 years old.’ Read an extract from In the Midst of Wolves, the new thriller by Kurt Ellis
Nick Creed, expert criminal profiler, hunts down human monsters for a living.
Travel Light, Move Fast by Alexandra Fuller, the bestselling author of Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
Travel Light, Move Fast from bestselling author Alexandra Fuller, the utterly original story of her father, Tim Fuller, and a deeply felt tribute to a life well lived.
What would you change if you could travel back in time? Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is out now from Pan Macmillan.
Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story, by Dave Muller
Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story by Dave Muller is out at the end of October 2019.
Tuesday – 22nd October 2019
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson, a wonderful successor to A Short History of Nearly Everything
Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories, The Body is a brilliant, and often very funny, attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological make up.
Elton John’s memoir Me is full of incredible celebrity anecdotes – including the time he threw oranges at Bob Dylan during a party hosted by Simon and Garfunkel
In Me, his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life.
Calling all writers! Submit your novel to Jonathan Ball Publishers
Jonathan Ball Publishers is accepting fiction submissions from 1–15 November 2019.
Roger Southall unpacks his book Election 2019: Change and Stability in South Africa’s Democracy
Roger Southall chatted to Polity SA about his new book Election 2019: Change and Stability in South Africa’s Democracy.
Monday – 21st October 2019
Join Kurt Ellis for the launch of his new novel In the Midst of Wolves at Love Books, with Sue Nyathi (24 Oct)
In the Midst of Wolves explores the dark underbelly of our country, including muti murders and the black market trade in human body parts.
New book alert! Blessed by Bosasa: Inside Gavin Watson’s State Capture Cult by Adriaan Basson
It’s easy to imagine that state capture began with Jacob Zuma and the Guptas. But you’d be wrong.
Gotta Get Theroux This – Louis Theroux at his most insightful and honest best
Gotta Get Theroux This – from much-loved documentary maker Louis Theroux comes a funny, heartfelt and entertaining account of his life and weird times in TV.