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Tuesday – 10th September 2019
Praise be! The wait is finally over. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood is out now!
In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to Offred?
Terry Kurgan and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu win the 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards
The winners of the 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards have been announced!
Save the date! Mphuthumi Ntabeni will visit the Between the Covers Book Club for a discussion of The Broken River Tent
Join Mphuthumi Ntabeni and the Between the Covers Book Club for a discussion of The Broken River Tent!
Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving This Sh*thole! (17 Sep)
Howzit guys! You’re invited to join us for a night of caucasity with Coconut Kelz to celebrate her new book, Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving this Shithole.
Join Gaongalelwe Tiro for a book discussion of Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro at Wits
Pan Macmillan and the History Workshop invite you to the launch of Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro by Gaongalelwe Tiro.
Join Steven Boykey Sidley for the launch of his new novel Leaving Word at Exclusive Books Hyde Park
Celebrate MFBooks Joburg’s 40th book birthday with the launch of Leaving Word by Steven Boykey Sidley, introduced by Mandla Langa.
Wednesday – 4th September 2019
Footnotes, September 2019: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye …
Sunday – 1st September 2019
Don’t miss the launch of One Day in Bethlehem by Jonny Steinberg at Love Books
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of One Day in Bethlehem by Jonny Steinberg.
New book alert! One Day In Bethlehem by award-winning author Jonny Steinberg
One Day In Bethlehem, the new book by Jonny Steinberg, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 30th August 2019
Cover reveal! Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving this Shithole – the new book by Lesego Tlhabi
Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving this Shithole is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Thursday – 29th August 2019
Every ending marks the start of something new – The First Time Lauren Pailing Died, the debut novel by Alyson Rudd
Lauren Pailing is born in the sixties, and a child of the seventies. She is thirteen years old the first time she dies.
Do parents know who and what their children need to be in the future world of work? Future-proof Your Child for the 2020s and Beyond
How do you parent in disruptive times? Future-proof Your Child for the 2020s and Beyond is out now from Penguin Random House.
Join Tony Park for a lunchtime chat at the Rand Club to discuss his new book, Ghosts of the Past
Join Tony Park for lunch at the Rand Club to discuss his new book, Ghosts of the Past.
Wednesday – 28th August 2019
Sefika and SA Book Awards winners announced – Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grown Up by Sam Beckbessinger wins grand prize
The Sefika and SA Book Award winners have been announced, with Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grown Up by Sam Beckbessinger …
Tuesday – 27th August 2019
Read an extract from The Nickel Boys – the new novel by Colson Whitehead, based on a real reform school that destroyed thousands of children’s lives
Read an extract from The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead – the gorgeous, dazzling and heartbreaking new novel from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad.
‘No fires were allowed. No lights. Two hours sleep, two hours on guard.’ – Read an extract from Angolsh: Scenes from an Army Camp
Read an extract from Angolsh: Scenes from an Army Camp by writer and film director Greg Latter.
[Podcast] ‘You hear this thing that the boers killed your uncle … you do not really understand’ – Gaongalelwe Tiro talks about his new book Parcel of Death
Gaongalelwe Tiro recently spoke to David O’Sullivan on Kaya FM about his paternal uncle’s life story – Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro.
This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga shortlisted for the $50,000 St Francis College Literary Prize
Tsitsi Dangarembga’s latest novel This Mournable Body has been shortlisted for the $50,000 (over R750,000) St Francis College Literary Prize in Brooklyn, New York.
Monday – 26th August 2019
Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu? – a thought-provoking and moving anthology edited by Niq Mhlongo
Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu?, edited by Niq Mhlongo, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
[Podcast] ‘It’s not fashionable to deal with real issues’: Mcebisi Jonas discusses After Dawn: Hope After State Capture
The former Deputy Finance Minister of South Africa, Mcebisi Jonas, recently joined Bongani Bingwa on Talk Radio 702 to talk about his new book, After Dawn: Hope After State Capture.