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Monday – 29th July 2019
‘Get out of my classroom. We don’t need types like you here.’ – Read an extract from As if Born to You by Susan Newham-Blake
As if Born to You, the new novel by Susan Newham-Blake, tells the story of two women, equally damaged by the past and its secrets, who discover that healing sometimes lies in unexpected places.
Join Sarah Wild and Sipho Kings for the Joburg launch of South Africa’s Survival Guide to Climate Change (13 August)
Pan Macmillan and Love Books invite you to the launch of South Africa’s Survival Guide to Climate Change by Sarah Wild and Sipho Kings.
Join Living Coloured author Yusuf Daniels for a fun-filled evening of talks, food, spot prizes and more in Cape Town (3 August)
Yusuf Daniels invites you to a fun-filled evening in support of small businesses at Kenwyn Primary School in Cape Town.
Don’t miss the launch of The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles by Caryn Dolley at Love Books (30 July)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles by Caryn Dolley.
Friday – 26th July 2019
The Friday Night Book Club: Every murder case starts with a suspect. What if the suspect is your daughter? Read an excerpt from A Nearly Normal Family by MT Edvardsson
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Read an excerpt from Blood on Her Hands: South Africa’s Most Notorious Female Killers by Tanya Farber
This excerpt focuses on Chané van Heerden, also known as ‘Welkom Killer’, who was convicted of the murder of Michael van Eck in 2011, when she was 20 years old.
Epidemics and the Health of African Nations – MISTRA’s latest publication probes possible solutions to the continent’s heavy burden of disease
Epidemics and the Health of African Nations – the latest publication from The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) – is out now.
Raise your hand if you agree that pavlovas are the stuff dreams are made of! (Recipe inside)
Penguin Random House has shared a free recipe for Ilse van der Merwe’s Pavlova with Lemon Curd and Passion Fruit from her stunning new cookbook, Cape Mediterranean!
Karin Brynard’s novel Weeping Waters shortlisted for the prestigious CWA International Dagger Award
Some great news: Karin Brynard’s Weeping Waters has been included on the shortlist for this year’s CWA International Dagger.
Thursday – 25th July 2019
‘It’s basically my life story, but with a lot of spice’ – Yusuf Daniels chats about the incredible success of his book Living Coloured
Author Yusuf Daniels chats about how his book Living Coloured (Because Black & White Were Already Taken) came to be.
Cover reveal! South Africa’s Survival Guide to Climate Change – a practical handbook by Sarah Emily Wild and Sipho Kings
‘Climate change may be the greatest challenge that humanity will ever face. The decisions we take around it – or fail to take – will determine what the future looks like not only for us, but for most living beings on the planet.’
Don’t miss the New Daughters of Africa Women’s Month launch in Joburg – with a line-up of literature, music and performances by the contributors (3 Aug)
Join New Daughters of Africa for a morning of performance, music and literature at the Market Theatre.
Join Masande Ntshanga and Karabo Kgoleng for a discussion of Triangulum at the Wits Writing Centre (30 July)
You are invited to a discussion of Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga at the Wits Writing Centre.
Wednesday – 24th July 2019
‘My whiteness saved my life that day’ – Bradley Steyn, author of Undercover with Mandela’s Spies, describes the massacre that changed his life
Bradley D Steyn spoke to Polity SA recently about his book Undercover with Mandela’s Spies: The Story of The Boy Who Crossed the Square.
Listen to an interview with Elizabeth Macneal, author of the highly anticipated new novel The Doll Factory
Pan Macmillan has shared an interview with Elizabeth Macneal, author of the highly anticipated new novel The Doll Factory.
Don’t miss bestselling author Iain S Thomas reading from his new collection, Every Word You Cannot Say, at The Book Lounge (31 July)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to join the internationally acclaimed author Iain S Thomas in Cape Town on 31 July, where he will be reading select excerpts from his new book, Every Word You Cannot Say.
Exciting news! A film adaptation of Damon Galgut’s The Quarry will be released in 2020
A film adaptation of The Quarry by Damon Galgut is currently in post-production!
2019 Booker Prize longlist announced – including two African authors
The 2019 Booker Prize longlist has been announced—described by the judges as ‘bold’, ‘lyrical’, ‘very diverse’ and ‘quite wild’.
Tuesday – 23rd July 2019
An enchanting, romantic tale about the grace and beauty of second chances – Read an excerpt from Jojo Moyes’s new novel The Horse Dancer
Read an excerpt from Jojo Moyes’s The Horse Dancer, a novel about a lost girl and her horse, the enduring strength of friendship, and how even the smallest choices can change everything.
‘I am a South African-based, African writer’—Watch a video interview with Nthikeng Mohlele on his latest novel Illumination
Nthikeng Mohlele chatted to Africa’s Lit recently about his latest novel, Illumination.