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Wednesday – 17th July 2019
The bestselling books in South Africa – June
This list represents the bestselling books in South Africa from the previous four weeks to 6 June 2019, and combines fiction and non-fiction bestsellers.
Lean Out: The Truth About Women, Power and the Workplace – Facebook and Google veteran Marissa Orr explains why our efforts to close the gender gap have failed
Lean Out offers contrarian, often humorous insights to this critical global dialogue and provides a pathway for both individuals and companies to promote a more inclusive workplace that benefits all employees.
Tuesday – 16th July 2019
‘Born the wrong colour – so I had to die’: Sara-Jayne King talks about identity, adoption and her memoir Killing Karoline
Author, journalist and Cape Talk presenter Sara-Jayne King spoke to the BBC’s Andile Masuka recently about identity, adoption and her harrowing memoir, Killing Karoline.
‘The best way to understand a country’s history is through the lives of its people’ – Watch a video interview with Bill Nasson on Illuminating Lives
Bill Nasson explores the people at the heart of his and Vivian Bickford-Smith’s collection of biographical essays, Illuminating Lives: Biographies of Fascinating People from South African History.
The Rise of the Ultra Runners by Adharanand Finn – an electrifying and inspiring account of one of the toughest sports in the world
Ultra running defies conventional logic. Yet this most brutal and challenging sport is now one of the fastest-growing in the world. Why is this? Is it an antidote to modern life, or a symptom of a modern illness?
Sue Nyathi will be on the patio with Pippa Smith to discuss her books, The Polygamist and The Gold Diggers (20 July)
Sue Nyathi, author of The Polygamist and The Gold Diggers, will be chatting to Pippa Smith of The Book Revue this month.
Monday – 15th July 2019
New book alert! TJ Pheto’s postcolonial Setswana novel Botlhodi: The Abomination
Out now from Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon publishers, Botlhodi: The Abomination – A Postcolonial Setswana Novel by TJ Pheto.
Join Letshego Zulu for the launch of her memoir I Choose to Live: Life After Losing Gugu at Exclusive Books Sandton City (18 July)
MFBooks Joburg and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of I Choose To Live: Life After Losing Gugu, Letshego Zulu’s much-anticipated memoir of courage, healing and triumph.
Donate a children’s book this Mandela Day as part of the Siyafunda Donate-a-Book campaign
Donate a book for children this Mandela Day!
The Happiness Bookclub is live! Read Nozizwe Cynthia Jele’s inaugural interview with Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu about The Theory of Flight
Have you followed The Happiness Bookclub (@HappinessBClub) on Twitter yet?
The Stellenbosch Mafia – all male, all Afrikaans, and all stinking rich – what influence does this billionaires’ club exert on South Africa?
The Stellenbosch Mafia: Inside the Billionaires’ Club by Pieter du Toit is out in July 2019 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
No Friend but the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani – the international literary sensation written secretly via text message from immigration detention
No Friend but the Mountains is an award-winning, devastating true story of survival from illegally imprisoned refugee, Behrouz Boochani.
Friday – 12th July 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Craig Higginson’s The Dream House, a novel of dark wit, a stark poetic style and extraordinary tenderness
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend! Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a glass of wine …
Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior – a heartwarming, utterly charming debut
Hazel Prior’s debut novel Ellie and the Harpmaker is rich with vibrant characters and a lush setting, and reminds us that sometimes, you don’t find love – love finds you.
Her Husband’s Mistake – Sheila O’Flanagan’s page-turning new novel about a marriage, a secret, and a wife’s choice
Dave’s made a BIG mistake. What’s Roxy going to do about it? Her Husband’s Mistake is the riveting new novel from bestselling author Sheila O’Flanagan.
Attention all book clubs! Buy 10 copies of If You Keep Digging and receive a 50% discount – PLUS host the author Keletso Mopai at your next event
BlackBird Books has a very special offer to reward book clubs for all the work they do.
Thursday – 11th July 2019
A story of healing and hope: Don’t miss the launch of As if Born to You by Susan Newham-Blake at The Book Lounge (25 July)
Penguin Random House and the Book Lounge invite you to the launch of As if Born to You by Susan Newham-Blake.
Don’t miss the Joburg launch of Yusuf Daniels’s memoir Living Coloured (Because Black and White Were Already Taken) (11 July)
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Yusuf Daniels’s humorous and unique memoir Living Coloured (Because Black and White Were Already Taken).
The Last Widow – the highly anticipated new thriller from bestselling author Karin Slaughter, featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton
In The Last Widow, bestselling author Karin Slaughter brings back Will Trent and Sara Linton in a superb and timely thriller full of devious twists, disturbing secrets and shocking surprises you won’t see coming!
The First Breath – the story of the cutting-edge medicine that has saved a generation of babies
The First Breath – a powerful medical memoir about the extraordinary fetal and neonatal medicine bringing a new generation of babies into the world.