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Thursday – 20th June 2019
Read The Sun is Also a Star, the internationally bestselling love story from Nicola Yoon, author of Everything, Everything, before you see the movie
Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?
One man. Two lives. A family divided. Jeffrey Archer’s Heads You Win – out now in paperback!
Out now in paperback, Heads You Win is the incredible and thrilling novel from the master storyteller Jeffrey Archer, with a final twist you won’t see coming.
Wednesday – 19th June 2019
Don’t miss the Literary Alliance’s 2nd anniversary and a book discussion of Lerato Mogoatlhe’s Vagabond at Love Books (22 June)
The Literary Alliance invite you to their 2nd birthday celebrations and a book discussion of Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith by Lerato Mogoatlhe.
WIN a hamper including Field Guide to Mushrooms, Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, PLUS an entomology toolkit worth R1170!
WIN 1 of 2 hampers that include a copy of Field Guide to Mushrooms and other Fungi of South Africa, Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, PLUS an entomology toolkit worth R1,170!
Jack Reacher and Will Trent. Twice the action, twice the drama, double the trouble
Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child – get ready for a turbo-charged short read from two of the world’s biggest thriller writers!
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira releases statement clarifying remarks about former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers in his new book
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira has released a statement clarifying the comments he made about former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers in his new memoir, Beast.
Tuesday – 18th June 2019
Don’t miss the Johannesburg launch of Anthea Gardner’s book Make Your Money Work For You (20 June)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Make Your Money Work For You by Anthea Gardner.
Join Yusuf Daniels for the Cape Town launch of Living Coloured (Because Black and White Were Already Taken) (26 June)
Jacana Media invite you to an Exclusive Books Homebru event to launch Living Coloured (Because Black & White Were Already Taken) by Yusuf Daniels.
Penguin Random House SA June Book Club competition – win a hamper of eight books and a tote bag
Tell Penguin Random House SA about your book club and win!
Join Luke Alfred at Kelvin Grove Club for a lunch and book discussion of Vuvuzela Dawn: 25 Sports Stories that Shaped a New Nation
Join Kelvin Grove Club and Pan Macmillan for a club lunch with sports journalist Luke Alfred.
Friday – 14th June 2019
The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from The Spanish Promise by bestselling author Karen Swan
Staying in this evening? Warm yourself up with a glass of wine and Karen Swan’s sizzling summer novel The Spanish Promise.
Facts stranger than fiction? Enter here to WIN a book hamper of some of the best local non-fiction titles out this month
Three lucky winners will each receive a copy of The 7 Things Every Young Black Entrepreneur Should Know, Invest Your Way To Wealth, and The SABC8!
Join Lawfare authors Michelle le Roux and Dennis Davis for a Kelvin Grove Club Breakfast in Cape Town (19 June)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and Kelvin Grove Club for breakfast with Lawfare authors Michelle le Roux and Dennis Davis.
2019 Media24 Books Prizes winners announced – Niq Mhlongo awarded Herman Charles Bosman Prize
Financial Mail editor Rob Rose, novelist and short story writer Niq Mhlongo, poet Gabeba Baderoon and octagenarian debut author Andries Buys are among the recipients of the 2019 Media24 Books Literary Prizes awarded in Cape Town last night (Thursday, 13 June 2019).
Barry Gilder’s novel The List has been optioned for a film or TV series!
Barry Gilder’s novel The List has been optioned for development as a feature film series or television series by Known Associates Entertainment.
Thursday – 13th June 2019
Adrian Hayes is coming to South Africa to share his hair-raising new book – One Man’s Climb: A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy and Triumph on K2
A deeply moving story of the beauty and brutality of life and death on the world’s most unpredictable and perilous mountain.
[Watch] Bestselling author John Boyne has a message for his South African fans about his new book My Brother’s Name is Jessica
John Boyne recorded a short video message for his South African fans about his new book, My Brother’s Name is Jessica.
Competition time! Win a Father’s Day book hamper from Jacana Media
Share your fondest memory of your father and you could win a book hamper from Jacana Media!
Don’t miss the launch of Lawfare, the timely and important new book by Michelle le Roux and Dennis Davis, in Cape Town (18 June)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Lawfare by Michelle le Roux and Dennis Davies.
Forget the 10,000-hour rule. All you need is Range.
No matter what you do or where you are in life, you will see the world differently after you’ve read Range.