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Friday – 7th June 2019
Ready to take the UK by storm! Angela Makholwa’s novel The Blessed Girl is out from Bloomsbury in June
Bloomsbury will publish the United Kingdom edition of Angela Makholwa’s The Blessed Girl on 13 June 2019!
Thursday – 6th June 2019
Moving, powerful, compassionate and beautifully written – The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Join award-winning writer Helena Kriel for the launch of her memoir The Year of Facing Fire at Love Books
Love Books and MFBooks Joburg invite you to the launch of The Year of Facing Fire by award-winning writer Helena Kriel.
Writers! Pan Macmillan SA is accepting unsolicited manuscripts in June – take advantage of the opportunity
Good news for prospective authors! From 18–24 June 2019, Pan Macmillan SA is accepting unsolicited manuscripts.
The 7 Things Every Young Black Entrepreneur Should Know – the essential go-to guide
The 7 Things Every Young Black Entrepreneur Should Know is the go-to guide for every young black entrepreneur!
Wednesday – 5th June 2019
A true story of small-town apartheid – For The People by Anelia Schutte
For the People is an exploration of apartheid South Africa through the eyes of Owéna – a white woman who worked tirelessly for the black people of Knysna and found herself swept up in their struggle. They called her Nobantu: ‘for the people’.
Footnotes, June 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 …
As You Like It, anthology featuring African LGBTQI+ voices and allies, wins international Lambda Literary Award
Jacana Media and the Other Foundation are thrilled to announce that the Gerald Kraak Anthology As You Like It has won the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Anthology – Fiction.
Siege: Trump Under Fire by Michael Wolff – an explosive book about a president who is increasingly volatile, erratic and exposed
With Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff defined the first phase of the Trump administration; now, in Siege, he has written an equally essential and explosive book about a presidency that is
Find out about the story behind the headlines – don’t miss the launch of The SABC 8 by Foeta Krige (5 June)
Exclusive Books and Penguin Random House invite you the launch of The SABC8 by Foeta Krige.
Lucinda Riley has a special message for her South African readers!
Lucinda Riley’s latest book The Butterfly Room has just gone to number one in South Africa, and she has a special message of thanks for her fans!
Tuesday – 4th June 2019
Find out which authors will be at the 2019 Open Book Festival in Cape Town
The Open Book Festival has announced the first group of authors that will be at the event this year!
How 8 journalists stood up to censorship imposed by Hlaudi Motsoeneng – read an excerpt from The SABC8, the shocking new book by Foeta Krige
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The SABC8 by Foeta Krige, a story of the fight for media freedom, death threats, intimidation and assault.
Monday – 3rd June 2019
A seminal boyhood moment played out against the backdrop of political upheaval – Read an excerpt from Tony Peake’s North Facing
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from North Facing by Tony Peake. About the book Peake’s first novel for 20 years is …
‘Mr Moloto, you know that farm is not really yours …’ Read an excerpt from Land of My Ancestors by Botlhale Tema
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Land of My Ancestors by Botlhale Tema. About the book When working on the …
Friday – 31st May 2019
The Friday Night Book Club: Read ‘My Beautiful Little Boy’ from Phumlani Pikoli’s book The Fatuous State of Severity
The Fatuous State of Severity is a fresh collection of short stories and illustrations that explores themes surrounding the experiences of a generation of young, urban South Africans coping with the tensions of social media, language insecurities and relationships of various kinds.
Some of the most iconic images of Africa from the past three decades – The 30-year Safari: A Celebration of Getaway Photography
‘Getaway Magazine has published some of the most iconic images of Africa in the past three decades and this book is a celebration of the best of them.’ – Justin Fox, Getaway editor.
Godfather of Punk Iggy Pop announces new book ’Til Wrong Feels Right – out this September
Penguin Random House is excited to be publishing Iggy Pop’s ‘Til Wrong Feels Right, arriving this September.
Don’t miss the book tour of the new edition of Anthea Jeffery’s seminal work People’s War in Joburg, Pretoria and Cape Town
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the book launch tour of People’s War: New Light on the Struggle for South Africa by Anthea Jeffery.
Thursday – 30th May 2019
Township Girls: The Cross-Over Generation – 30 women share their memories of growing up in pre- and post-independence Zimbabwe
Township Girls: The Cross-Over Generation is a collection of stories by 30 Southern African women relating their experiences of growing up in the turbulent transition years just prior to and post independence in Zimbabwe in 1980.