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Monday – 18th March 2019
Gain a better understanding of life in our oceans with Beachcombing in South Africa – a colourful and family friendly guide
Beachcombing in South Africa by Rudy van der Elst is out now from Penguin Random House!
The Familiars by Stacey Halls – the most spellbinding debut novel of 2019
To save her child, she will trust a stranger. To protect a secret, she must risk her life …
Don’t miss a book discussion of Breaking A Rainbow, Building A Nation with Rekgotsofetse Chikane and The Cheeky Natives
Join Rekgotsofetse Chikane, youth activist and author, for a book discussion and live podcast recording with The Cheeky Natives.
Don’t miss the book launch of The A to Z of South African Politics at Constitution Hill (19 Mar)
Constitution Hill, Exclusive Books and Jacana Media invite you to the book launch of The A to Z of South African Politics: People, Parties and Players.
Friday – 15th March 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Gail Schimmel’s unputdownable new novel The Accident
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
‘I want readers to enjoy the book. What message they get is up to them’ – Watch an interview with Zakes Mda on his new book The Zulus of New York
Zakes Mda chatted to Polity SA about his new novel The Zulus of New York.
Join the Miriam Tlali Reading and Book Club in celebrating indigenous languages
As we celebrate the International Year of Indigenous Languages, The Miriam Tlali Reading and Book Club invites you a panel discussion on the theme ‘Literacy in Indigenous Languages as the Foundation of Community, Economic, Social and Political Advancement’.
Join Prof. Ntongela Masilela for a seminar at JIAS titled ‘Ezekiel Mphahlele: An Incomparable Figure for all Horizons’
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study invites you to a seminar titled ‘Ezekiel Mphahlele: An Incomparable Figure for all Horizons’, presented by Prof. Ntongela Masilela.
Zapiro returns to FanCon in Cape Town! (28 April)
Zapiro, South Africa’s top multi-award winning cartoonist, returns to FanCon!
[Watch the book trailer!] A page-turner of the highest order – The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
They say a tiger that devours too many humans can take the form of a man and walk among us …
Thursday – 14th March 2019
Join The Cheeky Natives in conversation with the editors and contributors to We Are No Longer at Ease: The Struggle for #FeesMustFall (26 Mar)
Catch The Cheeky Natives in conversation with the editors and contributors to the new book We Are No Longer at Ease: The Struggle for #FeesMustFall.
Don’t miss the launch of Marlene van der Westhuizen’s new cookbook Plate at The Book Lounge (14 Mar)
Struik Lifestyle and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Plate by Marlene van der Westhuizen.
Don’t miss the launch of Katharine Kilalea’s mesmerising debut novel OK, Mr Field at The Book Lounge (20 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to an evening with Katharine Kilalea, author of OK, Mr Field.
Elton John set to release ‘no-holds-barred’ autobiography in October 2019
‘My life has been one helluva rollercoaster ride … I hope readers will enjoy the ride too.’ – Elton John
Wednesday – 13th March 2019
Listen to an extract from the audiobook of Maybe This Time, the latest heartwarming tale by Jill Mansell
Maybe This Time is the deliciously uplifting new novel from Jill Mansell, the bestselling author of This Could Change Everything and Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay.
Find out more about Mubanga Kalimamukwento’s novel The Mourning Bird, winner of the Dinaane Debut Fiction Award
Mubanga Kalimamukwento is the winner of this year’s Dinaane Debut Fiction Award, for her novel The Mourning Bird.
Don’t miss the launch of The Last Elephants by Don Pinnock and Colin Bell at The Book Lounge
Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Last Elephants by Don Pinnock and Colin Bell.
Purchase a copy of The Accident by Gail Schimmel at Exclusive Books and you could win a R5000 book club voucher
Purchase a copy of The Accident by Gail Schimmel in any Exclusive Books store before 31 March and stand a chance to win a R5000 voucher for your book club!
Tuesday – 12th March 2019
Read an excerpt from Katherine Arden’s striking literary fantasy novel The Winter of the Witch
Mankind and magical creatures alike find their fates resting on Vasya’s shoulders in The Winter of the Witch, the spellbinding conclusion to the Winternight trilogy.
David Brock Katz chatted to CNBC about his new book South Africans vs Rommel: The Untold Story of the Desert War in World War II
Author David Brock Katz chatted to CNBC Africa’s Jill de Villiers about his new book South Africans versus Rommel: The Untold Story of the Desert War in World War II.