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Friday – 1st March 2019
Call for entries for the 2019 Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award and Anthology
The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) is pleased to announce that submissions for the ninth annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology will be open from 5 to 31 March 2019.
Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Every Friday, The Reading List shares an exclusive excerpt for you to read from Pan Macmillan in our Friday Night Book Club.
Don’t miss Adam Habib in conversation with Eusebius McKaiser at the launch of Rebels and Rage: Reflecting on #FeesMustFall (13 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Rebels and Rage by Adam Habib.
Thursday – 28th February 2019
‘In the spring of 1970, I fell in love with Muhammad Ali.’ – Read an excerpt from The Distance, the new novel from Ivan Vladislavić
In the spring of 1970, I fell in love with Muhammad Ali. This love, the intense, unconditional kind of love we call hero worship, was tested in the new year when Ali fought Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden. I was at high school in Verwoerdburg, which felt as far from the ringside as you could get, but I read every scrap of news about the big event and never for a moment doubted that Ali would win. As it happened, he was beaten for the first time in his professional career.
Don’t miss Yrsa Sigurðardóttir – the undisputed queen of Icelandic noir fiction – in Joburg (7 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of The Reckoning by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir – the undisputed queen of Icelandic noir fiction.
Watch a video interview of Tumelo Buthelezi chatting about his debut novel, The Last Sentence
On their brand new YouTube channel, BlackBird Books have shared a video of Tumelo Buthelezi chatting about his debut novel, The Last Sentence.
Join Peter Bills at Kelvin Grove Club for lunch and a talk on his new book The Jersey: The Secrets Behind the World’s Most Successful Team
Join Kelvin Grove Club and Pan Macmillan for lunch with author Peter Bills and a talk on his new book The Jersey: The Secrets Behind the World’s Most Successful Team.
Wednesday – 27th February 2019
Join Ivan Vladislavić, in conversation with Mark Gevisser, for the launch of The Distance at Kalk Bay Books (2 April)
Penguin Random House and Kalk Bay Books invite you to the launch of Ivan Vladislavić’s new novel The Distance.
Rebels and Rage: Reflecting on #FeesMustFall – Adam Habib’s characteristically frank take on the recent student protests
In Rebels and Rage: Reflecting on #FeesMustFall, Adam Habib, prominent and outspoken university official during the recent student protests, takes a characteristically frank view of the past three years on South Africa’s campuses.
Listen to an excerpt from Something To Tell You, the new novel from bestselling author Lucy Diamond
Pan Macmillan has shared an excerpt from Something To Tell You, the new novel by Lucy Diamond, read by Clare Wille.
Join Lesego Semenya for a book dinner to celebrate his new cookbook Dijo: My Food, My Journey at Prue Leith Chefs Academy
Join Prue Leith Chefs Academy in welcoming home graduate Lesego Semenya for the launch of his cookbook Dijo: My Food, My Journey.
Tuesday – 26th February 2019
Malcom Gladwell announces first new book in six years – Talking to Strangers
How do we make sense of the unfamiliar? Why are we so bad at judging someone, reading a face, or detecting a lie? Why do we so often fail to ‘get’ other people?
Listen to Michael Nassen Smith discussing his new book Confronting Inequality: The South African Crisis
Michael Nassen Smith chatted to Michelle Constant on the Jet Set Breakfast on SAfm to give some insight into his new book Confronting Inequality: The South African Crisis.
The Wall by John Lanchester – a thrilling and hypnotic work of fiction
The Wall – the new novel by John Lanchester, the bestselling author of Capital – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Don’t miss Joanna Trollope in Stellenbosch at US Woordfees book festival (4, 8, 9 March)
Joanna Trollope is the author of many highly-acclaimed and bestselling novels (her book sales have reached nearly seven million). She is well-known for her enormously successful contemporary works of fiction, with over 30 years of writing experience.
Monday – 25th February 2019
Don’t miss Yrsa Sigurðardóttir – the undisputed queen of Icelandic noir fiction – in Cape Town (6 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of The Reckoning by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir – the undisputed queen of Icelandic noir fiction.
Selfies, Sexts and Smartphones – hear Emma Sadleir talking about her book at the Knysna Literary Festival
Emma Sadleir will be at the Knysna Literary Festival to talk about her book Selfies, Sexts and Smartphones.
Join Eva Mazza at The Book Lounge for the launch of Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch
MFBooks Joburg and Eva Mazza invite you to the launch of the sizzling Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch, a novel that peeks into the lives of the privileged men and women of the winelands.
Don’t miss Pan Macmillan authors at the US Woordfees book festival – including international bestseller Joanna Trollope
Visit the US Woordfees book festival for an opportunity to engage and meet Pan Macmillan authors Judith February, Ian Fuhr, Mohale Mashigo, Johan Booysen and international bestselling writer Joanna Trollope!
Friday – 22nd February 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Mohale Mashigo’s award-winning debut novel, The Yearning
Staying in this evening? Settle in with a glass of wine and this extended excerpt from Mohale Mashigo’s debut novel, The Yearning.