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Friday – 22nd February 2019
Don’t miss Zakes Mda in conversation with Ingrid Winterbach at Woordfees (5 March)
Zakes Mda will be at Woordfees this year to discuss his new book The Zulus of New York.
Join David Brock Katz for the launch of South Africans versus Rommel at Quentin at Oakhurst Barn in Hout Bay
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Quentin at Oakhurst invite you to the launch of South Africans versus Rommel by David Brock Katz.
Try Chef Lesego Semenya’s simple Oxtail Stew
‘Nothing more heartwarming and nostalgic than a good hearty oxtail stew. I have various recipes for it, this is my simple version of making it without too much fuss and stress.’
Thursday – 21st February 2019
2019 Time of the Writer Festival programme announced – Niq Mhlongo on board as curator
The line-up and programme for the 22nd Time of the Writer Festival have been announced!
‘He doesn’t stop running; he knows it’s him the priest most wants to kill.’ Read an excerpt from Chris Hammer’s powerful debut thriller Scrublands
Read an excerpt from Chris Hammer’s Scrublands – one of the most powerful, compelling and original crime novels to be written in Australia.
Between Rock and a Hard Place – Carsten Rasch’s memoir of South Africa’s 70s and 80s counter-culture punk and new wave scene
Between Rock and a Hard Place is Carsten Rasch’s irreverent memoir, uncovering South Africa’s counter-culture punk and new wave scene of the late seventies and early eighties.
Every recipe you need – 2000 Healthy Meals and 2000 Family Meals
2000 Healthy Meals is full of delicious recipes that are healthy and low in calories. 2000 Family Meals contains hundreds of recipes for every occasion.
Join Gail Schimmel at Love Books for the launch of her new novel The Accident (7 Mar)
Pan Macmillan and Love Books invite you to the Johannesburg launch of The Accident by Gail Schimmel.
Wednesday – 20th February 2019
‘I am alone. I am on a mountain. The plane I was on has crashed.’ – Read an excerpt from Freefall, the new thriller from Jessica Barry
Freefall by Jessica Barry is an addictive new thriller perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, A J Finn and Shari Lapena.
5 tips to manage stress this year from The Stress Code, the new book from Richard Sutton
Want to manage stress better in 2019? Try out these 5 easy tips from Richard Sutton’s new book, The Stress Code.
Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch rockets to No 2 on the bestseller list in South African fiction
Eva Mazza’s debut novel Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch is causing quite a stir.
Calm the F**k Down – How to control what you can and accept what you can’t so you can stop freaking out and get on with your life
Do you waste time overthinking things you can’t do anything about?
Do you freak out when things don’t go to plan?
Does anxiety get in the way of you living your best life?
Career opportunity: NB Publishers is hiring! (Publisher/Editor: South African Nonfiction)
NB Publishers is looking for a Publisher/Editor in their South African Nonfiction division. Job details: Apply here Publisher/Editor: South African Nonfiction Media24 …
Tuesday – 19th February 2019
She went to Paris to start over, to make art instead of being made into it – The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer
A captivating debut novel by Whitney Scharer, The Age of Light tells the story of Vogue model turned renowned photographer Lee Miller, and her search to forge a new identity as an artist after a life spent as a muse.
Join Sihle Khumalo at Woordfees chatting about his new book Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse (4 March)
Sihle Khumalo will be at Woordfees this year to discuss his new book Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse.
‘Classier than Fifty Shades’ – Eva Mazza chats about her new novel Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch
Eva Mazza chatted to Ayanda Dlamini of OpenNews about her debut novel, Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch.
We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union – astonishingly personal stories and thought provoking essays
We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union – a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman.
Jazz, love and betrayal – Watch the book trailer for Nthikeng Mohlele’s latest novel, Illumination
‘Illumination is a glorious celebration of the unfathomable nature of friendship and a deft appraisal of a complex individual’s and South Africa’s most pressing ills.’
Monday – 18th February 2019
‘… imagining that what you are saying will one day be true.’ – Read an exclusive excerpt from Tsitsi Dangarembga’s new book This Mournable Body
The man turns from the window to talk to you.
‘Ha, Father, I did not mean to disturb you.’
It Should Have Been Me – the new pulse-racing psychological thriller from Susan Wilkins
She thought she knew everything about her sister. It seems she was wrong . . .