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Tuesday – 29th January 2019
New book alert! Democracy Works: Rewiring Politics to Africa’s Advantage
Picador Africa is proud to be releasing this seminal work directed towards leaders and all citizens wishing to address the extreme challenges facing Africa and South Africa.
Monday – 28th January 2019
‘Among themselves, doves fight as often as hawks’ – Read an excerpt from Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Read an excerpt from the novel everyone is talking about – Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Simple, healthy and delicious – try Joe Wicks’s Spicy Aubergine Spaghetti
Spicy Aubergine Spaghetti
Posted by Joe Wicks in Recipes
A step-by-step guide for women – Divorce Smart: The Girl’s Guide to Divorcing Well by Christel du Toit
This book is a step-by-step guide for women to navigating the legal paperwork, childcare planning and financial security issues one will face during and after a divorce.
Friday – 25th January 2019
The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Ekow Duker’s powerful, poignant novel The God Who Made Mistakes
Staying in this evening? Settle in with some popcorn and this extended excerpt from The God Who Made Mistakes by Ekow Duker.
Save the date for the Joburg and Stellenbosch launches of Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch by Eva Mazza
Don’t miss the launches of Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch, the debut novel from Eva Mazza – a sexy, fast-paced page-turner written with wry humour and finesse.
New EL James novel The Mister coming in April 2019!
EL James is to publish her first new novel following the blockbuster global phenomenon and no. 1 worldwide bestselling series Fifty Shades of Grey.
Don’t miss the launch of Real Meal Revolution: Low-Carb Cooking in Johannesburg
Come and witness a live studio demo and taste recipes from the cookbook!
Thursday – 24th January 2019
Written as fiction to protect the innocent – Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch by Eva Mazza
‘A scandalous, saucy page-turner’ – Suzelle DIY.
Breaking A Rainbow, Building A Nation author Rekgotsofetse Chikane on how certain universities were ignored during #FeesMustFall
Rekgotsofetse Chikane chatted to Ashraf Garda on SAfm’s The View Point about his fascinating book, Breaking A Rainbow, Building A Nation, which explores the politics of the #MustFall movements.
Win 1 of 2 book hampers, each with a copy of Youth Revolution and Class Action
Penguin Random House is proud to bring you some of the best local non-fiction this month – and a chance to win!
South Africans versus Rommel: The Untold Story of the Desert War in World War II by David Brock Katz
Relying on deep research in South African and British archives, David Brock Katz recounts a side of the Desert War that has never received the attention it deserves in South Africans versus Rommel: The Untold Story of the Desert War in World War II.
Wednesday – 23rd January 2019
‘Tsafendas was a perfectly sane man who considered Verwoerd the brains behind apartheid’ – Harris Dousemetzis on his book The Man Who Killed Apartheid
Harris Dousemetzis was on CNBC Africa to discuss his book The Man Who Killed Apartheid: The Life of Dimitri Tsafendas.
From the world’s bestselling thriller writer – three chilling stories in print for the first time!
James Patterson brings you three pulse-pounding new stories!
The Binding by Bridget Collins – an unforgettable novel and a homage to the life-changing power of books
The Binding by Bridget Collins is coming very soon to bookstores in South Africa!
A family in crisis struggling to survive at the edge of the world – Kristin Hannah’s bestselling novel The Great Alone
Now a New York Times number one bestseller, The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature.
Tuesday – 22nd January 2019
‘I may have left my abusive partner, but the trauma and shame never left me’ – Vanessa Govender discusses her memoir Beaten But Not Broken
‘I may have walked away, I may have left my abusive partner, but the trauma and the pain and the anguish and the shame have never left me.’
‘One of the joys of writing is that you can build bridges between people’ – Carol Campbell talks about her new book, The Tortoise Cried its Only Tear
Penguin Random House has shared a video interview with award-winning author Carol Campbell, talking about The Tortoise Cried its Only Tear, her third book on the Karoo.
Friends Like These by Sarah Alderson – a gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist
Friends Like These by Sarah Alderson – a gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist!
‘Dogs are now involved in about 90% of all arrests of poachers’ – Tony Park chats about his new novel, Scent of Fear
Set in Africa, Scent of Fear is an action-packed thriller that looks at the world of tracker dogs and their handlers employed in the war against poaching on the continent.