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Monday – 21st January 2019
‘Get married. Have babies. Then continue with secret boyfriends.’ Read an excerpt from Lives of Great Men by Chike Frankie Edozien
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Lives of Great Men, the award-winning memoir from Chike Frankie Edozien.
Don’t miss the launch of Charles Abrahams’s new book Class Action: In Search of a Larger Life at The Book Lounge (13 Feb)
‘A beautifully told, heartfelt story about hunger, sex, identity and legal idealism and creativity. When it ended I wanted more.’ – Albie Sachs
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and Graham Viney for a Royal Tribute Movie Night
Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to an evening with Graham Viney, author of The Last Hurrah: South Africa and the Royal Tour of 1947, as he indulges our curiosity of the British Royal Family.
‘I definitely think you should buy it’ – Eusebius McKaiser reviews Nthikeng Mohlele’s Illumination
Eusebius McKaiser reviewed Nthikeng Mohlele’s new novel, Illumination, which will be out from Pan Macmillan in February.
Friday – 18th January 2019
The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Long Road to Mercy, the heart-pounding new thriller from David Baldacci
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Struik Nature wishes you an adventurous 2019! Join the club – for free – and win
Join the Struik Nature Club now and stand a chance to WIN 1 of 2 prize hampers!
Thursday – 17th January 2019
Uplifting. Intriguing. 30 women, 30 stories – Cecelia Ahern’s new short story collection Roar
In this singular and imaginative story collection, Cecelia Ahern illuminates the myriad ways in which women overcome adversity with wit, resourcefulness and compassion.
My Name is Finn Jupiter – New Young Adult novel from international bestselling author and filmmaker Gareth Crocker coming 5 February 2019
From the South African author who brought you the international bestseller Finding Jack, comes a young adult novel from Gareth Crocker that will pull at your heartstrings and take you on a vivid journey of courage, survival and heroism.
Class Action: In Search of a Larger Life – Charles Abrahams’s remarkable journey of resistance and healing
Class Action depicts a remarkable journey of resistance and healing in reaction to institutionalised greed and racism and the harm it has done to our identities, our relationships and the people of our country.
Wednesday – 16th January 2019
Applications open for the Short Story Day Africa Editing Mentorship
The Short Story Day Africa Editing Mentorship is open for applications.
Join the Literary Alliance for a #BookClubSaturday discussion of Mohale Mashigo’s The Yearning
The Literary Alliance #BookClubSaturday is back!
Don’t miss Sihle Khumalo at The Book Lounge for the launch of Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse (24 Jan)
Join Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge for the launch of Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse, the new book by Sihle Khumalo, the bestselling author of Dark Continent My Black Arse and Almost Sleeping My Way to Timbuktu.
Join LesDaChef for a signing event for his new cookbook Dijo: My Food, My Journey at Exclusive Books Clearwater (26 Jan)
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the signing of Dijo: My Food, My Journey by LesDaChef.
The New Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan – a new history of the world
The New Silk Roads – a brand new book by Peter Frankopan – takes a fresh look at the network of relationships being formed along the length and breadth of the Silk Roads today.
Monday – 14th January 2019
Calling all African storytellers: Enter the Gama❤Phile Writers’ Competition and stand a chance to be published by Pan Macmillan SA
Attention aspiring storytellers: make your writing dreams a reality with the GamaPhile Writers’ Competition!
Cari Mora – From the creator of Hannibal Lecter comes a story of evil, greed, and the consequences of dark obsession
Penguin Random House has revealed the cover for Cari Mora, the new novel from Thomas Harris, bestselling author and creator of The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal!
Friday – 11th January 2019
The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Gail Schimmel’s The Park
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
David Kenvyn reviews Barry Gilder’s novel The List
‘If anyone is going to write a novel based on the South African security services during apartheid and since the first democratic elections in 1994, Barry Gilder is a very good candidate.’
Sapiens – a thrilling account of humankind’s extraordinary history, from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age
In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we’re going.
You Don’t Own Me – the new novel from the queen of suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, and Alafair Burke
‘Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death.’