Latest news
Find and share the best in books – daily!
Tuesday – 21st August 2018
Caster Semenya – the new book in the inspirational new Road to Glory series for younger readers
Caster Semenya is the fifth book in the brand-new Road to Glory series, which covers South African sporting legends as they set out on their journeys to becoming national and international stars. Written specifically for youngsters aged 10–14, it takes the reader close to all the action, and the ups and downs.
Don’t miss the Joburg launch of An Elephant in My Kitchen, sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer
Join us at the launch of An Elephant in My Kitchen by Françoise Malby-Anthony with Katja Willemsen. Françoise will be in discussion with the editor of Skyways magazine, Bruce Dennill.
The Lost Boys of Bird Island author Chris Steyn releases statement addressing the last words of her late co-author Mark Minnie
Tafelberg Publishers has issued a statement on behalf of Chris Steyn, author of the controversial new exposé The Lost Boys of Bird Island.
Monday – 20th August 2018
Unearthing new southern African fiction – 2018 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award longlist announced
The longlist for the 2018 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award has been announced!
Try Jamie Oliver’s Winter salad with sweet roasted onions and crushed hazelnuts from his new book Jamie Cooks Italy
Penguin Random House has shared the recipe for Jamie Oliver’s Winter salad with sweet roasted onions, crushed hazelnuts and Barolo dressing from Jamie Cooks Italy!
Don’t miss the launch of Sol Plaatje: A Life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje at Clarke’s Bookshop in Cape Town
Clarke’s Bookshop and Jacana Media invite you to the launch of Sol Plaatje: A Life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje 1876–1932 by Brian Willan.
2018 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award shortlist announced, including poetry in isiZulu and Tshivenda
The shortlist for the 2018 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award has been announced!
New book alert! Rebecca Davis’s funny and incisive Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity
Rebecca Davis’s new book Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity, a humorous take on the self-improvement industry, will be out from Pan Macmillan in September!
Blood Cruise – the terrifying new thriller from Mats Strandberg, ‘Sweden’s Stephen King’
Blood Cruise is perfect for fans of Stephen King and John Ajvide Linqvist.
Call for entries: Asymptote’s Close Approximations international translation contest
Asymptote has announced the fourth edition of the Close Approximations international translation contest.
Friday – 17th August 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from AJ Pearce’s hilarious and moving debut novel Dear Mrs Bird
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend! Stay in and relax this evening with a glass of wine …
‘You can’t fight for things with ferocity if you don’t also love with ferocity’ – Watch a video of Arundhati Roy’s Johannesburg event
Arundhati Roy was in Johannesburg yesterday to discuss her work with esteemed journalist Michele Magwood.
Don’t miss the launch of Sol Plaatje: A Life at African Flavour Books
African Flavour Books and Jacana Media invite you to the launch of Sol Plaatje: A Life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje 1876–1932 by Brian Willan.
One of the year’s best thrillers from the new Queen of Crime – Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness, but one of the women doesn’t come out of the woods, and each of her companions tells a slightly different story about what happened.
Redi Tlhabi, Thandeka Gqubule, Steve Biko, Jacques Pauw and Marnus Broodryk up for Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award
The shortlist for the Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award – a prize for South African booksellers’ favourite book – has been announced.
Thursday – 16th August 2018
Watch Arundhati Roy’s Johannesburg event live on Facebook tonight
Remember you can watch Arundhati Roy LIVE at her Johannesburg event on Penguin Random House SA’s Facebook page tonight!
Meet Liza Smit and Raquel Lewis and get your copy of I am Liza Smit signed
Meet Liza Smit and Raquel Lewis and get your copy of I am Liza Smit signed.
The Good Fight by Danielle Steel – an inspiring, uplifting novel with resonance for our own time
The Good Fight by Danielle Steel is an inspiring, uplifting story of a woman changing the world as she herself is changed by it.
Only two weeks until Wilbur Smith’s new Courtney novel releases!
Courtney’s War by Wilbur Smith and David Churchill is the brand new Courtney Series novel, and the much-anticipated sequel to the global bestseller War Cry.
Wednesday – 15th August 2018
Win a Jamie Oliver hamper from Penguin Random House – including his new book Jamie Cooks Italy
Win one of two hampers, each with a copy of Jamie Cooks Italy, 5 Ingredients PLUS a Jamie Oliver Vintage 24 Piece Stainless Steel Cutlery Set worth R990!