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Tuesday – 7th August 2018
‘At its heart there lies a long-buried secret waiting to be uncovered’ – Kate Morton chats about her new book The Clockmaker’s Daughter
From the bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton brings us her dazzling sixth novel, The Clockmaker’s Daughter.
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2018
To celebrate 20 years since the beginning of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, a special 20th anniversary edition of the book that started it all has been released.
Monday – 6th August 2018
An exciting new African voice – Read an excerpt from Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu’s debut novel The Theory of Flight
Read an excerpt from The Theory of Flight, the debut novel by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu!
Why write? Why publish? Why read? Find out at the launch of This Is How It Is: True Stories from South Africa
The Life Righting Collective and Love Books invite you to the launch of This Is How It Is: True Stories from South Africa.
Listen to an excerpt from The People in the Trees, the debut novel from Hanya Yanagihara, author of A Little Life
The People in the Trees is a powerful work of visionary literary fiction from Hanya Yanagihara, the bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize and National Book Award-nominated modern classic, A Little Life.
Friday – 3rd August 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Craig Higginson’s new novel The White Room
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
The programme for the 2018 Open Book Festival has been revealed!
The full programme has been announced for the eighth Open Book Festival!
Celebrate BlackBird Books’s 3rd birthday! (Plus: 3 for 2 special offer on BlackBird Books titles)
BlackBird Books is celebrating its 3rd Birthday!
Thursday – 2nd August 2018
The Graceless Fall of Robert Mugabe – a fascinating account of the rise and fall of one of Africa’s longest-ruling dictators
The ousting of Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe’s president took the world by surprise. In The Graceless Fall of Robert Mugabe, veteran Zimbabwean journalist Geoffrey Nyarota explains how and why the events of November 2017 happened as they did.
Details of Panashe Chigumadzi’s South African author tour for her new book These Bones Will Rise Again
A timeous book, with Zimbabwe’s elections having taken place on 30 July, These Bones Will Rise Again responds to the November 2017 ousting of Robert Mugabe, exploring events leading up to the ‘coup not coup’ that brought his 37-year rule to an end.
Hold – an intimate, powerful coming-of-age debut novel set in Ghana and London by Michael Donkor
Moving between Ghana and London, Michael Donkor’s debut novel Hold is an intimate, powerful coming-of-age novel. It’s a story of friendship and family, shame and forgiveness; of learning what we should cling to, and when we need to let go.
Read an excerpt from The People in the Trees, the stunning debut novel from Hanya Yanagihara, author of A Little Life
The People in the Trees is a powerful work of visionary literary fiction from Hanya Yanagihara, the bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize and National Book Award-nominated modern classic, A Little Life.
Don’t miss Panashe Chigumadzi at African Flavour Books for the launch These Bones Will Rise Again
African Flavour Books and Jacana Media invite you to the launch of Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book, These Bones Will Rise Again.
Wednesday – 1st August 2018
Read an excerpt from Sleeper, the new novel from Mike Nicol
Sleeper, the new novel from Mike Nicol, is out in August 2018 from Umuzi!
Don’t miss the Polokwane launch of Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book These Bones Will Rise Again
Jacana Media invite you to the Polokwane launch of Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book, These Bones Will Rise Again.
A man, his girlfriend and the mother who won’t let him go: Listen to an excerpt from The Other Woman by Sandie Jones
Listen to an excerpt from The Other Woman by Sandie Jones, a gripping new thriller about a mother whose love for her son threatens his relationship with his new girlfriend.
Don’t miss the launch of Melusi’s Everyday Zulu at Bridge Books Maboneng with The Cheeky Natives
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bridge Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Melusi’s Everyday Zulu by Melusi Tshabalala.
Tuesday – 31st July 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book These Bones Will Rise Again at Exclusive Books Brooklyn in Pretoria
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books Brooklyn Mall invite you to the launch of Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book, These Bones Will Rise Again.
The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini, the new book by well-respected historian John Laband
The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini by John Laband will be out in August 2018 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
New book alert! Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu’s debut novel The Theory of Flight
The Theory of Flight by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu is out now from Penguin Random House!