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Tuesday – 24th July 2018
Win a copy of Tastes of Durban PLUS a Nomu-filled spice rack!
Three winners will each receive a copy of Tastes of Durban PLUS a Nomu-filled spice rack worth R640!
Johann van Loggerenberg discusses his new book Death and Taxes: How SARS Made Hitmen, Drug Dealers and Tax Dodgers Pay Their Dues
Johann van Loggerenberg was a guest on Jacaranda FM discussing his new book Death and Taxes: How SARS Made Hitmen, Drug Dealers and Tax Dodgers Pay Their Dues.
A story of survival, solitude and unlikely friendship – listen to an excerpt from The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton
Tender and savage, The Shepherds Hut by Tim Winton is a stunning meditation on forgiveness and kindness as the ultimate acts of love. Most of all it is about what it takes to keep hope alive in a parched and brutal world.
SA Book Fair programme revealed – featuring 120 authors
The programme for the 2018 South African Book Fair has been revealed!
Monday – 23rd July 2018
Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Turning and Turning by Judith February
Pan Macmillan and The Book Lounge invite you to the Cape Town launch of Turning and Turning: Exploring the Complexities of South Africa’s Democracy by Judith February.
Ijangolet S Ogwang will be in conversation with iThala Book Club about her debut novel An Image in a Mirror
iThala Book Club will be in conversation with Ijangolet S Ogwang about her debut novel An Image in a Mirror!
‘The best memoir published in years’ – I Will Be Complete by acclaimed novelist Glen David Gold
I Will Be Complete is a shocking, big-hearted memoir about bestselling author Glen David Gold’s bizarre upbringing in California in the 1970s and how he survived it.
Friday – 20th July 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read the first chapter of The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa
Stay in and get cosy with a glass of wine and this extended excerpt from The Blessed Girl, the new novel from Angela Makholwa.
Birding in South Africa’s National Parks – the first book dedicated to birding in South African parks
Of the 700 regularly seen terrestrial species in South Africa, at least 640 can be found in the 19 national parks, with 13 of the 15 species endemic to South Africa and another 19 of the 20 species endemic to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.
Local author Amy Heydenrych launches her international debut Shame on You at Love Books
Amy Heydenrych is a local author on the rise. Not only has she had her first novel published internationally, but she has been chosen as a Mail & Guardian Young South African of 2018.
Thursday – 19th July 2018
One city. Five people. A bloody trail of revenge. Read an excerpt from Beyers de Vos’s debut novel Talion
Ben hears the gunshot before he feels it. The car is still running, the rumble of the engine unnaturally loud. His foot is slipping off the clutch. His blood is spilling out behind him, wetting the seat. His whole body is trying to panic, trying to cry out, trying to flee. But he can’t move; his lungs are filling with blood.
Don’t miss the launch of Craig Higginson’s new novel The White Room at Love Books
‘In its conception and execution, The White Room is remarkable … Evocative and dreamlike, yet all too nightmarishly real, this is a story so moving that it leaves a powerful afterimage on the reader’s imagination.’
Hashim Amla: The fourth book in the inspirational new Road to Glory series for younger readers
Written specifically for youngsters aged 10–14, Hashim Amla takes the reader close to all the action, and the ups and downs.
Don’t miss a book discussion of Christy Chilimigras’s shockingly brilliant debut memoir Things Even Gonzalez Can’t Fix
Join Christy Chilimigras as she discusses her new book, Things Even Gonzalez Can’t Fix, which talks about her childhood with addict parents.
Bessie Head: A writer searching for connections
Bessie Head was a prolific letter writer, and was in regular correspondence with figures such as Langston Hughes, Robert Sobukwe and Alice Walker. She is also known to have written to Toni Morrison, Nadine Gordimer, Nikki Giovanni, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
Find out how Mpho Dagada became a millionaire at 21: Meet Mr Bitcoin at Bridge Books Maboneng
Mpho Dagada mastered the Bitcoin marketplace to become a millionaire at age 21. In his new book, Mr Bitcoin, he explains the secrets to his success.
Wednesday – 18th July 2018
The world today could do with a dose of Nelson Mandela’s leadership – Peter Hain, author of Mandela: His Essential Life
‘You’ve got President Trump, you’ve got President Putin, you’ve got Erdoğan in Turkey, all these authoritarian figures, and they appeal to people’s base instincts. Nelson Mandela always appealed to people’s higher instincts in the way that he led.’
Celebrate what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday with a landmark book
Today Penguin Random House celebrates what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday with The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela.
Win a bundle of books to donate to your library or school from Pan Macmillan to celebrate Mandela Day
Everyone has the ability and the responsibility to change the world for the better. Making every day a Mandela Day celebrates Madiba’s life and legacy in a sustainable way that will bring about enduring change.
Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of This Is How It Is: True Stories from South Africa
The Life Righting Collective and Jacana Media invite you to the launch of This Is How It Is: True Stories from South Africa.