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Tuesday – 17th July 2018
The Night My Dead Girlfriend Called
As the 22nd century Nigeria becomes divided by the plan of the government to introduce law enforcement robots into the police services, Badoo, a young police officer gets a phone call from his dead girlfriend.
Revealed! The Instagram-inspired design of Khaya Dlanga’s new book, These Things Really Do Happen to Me
The cover has been revealed for Khaya Dlanga’s new book, These Things Really Do Happen to Me.
It’s Madiba’s centenary this month! Read all about his legacy in Peter Hain’s new book Mandela: His Essential Life
Mandela: His Essential Life chronicles the life and legacy of one of the twentieth century’s most influential and admired statesmen.
Join Clive Barker for the Durban launch of Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker
Don’t miss the Durban launch of Clive Barker’s biography, Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker by Michael Marnewick.
Listen to a 1971 letter from Mandela to his daughter Zenani, from the new book The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
‘You will be able to pay me a visit in 1975, when you will have turned 16, but I am growing impatient, and the coming five years feel longer than eternity.’
Monday – 16th July 2018
Former Bafana Bafana coach Clive ‘The Dog’ Barker launches his biography
Former Bafana Bafana coach Clive ‘The Dog’ Barker has released a biography, Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker.
Don’t miss Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, in Johannesburg
Penguin Random House and Wits University invite you to an evening with Arundhati Roy.
Don’t miss Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, in Cape Town
Penguin Random House and the University of Cape Town invite you to an evening with Arundhati Roy.
A novel that will haunt you long after you turn the final page: Bearskin by James A McLaughlin
‘Bearskin is visceral, raw, and compelling – filled with sights, smells, and sounds truly observed. It’s a powerful debut and an absolute showcase of exceptional prose. There are very few first novels when I feel compelled to circle brilliant passages, but James McLaughlin’s writing had me doing just that.’
Sorbet Group founder Ian Fuhr shares the inspiration behind his new book The Soul of Sorbet
‘If you focus on your people and create a working environment in which they feel nurtured, cared for, content and inspired, they will motivate themselves to serve their customers to the best of their ability.’
Friday – 13th July 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read the first chapter of Knucklebone by NR Brodie
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Get some reading inspiration at a fun-filled book club morning with Penguin Random House and UPPERcase Books
Join Penguin Random House and UPPERcase Books for a fun-filled book club morning at Central Square in Pretoria.
Don’t miss the launch of two books on Nelson Mandela, with Lord Peter Hain and Kate Sidley
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to an evening with Lord Peter Hain, in conversation with Kate Sidley.
Thursday – 12th July 2018
Read an excerpt from Born to Kwaito – ‘Yizo Yizo: The Poetry of Dysfunction’ by Sihle Mthembu
‘Ronnie Nyakale virtually strangled Teboho when he auditioned for the part of Papa Action.’
Jacana Media acquires Southern African rights for Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book, These Bones Will Rise Again
Jacana Media has announced a southern African rights agreement with Panashe Chigumadzi for her new book, These Bones Will Rise Again.
Reunited with her family on the Oprah show – Read an excerpt from The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya
‘I’d fantasised about this moment so many times. In Malawi, I used to write my name in dust on trucks, hoping my mother would see my loopy cursive Clemantine and realise that I was alive.’
Don’t miss an exclusive champagne pairing to celebrate the launch of Champagne by Peter Liem
Join Great Domaines and Jonathan Ball Publishers at EB Social Kitchen & Bar for an exclusive champagne pairing and the launch of Champagne by Peter Liem.
Cover and details revealed for Craig Higginson’s new novel The White Room
The White Room, the new book from Craig Higginson, will be out from Picador Africa in August.
Wednesday – 11th July 2018
Pursuit of Emotions
A collection of modern day poetry taking the reader on a journey of emotions. Each chapter begins in darkness and slowly works into lightness using the Almighty as a key player.
Don’t miss Johann van Loggerenberg and Sikonathi Mantshantsha at the Pretoria launch of Death and Taxes
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Death and Taxes: How SARS Made Hitmen, Drug Dealers and Tax Dodgers Pay Their Dues by Johann van Loggerenberg.