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Thursday – 5th July 2018
Death and Taxes – the new book by Johann van Loggerenberg, former tax sleuth and bestselling author of Rogue
Death and Taxes: How SARS Made Hitmen, Drug Dealers and Tax Dodgers Pay Their Dues, the new book by Johann van Loggerenberg, is out in July 2018 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 4th July 2018
She smiled a half-smile and asked, ‘Do you have a gun?’ – Read an excerpt from Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
What do divisions matter in a world full of doors? Read an excerpt from Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, a tale of love and hope, travelling from the Middle East to London and beyond.
The Outsider: The new book from Stephen King is edge-of-your-seat supernatural crime
At a time when the Stephen King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories.
Capturing South Africa’s golden period of international football – Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker
Coach is an important record of South Africa’s football history, capturing the social and political upheaval in the country during the dark days of apartheid and leading into South Africa’s golden period of international football.
Floored: When Seven Lives Collide – a unique collaborative novel by seven bestselling and award-winning YA authors
The Breakfast Club meets One Day in Floored, a unique collaborative novel by seven bestselling and award-winning YA authors: Sara Barnard, Holly Bourne, Tanya Byrne, Non Pratt, Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Williamson and Eleanor Wood.
Sunday – 1st July 2018
Hauntingly beautiful: Read an excerpt from The Possible World by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz
A captivating novel that will make you laugh, cry and see the world anew: read an extract from the hauntingly beautiful The Possible World.
Friday – 29th June 2018
‘I think we can make reading cool again’ – Clinton Chauke chats about the success of his debut book Born in Chains
In the latest edition of Africa’s Lit, young author Clinton Chauke discusses the reception his debut book Born in Chains has received.
Friday Night Book Club: Read the first chapter of David Whitehouse’s The Long Forgotten
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
Pitch your book and convince Jacana Media it needs to be published!
Jacana Media is once again offering aspiring writers a once-a-year opportunity to pitch their books in person at a From Pitch to Publication session.
Read an excerpt from Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian, Yusra Mardini’s story of rescue, hope and triumph
‘I could just as easily be killed in the pool as outside on the street or at home in my bed.’
Join Imraan Coovadia and Richard Poplak at Love Books for the launch of A Spy in Time
You are invited to the launch of Imraan Coovadia’s new novel, A Spy in Time, a dazzlingly original tale for extraordinary times.
Thursday – 28th June 2018
New book alert! The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela by Sisonke Msimang will be published in October
The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela, the new book from Sisonke Msimang, will be out from Jonathan Ball Publishers on 24 October 2018.
Jacana Media announces new Modern Classics series with How We Buried Puso by Morabo Morojele
Jacana Media has launched a new Modern Classics series, kicking off with How We Buried Puso by Morabo Morojele, to be published in June 2018.
She Called Me Woman: Nigeria’s Queer Women Speak – a timely and much-needed collection
She Called Me Woman is a collection of first-hand accounts by a community telling their stories on their own terms.
Don’t miss the Joburg launch of Born to Kwaito: Reflections on the Kwaito Generation
Save the date for the launch of Born to Kwaito, a new BlackBird Books publication by Esinako Ndabeni and Sihle Mthembu.
Get an in-depth look into The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela ahead of the book’s publication
Click here for an in-depth look into The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela including photographs and video footage.
Wednesday – 27th June 2018
Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology closing date extended to 31 August 2018
The Jacana Literary Foundation has extended the deadline for the Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology, which honours African writing and photography that ‘provokes thought on the topics of gender, social justice and sexuality’.
Out now: The Ultimate Guide to Retirement in South Africa
Most people are rich for a single day in their lives: the day they retire and receive their retirement savings.
You Were Made for This – the gripping debut novel from South African author Michelle Sacks
Michelle introduces us to this gripping page-turner that provocatively explores the darker sides of marriage, motherhood. and friendship, and the inspiration behind it.
From refugee to Olympian, Butterfly is Yusra Mardini’s awe-inspiring story
‘Being a refugee is not a choice. Our choice is to die at home or risk death trying to escape.’ – Yusra Mardini