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Wednesday – 20th June 2018
‘Truly brilliant and darkly funny’: Eusebius McKaiser spoke to Christy Chilimigras about her memoir Things Even González Can’t Fix
Eusebius McKaiser spoke to Christy Chilimigras recently about her painfully beautiful memoir Things Even González Can’t Fix.
‘I wanted to answer the question: Why don’t they go back to their country?’ – Sue Nyathi on how The Gold Diggers was triggered by xenophobia
‘The inspiration for the novel largely came from the xenophobic attacks.’
Penguin Random House SA’s International Book of the Week: The Grey Ghost by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell
The careers and lives of husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are on the line in the thrilling new adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of adventure.
OK, Mr Field – the striking debut novel from South African poet Katharine Kilalea
South African poet Katharine Kilalea’s debut novel OK, Mr Field will be published by Faber and Faber in June 2018.
Tuesday – 19th June 2018
Read an excerpt from Walking to Australia, David Robbins’s remarkable memoir
Read an excerpt from Walking to Australia: 21st Century Excursions into Humanity’s Greatest Migration by David Robbins.
Don’t miss the launch of The Season of Glass by Rahla Xenopoulos at the new Issy’s Coffee and Gift Shop
Umuzi invite you to the launch of The Season of Glass by Rahla Xenopoulos.
New book alert! Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker by Michael Marnewick
An insightful biography of Mzansi’s longest-serving national football coach and arguably the most successful!
Join Arné Söderlund for the launch of Iron Fist From The Sea at Exclusive Books Somerset West
Exclusive Books and Delta Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Iron Fist From The Sea by Arné Söderlund and Douw Steyn.
A perfect winter read: The Greek Escape by bestselling author Karen Swan
The Greek Escape is a scorching summer novel, set on a lush Greek island written by bestselling author Karen Swan.
Call for entries: City Press Tafelberg Nonfiction Award
The closing date has been moved from 30 June 2018 to 31 July 2018.
Monday – 18th June 2018
The Night My Dead Girlfriend Called
A bereaved lover gets a call from his dead girlfriend, and then floods of questions.
New revised and updated edition of Ray Hartley’s bestselling biography Ramaphosa: Path to Power
This fully revised edition also includes a new introduction and an additional chapter that covers the most recent developments in Ramaphosa’s career and in South African politics.
Don’t miss the launch of Brian Willan’s new biography of Sol Plaatje at Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley
Sol Plaatje University invites you to the launch of the Jacana Media publication Sol Plaatje: A life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje 1876–1932 by Brian Willan.
Don’t miss Rahla Xenopoulos in conversation with Fred Strydom for the launch of The Season Of Glass
Umuzi and Love Books invite you to the launch of The Season of Glass by Rahla Xenopoulos.
Thrilling accounts of some of Dr Steve Brusatte’s most remarkable discoveries: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
An electrifying scientific history that unearths the dinosaurs’ epic saga …
Friday – 15th June 2018
New book alert! Iron Fist from the Sea: Top Secret Seaborne Recce Operations (1978–1988)
Iron Fist from the Sea: Top Secret Seaborne Recce Operations (1978–1988) by Arne Söderlund and Douw Steyn is out in June 2018 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
How being the son of a chief kept me humble: Bantu Holomisa chats about his biography The Game Changer
‘As the son of a chief, the home I grew up in was a home to all. So when the chief has meetings, he listens, and people come with different complaints. So you are a man of the people. I guess that’s why my parent named me Bantubonke, that means all the people.’
All you need to know about Killing Commendatore, the new novel by Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami’s hotly anticipated new book Killing Commendatore will be available in South Africa in November 2018!
Jacques Pauw, Eben Venter, Ken Barris and Marlene van Niekerk among the winners at 2018 Media24 Books Prizes
The winners of the 2018 Media24 Books Prizes were announced in Cape Town on Thursday, 14 June 2018. Novelist Eben Venter won …
‘The definitive portrait of a great South African’ – Sol Plaatje: A Life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje 1876–1932
Celebrating one of South Africa’s most accomplished political and literary figures.