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Wednesday – 30th May 2018
‘It was like giving birth to a child’: Award-winning journalist Iman Rappetti launches her memoir Becoming Iman
Award-winning journalist Iman Rappetti launched her debut book Becoming Iman at Exclusive Books Hyde Park recently.
A book that will grow your business and make you famous – Spin: The Art of Managing The Media by Nick Clelland and Ryan Coetzee
This short, punchy and irreverent book written by two experienced political communicators provides spin-doctor secrets for managing the media.
Things Even Gonzalez Can’t Fix by Christy Chilimigras – the shockingly brilliant debut memoir of a 24-year-old Greek South African
Things Even González Can’t Fix is the shockingly brilliant debut memoir of a 24-year-old Greek South African girl, Christy Chilimigras.
Tuesday – 29th May 2018
The Gods Who Send Us Gifts: An Anthology of African Short Stories captures the range, diversity, richness and wisdom of current writing
The Gods Who Send Us Gifts: An Anthology of African Short Stories is a historic and important anthology featuring some of the most eloquent and gifted voices (both young and old) from Africa, capturing moments of critical cultural shift in celebration of this historic event in 1962.
New book alert! Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith by Lerato Mogoatlhe
Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith by Lerato Mogoatlhe will be out from BlackBird Books in September 2018!
Zakes Mda’s new novel The Zulus of New York to be published by Umuzi in March 2019
Zakes Mda’s new novel, a work of historical fiction titled The Zulus of New York, will be published by Umuzi in March 2019. …
Monday – 28th May 2018
Simultaneously heartbreaking and heart-warming: Sue Nyathi’s new novel The Gold Diggers
The Gold Diggers, the much-anticipated second novel from Sue Nyathi, is out in June from Pan Macmillan!
Announcing the longlisted poems for the 2018 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology
The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) is delighted to announce that the work of 63 poets has been selected for publication in the 8th annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology.
24 hours in Ancient Rome: Harry Sidebottom’s ‘relentless, brutal, brilliant’ new novel The Last Hour
For readers of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden, The Last Hour is a thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Shortlist for the Golden Man Booker Prize announced: honouring the best work of fiction over five decades
The shortlist for the Golden Man Booker Prize, the ‘five best Booker Prize winners of all time’, has been announced at the Hay Festival.
‘A terrifying flight into the heart of one of South Africa’s most prolific crimes’ – Heist! by Anneliese Burgess
‘A terrifying flight into the heart of one of South Africa’s most prolific crimes.’
Friday – 25th May 2018
Don’t miss Jan-Jan Joubert and Tony Leon at the launch of Who Will Rule in 2019? in Stellenbosch
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Protea Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Who Will Rule in 2019? by Jan-Jan Joubert.
‘The first thing Basjan did on arrival in the new land was to spit on it’ – Read an excerpt from Patagonia by Maya Fowler
The first thing Basjan did on arrival in the new land was to spit on it. It chagrined him that that was the first this land of grey dust got out of him, but it was necessary to rid himself of the taste of vomit. The salt water had been no help.
Career opportunity: Jacana Media’s Staging Post is hiring!
If all you’ve ever wanted was a career in publishing, then this position is for you. Applications close end June.
Pwaangulongii Dauod wins Gerald Kraak Award for his essay ‘Africa’s future has no space for stupid black men’
Pwaangulongii Dauod has won the R25 000 Gerald Kraak Award, which honours African writing and photography that ‘provokes thought on the topics of gender, social justice and sexuality’.
Join Iman Rappetti for the launch of her memoir Becoming Iman in Durban
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to celebrate the launch of Becoming Iman by Iman Rappetti.
Thursday – 24th May 2018
Win a hamper including a copy of Jo Nesbo’s heart-pounding new thriller Macbeth!
Two winners will each receive a Jo Nesbo hamper!
Save the date: Mpho Dagada on Bitcoin and growing your wealth
Jacana Media presents Mpho Dagada, a young, self-made millionaire who in his memoir, Mr Bitcoin: How I Became a Millionaire at 21, shares his story of triumph and failure.
Short Story Day Africa Prize shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction has been revealed. This year’s prize theme is ‘ID’, …
2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist announced
African shortlistees this year hail from Uganda (Harriet Anena), South Africa (Fred Khumalo and Michelle Sacks), Ghana (Cheryl Ntumy) and Nigeria (Efua Traoré and Obi Umeozor).