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Thursday – 3rd May 2018
Profiles of over 600 apartheid activists collected in From Protest to Challenge Vol. 4 Political Profiles, 1882–1990
From Protest to Challenge Vol. 4: Political Profiles, 1882–1990, by Thomas G Karis and Gwendolen Carter, revised and updated by Gail M Gerhart, is out now from Jacana Media.
Don’t miss the launch of Mandy Wiener’s explosive new book Ministry of Crime in Cape Town
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to celebrate the launch of Mandy Wiener’s new book, Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored!
On Leopard Rock – a memoir by no. 1 bestseller author Wilbur Smith
130 million books sold worldwide in 26 languages – now the global bestseller and ‘master storyteller’ tells his own story for the first time.
Join Rahla Xenopoulos for the launch of The Season of Glass at The Book Lounge, with Diane Awerbuck
Umuzi and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Season of Glass by Rahla Xenopoulos.
Wednesday – 2nd May 2018
2018 Short Story Africa Day Prize announced: This year’s theme is Hotel Africa
Submissions open 1 June 2018* | Submissions close 31 August 2018
First prize: $800 | Second prize: $200 | Third prize: $100
Don’t miss award-winning author Steven Boykey Sidley’s presentation on the power of stories
Join acclaimed novelist and CTO Steven Boykey Sidley for an intimate presentation about the power of stories that fuel and reveal all of literature, music and astrophysics, and the ways in which they have affected him.
Simon Dingle explains Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and the journey to being your own bank in In Math We Trust: The Future of Money
In Math We Trust: The Future of Money – Simon Dingle’s new book about Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and the journey to being your own bank – is out soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Ra-Ra-Ramen: Try this delicious recipe for duck ramen from Whole: Bowl Food for Balance recipes
Sometimes the pleasure lies in how you eat, and this ramen dish is a great example of that. Slurping down your noodles can be immensely satisfying and bring a lot of joy and laughter, as well as being delicious!
Evelyn Groenink discusses her new book Incorruptible: The story of the murders of Dulcie September, Anton Lubowski and Chris Hani
One of the most explosive revelations in this book concerns the murder of Chris Hani, 25 years ago. Groenink reveals how the police buried evidence from no less than three witnesses who saw another murderer besides Janusz Waluś; and how the state’s ‘brave’ star eyewitness in all likelihood hadn’t even been there when Hani was shot.
Two Cape Town launches for Zukiswa Wanner’s Hardly Working
Zukiswa Wanner will be in Cape Town this weekend to launch her new book, Hardly Working: A Travel Memoir of Sorts!
Monday – 30th April 2018
New edition of African Small Publishers’ Catalogue in progress
Calling African self-publishers, small and independent publishers, printers, book designers, editors, illustrators, booksellers, PR people, literary magazines, literary festivals – find out how to list or feature or take out an ad.
‘I hope it both honours and sheds light on the events of the Soweto Uprising’: Arushi Raina on her debut novel, When Morning Comes
Arushi Raina explains the why and what of her debut novel, When Morning Comes.
Don’t miss international bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz at The Book Lounge
Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge presents international bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz launching Hellbent, the third book in the Orphan X series.
Read an extract from Jonathan Kaplan’s book Winging It, detailing the emotional process he went through using surrogacy to become a dad
Then the doctor points to a thing sticking up. ‘Boy,’ she declares, and types the word on top there. I’m having a boy.
Win a copy of Sorry, Not Sorry by Haji Mohamed Dawjee PLUS a T-shirt
The Reading List is giving away two copies of Sorry, Not Sorry, the new book from Haji Mohamed Dawjee, and two T-shirts, courtesy of Penguin Random House SA!
Thursday – 26th April 2018
International author Zinzi Clemmons will be at Bridge Books to launch What We Lose
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bridge Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Zinzi Clemmons’s debut novel What We Lose.
BlackBird Books to publish The Eternal Audience of One, the debut novel by Rwandan-born Namibian writer Rémy Ngamije
BlackBird Books is expanding its borders with the publication of The Eternal Audience of One, the debut novel by Rwandan-born Namibian writer …
‘Hillbrow, 1967. The New York of Africa.’ Read an extract from John Hunt’s new novel The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head
‘Hillbrow, 1967. The New York of Africa. Someone wrote that the place would soon have more people per square kilometre than Tokyo. Everyone quoted that article to everyone. Some even cut it out and kept it folded in their wallets.’
Pre-order Mandy Wiener’s new book Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored
Mandy Wiener’s explosive new book Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored is out soon from Pan Macmillan!
Wednesday – 25th April 2018
Don’t miss the launch of The Madiba Appreciation Club in Johannesburg
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Skoobs are thrilled to invite you to the launch of The Madiba Appreciation Club by Brett Ladds.