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Friday – 20th April 2018
Watch: Phumlani Pikoli chats about his debut collection of short stories, The Fatuous State of Severity
Phumlani Pikoli chatted to Africa’s Lit recently about his debut collection of short stories, The Fatuous State of Severity.
Win a copy of Letters to Iris PLUS a R1000 Write Gear voucher
Win 1 of 3 Letters to Iris hampers, including a copy of the book PLUS a R1000 gift voucher from Write Gear!
Details of Masande Ntshanga’s new novel Triangulum revealed!
Triangulum, the much-anticipated second novel from Masande Ntshanga, will be published by Two Dollar Radio in January 2019. The book is described by …
Thursday – 19th April 2018
Join Jenny Crwys-Williams for the launch of Mandy Wiener’s explosive new book Ministry of Crime
Join Jenny Crwys-Williams and bestselling author Mandy Wiener for a riveting evening as she launches her new book, The Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored!
Wednesday – 18th April 2018
Road to Glory series for younger readers puts the spotlight on South Africa’s sporting legends
The new Road to Glory series from Jonathan Ball Publishers: inspirational stories for younger readers!
Don’t miss Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth and The Burning Chambers, in Johannesburg
Join Pan Macmillan SA at the Johannesburg launch of The Burning Chambers – the first novel in Kate Mosse’s new historical series.
Heal your relationship with food: Win a ticket to the cook-along launch of Whole: Bowl Food for Balance
Whole: Bowl Food for Balance is all about healing your relationship with food. Food is not the enemy and neither is your body.
Arushi Raina’s debut novel When Morning Comes: A vivid snapshot of South Africa on the eve of the Soweto Uprising
When Morning Comes by Arushi Raina is out in April from Jacana Media! Written from the points of view of four young people living in Johannesburg and Soweto.
Monday – 16th April 2018
‘I was born as apartheid was dying’ – Read an excerpt from What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons
Read an excerpt from What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons
Cover revealed for The Season of Glass, the new novel from Rahla Xenopoulos
The cover for Rahla Xenopoulos’s new novel, The Season of Glass, has been revealed!
A Higher Loyalty – Ex FBI director tells all on Trump’s White House
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by former FBI director James Comey is out now from Pan Macmillan SA!
[Cancelled] Don’t miss the launch of Robin Renwick’s How to Steal a Country at Exclusive Books Hyde Park
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books Hyde Park invite you to the launch of Robin Renwick’s new book How to Steal a Country: State Capture and Hopes for the Future in South Africa.
Thursday – 12th April 2018
How Converse All Stars have been appropriated by white people: Read an excerpt from Sorry, Not Sorry by Haji Mohamed Dawjee
Why don’t white people understand that Converse tekkies are not just cool but a political statement to people of colour?
[Cancelled] Join The Cheeky Natives for the launch of Nthikeng Mohlele’s new novel Michael K in Rosebank
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books Rosebank invite you to the launch of Michael K by Nthikeng Mohlele.
Don’t miss Zinzi Clemmons, author of What We Lose, on tour in South Africa
Author Zinzi Clemmons will be on tour in Johannesburg and Cape Town in May!
Wednesday – 11th April 2018
How can you write true passion if you’ve never experienced it? The Love Factory, the new novel by Elaine Proctor
A smart, sexy, witty novel about love and desire, and how losing everything can sometimes be the best thing that ever happened to you.
‘Nobody owns Joburg, which is the way it should be’ – NR Brodie chats about her debut novel Knucklebone
William Saunderson-Meyer interviewed NR Brodie for the Sunday Times about her debut novel Knucklebone.
Join Bhekisisa Mncube at Love Books for the launch of his new book, The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy
Penguin Random House and Love Books invite you to the launch of a unique book, The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy by Bhekisisa Mncube.
Learn from South Africa’s best of the best in their respective fields with Jeremy Maggs at GIBS
Jacana Media and the Gordon Institute of Business Science invite to an event featuring Jeremy Maggs, author of Win! Compelling Conversations with 20 Successful South Africans.
Tuesday – 10th April 2018
Details of Petina Gappah’s next novel Out of Darkness, Shining Light revealed!
Scribner beat out seven other publishing houses to win the North American rights to Petina Gappah’s next novel Out of Darkness, Shining Light, as well as her short story collection Rotten Row.