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Wednesday – 28th March 2018
Bridge of Clay – the new novel from Markus Zusak, the bestselling author of The Book Thief – announced
Penguin Random House SA is excited to announce a new novel from Markus Zusak, author of the bestselling The Book Thief.
‘It was like walking on grenades’ – Nthikeng Mohlele discusses his new book Michael K with Nancy Richards
SAfm’s Nancy Richards chatted to Nthikeng Mohlele recently, about his new book Michael K, which is a response to JM Coetzee’s classic masterpiece, Life and Times of Michael K.
Read an excerpt from Indentured: Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV by Rajesh Sundaram
Indentured: Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV is Rajesh Sundaram’s story of how he led a small team of Indian broadcast professionals and South African interns to launch the television news channel ANN7.
Tuesday – 27th March 2018
The next big groundbreaking event in Young Adult fiction: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
‘Looking for the next big groundbreaking event in YA? This is it.’ – Rick Riordan
Listen to an excerpt from An Unsuitable Match, the new novel from bestselling author Joanna Trollope
‘Why on earth, after all you’ve been through, all you’ve survived, all you’ve achieved, why do you want to get married?’
Special offer: Get your copy of the Stuarts’ SA Mammals App for only R150
Get a copy of Stuarts’ Southern African Mammals 5th Edition app for only R150!
Jacana Media wins Best Publisher of the Year: Africa at 2018 Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Jacana Media wins Best Publisher of the Year Africa, at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2018.
South African-born director Liesl Tommy to direct film about Trevor Noah’s life, starring Lupita Nyong’o
South African-born director Liesl Tommy will direct the film adaptation of Trevor Noah’s memoir Born A Crime.
Monday – 26th March 2018
Helen Thomson tells the stories of nine of the world’s strangest brains in Unthinkable
Award-winning science writer Helen Thomson has spent years travelling the world tracking down incredibly rare brain disorders. In Unthinkable she tells the stories of nine extraordinary people.
Win a gift hamper of either Death Cup or Gifbeker plus a R1,000 restaurant gift voucher
One lucky reader will win a copy of either Death Cup or Gifbeker (your choice) plus a R1,000 gift voucher at the restaurant of your choice!
Winging It: Jonathan Kaplan’s Journey from World-Class Ref to Rookie Solo Dad – out in April from Pan Macmillan
Winging It is the story of celebrated international rugby referee Jonathan Kaplan’s decision to have a baby by surrogate.
Friday – 23rd March 2018
The Shout – bestselling author Stephen Leather’s latest edge-of-your-seat thriller
The Shout is a standalone thriller from bestselling author Stephen Leather that takes us into the world of the London Fire Brigade’s elite Investigations Unit.
Don’t miss a public lecture by Christa Kuljian on her book Darwin’s Hunch: Science, Race, and the Search for Human Origins
Christa Kuljian will be giving a public lecture on her book Darwin’s Hunch: Science, Race, and the Search for Human Origins.
The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on the Iconic US First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own
The Meaning of Michelle, a book about Michelle Obama’s iconic journey and how it can inspire your own path, it out from Pan Macmillan SA this month.
Join Irna van Zyl and Pamela Power for the launch of Death Cup at Love Books
Murder is on the menu!
Thursday – 22nd March 2018
Manage your Money like a F*cking Grown Up: Free mini workshop with Sam Beckbessinger in Johannesburg
In Manage your Money like a F*cking Grown Up, money dork Sam Beckbessinger tells it to you straight: how to take control of your money to take control of your life.
Jacana author Hennie van Vuuren wins top investigative journalism award for Apartheid Guns and Money
Jacana Media congratulates author Hennie van Vuuren who was recently awarded the runner-up prize in the 2017 Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism.
Sneak peek of Imraan Coovadia’s new novel A Spy in Time
A most amazing event – proof copies of the inimitable Imraan Coovadia’s new novel A Spy in Time – out in a few months’ time
Award-winning journalist and bestselling Killing Kebble author Mandy Wiener has a new book coming in May!
‘The proximity of organised crime, politics and the police is frightening.’
2018 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2018 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards have been announced.