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Thursday – 30th November 2017
‘They do not smile or welcome us but they let us in’: Sisonke Msimang recalls returning home to South Africa
The Johannesburg Review of Books has shared an excerpt from Sisonke Msimang’s new book Always Another Country.
Don’t miss the launch of What a Great Idea! Awesome South African Inventions by Mike Bruton
Jacana Media and Sci-Bono invite you to the launch of What a Great Idea! Awesome South African Inventions by Mike Bruton.
No Dinaane Debut Fiction Award winner this year; 2017 Kraak Writing Grant goes to Maxzell Lerm
The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the outcome of the 2017 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award and Kraak Writing Grant.
Wednesday – 29th November 2017
Join James-Brent Styan at The Book Lounge for the launch of Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the First Heart Transplant
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the First Heart Transplant by James-Brent Styan.
Read an excerpt from Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian, the new EL James novel
‘My patience has been tested by the clock as it ticks closer to my reunion with Miss Anastasia Steele.’
The perfect holiday read: Eusebius McKaiser chats to Angela Makholwa about her new book The Blessed Girl
‘This is a sexy, sexy book – and I mean that in multiple ways.’
‘The salary Jomo Sono wanted to give me was ridiculous’ – Teko Modise discusses his new memoir, The Curse of Teko Modise
Teko Modise chatted to Vaylen Kirtley on Morning Live about his new book, The Curse of Teko Modise.
Tuesday – 28th November 2017
Don’t miss the launch of Richard Steyn’s new book Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship in Durban
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Adams Books invite you to the launch of Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship, by Richard Steyn.
Cyril Ramaphosa reveals his passion for Ankole cattle in new book: Cattle of the Ages
In his new book Cattle of the Ages, Cyril Ramaphosa reveals his passion and love for Ankole cattle.
New edition of Phumlani Pikoli’s short story collection The Fatuous State of Severity out next year!
Pan Macmillan is proud to announce that it will publish a new edition of Phumlani Pikoli’s The Fatuous State of Severity in 2018.
Pop-up elephant picture show to launch Eva-Lotta Jansson’s new book On the Road to Elephants
You are invited to a pop-up elephant picture show to celebrate the pre-launch of photographer Eva-Lotta Jansson’s new book, On the Road to Elephants.
Monday – 27th November 2017
How Ramaphosa got into business: An excerpt from Ramaphosa: The Man Who Would Be King by Ray Hartley
Ramaphosa: The Man Who Would Be King, by Ray Hartley‚ answers the question that everyone is asking: can the man in the middle lead from the front?
Bantu Holomisa chats about his new book, his schooldays and his meteoric rise through the ranks in the army
Bantu Holomisa: The Game Changer, an authorised biography of UDM leader Bantu Holomisa, is out now from Pan Macmillan SA.
Niq Mhlongo reveals cover for his next book, Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree
Niq Mhlongo has revealed the prospective cover for his next book, a collection of short stories to be titled Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree.
Johannesburg. Made in China, the 9th book of the acclaimed series Wake Up, This is Joburg, launches at Fourthwall Books
Fourthwall Books invites you to the launch of Johannesburg. Made in China, the 9th book of the acclaimed series Wake Up, This is Joburg, by photographer Mark Lewis and writer Tanya Zack.
Read ‘Three Exhausting Weeks’, a short story from Tom Hanks’s new book Uncommon Type
“I am going to kiss you now.” Anna did just as she said.
Teko Modise spills beans on why he left Pirates and his bad relationship with Pitso Mosimane in new book
He says things started to ‘go very wrong’ after his first contract expired at Pirates.
Win a hiking hamper with Penguin Random House SA!
Win a hiking hamper including a R1,000 Cape Union Mart voucher PLUS a copy of Hiking Trails of South Africa.
Friday – 24th November 2017
Join Mandla Langa for the launch of Dare Not Linger in Cape Town
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa.
3 billion lives at stake. 2 people who can save them. Read an extract from This Mortal Coil
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from This Mortal Coil, the new book by Emily Suvada.