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Thursday – 31st August 2017
Sara-Jayne King on her tragic and illegal start to life, as told in her new book Killing Karoline
Born Karoline King in 1980 in Johannesburg, she is the result of an illegal affair between a white British woman and black South African man during apartheid.
Love between slave and master: Maxine Case chats about the family story behind her new novel Softness of the Lime
Maxine Case’s new novel is based on a true family story, about a love story between slave and master.
‘A unique, powerful voice in African literature’ – catch Iman Verjee at Open Book
Iman Verjee will be a guest at the Open Book Festival in Cape Town from 6-10 September.
Find out about Achmat Dangor’s new novel Dikeledi at Open Book
Award-winning author Achmat Dangor’s new novel, Dikeledi, is out just in time for the Open Book Festival.
Wednesday – 30th August 2017
Letters to my Comrades: Interventions and Excursions – the new book by Z Pallo Jordan
Z Pallo Jordan’s new book, Letters to my Comrades: Interventions and Excursions, is the ultimate collection of his piercing yet embraceable thoughts and inquiries.
Stephen King’s End of Watch: The terrifying final episode in the Bill Hodges trilogy
Stephen King’s End of Watch – out now! – is the spectacular finale to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers.
Moving, authentic, compelling: Marcus Low contemplates the Karoo in 2022 in his debut novel Asylum
Marcus Low’s book is timely and important as it presents a human story behind untreatable infectious disease. Low places incarcerated people who have the dimmest hopes for the future and little consolation at the story’s center. Low movingly describes the mental state of Barry James in a way that seems entirely authentic. A compelling read!
‘I couldn’t read another novel for days’ – Karin Schimke on Johan Vlok Louw’s A Gap in the Hedge
Penguin Random House South Africa is proud to present A Gap in the Hedge, the latest novel from Johan Vlok Louw.
Tuesday – 29th August 2017
‘It’s my most personal book’: Pumla Dineo Gqola chats to Eusebius McKaiser about Reflecting Rogue
Eusebius McKaiser chatted to Pumla Dineo Gqola on 702 about her new book, Reflecting Rogue.
Ali Land is in South Africa in September!
Ali Land, the author of Good Me Bad Me, will be visiting South Africa in September.
Chibundu Onuzo – author of the fantastic Welcome to Lagos – will be at the Open Book Festival
Don’t miss Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzo at the Open Book Festival in Cape Town from 6-10 September!
Monday – 28th August 2017
Trevor Noah pays tribute to his school English teacher in Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award acceptance speech
Trevor Noah was awarded the Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award last week – a prize for South African booksellers’ favourite book – for his autobiography Born A Crime and Other Stories.
The Black Consciousness Reader: An essential new book coming soon from Jacana Media
There is a current revival of Black Consciousness in South Africa, as political and student movements – as well as academics and campaigners working in decolonisation – reconfigure the continued struggle for socioeconomic revolution with this ideology at the forefront.
Don’t miss the launch of Ali Land’s explosive debut novel, Good Me Bad Me
Kalk Bay Books and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land.
Don’t miss the launch of the Cowboy Capitalist by Charles van Onselen at Love Books
Find out how America was involved in the Jameson Raid at the launch of The Cowboy Capitalist.
Don’t miss Mohale Mashigo at the Jozi Book Fair
The 2017 Jozi Book Fair will take place in Newtown, Johannesburg from Thursday, 31 August to to Sunday, 3 September.
Friday – 25th August 2017
5th annual Neville Alexander Commemorative Conference to focus on decolonisation, education and language
The 5th Annual Neville Alexander Commemorative Conference will take place on Friday, 8 September, 2017, at the University of Johannesburg.
Thursday – 24th August 2017
Presenting the new Binyavanga Wainaina Archive – and it needs your help
A group of people have gathered together to honour Binyavanga Wainaina by putting together an archive of his work.
Meet the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sellout, Paul Beatty
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to meet the Man Booker Prize winning author of The Sellout, Paul Beatty.
Glynnis Breytenbach evening with writer Nechama Brodie at The National
Join Jenny & Co for an evening with one of South Africa’s most controversial citizens: Glynnis Breytenbach.