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Thursday – 24th August 2017
The new Lauren Beukes? Find out more about Tammy Baikie’s award-winning debut novel Selling LipService
Daring in scope and exhibiting exhilarating virtuosity, Selling LipService takes South African fiction into a space last seen with Lauren Beukes’s Zoo City.
Trevor Noah’s autobiography Born A Crime nominated for Thurber Prize for American Humor
Trevor Noah has been shortlisted for the prestigious Thurber Prize for American Humor for his autobiography Born A Crime.
Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredients – Quick and Easy Food: Over 130 mouthwatering and budget-friendly recipes
Cooking doesn’t have to be complicated – that’s why Jamie’s 5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food is sure to become your new best friend in the kitchen.
Wednesday – 23rd August 2017
Tyler Perry: Buy Trevor Noah’s ‘incredible’ book!
Tyler Perry and Bill Gates are big fans of Trevor Noah’s award-winning autobiography Born A Crime.
Don’t miss the launch of The Cowboy Capitalist by Charles van Onselen in Johannesburg
Find out how America was involved in the Jameson Raid at the launch of The Cowboy Capitalist by Charles van Onselen.
Claim your free sample of the explosive exposé Apartheid Guns and Money
Shining a light on apartheid’s corruption secrets: Apartheid Guns and Money: A Tale of Profit, by Hennie van Vuuren, is published by Jacana Media.
John W Fredericks will launch his autobiography Skollie at the Artscape
John W Fredericks’s autobiography Skollie – the inspiration for the film Noem My Skollie – will be launched at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town.
Trevor Noah’s book Born A Crime wins Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award
Trevor Noah’s book took top honours, while The Book Lounge won best independent bookseller for the fourth year in a row, at the Sefika Awards last night.
Tuesday – 22nd August 2017
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, author of Stay With Me, will be in South Africa in September
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, who was shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction for her debut novel Stay With Me, will be in South Africa this month.
Don’t miss Man Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty chatting to Bongani Madondo at Love Books
Paul Beatty, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sellout, will be in South Africa this month.
A flamboyant and moving debut novel: Olumide Popoola’s When We Speak of Nothing
When We Speak of Nothing tells the story of friends Karl and Abu, both 17, who live near Kings Cross. Its 2011 and racial tensions are set to explode across London. Abu is infatuated with gorgeous classmate Nalini but dares not speak to her. Meanwhile, Karl is grappling with gender identity, and becomes the target of the local ‘wannabe’ thugs just for being different.
Don’t miss the launch of Inside Apartheid’s Prison by Raymond Suttner at UCT
Jacana Media and the UCT Law Faculty invite you to the launch of Inside Apartheid’s Prison by Raymond Suttner.
Monday – 21st August 2017
‘Brilliant’ Sarah Lotz’s The Three to be adapted for ‘stunning’ new BBC drama series
The BBC has announced it will adapt South African author Sarah Lotz’s The Three trilogy as a major new eight-part drama for its flagship channel.
Henrietta Rose-Innes reveals the tentative title of her new book
Henrietta Rose-Innes has written a piece for Female First upon the United Kingdom release of her book Green Lion.
The Excavations by James Whyle: ‘A crazy-ass futuristic book’
The Excavations is a savage, explicit, end-of-days tale. It delves into the history of the world, and into its future. It is a prophecy of what will come if we fail to confront the results of climate change and imploding capitalism.
How to get published in South Africa
How do I approach a publisher? How do I choose a publisher? What royalties should I expect?
‘Reading set me free’ – Kopano Matlwa chats about writing, success and her new novel Period Pain
Kopano Matlwa has been featured on Face to Face with Success with Nikiwe Bikitsha, a new series of short motivational interviews with interesting South Africans.
Friday – 18th August 2017
She tells it like it is, and some don’t want to hear it – USA Today features Koleka Putuma
South Africa’s new generation of slam poets, with Koleka Putuma the ‘leading light’, has been featured by Alexa Cole for USA Today.
The Sparsholt Affair – the long-awaited new novel from Alan Hollinghurst
From the internationally acclaimed winner of the Man Booker Prize, a masterly new novel that spans seven transformative decades in England–from the 1940s to the present–as it plumbs the richly complex relationships of a remarkable family.
‘I wrote it for black women but men are finding value in it’ – Malebo Sephodi chats about her new book Miss Behave
Miss-Behave challenges society’s deep-seated beliefs about what it means to be an obedient woman. In this book, Malebo tracks her journey on a path towards achieving total autonomy and self-determinism. Miss-Behave will challenge, rattle and occasionally cause you to scream ‘yassss, yassss, yassss’ at various intervals.