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Wednesday – 5th July 2017
Alternative currencies are the future: why it matters for development
When I began to teach in 2012, I decided to start my course with an analysis of how money affects social order. What my students found particularly fascinating was the then-nascent world of cryptocurrencies, which I described at length as a crucial f
Hilary Mantel fans will have to wait a little longer for her final Cromwell novel
Hilary Mantel says it is ‘increasingly unlikely’ that the last novel in her Thomas Cromwell trilogy will be published by next June.
Tuesday – 4th July 2017
It’s 30 years since Cuito Cuanavale. How the battle redefined southern Africa
Thirty years ago in southern Angola, four military forces were mobilising for the largest conventional battle in Africa since the Second World War. It was a battle that would have huge consequences for Angola, Namibia and South Africa. Indeed it has
Nelson Mandela’s prison letters – many never seen before – to be published in new book
WW Norton imprint Liveright Publishing has acquired the rights to publish the “authorised and authentic” collection of Nelson Mandela’s prison letters.
New book alert: Softness of the Lime by Maxine Case, winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize
Umuzi is proud to present Softness of the Lime, the new novel from Maxine Case!
Video: Will Storr, author of Selfie, explains how we became so self-obsessed and what it’s doing to us
We live in an age of perfectionism. Every day, we’re bombarded with the beautiful, successful, slim, socially-conscious and extroverted individual that our culture has decided is the perfect self.
Monday – 3rd July 2017
The White Road – the chilling new thriller from Sarah Lotz – out in June
The White Road, the much anticipated new book by Sarah Lotz, is out in June from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Read an excerpt from Selection Day, the new novel from Man Booker Prize-winning author Aravind Adiga
‘And I’ve got news for you, Pramod. You see, when I was twenty-one years old, which is to say before you were even born, I began working on a history of the Maratha campaign at the third battle of Panipat. It had a title: “1761: the soul breaks out o
Thursday – 29th June 2017
New book exposes the world of professional hitmen in South Africa
When you next sit down at your local coffee shop, look around you: there may just be a professional hitman sitting at the next table. As author Mark Shaw reveals in this highly original and informative book, the ‘upper world’ sails perilously close to the underworld.
A true crime masterpiece: The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
An intellectual and emotional thriller that is also a different kind of murder mystery, The Fact of a Body is a book not only about how the story of one crime was constructed, but about how we grapple with our own personal histories.
Win a copy of The Man Who Founded the ANC
The Reading List and Penguin Random House South Africa have got three copies of The Man Who Founded the ANC: A biography of Pixley ka Isaka Seme to give away!
Don’t miss Bongani Madondo and international scholar Robin DG Kelley at Afrikan Freedom Station
Bongani Madondo’s Giant Steps presents jazz digger and biographer Robin DG Kelley and a panel on ‘Surrealism/Thelonious Monk and the psychic (spiritual) debt to Black Genius’.
Wednesday – 28th June 2017
A sneak peek of Mike Tyson’s new book, Iron Ambition: life lessons from his surrogate father
Mike Tyson’s new book Iron Ambition is a powerful look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D’Amato, legendary boxing trainer and the former heavyweight champion’s surrogate father.
Find out more about Angie Thomas, author of the Black Lives Matter-inspired YA hit The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, author of New York Times bestseller The Hate U Give, tells Epic Reads about her secret rap name, her love for hip-hop and sneakers, and her first the book she ever wrote.
Cover and location of Dan Brown’s new novel Origin revealed!
The stunningly inventive new novel from Dan Brown, the world’s most popular thriller writer, is hitting stores this October!
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Tuesday – 27th June 2017
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First look at Achmat Dangor’s new novel, Dikeledi
Achmat Dangor’s new novel, Dikeledi, is out in September from Pan Macmillan.
Read an excerpt from A Horse Walks Into a Bar – winner of the Man Booker International Prize
Good evening! Good evening! Good evening to the majestic city of Caesariyaaaaaah!’
The stage is empty. The thundering shout echoes from the wings. The audience slowly quietens down and grins expectantly.
Monday – 26th June 2017
Don’t miss the launch of Deon Meyer’s new novel Fever at The Book Lounge
The Book Lounge and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Fever by Deon Meyer.
The many covers of Harry Potter
It’s 20 years since the publication of the first Harry Potter novel by JK Rowling.