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Tuesday – 18th October 2022
New book alert! Across the Kala Pani – Shevlyn Mottai draws on her ancestors’ history to highlight the bonds formed between women during adversity
Across the Kala Pani, the debut novel by Shevlyn Mottai, is out now from Penguin Random House!
Monday – 17th October 2022
Goeie nuus vir Kristel Loots-aanhangers – Die lang papawer is nou beskikbaar!
Is jy ook mal oor Kristel Loots se boeke? Haar jongste roman oor ‘anderste’ vroue, Die lang papawer, is nou beskikbaar!
[Video] Nou beskikbaar by LUCA – Profesie-Bybel Nuwe Testament! Plus, wen jou eie kopie voor 19 Oktober 2022
’n Eerste in Afrikaans! Die Profesie-Bybel Nuwe Testament is die volledige 2020-vertaling van die Bybelgenootskap van Suid-Afrika se Nuwe Testament saam met 50 artikels oor profesie.
Join Zola Nene for the launch of her brand new cookbook Simply Seven Colours in Joburg! (19 Oct)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Simply Seven Colours by Zola Nene.
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver – an epic tale of love, loss and everything in between (PLUS: Listen to an excerpt)
Barbara Kingsolver’s highly anticipated new novel Demon Copperhead is out in October from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Friday – 14th October 2022
Wie was dokter James Barry nou eintlik? Vind uit in François Loots se jongste historiese roman, Die kapokdokter
Die kapokdokter deur François Loots, gebaseer op die lewe van hierdie aangrypende historiese figuur, wys hoe diep die spore van randfigure in die geskiedenis lê …
‘Julle! Ek het nog ’n storie!’ Aleit se glans en geure leef voort in kookboek … binnekort beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers
Kom reis en kook vir oulaas saam met Aleit Swanepoel in sy eerste en laaste kookboek, AleitApteit.
Celebrating the late, great, Juby Mayet – listen to the Sound of Jacana Podcast and Mixtape, hosted by Charles Leonard
The Sound of Jacana Podcast and Mixtape, hosted by Charles Leonard, is out now!
Get ready for the new Colleen Hoover! It Starts With Us will be published this month
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover will be published on 18 October!
Thursday – 13th October 2022
Nuut by LAPA vir onderwysers: Praat jy! Idees vir die skep van ’n skryfkultuur in die klas deur Thérèse Hulme
Praat jy! vertel die stories van Thérèse Hulme en die jongmense wat sy oor ’n tydperk van sewentien jaar aan die skryf gekry het in van die mees gemarginaliseerde gemeenskappe in die Wes-Kaap.
Kom luister na Antjie Krog se voorlesing uit Vetplant Fairies en Vetplantfeetjies in Johannesburg en Pretoria (19-22 Okt)
Penguin Random House SA nooi jou graag na die voorlesings van Vetplantfeetjies deur Antjie Krog!
Margie Orford chats to David Attwell about her new thriller The Eye of the Beholder in the new episode of Pagecast!
In this week’s episode, David Attwell is in conversation with Margie Orford about her latest novel The Eye of the Beholder.
Don’t miss the launch of Welcome Mandla Lishivha’s memoir Boy on the Run at Book Circle Capital (13 Oct)
Join Welcome Mandla Lishivha for a discussion of their memoir Boy on the Run at Book Circle Capital.
Wednesday – 5th October 2022
Die liefde blom behoorlik in vier nuwe Romanzas deur Madelie Human, Louise van der Merwe, Marile Cloete en Bets Smith!
Dis heerlike lente … en LAPA Uitgewers stel bekend vier lekkerlees-liefdesverhale!
Kom vier die elfde Tuin van Digters met Antjie Krog by die Breytenbach Sentrum in Wellington! (7-8 Okt)
Die bekroonde digter Antjie Krog vier op 23 Oktober 2022 haar 70ste verjaarsdag – en vanjaar word vele geleenthede by die tuin van digters aan haar opgedra …
New book alert! The ANC Billionaires – Pieter du Toit examines ‘the party of government and patronage’
The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital’s Gambit and the Rise of the Few by Pieter du Toit is out in October by Jonathan Ball Publishers.
‘Once you’ve read this book you will never be the same again’ – Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker by Kumi Naidoo
Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker by Kumi Naidoo is out in November from Jacana Media.
Tuesday – 4th October 2022
Vind uit watter skrywers is die jaar by die US Woordfees 2022 in Stellenbosch – en koop nou jou kaartjies! (10-16 Okt)
Die Toyota US Woordfees vind vanjaar plaas vanaf 10 tot 16 Oktober 2022! Lesers kan uitsien na die volgende opwindende skrywers en geleenthede op die feesprogram …
Mr Entertainment by Paula Fourie: A pioneering biography of one of Cape Town’s most beloved entertainers, Taliep Petersen
Mr Entertainment evokes not just Taliep Petersen’s life, but also the music and entertainment worlds of the 1950s to 2000s and their diverse and irrepressible cultural traditions.
Career opportunity at Penguin Random House SA: Non-Trade Sales Coordinator (Export, Curio and Other)
Penguin Random House is looking for a dynamic, target-driven Sales Coordinator to generate and exceed sales targets for export markets in Sub Saharan Africa.