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Tuesday – 27th September 2022
Are John Dube and Pixley ka Isaka Seme relevant to today’s ANC? Don’t miss a Jacana Media Conversation on the topic (27 Sep)
Join Heather Hughes, author of The First President: A Life of John L Dube, Founding President of the ANC, and Bongani Ngqulunga, author of The Man Who Founded the ANC: A Biography of Pixley Ka Isaka Seme, discuss to what extent Hughes’s work on Dube remains relevant since its first publication.
Monday – 26th September 2022
Footnotes, September 2022: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye.
Dubbele wenslag vir Gerda Taljaard! Vier susters wen kykNET-Rapportprys vir Fiksie 2022 plus ATKV-Prosaprys 2022
Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard is pas bekroon met die kykNET-Rapportprys vir Fiksie 2022! Die priemende roman het ook onlangs die ATKV-Prosaprys 2022 ontvang.
Geen verskonings nie: Kom vier Murasie deur Chanette Paul regoor Gauteng! (27-30 Sep)
LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou graag na die bekendstellings van Murasie deur Chanette Paul in Randburg en Pretoria!
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of A Russian on Commando: The Boer War Experiences of Yevgeny Avgustus edited by Boris Gorelik (29 Sep)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the virtual launch of A Russian on Commando: The Boer War Experiences of Yevgeny Avgustus edited by Boris Gorelik.
Elizabeth Strout chats about her Booker Prize-shortlisted novel Oh William!
Elizabeth Strout is the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of My Name is Lucy Barton. She chatted with Lauren McDiarmid about her novel, the 2022 Booker Prize-shortlisted Oh William!, which sees the much-anticipated return of her beloved character, Lucy, what made her continue with the series, and the person who inspired her to become a writer.
Friday – 23rd September 2022
Don’t miss Peter Vundla discussing his memoir Doing Time with Jenny Crwys-Williams (26 Sep)
Join Jenny Crwys-Williams, seasoned journalist and broadcaster, in discussion with entrepreneur and acclaimed advertising industry veteran Peter Vundla as they explore the man behind Doing Time.
‘It doesn’t get bigger than Naspers and the billions Koos Bekker made from it’ – TJ Strydom
There is plenty to learn from South Africa’s most interesting entrepreneur, says TJ Strydom, financial journalist, game-show enthusiast and author of Koos Bekker’s Billions.
Thursday – 22nd September 2022
Nuut deur die bekroonde liedjieskrywer en sanger, Piet Smith: Rigtingwysers vir jou lewenspad
LUCA stel bekend Rigtingwysers vir jou lewenspad deur Piet Smith – ’n padkaart met wyshede vir daardie oomblikke wanneer jy rigting verloor.
A gripping portrayal of human frailty and courage in the face of mortal danger – A Russian on Commando: The Boer War Experiences of Yevgeny Avgustus
A Russian on Commando: The Boer War Experiences of Yevgeny Avgustus, edited by Boris Gorelik, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. …
Five minutes with author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu’s debut novel turned out to be the first in a trilogy. Not that she planned it that way. But now, she’s just written the last, The Quality of Mercy.
Wednesday – 21st September 2022
Een man. Twee gesinne. ’n Groot besluit wat alles sal verander … Uit die donker deur Santie van der Merwe is nou beskikbaar!
Ian Strydom het twee gesinne: Madelein en driejarige Liam vir wie hy soveel tyd moontlik steel, en Henriette en sy ouer kinders wat hom al minder nodig het …
Step up your Xhosa game! Join Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka for the launch of her book Don’t Upset ooMalume in Joburg (23 Sep)
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka.
‘It was a big surprise to me when I found my voice in novels.’ – Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taylor Jenkins Reid on chasing ideas, writing badly and her next project.
‘My entire life’s work rests on the outcome of this match.’ Read an excerpt from Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new novel Carrie Soto is Back!
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Carrie Soto is Back, the new novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid – the bestselling author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & the Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
Potgooi: ’n Eerste in Suid-Afrika! Tinus le Roux vertel van die skattejag na foto’s vir sy boek, Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in kleur
Luister! Tinus le Roux vertel hoe hy afgekom het op Anglo-Boereoorlog-foto’s wat nog nooit in boekvorm verskyn het nie …
WEN ’n kookboekbondel vol eg Suid-Afrikaanse erfenisgeregte! Skryf in voor 29 September 2022
LAPA Uitgewers vier Erfenismaand! Drie gelukkige lesers kan hierdie maand elkeen ’n LAPA-kookboekbondel vol Suid-Afrikaanse erfenis wen.
Tuesday – 13th September 2022
Lees nou ’n uittreksel uit Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse – onlangs benoem vir ’n ATKV-Woordveertjie en ’n kykNET-Rapportprys!
Gaan Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse vandeesmaand met ’n Woordveertjie en ’n kykNET-Rapportprys wegstap? Hou die spasie dop. Intussen, lees gerus ’n uittreksel!
Chanette Paul se jongste boek, Murasie, is hier! Die Strandveld loop dik van die stories …
Aandag alle Chanette Paul-aanhangers! Haar nuutste boek, Murasie, is nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers!
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Listen to Jennifer Platt interviewing Kirstin Chen, author of Counterfeit
In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Jennifer Platt interviews Kirstin Chen, author of the Reese’s Book Club pick Counterfeit.