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Friday – 28th October 2022
Don’t miss an evening with Margie Orford in Cape Town
The Book Lounge and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to an evening with Margie Orford.
Tshidiso Moletsane wins 2022 Sunday Times Fiction Prize for Junx
‘A tour de force. Bold, raw and surprisingly elegant Gonzo style writing.’ This is how the judges for this year’s Sunday Times Fiction Prize described debut author Tshidiso Moletsane’s Junx. The book is published by Penguin Random House under the Umuzi Trailblazer imprint.
Thursday – 27th October 2022
Moord, Doodsake en nou Vleisfees op Karibib: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Isa Konrad se derde Karibib-roman!
Het jy al die derde roman in Isa Konrad se Karibib-reeks gelees? Lees nou ’n uittreksel uit Vleisfees op Karibib!
Don’t miss the launch of Shevlyn Mottai’s debut novel Across the Kala Pani in Joburg (27 Oct)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Across the Kala Pani by Shevlyn Mottai.
Corruption, assassination, extinction – Find out more Peter Hain’s new novel The Elephant Conspiracy
The Elephant Conspiracy by Peter Hain will be published in November by Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 26th October 2022
Wat word verstaan onder verlies en rou? Lees ’n uittreksel uit Jou kind en verlies deur Solet Scheeres om uit te vind
Uittreksel uit Jou kind en verlies deur Solet Scheeres: Lees 8 foutiewe aannames oor die verwerking van verlies en ander insigte.
‘Dis ’n merkwaardige ervaring om jou oë oor hierdie beelde te gooi’: Melvyn Minnaar resenseer Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur
‘Hy is van ’n eeu of meer gelede, maar die figuur op die blad gee jou ’n emosionele en intellektuele rilling: ’n spook wat in die hede aandag opeis’ – Melvyn Minnaar oor Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur deur Tinus le Roux.
Don’t miss the online book launch of Geological Highlights of East African National Parks by by Dr Roger Scoon (2 Nov)
Join Penguin Random House for an online book launch and visual presentation by Dr Roger Scoon, with an introduction by Dr Richard Viljoen.
Tuesday – 25th October 2022
Wen ’n kas vol kookboeke, insluitend Kosbaar deur Elmarie Berry! Deem deel voor 30 November 2022
Net betyds vir die feesseisoen! Een gelukkige leser kan in Desember wegstap met ’n kas vol kookboeke van Penguin Random House SA.
Moenie die bekendstelling van Inkommers deur Hans du Plessis in Potchefstroom misloop nie! (26 Okt)
LAPA Uitgewers en Bargain Books nooi jou graag na die bekendstelling van Inkommers deur Hans du Plessis!
Find out more about Mad Honey – the heart-pounding and heartbreaking novel by bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Mad Honey – from bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan comes a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.
Monday – 24th October 2022
Het jy al Verbode drif deur Irma Joubert gelees? Lees nou ’n uittreksel!
Die heruitgawe van Verbode drif deur Irma Joubert het onlangs by LAPA Uitgewers verskyn – en jy kan nou ’n uittreksel lees uit Hoofstuk Een!
Don’t miss award-winning author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu in Centurion for the launch of her latest novel The Quality of Mercy (25 Oct)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Quality of Mercy by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu.
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Featuring Scarlett Brade, author of The Hive – a feminist thriller for anyone who’s ever sworn revenge on an ex
In this week’s episode, Pagecast co-producer Maryam Adams is in conversation with Scarlett Brade, author of The Hive.
Don’t miss the Gauteng launches of Kumi Naidoo’s forthcoming memoir Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker (1-3 Nov)
Join Jacana Media at the Gauteng launch events for Kumi Naidoo’s forthcoming memoir Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker.
Friday – 21st October 2022
‘Daar is rowwe goed wat in my lewe gebeur het’ – Herman Lategan gesels oor Hoerkind: Die memoires van ’n randeier
Lees Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch se offbeat-en-glad-nie-fokken-mainstream-nie onderhoud met Herman Lategan in Klyntji.
Out now: Sacrifice to the Flies by Fanie Viljoen! Plus, listen to an excerpt
Fanie Viljoen’s multiple award-winning Young Adult novel, Offers vir die vlieë, is now available in English as Sacrifice to the Flies!
‘Fassinerend!’ Lees wat skryf Phyllis Green oor Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur deur Tinus le Roux (Plus: Loer na die foto’s!)
‘Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in Kleur laat mens werklik met ander oë na hierdie tragiese geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika kyk,’ skryf Phyllis Green oor Tinus le Roux se pragboek in Sarie.
Thursday – 20th October 2022
Waar lê die lyn tussen inwoner en inkommer? Vind uit in Hans du Plessis se jongste roman, Inkommers!
Inkommers deur Hans du Plessis is ‘n eietydse verhaal, ‘n kroniek van die Afrikaners – die familie, nie die volk nie – wat al van die Groot Trek se dae af wydsbeen oor die vuil Vaal in die Vredefortkoepel boer …
Black and Female – internationally acclaimed novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga explores her complex relationship with race and gender
Black and Female by Tsitsi Dangarembga is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.