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Monday – 16th May 2022

Een gelukkig leser kan nou wegstap met Vita du Preez se volledige erotika-trilogie! Neem deel op Facebook voor 19 Mei

Liefdesles, Klaskamer én Skoolgeld – dis die drie boeke waarmee jy vandeesweek kan wegstap in LAPA Uitgewers se jongste Facebook-kompetisie.

Friday – 13th May 2022

NOU beskibaar by Wenkbrou – Liefdesles deur Vita du Preez! #DisIngewikkeld

Vita du Preez se jongste roman is hier! Liefdesles is die derde en laaste boek in haar erotika-trilogie en volg op Klaskamer en Skoolgeld.

New book alert! Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg

Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg is out this month from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

Find out more about JG Jesman’s debut novel Chisoni, or Conversations on a Plane about Life and Death

Chisoni, or Conversations on a Plane about Life and Death by JG Jesman is out now from Penguin Random House. 

Thursday – 12th May 2022

’n Nuwe seisoen, ’n nuwe begin vir die liefde in vier bekoorlike Romanzas!

Nuut by LAPA! Vier nuwe liefdesverhale deur Magdaleen Walters, Marilé Cloete, Santi Neven en Alicia Hanekom.

Don’t miss the launch of CA Davids’s new novel How to Be a Revolutionary at Love Books (20 May)

Penguin Random House and Love Books invite you to the launch of How to Be a Revolutionary by CA Davids.

Take Charge by Nyimpini Mabunda – the perfect toolkit to take you to the top

Take Charge: Life Lessons on the Road to CEO by Nyimpini Mabunda is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Wednesday – 11th May 2022

Waarmee worstel Stella se dogters so? Kom vind uit by ’n Netwerk24-aanlyngesprek met Helene de Kock (19 Mei)

Penguin Random House SA en Netwerk24 nooi jou graag na ’n aanlyngesprek oor Stella se dogters deur Helene de Kock.

Mark Gevisser’s seminal book Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred back in print and updated with a brilliant new epilogue

An updated edition of Mark Gevisser’s seminal book Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Tuesday – 10th May 2022

‘Don’t jella, vang tips.’ Read an excerpt from Terry-Ann Adams’s new short story collection White Chalk

Read an excerpt from White Chalk, the new book from Terry-Ann Adams, out now from Jacana Media! 

[Video] Probeer Elmarie Berry se smullekker resep vir Malvapoeding met ’n Pinotagesous uit haar debuutkookboek, Kosbaar

‘Ek gaan vir jou wys hoe om mooi kos maklik te maak’: Loer tussen die bladsye van Kosbaar deur Elmarie Berry en probeer haar resep vir Malvapoeding met ’n Pinotagesous.

Liewe Mamma, staan ’n kans om ’n pragtige LAPA-geskenkpak te wen! Neem deel voor 31 Mei 2022

Teken in op LAPA se nuusbrief en jy kan dalk wegstap met ’n pragtige geskenkpak propvol boeke spesiaal vir die moeders!

New book alert! Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath

Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath by Bill Browder is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Monday – 9th May 2022

Nuut deur die skrywer van Adder en Brandmerk: Om beter te kan moor deur Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels

Help, my seun is ’n moordenaar! Om beter te kan moor deur Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels is nou beskikbaar by Penguin Random House SA.

Win a copy of Magda: My Journey by Magda Wierzycka!

Penguin Random House is giving away a copy of Magda Wierzycka’s new biography Magda: My Journey!

History comes alive in Tinus le Roux’s book The Boer War in Colour

The Boer War in Colour by Tinus le Roux is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Thursday – 5th May 2022

Offers vir die vlieë deur Fanie Viljoen wen die 2022 Scheepersprys vir Jeuglektuur! (Plus: Lees ’n uittreksel)

Die Raad van die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns het pas die Akademiebekronings vir 2022 bekendgemaak! Fanie Viljoen wen die gesogte Scheepersprys vir jeuglektuur vir sy roman, Offers vir die vlieë.

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Damon Galgut’s Booker Prize-winning novel The Promise

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the digital launch of The Promise by Damon Galgut. 

Don’t miss an evening with Tsitsi Dangarembga in Cape Town! (16 May)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to an evening with Tsitsi Dangarembga.

Don’t miss the launch of Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter by Ebrahim Ebrahim (5 May)

Jacana Media and CineCentre Killarney invite you to the launch of Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter by Ebrahim Ebrahim.