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Thursday – 10th March 2022
Kom leer ’n paar Hacks vir die Lewe by Leandie du Randt in Bloemfontein (11 Mrt.) en Bethlehem (12 Mrt.)
Woon jy in Bloemfontein of in Bethlehem? Dan is jy in vir ’n groot bederf die naweek want Leandie du Randt kom kuier!
The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the Covid-19 Pandemic – drawing back the curtain on one of the most important medical breakthroughs of our age
The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the Covid-19 Pandemic by Joe Miller, with Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 9th March 2022
Kom gesels met François Bloemhof oor sy jongste roman, Kry vir jou, by Die Bordienghuis in Wellington (16 Mrt)
LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou graag na die bekendstelling van Kry vir jou deur François Bloemhof!
Six Penguin Random House SA cookbooks named Best in South Africa at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2021
Struik Lifestyle, an imprint of Penguin Random House South Africa, has won the Best Cookbook Publisher in South Africa prize at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2021! Plus, six Penguin cookbooks were named Best in South Africa.
Find out more about The Leviathan – the instant bestseller by Rosie Andrews
Richly researched, incredibly atmospheric, and deliciously unsettling, Rosie Andrews’s debut novel The Leviathan is set in England during a time of political and religious turbulence.
Tuesday – 8th March 2022
Don’t miss the launch of Kosbaar by Elmarie Berry at The Bright Collective in Somerset West (11 Mar)
Penguin Random House SA and The Bright Collective invite you to the launch of Kosbaar by Elmarie Berry.
Listen to an excerpt from Sophie Hannah’s ingenious, brain-bending new novel The Couple at the Table
Listen to an excerpt from The Couple at the Table – bestselling author Sophie Hannah’s twisty new psych suspense!
It’s another beautiful day to shop the Jacana Birthday Sale – 50% off all books!
Jacana Media is celebrating 20 years of independent publishing with a 50% off sitewide sale!
Monday – 7th March 2022
Moord, intrige en ’n goudskat wat wag om ontdek te word: Die geheim van Mussolini se kaart deur Constant van der Merwe
Elena ontdek ’n ou kaart wat kan lei na ’n goudskat in Die geheim van Mussolini se kaart deur Constant van der Merwe.
The latest Pagecast episode is out today! Featuring Barbara Mutch, author of The Fire Portrait
In this episode, Cape Town-based radio presenter and book lover Pippa Hudson is in conversation with author Barbara Mutch about her latest novel The Fire Portrait.
Friday – 4th March 2022
‘Dit laat haar droewig voel, al die grysheid’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Marie Spruyt se jongste roman, Droomboom
LAPA Uitgewers deel graag ’n proeseltjie uit Droomboom, Marie Spruyt se jongste roman wat afspeel teen die agtergrond van Ierland se magiese landskap.
Monica Ali introduces Love Marriage – a captivating social comedy and a profoundly moving, revelatory story
Monica Ali, the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Brick Lane, introduces Love Marriage – her first new novel in a decade.
Don’t miss Fred Khumalo at Book Circle Capital in Melville chatting about his new novel Two Tons o’ Fun (29 Mar)
Penguin Random House and Book Circle Capital invite you to the launch of Two Tons o’ Fun by Fred Khumalo.
Thursday – 3rd March 2022
‘Is jy in die moeilikheid? Tart ’n geheim jou?’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit Kry vir jou, nuut deur François Bloemhof
Lees ’n kort uittreksel uit Kry vir jou, die tweede boek in François Bloemhof se Ludo Labuschagne-wiedoenit reeks!
Skep jou eie kulinêre lekkernye met Sjef Mynhardt Joubert se jongste kookboek, My Stasie Straat Kombuis!
My Stasie Straat Kombuis is ’n weerspieëling van Sjef Mynhardt Joubert se kombuis en die etes wat hy daar aanbied.
New book alert! Masters of Money: Strategies for Success from the CFOs of South Africa’s Biggest Companies by KC Rottok Chesaina
Masters of Money: Strategies for Success from the CFOs of South Africa’s Biggest Companies by KC Rottok Chesaina is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 2nd March 2022
Geloof soos ’n mosterdsaadjie deur Helena Hugo is nou beskikbaar by LUCA!
Die bekroonde skrywer, vertaler en aktrise, Helena Hugo, se jongste boek is nou op die rakke!
Join Bridge Books for an evening with Fred Khumalo to celebrate his new book Two Tons o’ Fun (3 Mar)
Join Penguin Random House SA for the launch of Fred Khumalo’s Two Tons o’ Fun – a new charming coming of age novel set in a Johannesburg township.
The body remains a battleground. Body: The Photobook by Nathalie Herschdorfer
Body: The Photobook by Nathalie Herschdorfer – the definitive survey of contemporary photography of the human body – is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 1st March 2022
Spoilt Ballots – lifting the lid on 200 years of electoral dysfunction in our beloved and benighted nation
Spoilt Ballots, by Rogues’ Gallery authors Nick Dall and Matthew Blackman, is now available from Penguin Random House SA!