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Tuesday – 1st March 2022
Bloedbande deur Jeanette Stals: ’n Moord sonder verdagtes of leidrade? Klink soos ’n raaisel vir Luna Joubert!
Nou beskikbaar by LAPA: Bloedbande – die vierde boek in Jeanette Stals se Luna Joubert-reeks.
Hoeveel invloed het Rusland op die ANC se regeerstyl gehad? Vind uit in Terreur en bevryding deur Leopold Scholtz
In Terreur en bevryding skryf Leopold Scholtz dat die SAKP reeds in 1928 opdrag van die Kremlin ontvang het om die ANC te infiltreer.
Monday – 28th February 2022
Bestselling author Sara-Jayne Makwala King chats to Sue Nyathi, editor of When Secrets Become Stories, in the new episode of Pagecast
The new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, is out today!
Het jy ’n storie om te vertel? Die skrywers op LAPA se Jeugromankompetisie-kortlys het beslis!
Die kortlys vir LAPA Uitgewers se Jeugromankompetisie vir 2021 is bekend!
‘Lemon syrup, cake and coffee made a perfect three-course breakfast’ – Read an excerpt from Sally Andrew’s new Tannie Maria mystery, The Milk Tart Murders!
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from The Milk Tart Murders – the new Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew!
Friday – 25th February 2022
Footnotes, February 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.
Thursday – 24th February 2022
Daily Maverick webinar: Guns and Needles: A Journey Into the Heart of South African Sport’s Steroid and Drug Culture (24 Feb)
Join Penguin Random House for a Daily Maverick webinar as Maverick Sports Editor Craig Ray and award-winning sportswriter Clinton van der Berg take a fascinating look at the murky world of drug use in sport.
Wednesday – 23rd February 2022
Wat is die sleutel tot vrede en vryheid? Vind uit in Die net is gebreek deur Chris van der Merwe
Chris van der Merwe skryf oor die blydskap van die gebreekte vangnet in sy jongste boek, Die net is gebreek. Nou beskikbaar by LUCA!
New book alert! Two Tons o’ Fun by Fred Khumalo (PLUS: Enter to win a copy!)
Fred Khumalo’s Two Tons o’ Fun – a charming coming-of-age novel set in a Johannesburg township – is out now from Umuzi!
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Sicelo Mbatha and Bridget Pitt chat about their book Black Lion: Alive in the Wilderness
This week, Pagecast is in conversation with the authors of Black Lion: Alive in the Wilderness, Sicelo Mbatha and Bridget Pitt!
Tuesday – 22nd February 2022
Don’t miss the launch of Sally Andrew’s new Tannie Maria mystery The Milk Tart Murders at Love Books (30 Mar)
Penguin Random House and Love Books invite you to the in-store launch of The Milk Tart Murders: A Tannie Maria Mystery by Sally Andrew!
Wil jy Stillewe en Droomboom deur Marie Spruyt wen? Neem deel aan die Facebook-kompetisie voor 3 Maart!
Een gelukkige leser kan eersdaags wegstap met Droomboom en Stillewe deur Marie Spruyt!
Wonderland – legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz’s surprising account of her encounters with fashion over five decades
Wonderland, by Annie Leibovitz with a Foreward by Anna Wintour, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 21st February 2022
Don’t miss the Jacana People’s Book Sale – insane prices, 2 days only! (24-25 Feb)
The Jacana People’s Book Sale will be taking place this week!
Try this recipe for Beef Fillet with Burrata and a Caper Sauce, from Michael Olivier’s Friends. Food. Flavour.
Friends. Food. Flavour. is the culmination of a long journey.
‘I have never taken a single moment of it for granted’ – Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music is out now
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 17th February 2022
So maak jy Pitahamburgers met Griekse jogurtsous! Probeer hierdie gratis resep uit Kosbaar deur Elmarie Berry
Is een van jou nuwejaarsvoornemens om gesonder te eet? Dan moet jy Elmarie Berry se resep vir Pitahamburgers met Griekse jogurtsous probeer!
Where would we be without us! Wathint’imbokodo! Find out about the new series Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us
Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us is a groundbreaking series of books, written by Athambile Masola and Xolisa Guzula and published by Jacana Media, telling the stories of pioneering South African women who have cleared a path for women and girls.
Don’t miss an evening with 2021 Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut, author of The Promise, at The Book Lounge (10 Mar)
You are invited to an evening with 2021 Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut at The Book Lounge!
Monday – 14th February 2022
Don’t miss the launch of Beyond Bitcoin by Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle at Exclusive Books V and A Waterfront (3 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks by Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle.