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Thursday – 28th October 2021
Meet award-winning writer Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni, author of Wanda the Brave, for virtual book reading session! (30 Oct)
Award-winning writer Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni will be doing a virtual reading of her children’s book Wanda the Brave!
Don’t miss the launch of Black Lion: Alive in the Wilderness by Sicelo Mbatha and Bridget Pitt at Alma Cafe in Cape Town (3 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the launch of Black Lion: Alive in the Wilderness.
Don’t miss The Cheeky Natives in conversation with Gretchen Haley about her novel The Tearoom (28 Oct)
Penguin Random House and The Cheeky Natives invite you to the virtual launch of The Tearoom by Gretchen Haley.
Wednesday – 27th October 2021
Video: Wat beteken dit om gay en Suid-Afrikaans te wees? Renaldo Schwarp gesels oor sy nuwe boek, Skeef
Renaldo Schwarp se jongste boek Skeef plaas LGBTIQ-ervaringe onder die soeklig. Kyk na die video!
‘There’s been a huge amount of mystery surrounding my family’ – Watch Joanne Joseph chatting about her new book Children of Sugarcane
Joanne Joseph recently launched her debut novel Children of Sugarcane.
Join David Dison for the launch of his new novel The Good Nigerian at Emoyeni in Joburg (28 Oct)
It’s time to meet in person again, and Jacana Media invites you all to the book launch of The Good Nigerian by David Dison!
Don’t miss the launch of The Battle of Bangui: The Inside Story of South Africa’s Worst Military Scandal Since Apartheid at The Rand Club (30 Oct)
The Rand Club and Penguin Random House proudly invite you to the launch of The Battle of Bangui: The Inside Story of South Africa’s Worst Military Scandal Since Apartheid.
Tuesday – 26th October 2021
Probeer Herman Lensing se resepte uit Huiskos vir Bobotiefrikkadelle, Gerookte varkboud en Sjokolade-karameltert
Verkneukel jou in drie resepte en staaltjies uit Herman Lensing se jongste kookboek, Huiskos.
’n Hart is net atome deur Cecilia Steyn – ’n skreeusnaakse grafiese roman vir jonk en oud
’n Hart is net atome is ’n fantastiese grafiese roman deur geliefde jeugboekskrywer Cecilia Steyn en illustreerder Danielle Albertyn.
‘Food that reminds you of a special place that’s home’ – watch the virtual launch of Hosting With The Lazy Makoti
Mogau Seshoene recently launched her brand new cookbook Hosting With The Lazy Makoti!
Congratulations to Tsitsi Dangarembga on being awarded the 2021 German Peace Prize
‘I’m sure you would have preferred to give up on occasion, Tsitsi, to simply give in to the temptation to just lead a normal, ordinary life. […] But you are far from ordinary.’
Seminar by Tom Lodge: Who joined the Party? The changing sociology of South African Communism, 1921-2021 (26 Oct)
WiSER and the Forge invite you to an online seminar by Tom Lodge (University of Limerick): Who joined the Party? The changing sociology of South African Communism, 1921–2021.
Monday – 25th October 2021
New book alert! History of South Africa – Thula Simpson explores the tumultuous journey from the Second Anglo-Boer War to the Covid-19 pandemic
Thula Simpson’s new book History of South Africa is out now from Penguin Random House SA.
Na ’n plaas in Afrika deur Irma Joubert is nou ‘n oudioboek! Luister na ’n voorsmaak gelees deur Anton Brink
Irma is beslis die gewildste en mees geliefde skrywer van Afrikaanse historiese fiksie. En nou kan jy na Na ’n plaas in Afrika luister!
Don’t miss the launch of Joanne Joseph’s debut novel Children of Sugarcane (27 Oct)
Join Joanne Joseph for the launch of her new novel Children of Sugarcane at Exclusive Books Hyde Park.
Friday – 22nd October 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from Defending Britta Stein – Ronald H Balson’s thrilling take on a modern day courtroom drama
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend.
Luister! Hoe het Ethienne Reynecke die doodsengel drie keer vrygespring? Tinus van Staden vertel op Pretoria FM
Luister na ’n onderhoud met Tinus van Staden oor die verstommende storie van oud-rugbyheld en gemengde gevegskuns-kampioen, Ethienne Reynecke.
Video: Braai your own Brandy-marinated Prawns from Mynie Plays with Fire (Plus: a free lesson on how to devein a prawn!)
Watch Mynie Steffens demonstrate how to braai Brandy-marinated Prawns from her latest cookbook, Mynie Plays with Fire.
New book alert! The highly anticipated Hosting With The Lazy Makoti: A Celebration of Food is out now
Hosting With The Lazy Makoti: A Celebration of Food – the highly anticipated new cookbook from South Africa’s award-winning and bestselling cookbook author and chef. Out now!
Thursday – 21st October 2021
A story of survival – Richard Peirce investigates the sudden disappearance of great white sharks from Gansbaai in his book Orca
Its flourish of great whites is Gansbaai’s claim to fame, and a large part of its success, so when its shiver of sharks started to disappear, the small Western Cape town faced a conundrum. Shark conservationist and author of Orca, Richard Peirce, investigated the sudden retreat.