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Thursday – 26th August 2021
WEN Ware noord, Om weer te droom en ’n Liedjie vir Anine deur Elsa Winckler! Kompetisie sluit 1 September
Teken vandag nog in op LAPA se nuusbrief om weg te stap met Ware noord, Om weer te droom en ’n Liedjie vir Anine deur Elsa Winckler.
Wednesday – 25th August 2021
‘The experience of grief is as unique to each of us as our fingerprints’ – Our Ghosts Were Once People, a new book edited by Bongani Kona
Our Ghosts Were Once People: Stories on Death and Dying edited by Bongani Kona is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Nege LAPA-skrywers benoem vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2021!
Die finaliste vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2021 is pas aangekondig! Veels geluk en sterkte aan al die LAPA-skrywers.
A Brief History of South Africa for every home and classroom in South Africa
Grab the book that will open your mind about our history and save R100 a copy until midnight, Sunday 29 August 2021!
‘My shop was filled with people from Pretoria to Port Shepstone’ – Read an excerpt from The Tearoom by Gretchen Haley
Penguin Random House has shared an extract from The Tearoom by Gretchen Haley.
Tuesday – 24th August 2021
Drie gelukkige lesers kan die maand wegloop met ’n Irna van Zyl-geskenkpak! Skryf in voor 31 Augustus 2021
Wen 1 van 3 geskenkpakke, elk met ’n kopie van Bloedsteen en Gifbeker óf Blood Stone en Death Cup deur Irna van Zyl.
Join Peter Hain for the virtual book launch of A Pretoria Boy, in conversation with Judge Dennis Davis (25 Aug)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for a conversation between Judge Dennis Davis and Lord Peter Hain about his new book A Pretoria Boy.
Fanie Viljoen, Andre Trantraal en Linki Brand wen ATKV-Kinderboektoekennings 2021
ATKV-Kinderboektoekennings 2021: Veels geluk aan Fanie Viljoen, André Trantraal en Linki Brand met jul onderskeie toekennings!
Monday – 23rd August 2021
Môreaand om 20:00! Moenie die virtuele bekendstelling van Verkleurmannetjie deur François Bloemhof mis nie (24 Aug)
Kom vier die aanlynbekendstelling van François Bloemhof se jongste jeugroman, Verkleurmannetjie, in gesprek met Louis Awerbuck.
‘I’m like ancestral bubblegum stuck to your shoe’ – Read an excerpt from Charlie Human’s new book Ancestral
Penguin Random House has shared an extract from Ancestral, the new novel by Charlie Human.
Friday – 20th August 2021
Kyk wat kom uit in September! Renaldo Schwarp deel die omslag van sy LGBTIQ-memoir, Skeef
Skeef deur Renaldo Schwarp verskyn op 1 September 2021 by LAPA Uitgewers. Loer solank na die omslag van die aangrypende LGBTIQ-memoir.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of A Pretoria Boy by Peter Hain (26 Aug)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to the virtual launch of A Pretoria Boy by Peter Hain.
Thursday – 19th August 2021
Dra jou mooiste masker en kom geniet die bekendstelling van Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard in Pretoria (20 Aug)
Jy word hartlik uitgenooi na die Pretoria-bekendstelling van Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard, in gesprek met Prof. Willie Burger.
New book alert! The Poisoners: On South Africa’s Toxic Past by Imraan Coovadia is out in September 2021
Imraan Coovadia’s new book The Poisoners is out in September 2021 from Penguin Random House.
Pan Macmillan is proud to be releasing Scatterling of Africa, a memoir by Johnny Clegg, in October 2021
Scatterling of Africa: My Early Years by Johnny Clegg will be published by Pan Macmillan in October 2021.
Friday Night Book Club: Read the first chapter of TL Huchu’s new novel The Library of the Dead
‘I’m really not supposed to be doing this, but a girl’s gotta get paid. So, here we go.’
Wednesday – 18th August 2021
Deon Wiggett en Hannes Barnard benoem vir die kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse 2021!
Aandag! Veels geluk aan Deon Wiggett en Hannes Barnard wie se boeke pas benoem is vir die kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse 2021.
FLF virtual launch of renowned historian Niall Ferguson’s Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe (25 Aug)
Join the Franschhoek Literary Festival for the launch of bestselling author Niall Ferguson’s new novel, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe.
Tuesday – 17th August 2021
Kom kuier saam met Lizz Meiring en Morné Malan by die aanlynbekendstelling van sy jongste roman, Wildekus (17 Aug)
LAPA Uitgewers en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou na die virtuele bekendstelling van Wildekus deur Morné Malan.
Monday – 16th August 2021
Vrouemaand-uitverkoping: Kry tussen 15% en 75% afslag op uitgesoekte titels by LAPA Uitgewers (14 Aug – 3 Sept 2021)
Aandag! LAPA-lesers kan nou tussen 15% en 75% spaar op geselekteerde boeke, spesiaal vir Vrouemaand.