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Friday – 13th August 2021
New book alert! Hosting With The Lazy Makoti: A Celebration of Food
Jonathan Ball Publishers will be publishing the new book by chef and award-winning cookbook author Mogau Seshoene!
Wednesday – 11th August 2021
A Home on Vorster Street: A Memoir – a dazzling collection of stories by Razina Theba
A Home on Vorster Street: A Memoir by Razina Theba is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
‘Nothing short of magic’ – Futhi Ntshingila’s new novel They Got To You Too is out in September 2021
Pan Macmillan SA is proud to be releasing They Got To You Too, a new novel by Futhi Ntshingila.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Erika Bornman’s Mission of Malice: My Exodus from KwaSizabantu (12 Aug)
Penguin Random House invite you to join News24.com books editor Shaun de Waal in conversation with Erika Bornman, author of Mission of Malice: My Exodus from KwaSizabantu.
Tuesday – 10th August 2021
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of When Secrets Become Stories: Women Speak Out, edited by Sue Nyathi (12 Aug)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for a series of conversations as women speak out and make their Secrets Become Stories.
Mission of Malice: My Exodus from KwaSizabantu – Erika Bornman chronicles her escape from an abusive religious community
Mission of Malice: My Exodus from KwaSizabantu by Erika Bornman is out now from Penguin Random House SA.
‘This beautifully nuanced account of the liberation struggle is a must-read’ – find out more about Mandla Langa’s new novel The Lost Language of the Soul
Pan Macmillan SA is proud to be releasing The Lost Language of the Soul, a new novel by Mandla Langa.
Trust You’re Well: Emails and Other Writings from a Discerning Consumer
Acutely perceptive, unequivocally funny and startlingly sincere, Hans Mackenzie Main presents a first unmissable collection of service provider correspondences and writings.
Friday – 6th August 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from Tony Park’s new novel Blood Trail
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. A poacher vanishes, two young girls go missing, a tourist …
Footnotes, August 2021: 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 – 5th August 2021
Wat het daardie dag met haar boetie se dood gebeur? Vind uit in 25 trappe na benede deur Madelein Rust
Wat wag daar om ontdek te word, net vyf-en-twintig trappe na benede? Vind uit in Madelein Rust se jongste roman!
Don’t miss Aoife Lennon-Ritchie’s webinar on how to get a literary agent (18 Aug)
How do you get a literary agent? What do literary agents even do, and why do you need one? How does agenting work in South Africa? What kind of titles are agents looking for?
An evening with Karen Jennings, South African Booker Prize nominee (1 Sep)
Karen Jennings and Colleen Higgs, publisher at Modjaji Books will be in conversation about Karen’s recent Booker Prize nomination for An Island, her writing life, and her plans for the future.
‘Tell all your weird friends.’ Charlie Human’s new book, Ancestral, is out now!
Ancestral, the new novel by Charlie Human, is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi – a sweeping tale of longing and rebellion
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s highly anticipated new novel The First Woman is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 4th August 2021
Sababa is back in stores! Celebrate with a special offer from Jacana Media
The much-loved and bestselling Sababa cookbook, which has sold over 10 000 copies, is back in stores this week!
[Free webinar] Thinking the Future: New Perspectives from the Shoulders of Giants (4 Aug)
Join Daily Maverick Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee, bestselling author Clem Sunter and scenario-planner Mitch Ilbury as they discuss how we can think more effectively about the future and, in the process, make better decisions about our lives.
Landslide – Michael Wolff closes the door on the Trump presidency with a final, astonishingly candid account
Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency by Michael Wolff is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 3rd August 2021
‘Reason and imagination must go hand in hand’ – Read an excerpt from Thinking the Future: New Perspectives from the Shoulders of Giants by Clem Sunter and Mitch Ilbury
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Thinking the Future: New Perspectives from the Shoulders of Giants by Clem Sunter and Mitch Ilbury!
Moenie koue voete kry nie! Brei vir jouself die pragtige pantoffels uit 50 Tydlose Breipatrone deur Christa Swanepoel
Bederf jouself en almal wat jy ken met ’n paar mooi pantoffels wat jy self gemaak het. Probeer die gratis patroon uit 50 Tydlose Breipatrone.