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Monday – 31st May 2021
My Final Answer: Get behind the scenes with Jeremy Maggs (2 Jun)
Join Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis in conversation with Jeremy Maggs as they take a look behind-the-scenes at what was unfolding in the newsrooms as some of the breaking stories in South Africa unfolded.
Friday – 28th May 2021
Ougat: From A Hoe Into A Housewife And Then Some – Shana Fife’s writing is like nothing you’ve read before
Ougat: From A Hoe Into A Housewife And Then Some by Shana Fife will be out in June 2021 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday Night Book Club: ‘In the wrong hands a secret is a weapon.’ Read an excerpt from Laura Shepherd-Robinson’s Daughters of Night
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Treat yourself to a glass of wine this evening and …
New book by Nthikeng Mohlele announced! (PLUS new edition of Small Things)
A new book of short stories by Nthikeng Mohlele will be published by Jacana Media in October 2021!
New book alert! Another Life by Jodie Chapman – a dazzling, devastating coming-of-age novel
Another Life by Jodie Chapman is out now from Penguin Random House!
Thursday – 27th May 2021
Wat het regtig daardie aand by die koshuis gebeur? Vind uit in Die Stella-moorde deur Susan Cilliers – binnekort beskikbaar!
Binnekort beskikbaar: Die Stella-moorde deur Susan Cilliers, skrywer van die topverkoper Huis van Gruwels.
When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner by John R Schlapobersky – a record of its time with lessons for ours
When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner by John Schlapobersky is out in June 2021 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Don’t miss Jenny Crwys-Williams in conversation with David Baldacci for the South African launch of A Gambling Man (17 Jun)
Join Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books for the South African launch of David Baldacci’s new novel A Gambling Man!
Wednesday – 26th May 2021
Read an excerpt from John Grisham’s latest novel Sooley – an intensely moving story with a deeply compelling central character
Global bestseller John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in Sooley, a gripping novel that showcases his storytelling powers in an entirely new light.
Kyk net die pragtige omslag! Marilyn deur Chanette Paul verskyn in Julie 2021
Chanette Paul het onlangs die omslag van haar opkomende roman, Marilyn, op Facebook onthul.
The Missing Sister is almost here! Watch Lucinda Riley talking about the inspiration behind her new book
One day to go until The Missing Sister is in store!
Five lovely ex-girlfriends; one sweet-talking scoundrel – Limerence by Vincent Pienaar
Set in vibrant, ever-changing Joburg, Limerence tracks Scout’s relationships with five remarkable women, from his bygone days of first dates to a life of higher and higher tightropes – and no safety net in sight. Warm-hearted and funny, this is a tale guaranteed to lift the spirits of even the sourest of exes.
Tuesday – 25th May 2021
Future African Classics! I Am a Girl From Africa – A powerful memoir about a girl whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world
Today, find out more about I Am A Girl From Africa by Elizabeth Nyamayaro.
Hou verby, Twilight! Elikser deur Frenette van Wyk is nou beskikbaar
Elikser deur Frenette van Wyk is ’n eerste in sy soort – ’n opwindende bonatuurlike romanse vir jong volwassenes in Afrikaans!
The Bomber Mafia – internationally bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell returns with an exploration of one of the grandest obsessions of the twentieth century
The Bomber Mafia: A Story Set in War by Malcolm Gladwell – a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war, from the international bestselling author of Talking to Strangers.
A publishing first! Shubnum Khan’s memoir How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo will be released in India
Shubnum Khan’s memoir How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo: And Other Strange And Wonderful Stories will be published in India!
New book alert! Rethinking Africa: Indigenous Women Re-Interpret Southern Africa’s Pasts
Rethinking Africa: Indigenous Women Re-Interpret Southern Africa’s Pasts, edited by Bernedette Muthien and June Bam, is out in May 2021 from Jacana Media!
Monday – 24th May 2021
Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to a poetry celebration on Africa Day!
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for a poetry celebration to commemorate Africa Day 2021.
Future African Classics! Years of Fire and Ash: South African Poems of Decolonisation
In the run-up to Africa Day, on 25 May, Jonathan Ball Publishers will be sharing some of the sparkling new books from …
Verlore skatte, muisneste en storieboekliefde: Nou beskikbaar in vier nuwe Romanzas!
Nuut by LAPA – vier splinternuwe liefdesverhale deur Dina Botha, Elsa Winckler, Malene Breytenbach en Louise van der Merwe om jou winter op te kikker.