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Tuesday – 25th May 2021
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.
Don’t miss the launch of Justin Fox’s new novel The Cape Raider at Liberty Books in Elgin (24 Jun)
Penguin Random House and Liberty Books invite you to the launch of The Cape Raider by Justin Fox.
Reset, Rebuild, Reignite! Don’t miss a virtual webinar with growth expert and author Pavlo Phitidis (27 May)
Wits Alumni Relations invites you to a webinar with Pavlo Phitidis!
Friday – 21st May 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Ronald H Balson’s ‘thrilling, action-filled suspense novel’ The Trust
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend. Treat yourself to a glass of wine this evening and …
Future African Classics! Native Boy – exploring a young man’s complex relationship with identity and race
In the run-up to Africa Day, on 25 May, Jonathan Ball Publishers will be sharing some of the sparkling new books from their 2021 Pan-African list.
LAPA Uitgewers en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou graag na die virtuele bekendstelling van Dominique deur Erla-Mari Diedericks (8 Junie)
LAPA Uitgewers en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou graag na die virtuele bekendstelling van Dominique deur Erla-Mari Diedericks.
‘Ek sal eerder gif drink as Engelse tee oor my lippe neem’ – Lees ’n uittreksel uit Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard
Penguin Random House SA het onlangs ’n uittreksel uit Vier susters deur Gerda Taljaard op The Waddle gedeel. Lees dit nou!
Thursday – 20th May 2021
Future African Classics! The Boy Who Never Gave Up – how a son of Sudan rose above poverty, racism and xenophobia to become a South African legend
Today, find out more about The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph by Emmanuel Taban and Andrew Crofts!
Die Afrikaanse kriptiese blokraaiboek II is nou beskikbaar met 30 splinternuwe blokraaie!
Geniet nog 30 splinternuwe uitdagende en meevoerende raaisels in Die Afrikaanse kriptiese blokraaiboek II deur Willem Swanepoel.
New book alert! Robert Muponde’s The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse – a magical coming-of-age tale in rural Zimbabwe
The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse: A Memoir of a Childhood by Robert Muponde is out now from Penguin Random House!
‘It’s a collection of my thoughts and the lessons that I’ve learnt’ – Watch Kojo Baffoe introducing his new book, Listen to Your Footsteps
Kojo Baffoe’s new book, Listen to Your Footsteps is an honest and, at times, raw collection of essays from a son, a father, a husband, a brother and a man deeply committed to doing the internal work.
Wednesday – 19th May 2021
Nuut! Daar’s iets vir elke hekelentoesias in 50 Tydlose Hekelpatrone deur Christa Swanepoel
Nuut! 50 Tydlose Hekelpatrone deur Christa Swanepoel – ’n versameling van 50 hoogtepunte uit die baie suksesvolle reeks, Hekel saam met Vrouekeur.
Oprah Winfrey and Dr Bruce Perry uncover What Happened to You? – a revolutionary book on healing trauma
In their new book, Oprah Winfrey, bestselling author and globally renowned icon, and brain development and trauma expert Dr Bruce Perry discuss the impact of trauma and adverse experiences and how healing must begin.
Future African Classics! Lightseekers – a fast-paced and utterly engrossing thriller set in Nigeria
In the run-up to Africa Day, on 25 May, Jonathan Ball Publishers will be sharing some of the sparkling new books from their 2021 Pan-African list.
New book alert! Blues for the White Man: Hearing Black Voices in South Africa and the Deep South by Fred de Vries
A fascinating, insightful journey through time and space, Blues for the White Man is a celebration of multiculturalism and a plea for white people to do some ‘second line dancing’ for a change.