Fiction
Thursday – 31st August 2017
Find out about Achmat Dangor’s new novel Dikeledi at Open Book
Award-winning author Achmat Dangor’s new novel, Dikeledi, is out just in time for the Open Book Festival.
Wednesday – 30th August 2017
Moving, authentic, compelling: Marcus Low contemplates the Karoo in 2022 in his debut novel Asylum
Marcus Low’s book is timely and important as it presents a human story behind untreatable infectious disease. Low places incarcerated people who have the dimmest hopes for the future and little consolation at the story’s center. Low movingly describes the mental state of Barry James in a way that seems entirely authentic. A compelling read!
Stephen King’s End of Watch: The terrifying final episode in the Bill Hodges trilogy
Stephen King’s End of Watch – out now! – is the spectacular finale to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers.
‘I couldn’t read another novel for days’ – Karin Schimke on Johan Vlok Louw’s A Gap in the Hedge
Penguin Random House South Africa is proud to present A Gap in the Hedge, the latest novel from Johan Vlok Louw.
Tuesday – 29th August 2017
Ali Land is in South Africa in September!
Ali Land, the author of Good Me Bad Me, will be visiting South Africa in September.
Chibundu Onuzo – author of the fantastic Welcome to Lagos – will be at the Open Book Festival
Don’t miss Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzo at the Open Book Festival in Cape Town from 6-10 September!
Monday – 28th August 2017
Don’t miss the launch of Ali Land’s explosive debut novel, Good Me Bad Me
Kalk Bay Books and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land.
Don’t miss Mohale Mashigo at the Jozi Book Fair
The 2017 Jozi Book Fair will take place in Newtown, Johannesburg from Thursday, 31 August to to Sunday, 3 September.
Thursday – 24th August 2017
Presenting the new Binyavanga Wainaina Archive – and it needs your help
A group of people have gathered together to honour Binyavanga Wainaina by putting together an archive of his work.
Meet the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sellout, Paul Beatty
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to meet the Man Booker Prize winning author of The Sellout, Paul Beatty.
The new Lauren Beukes? Find out more about Tammy Baikie’s award-winning debut novel Selling LipService
Daring in scope and exhibiting exhilarating virtuosity, Selling LipService takes South African fiction into a space last seen with Lauren Beukes’s Zoo City.
Wednesday – 23rd August 2017
Trevor Noah’s book Born A Crime wins Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award
Trevor Noah’s book took top honours, while The Book Lounge won best independent bookseller for the fourth year in a row, at the Sefika Awards last night.
Tuesday – 22nd August 2017
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, author of Stay With Me, will be in South Africa in September
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, who was shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction for her debut novel Stay With Me, will be in South Africa this month.
Don’t miss Man Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty chatting to Bongani Madondo at Love Books
Paul Beatty, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sellout, will be in South Africa this month.
A flamboyant and moving debut novel: Olumide Popoola’s When We Speak of Nothing
When We Speak of Nothing tells the story of friends Karl and Abu, both 17, who live near Kings Cross. Its 2011 and racial tensions are set to explode across London. Abu is infatuated with gorgeous classmate Nalini but dares not speak to her. Meanwhile, Karl is grappling with gender identity, and becomes the target of the local ‘wannabe’ thugs just for being different.
Monday – 21st August 2017
‘Brilliant’ Sarah Lotz’s The Three to be adapted for ‘stunning’ new BBC drama series
The BBC has announced it will adapt South African author Sarah Lotz’s The Three trilogy as a major new eight-part drama for its flagship channel.
Henrietta Rose-Innes reveals the tentative title of her new book
Henrietta Rose-Innes has written a piece for Female First upon the United Kingdom release of her book Green Lion.
The Excavations by James Whyle: ‘A crazy-ass futuristic book’
The Excavations is a savage, explicit, end-of-days tale. It delves into the history of the world, and into its future. It is a prophecy of what will come if we fail to confront the results of climate change and imploding capitalism.
How to get published in South Africa
How do I approach a publisher? How do I choose a publisher? What royalties should I expect?
‘Reading set me free’ – Kopano Matlwa chats about writing, success and her new novel Period Pain
Kopano Matlwa has been featured on Face to Face with Success with Nikiwe Bikitsha, a new series of short motivational interviews with interesting South Africans.