Fiction
Wednesday – 2nd December 2020
Ellah Wakatama joins the panel of judges for the fourth Gerald Kraak Anthology and Prize
The Jacana Literary Foundation, in partnership with the Other Foundation, is delighted and honoured to welcome Ellah Wakatama to the panel of judges that will adjudicate the 2020/21 Gerald Kraak Anthology and Prize.
‘This is meant to be a thought-provoking book!’ – Sue Nyathi chats to The Cheeky Natives about her book A Family Affair
Sue Nyathi chatted to Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane and Dr Alma-Nalisha Cele of The Cheeky Natives about her new novel, A Family Affair.
Tuesday – 1st December 2020
Read an excerpt from Miss Benson’s Beetle – a funny, heartwarming and magical read that’ll lift your spirits
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Miss Benson’s Beetle, an uplifting and redemptive story of a glorious female friendship against the odds, from Rachel Joyce, the author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Music Shop.
Monday – 30th November 2020
Sjoe! Is dit warm hier by LAPA of is dit November 2020 se nuutste Romanzas?
November se Romanzas is nou beskikbaar: Liefste rooikop deur Elize Davies, ’n Vreemde tyd vir liefde deur Marilé Cloete, Sterrekyker deur Frieda van der Westhuizen en Ompaaie na jou deur Magda Schmidt.
Friday – 27th November 2020
Wen ’n boekrak vol lekker boeke ter waarde van R10 000 en maak Kersfees ’n leesfees – Kompetisie sluit 11 Desember 2020
Wen ’n hele boekrak vol van LAPA Uitgewers en Penguin Random House SA se nuutste én lekkerste boeke (onder andere die boeke op die foto) vir jou en jou gesin.
Wen ’n geskenkpak vol boeke ter waarde van R1000 in Penguin Random House SA se #WaarInDieHeelal-kompetisie (31 Des)
Waar in die heelal lees jy Anoeschka von Meck se nuwe roman, Die heelal op my tong? Plaas ’n foto op Facebook met #WaarInDieHeelal en wen ’n pak boeke ter waarde van R1000.
Find out how to get your book published with Writers Write and Pan Macmillan South Africa
After you’ve typed ‘the end’ on your book manuscript, what do you do next?
Don’t miss Jacana Media’s classes in publishing, writing, and other forms of insanity!
From 2 to 15 December, Don’t Shut Up Jacana Masterclasses will offer a series of seven two-hour seminars for interested readers, practicing writers and publishers longing for a fresh take.
Wednesday – 25th November 2020
Oor en weer deur Trisa Hugo en Analize Viljoen is nou beskikbaar!
Die Boekemakranka-span Trisa Hugo en Analize Viljoen se debuutroman Oor en weer is nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers.
Don’t miss Sue Nyathi in conversation with The Cheeky Natives about her new novel A Family Affair (1 Dec)
Sue Nyathi will be chatting to Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane and Dr Alma-Nalisha Cele of The Cheeky Natives about her new novel, A Family Affair.
Monday – 23rd November 2020
‘Aitsa, sy boots het stars … Hy’s John Wayne in Afrikaans!’ God praat Afrikaans deur HemelBesem is nou beskikbaar by LAPA
In God praat Afrikaans nooi die gewilde kletsrymer HemelBesem jou om saam te stap op sy lewenspad. Nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers.
Boekuittreksel: Wat in jou lewe is nie afgehandel nie? Dis die kernvraag in Die Boek van Twee Weë deur Jodi Picoult
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Die Boek van Twee Weë deur Jodi Picoult – ’n aangrypende roman oor lewe en dood, en verspeelde kanse.
[Watch] Ken Follett has a special message for his South African readers!
From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.
Thursday – 19th November 2020
Celebrate African literature across social media during #ReadingAfrica Week 2020 (6-12 Dec)
LAPA Publishers and Catalyst Press invite you to join in and share the best in African literature this 2020 Reading Africa Week!
Wednesday – 18th November 2020
Find out how African wild dogs vote by sneezing – Read an extract from Africa’s Wild Dogs: A Survival Story
Africa’s Wild Dogs: A Survival Story is a large-format photographic celebration of one of the continent’s most charismatic and endangered predators.
Jenny Crwys-Williams chats to ‘superstar’ writer Angela Makholwa at the launch of her new book Critical But, Stable
Bestselling author Angela Makholwa launched her new novel, Critical But, Stable, in conversation with Jenny Crwys-Williams yesterday!
Monday – 16th November 2020
Chanette Paul gesels met Izak de Vries oor Lira, wenner van die Prys vir Liefdesromans by die 2020 ATKV-Woordveertjies
Lira wen die Prys vir Liefdesromans by die 2020 ATKV-Woordveertjies! Chanette Paul gesels met Izak de Vries oor haar roman wat die liefdesroman-genre op sy kop draai.
A bold new voice, a bold new novel – Terry-Ann Adams writes an ode to Eldorado Park
Jacana Media is proud to announce the release of the effervescent and bold, truth-telling and door-opening Those Who Live in Cages by Terry-Ann Adams.
A missing boy. A small town. A question that needs answering. The Searcher by Tana French
The Searcher by Tana French is out now from Penguin Random House SA.
Lesley Lokko moves to Pan Macmillan with two new multi-generational novels
‘I’m thrilled to be back writing again and just delighted to have the opportunity to work with Wayne Brookes at Pan Macmillan. Big, big thank you to my agent, Kate Shaw, for bringing us together.’