Non-fiction
Tuesday – 26th March 2019
Spice up your weekend with Marlene van der Westhuizen’s delicious oven-baked chicken with green olives, prunes and coriander
‘This must be one of the most popular party dishes I have ever come across, thanks to the good people of Paarl.’
Fighting for the Dream – what RW Johnson believes is required to get South Africa out of this morass
RW Johnson’s bestselling book How Long Will South Africa Survive? was described by Alec Hogg as ‘a masterpiece in unblemished reality’.
Monday – 25th March 2019
Join Marlene van der Westhuizen for the launch of Plate at Exclusive Books i’langa Mall (3 April)
Exclusive Books and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Plate by Marlene van der Westhuizen in Mbombela.
Don’t miss the launch of Whatever, the frank and hilariously dark memoir of 19-year-old Saskia Bailey, at Love Books (4 April)
MFBooks Joburg invites you to the launch of Saskia Bailey’s debut book, Whatever: A 21st-century Memoir.
Don’t miss the Cheeky Natives in conversation with Rekgotsofetse Chikane at the Live Literature Market in Newtown
This Sunday, Word N Sound and the Cheeky Natives bring you a conversation with Rekgotsofetse Chikane about his first book, Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation: The Politics Behind #MustFallMovements.
Renowned Stanford political scientist Francis Fukuyama will be in South Africa for the launch of his new book Identity
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition by Francis Fukuyama.
Friday – 22nd March 2019
Join Marlene van der Westhuizen for the launch of Plate at Orange Restaurant
Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of Plate by Marlene van der Westhuizen.
Don’t miss a book discussion of We Are No Longer at Ease at the Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival (22 Mar)
Is free higher education a human right? Join Jacana Media for a book discussion and intergenerational conversation at Constitution Hill.
Wednesday – 20th March 2019
Don’t miss the launch of Carsten Rasch’s memoir Between Rock and a Hard Place at Love Books (28 Mar)
MFBooks Joburg and Love Books invite you to the launch of Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Carsten Rasch, ‘a survivor from the South African punk and new wave scene of the eighties’.
Join Marlene van der Westhuizen for the launch of Plate at Exclusive Books Hyde Park, followed by a dinner
Exclusive Books and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Plate by Marlene van der Westhuizen.
Throw Madam from the Train by Nandipha Gantsho wins 2019 City Press/Tafelberg Nonfiction Award
Nandipha Gantsho has been announced as the winner of the prestigious City Press/Tafelberg Nonfiction Award for her manuscript Throw Madam from the Train. …
Percy Tau and Chad Le Clos – the latest books in the Road to Glory series for younger readers
Chad le Clos and Percy Tau are the sixth and seventh books in the Road to Glory series, which covers South African sporting legends as they set out on their journeys to becoming national and international stars.
Tuesday – 19th March 2019
Join Carsten Rasch in conversation with Valiant Swart for the launch of Between Rock and a Hard Place in Stellenbosch
MFBooks Joburg invites you to the launch of Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Carsten Rasch, ‘a survivor from the South African punk and new wave scene of the eighties’.
Join Julia Martin for the launch of her memoir The Blackridge House at The Book Lounge
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Blackridge House by Julia Martin.
Monday – 18th March 2019
Gain a better understanding of life in our oceans with Beachcombing in South Africa – a colourful and family friendly guide
Beachcombing in South Africa by Rudy van der Elst is out now from Penguin Random House!
Don’t miss a book discussion of Breaking A Rainbow, Building A Nation with Rekgotsofetse Chikane and The Cheeky Natives
Join Rekgotsofetse Chikane, youth activist and author, for a book discussion and live podcast recording with The Cheeky Natives.
Don’t miss the book launch of The A to Z of South African Politics at Constitution Hill (19 Mar)
Constitution Hill, Exclusive Books and Jacana Media invite you to the book launch of The A to Z of South African Politics: People, Parties and Players.
Friday – 15th March 2019
Zapiro returns to FanCon in Cape Town! (28 April)
Zapiro, South Africa’s top multi-award winning cartoonist, returns to FanCon!
Join the Miriam Tlali Reading and Book Club in celebrating indigenous languages
As we celebrate the International Year of Indigenous Languages, The Miriam Tlali Reading and Book Club invites you a panel discussion on the theme ‘Literacy in Indigenous Languages as the Foundation of Community, Economic, Social and Political Advancement’.
Thursday – 14th March 2019
Join The Cheeky Natives in conversation with the editors and contributors to We Are No Longer at Ease: The Struggle for #FeesMustFall (26 Mar)
Catch The Cheeky Natives in conversation with the editors and contributors to the new book We Are No Longer at Ease: The Struggle for #FeesMustFall.