Non-fiction
Monday – 29th October 2018
‘There is a stigma when you are dark skinned in this country’ – Clinton Chauke discusses his book Born in Chains: The Diary of an Angry ‘Born-Free’
‘With skin colour and complexion and skin tone, they judge your beauty, they judge your humanness, with the legacy of apartheid. I struggled with that, I got mocked. So that is also one of the “chains” from the title Born in Chains.’
Friday – 26th October 2018
Join George and Margo Branch for a discussion of southern African oceans and coasts and their book Living Shores
U3A Cape Town Natural Science Group and Penguin Random House invite you to a talk and launch of Living Shores: Interacting with Southern Africa’s Marine Ecosystems.
Don’t miss the launch of John Dugard’s memoir Confronting Apartheid at The Book Lounge
Jacana Media and The Book Lounge invite you to the discussion of John Dugard’s Confronting Apartheid: A Personal History of South Africa, Namibia and Palestine.
Join Jane Griffiths for a Delicious Morning at Love Books – including a talk on growing and using herbs
Launch of Jane’s Delicious Product Range at Love Books, Friday 2 November @ 10 am
Thursday – 25th October 2018
‘I wanted to show what you can do with our languages’ – Melusi Tshabalala chats about the inspiration behind Melusi’s Everyday Zulu
‘Advertising doesn’t respect and appreciate our languages. For me, in the beginning, it was to showcase my language, isiZulu. I wanted to show what you can actually do with our languages.’
Don’t miss the launch of Sihle Khumalo’s new book Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse at Love Books
Voyaging from the northernmost part of South Africa right to the south, Sihle Khumalo noses his car down freeways and back roads into small towns, townships, and villages, some of which you’ll have trouble finding on a map.
Don’t miss 108 Mindful Minutes in Celebration of Yoga with The Mandala Kitchen author Marlien Wright
Yogaville Yoga School and Jacana Media present: 108 Mindful Minutes in Celebration of Yoga.
Wednesday – 24th October 2018
Find out more about the agile and artful caracal in an excerpt from David Muirhead’s Cat Among the Pigeons
Cat Among the Pigeons, the new book from David Muirhead, is out now from Penguin Random House!
Join David Bristow for a book signing of The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep in Sandton
Jacana Media invites you to a book signing of The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep by David Bristow.
A fascinating account of a pivotal moment in South African history – don’t miss the launch of The Last Hurrah in Johannesburg
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of The Last Hurrah by Graham Viney.
Tuesday – 23rd October 2018
Join David Bristow at the Country Club Johannesburg for a book discussion of The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep
Jacana Media, the Country Club Johannesburg and the Endangered Wildlife Trust invite you to a book discussion of The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep by David Bristow.
What Makes Them Great? 50 Ways to Become an Industry Leader – the new book from Douglas Kruger
Could you be the Branson of business, the Clarkson of cars or the Schwarzenegger of bodybuilding? Could you stand out as the great and lasting leader of your industry?
The line-up for the 2018 Abantu Book Festival has been revealed!
The line-up for the third annual Abantu Book Festival has been announced.
Monday – 22nd October 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Richard Steyn’s new book Louis Botha: A Man Apart at Love Books
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Louis Botha: A Man Apart by Richard Steyn.
Join David Bristow for a book discussion of The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep at The Country Club Johannesburg
Jacana Media and the Rotary Club of Johannesburg invite you to a book discussion of The Game Ranger, the Knife, the Lion and the Sheep by David Bristow.
Don’t miss the Eastern Cape launch of Khaya Dlanga’s new book, These Things Really Do Happen to Me
Khaya Dlanga will launch his new book, These Things Really Do Happen to Me, in Port Elizabeth, as part of the city’s fourth annual Fruits of Democracy awards.
Friday – 19th October 2018
Join Vivian Bickford-Smith and Bill Nasson at Kalk Bay Books for the launch of Illuminating Lives
Please join us for the launch of Illuminating Lives: Biographies of Fascinating People from South African History edited by Vivian Bickford-Smith and Bill Nasson. They will be in conversation with Finula Dowling.
‘The literary surprise of the decade’ – The Last Hurrah: South Africa and the Royal Tour of 1947 by Graham Viney
The Last Hurrah draws on sources from far and wide, including the Royal Archives at Windsor, and includes a selection of previously unpublished photographs of the Royal Family on tour.
Don’t miss a special dinner prepared by Chef Lesego Semenya, aka LesDaChef, to celebrate his new cookbook Dijo!
Exclusive Books and Jacana Media invite you to a special dinner prepared by guest Chef Lesego Semenya!
Thursday – 18th October 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation by Rekgotsofetse Chikane at Exclusive Books Sandton City
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the Johannesburg launch of Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation: The Politics Behind #MustFall Movements by Rekgotsofetse Chikane.