Non-fiction
Tuesday – 14th August 2018
The Team Secret by Koos Stadler and Anton Burger – To fast-track your business, shape up your teams!
The South African Special Forces achieved exceptional results with small groups of elite soldiers instead of larger, conventional teams. The Team Secret shows that the same principle applies in the business world – a small team has a much better chance of completing projects efficiently, on budget and on time.
Friday – 10th August 2018
Don’t miss the Durban launch of An Elephant in My Kitchen, sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer
Join Pan Macmillan at the launch of An Elephant In My Kitchen by Françoise Malby-Anthony with Katja Willemsen.
Kobus Botha is in South Africa to launch Le Braai
Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of Le Braai by Kobus Botha.
Africa! Submissions are open for the Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology
Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology: An award and anthology on the topics of gender, human rights and sexuality, for writers and photographers across Africa.
Wednesday – 8th August 2018
A shocking exposé from within the heart of the NP government – The Lost Boys of Bird Island
The Lost Boys of Bird Island, by Mark Minnie and Chris Steyn with a foreword by Marianne Thamm, is out now from NB Publishers.
Monday – 6th August 2018
Why write? Why publish? Why read? Find out at the launch of This Is How It Is: True Stories from South Africa
The Life Righting Collective and Love Books invite you to the launch of This Is How It Is: True Stories from South Africa.
Friday – 3rd August 2018
The programme for the 2018 Open Book Festival has been revealed!
The full programme has been announced for the eighth Open Book Festival!
Celebrate BlackBird Books’s 3rd birthday! (Plus: 3 for 2 special offer on BlackBird Books titles)
BlackBird Books is celebrating its 3rd Birthday!
Thursday – 2nd August 2018
The Graceless Fall of Robert Mugabe – a fascinating account of the rise and fall of one of Africa’s longest-ruling dictators
The ousting of Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe’s president took the world by surprise. In The Graceless Fall of Robert Mugabe, veteran Zimbabwean journalist Geoffrey Nyarota explains how and why the events of November 2017 happened as they did.
Details of Panashe Chigumadzi’s South African author tour for her new book These Bones Will Rise Again
A timeous book, with Zimbabwe’s elections having taken place on 30 July, These Bones Will Rise Again responds to the November 2017 ousting of Robert Mugabe, exploring events leading up to the ‘coup not coup’ that brought his 37-year rule to an end.
Don’t miss Panashe Chigumadzi at African Flavour Books for the launch These Bones Will Rise Again
African Flavour Books and Jacana Media invite you to the launch of Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book, These Bones Will Rise Again.
Wednesday – 1st August 2018
Don’t miss the Polokwane launch of Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book These Bones Will Rise Again
Jacana Media invite you to the Polokwane launch of Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book, These Bones Will Rise Again.
Don’t miss the launch of Melusi’s Everyday Zulu at Bridge Books Maboneng with The Cheeky Natives
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bridge Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Melusi’s Everyday Zulu by Melusi Tshabalala.
Tuesday – 31st July 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book These Bones Will Rise Again at Exclusive Books Brooklyn in Pretoria
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books Brooklyn Mall invite you to the launch of Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book, These Bones Will Rise Again.
The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini, the new book by well-respected historian John Laband
The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini by John Laband will be out in August 2018 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 30th July 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Becoming Him: A Trans Memoir of Triumph by Landa Mabenge at The Book Lounge
Landa Mabenge will launch his new book Becoming Him: A Trans Memoir of Triumph at The Book Lounge in August.
Find out more about the African Penguin in this excerpt from Cat Among the Pigeons, the new book from David Muirhead
Penguin eggs became a highly popular item in South African kitchens at the start of the 20th century.
Friday – 27th July 2018
Friday Night Book Club: Read the introduction and first chapter of Becoming Iman by Iman Rappetti
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!
New book alert! Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman
Inside the Trump White House: The shocking truth will be revealed in Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman.
Thursday – 26th July 2018
Much-loved linguist Melusi Tshabalala launches Melusi’s Everyday Zulu at Love Books
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of Melusi’s Everyday Zulu by Melusi Tshabalala.