Non-fiction
Tuesday – 17th July 2018
Listen to a 1971 letter from Mandela to his daughter Zenani, from the new book The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
‘You will be able to pay me a visit in 1975, when you will have turned 16, but I am growing impatient, and the coming five years feel longer than eternity.’
Monday – 16th July 2018
Former Bafana Bafana coach Clive ‘The Dog’ Barker launches his biography
Former Bafana Bafana coach Clive ‘The Dog’ Barker has released a biography, Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker.
Don’t miss Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, in Cape Town
Penguin Random House and the University of Cape Town invite you to an evening with Arundhati Roy.
Sorbet Group founder Ian Fuhr shares the inspiration behind his new book The Soul of Sorbet
‘If you focus on your people and create a working environment in which they feel nurtured, cared for, content and inspired, they will motivate themselves to serve their customers to the best of their ability.’
Friday – 13th July 2018
Don’t miss the launch of two books on Nelson Mandela, with Lord Peter Hain and Kate Sidley
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to an evening with Lord Peter Hain, in conversation with Kate Sidley.
Thursday – 12th July 2018
Read an excerpt from Born to Kwaito – ‘Yizo Yizo: The Poetry of Dysfunction’ by Sihle Mthembu
‘Ronnie Nyakale virtually strangled Teboho when he auditioned for the part of Papa Action.’
Jacana Media acquires Southern African rights for Panashe Chigumadzi’s new book, These Bones Will Rise Again
Jacana Media has announced a southern African rights agreement with Panashe Chigumadzi for her new book, These Bones Will Rise Again.
Reunited with her family on the Oprah show – Read an excerpt from The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya
‘I’d fantasised about this moment so many times. In Malawi, I used to write my name in dust on trucks, hoping my mother would see my loopy cursive Clemantine and realise that I was alive.’
Don’t miss an exclusive champagne pairing to celebrate the launch of Champagne by Peter Liem
Join Great Domaines and Jonathan Ball Publishers at EB Social Kitchen & Bar for an exclusive champagne pairing and the launch of Champagne by Peter Liem.
Wednesday – 11th July 2018
Pursuit of Emotions
A collection of modern day poetry taking the reader on a journey of emotions. Each chapter begins in darkness and slowly works into lightness using the Almighty as a key player.
Don’t miss Johann van Loggerenberg and Sikonathi Mantshantsha at the Pretoria launch of Death and Taxes
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Death and Taxes: How SARS Made Hitmen, Drug Dealers and Tax Dodgers Pay Their Dues by Johann van Loggerenberg.
‘The world has a view of Nelson Mandela as a cuddly teddy bear’ – Sahm Venter discusses The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
‘The world generally has a view of Nelson Mandela as being this cuddly teddy bear, or this grandfatherly person, because he was a grandfather when he came out of prison.’
‘No one’s tried to take me out.’ – Mandy Wiener chats about death threats and her new book Ministry of Crime
‘I think a lot of it if more intimidation and threat. The truth is we are very fortunate that we live in a country where we have great freedom of the press. There have been threats against journalists, but no journalists have actually been killed.’
Born to Kwaito book launch a roaring success
Born to Kwaito: Reflections on the Kwaito Generation, a new BlackBird Books publication by Esinako Ndabeni and Sihle Mthembu, was launched at the SABC in Auckland Park on Thursday, 5 July 2018.
Tuesday – 10th July 2018
Don’t miss the Port Elizabeth launch of Karoo Food by Gordon Wright, the acclaimed author of Veld to Fork
Penguin Random House SA invites you to the Port Elizabeth book launch of Karoo Food by Gordon Wright, the acclaimed author of Veld to Fork.
Len Kalane chats about his new book The Chapter We Wrote: The City Press Story and legendary journalist Percy Qoboza
Looking back at the rich history of the City Press through the eyes of its former editor Len Kalane.
Join Mandy Wiener at Love Books for a coffee morning to chat about her new book Ministry of Crime
Join Pan Macmillan and Love Books for coffee with Mandy Wiener.
‘There’s no doubt’ – Liza Smit believes the National Party was involved in her parents’ murders
Liza Smit says she has no doubt that the murders were politically motivated, and executed through the National Party.
Monday – 9th July 2018
Download the recipe for Yellow Pea Dhal from Tastes of Durban!
Durban’s rich, multicultural heritage is reflected in the foods that are to be found throughout the city, from spicy, aromatic Indian cuisine and fish and seafood to dishes influenced by the Portuguese, Zulu nation and British.
Coming in August, An Elephant in My Kitchen: What the Herd Taught Me About Love, Courage and Survival
An Elephant in My Kitchen is the powerful and moving sequel to the bestselling The Elephant Whisperer.