Non-fiction
Monday – 9th July 2018
Don’t miss Johann van Loggerenberg and Ranjeni Munusamy at the 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.
Friday – 6th July 2018
Melusi’s Everyday Zulu by Melusi Tshabalala – there is um’Zulu in all of us
Duduza. Bopha. Imbiza. Phapha. Asixoliseni. Amapopeye … what is the power of a single word?
Don’t miss an evening with Mandy Wiener, author of Ministry of Crime, at Kalk Bay Books
Meet Mandy Wiener, award-winning investigative journalist and author of Ministry of Crime at Kalk Bay Books.
Thursday – 5th July 2018
Win a copy of the inspirational new book The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
Poignant, impassioned, gripping, and always inspirational.
Don’t miss The Soul of Sorbet launch at Exclusive Books
Join Pan Macmillan, Sorbet Group and Exclusive Books to celebrate the launch of The Soul of Sorbet.
Death and Taxes – the new book by Johann van Loggerenberg, former tax sleuth and bestselling author of Rogue
Death and Taxes: How SARS Made Hitmen, Drug Dealers and Tax Dodgers Pay Their Dues, the new book by Johann van Loggerenberg, is out in July 2018 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 4th July 2018
Capturing South Africa’s golden period of international football – Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker
Coach is an important record of South Africa’s football history, capturing the social and political upheaval in the country during the dark days of apartheid and leading into South Africa’s golden period of international football.
Friday – 29th June 2018
‘I think we can make reading cool again’ – Clinton Chauke chats about the success of his debut book Born in Chains
In the latest edition of Africa’s Lit, young author Clinton Chauke discusses the reception his debut book Born in Chains has received.
Pitch your book and convince Jacana Media it needs to be published!
Jacana Media is once again offering aspiring writers a once-a-year opportunity to pitch their books in person at a From Pitch to Publication session.
Read an excerpt from Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian, Yusra Mardini’s story of rescue, hope and triumph
‘I could just as easily be killed in the pool as outside on the street or at home in my bed.’
Thursday – 28th June 2018
New book alert! The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela by Sisonke Msimang will be published in October
The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela, the new book from Sisonke Msimang, will be out from Jonathan Ball Publishers on 24 October 2018.
She Called Me Woman: Nigeria’s Queer Women Speak – a timely and much-needed collection
She Called Me Woman is a collection of first-hand accounts by a community telling their stories on their own terms.
Don’t miss the Joburg launch of Born to Kwaito: Reflections on the Kwaito Generation
Save the date for the launch of Born to Kwaito, a new BlackBird Books publication by Esinako Ndabeni and Sihle Mthembu.
Get an in-depth look into The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela ahead of the book’s publication
Click here for an in-depth look into The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela including photographs and video footage.
Wednesday – 27th June 2018
Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology closing date extended to 31 August 2018
The Jacana Literary Foundation has extended the deadline for the Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology, which honours African writing and photography that ‘provokes thought on the topics of gender, social justice and sexuality’.
Out now: The Ultimate Guide to Retirement in South Africa
Most people are rich for a single day in their lives: the day they retire and receive their retirement savings.
From refugee to Olympian, Butterfly is Yusra Mardini’s awe-inspiring story
‘Being a refugee is not a choice. Our choice is to die at home or risk death trying to escape.’ – Yusra Mardini
Tuesday – 26th June 2018
RIP David Goldblatt, 1930–2018
David Goldblatt was a brilliant photographer, social commentator, and altogether decent human being, and he will be greatly missed.
Join Clive Barker for the launch of his biography Coach!
Save the date for the launch of Clive Barker’s biography, Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker by Michael Marnewick.
Don’t miss Bhekisisa Mncube at the launch of The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy
Penguin Random House and DBE Wise Up Wednesday Book Club invite you to the launch of a unique book: The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy by Bhekisisa Mncube.