Non-fiction
Tuesday – 26th June 2018
American Princess: The Love Story of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
A never-before-seen glimpse into the little-known life of the woman bringing the Royal Family into the 21st century; and her dazzling, thoroughly modern romance with Prince Harry.
Monday – 25th June 2018
Harry Kalmer and Bongani Ngqulunga win 2018 Sunday Times Literary Awards
The winners of the 2018 Sunday Times Literary Awards were announced on Saturday.
Don’t miss the launch of Gordon Wright’s new cookbook Karoo Food in Cape Town
You are invited to the book launch of Karoo Food by Gordon Wright, the acclaimed author of Veld to Fork.
Work. Sleep. Fitness. Family. Friends. Pick Three: You Can Have It All (Just Not Every Day) – the new book from Randi Zuckerberg
In an increasingly demanding world, we’ve been told that we can do everything, maintain friendships, devote ourselves to work, spend time with family, stay fit, and get enough sleep. We just need to learn to balance it all. Randi Zuckerberg doesn’t believe in being well-balanced.
Friday – 22nd June 2018
The man behind the bestsellers – Read an excerpt from Wilbur Smith’s autobiography On Leopard Rock
The Big Issue has shared an insight into Wilbur Smith’s life, with some excerpts from his new autobiography On Leopard Rock.
How to get published in South Africa – Jacana Media explains
How to get published in South Africa.
Thursday – 21st June 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Gordon Wright’s new cookbook Karoo Food in Stellenbosch
Wild Karoo, the new cookbook by the beloved author of Veld to Fork, is sure to find the road straight to your soul.
Wednesday – 20th June 2018
‘Truly brilliant and darkly funny’: Eusebius McKaiser spoke to Christy Chilimigras about her memoir Things Even González Can’t Fix
Eusebius McKaiser spoke to Christy Chilimigras recently about her painfully beautiful memoir Things Even González Can’t Fix.
Tuesday – 19th June 2018
Read an excerpt from Walking to Australia, David Robbins’s remarkable memoir
Read an excerpt from Walking to Australia: 21st Century Excursions into Humanity’s Greatest Migration by David Robbins.
New book alert! Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker by Michael Marnewick
An insightful biography of Mzansi’s longest-serving national football coach and arguably the most successful!
Join Arné Söderlund for the launch of Iron Fist From The Sea at Exclusive Books Somerset West
Exclusive Books and Delta Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Iron Fist From The Sea by Arné Söderlund and Douw Steyn.
Call for entries: City Press Tafelberg Nonfiction Award
The closing date has been moved from 30 June 2018 to 31 July 2018.
Monday – 18th June 2018
New revised and updated edition of Ray Hartley’s bestselling biography Ramaphosa: Path to Power
This fully revised edition also includes a new introduction and an additional chapter that covers the most recent developments in Ramaphosa’s career and in South African politics.
Don’t miss the launch of Brian Willan’s new biography of Sol Plaatje at Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley
Sol Plaatje University invites you to the launch of the Jacana Media publication Sol Plaatje: A life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje 1876–1932 by Brian Willan.
Thrilling accounts of some of Dr Steve Brusatte’s most remarkable discoveries: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
An electrifying scientific history that unearths the dinosaurs’ epic saga …
Friday – 15th June 2018
New book alert! Iron Fist from the Sea: Top Secret Seaborne Recce Operations (1978–1988)
Iron Fist from the Sea: Top Secret Seaborne Recce Operations (1978–1988) by Arne Söderlund and Douw Steyn is out in June 2018 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
How being the son of a chief kept me humble: Bantu Holomisa chats about his biography The Game Changer
‘As the son of a chief, the home I grew up in was a home to all. So when the chief has meetings, he listens, and people come with different complaints. So you are a man of the people. I guess that’s why my parent named me Bantubonke, that means all the people.’
Jacques Pauw, Eben Venter, Ken Barris and Marlene van Niekerk among the winners at 2018 Media24 Books Prizes
The winners of the 2018 Media24 Books Prizes were announced in Cape Town on Thursday, 14 June 2018. Novelist Eben Venter won …
‘The definitive portrait of a great South African’ – Sol Plaatje: A Life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje 1876–1932
Celebrating one of South Africa’s most accomplished political and literary figures.
Thursday – 14th June 2018
A former private military contractor in Iraq shares his story: In The Kill Zone by Neil Reynolds
In The Kill Zone: Surviving as a Private Military Contractor in Iraq by Neil Reynolds is out in June 2018 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.