Non-fiction
Thursday – 14th June 2018
Extremisms in Africa examines the correlation between poor governance and the emergence of extremist movements
Extremisms in Africa challenges both the efficacy and wisdom of purely militarised responses to extremist movements, typified by the Global War on Terror, as well as the cursory replication of international counter-terrorism frameworks promulgated by the United Nations and European Union in Africa.
Wednesday – 13th June 2018
Father’s Day book guide from Pan Macmillan SA
Not sure what to get dad this Father’s Day? Look no further!
New book alert! Mandela: His Essential Life by Peter Hain
Mandela: His Essential Life chronicles the life and legacy of one of the twentieth century’s most influential and admired statesmen.
Tuesday – 12th June 2018
‘Our poverty comes from racism, and racism locks out talent’ – Clinton Chauke discusses his book Born in Chains
Clinton Chauke was on Afternoon Express recently to discuss his new book Born in Chains: The Diary of an Angry ‘Born-Free’.
I am Liza Smit: Behind the scenes of a 40-year-old political cold case
On 22 November 1977, 40 years ago, Robert Smit and his wife Jean were brutally murdered in their Springs home. They were shot and stabbed several times.
Come on a slow food journey at the launch of Karoo Food, the new book from Gordon Wright
Following on the success of Veld to Fork, Karoo Food is bigger, better and tastier than ever, with more recipes, stories and anecdotes about life and food in the Karoo.
Monday – 11th June 2018
Don’t miss Clinton Chauke at Exclusive Books Menlyn Park for the launch of Born in Chains: The Diary of an Angry ‘Born-Free’
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books Menlyn Park invite you to the launch of Born in Chains by Clinton Chauke.
Try this delicious and comforting Butternut and Ginger Soup from Home Cooked and Heartwarming
What does one do when it gets cold outside? Indulge in books and comfort food, of course!
Pan Macmillan to publish An Elephant in My Kitchen, the powerful sequel to the bestselling memoir The Elephant Whisperer
Pan Macmillan is proud to be publishing An Elephant in My Kitchen, the powerful sequel to the bestselling memoir The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony.
Friday – 8th June 2018
The Chapter We Wrote: The City Press Story by Len Kalane looks at media and politics in a changing South Africa
The Chapter We Wrote: The City Press Story by Len Kalane is out in June from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Shortlists for 2018 Media24 Books Literary Awards announced
Redi Tlhabi, Jacques Pauw, Qarnita Loxton, Marlene van Niekerk and Michiel Heyns are among the authors shortlisted for this year’s Media24 Books Literary Awards.
Homebru 2018: More than 50 books celebrating the best of South African fiction and non-fiction
Exclusive Books has announced this year’s Homebru selection, celebrating the best of South African books. There are more than 50 books in this …
Thursday – 7th June 2018
Open Book Festival announces first group of authors confirmed for Cape Town
The first group of authors has been announced for the eighth Open Book Festival! This year’s Open Book will take place from …
The African opera singer Musa Ngqungwana launches his memoir at Love Books
You are invited to the launch of Odyssey of a South African Opera Singer by Musa Ngqungwana at Love Books.
This Is How It Is: The healing power of life writing, one shared story at a time
This Is How It Is a ‘refreshing, poignant and wide-ranging’ (Helen Moffett) collection of real life experiences: 52 stories, prose and poetry, that tell of a man who is anxious about an HIV test; a child with an alarming nose for gossip and a girl who is saved by the enemy in a war zone.
Monday – 4th June 2018
Writers! Send Pan Macmillan SA the manuscript for your future bestseller during open submissions week
It’s time to polish up that manuscript! This week is Pan Macmillan South Africa’s open submissions week.
Friday – 1st June 2018
Christy Chilimigras will launch her memoir Things Even Gonzalez Can’t Fix at Love Books
Christy will be chatting to her publisher Melinda Ferguson about her brutal memoir of growing up in a dysfunctional family.
Thursday – 31st May 2018
‘It’s a very useful book’ – Eusebius McKaiser reviews Jan-Jan Joubert’s Who Will Rule in 2019?
There’s something in this book for a range of folks: political reporters; commentators and analysts; academics working in various areas of contemporary South African politics; and the general reader keen to beef up their understanding of some of the dynamics in our body politic especially as we head to a general election in 2019.
Don’t miss an intimate book discussion of Winging It with author Joanne Jowell, Jonathan Kaplan and Jacqui Davies
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to an intimate book discussion.
Wednesday – 30th May 2018
Melktert in Orania with Betsie Verwoerd – Read an excerpt from 100 Mandela Moments by Kate Sidley
It is a picture that borders on the surreal – Nelson Mandela and Betsie Verwoerd chatting over tea and coffee, melktert and koeksisters.