Non-fiction
Wednesday – 30th May 2018
‘It was like giving birth to a child’: Award-winning journalist Iman Rappetti launches her memoir Becoming Iman
Award-winning journalist Iman Rappetti launched her debut book Becoming Iman at Exclusive Books Hyde Park recently.
A book that will grow your business and make you famous – Spin: The Art of Managing The Media by Nick Clelland and Ryan Coetzee
This short, punchy and irreverent book written by two experienced political communicators provides spin-doctor secrets for managing the media.
Things Even Gonzalez Can’t Fix by Christy Chilimigras – the shockingly brilliant debut memoir of a 24-year-old Greek South African
Things Even González Can’t Fix is the shockingly brilliant debut memoir of a 24-year-old Greek South African girl, Christy Chilimigras.
Tuesday – 29th May 2018
New book alert! Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith by Lerato Mogoatlhe
Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith by Lerato Mogoatlhe will be out from BlackBird Books in September 2018!
Monday – 28th May 2018
‘A terrifying flight into the heart of one of South Africa’s most prolific crimes’ – Heist! by Anneliese Burgess
‘A terrifying flight into the heart of one of South Africa’s most prolific crimes.’
Friday – 25th May 2018
Don’t miss Jan-Jan Joubert and Tony Leon at the launch of Who Will Rule in 2019? in Stellenbosch
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Protea Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Who Will Rule in 2019? by Jan-Jan Joubert.
Career opportunity: Jacana Media’s Staging Post is hiring!
If all you’ve ever wanted was a career in publishing, then this position is for you. Applications close end June.
Pwaangulongii Dauod wins Gerald Kraak Award for his essay ‘Africa’s future has no space for stupid black men’
Pwaangulongii Dauod has won the R25 000 Gerald Kraak Award, which honours African writing and photography that ‘provokes thought on the topics of gender, social justice and sexuality’.
Join Iman Rappetti for the launch of her memoir Becoming Iman in Durban
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to celebrate the launch of Becoming Iman by Iman Rappetti.
Thursday – 24th May 2018
Save the date: Mpho Dagada on Bitcoin and growing your wealth
Jacana Media presents Mpho Dagada, a young, self-made millionaire who in his memoir, Mr Bitcoin: How I Became a Millionaire at 21, shares his story of triumph and failure.
Who Will Rule in 2019? Don’t miss the launch of Jan-Jan Joubert’s new book in Pretoria
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Who Will Rule in 2019? by Jan-Jan Joubert.
Wednesday – 23rd May 2018
Mr Bitcoin: How I Became a Millionaire at 21 – Mpho Dagada tells his story
Jacana Media presents Mpho Dagada, a young, self-made millionaire who in his memoir, Mr Bitcoin: How I became a millionaire at 21, shares his story of triumph and failure.
Join Jan-Jan Joubert and Eusebius McKaiser for the launch of Who Will Rule in 2019? in Joburg
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Who Will Rule in 2019? by Jan-Jan Joubert.
Tuesday – 22nd May 2018
Haji Mohamed Dawjee chats about who should be reading her book, Sorry, Not Sorry: Experiences of a Brown Woman in a White South Africa
In Sorry, Not Sorry, Haji Mohamed Dawjee explores the often maddening experience of moving through post-apartheid South Africa as a woman of colour.
Africa’s newest genre – the queer Afro-modern – showcased in As You Like It: The Gerald Kraak Anthology Vol 2
As You Like It: The Gerald Kraak Anthology Vol 2 brings together stories of self-expression, identity, sexuality and agency, all located within Africa and its legacy.
Join Suzan Hackney and Karina M Szczurek for the launch of Tsk Tsk: The Story of a Child at Large at Kalk Bay Books
If you’re in Cape Town, join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch of Tsk Tsk: The Story of a Child at Large by Suzan Hackney at Kalk Bay Books!
Achille Mbembe honoured with 2018 Ernst Bloch Prize
Author and academic Achille Mbembe will receive the 2018 Ernst Bloch Prize this year.
Monday – 21st May 2018
Join Clinton Chauke at Bridge Books for the launch of Born in Chains: The Diary of an Angry ‘Born-Free’
In Born In Chains Clinton writes about negotiating the pitfalls and lifelines of a young life: crime and drugs, football, religion, friendship, school, circumcision and, ultimately, becoming a man. Throughout it all, he displays determination as well as a self-deprecating humour that will keep you turning the pages till the end.
Don’t miss the launch of I Remember Nelson Mandela in Joburg
I Remember Nelson Mandela is a collection of remembrances from more than one hundred individuals, from household staff to bodyguards and presidential advisors.
Mandy Wiener chats to Iman Rappetti about Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored
Award-winning journalist Mandy Wiener chatted to Iman Rappetti recently about her new book Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored.