Non-fiction
Thursday – 8th March 2018
The Book Lounge launch of Secret Keeper, Kerry Hammerton’s third collection of poetry
The Book Lounge and Modjaji Books are delighted to invite you to the launch of Kerry Hammerton’s third collection of poetry, Secret Keeper. Finuala Dowling will be in conversation with Kerry, who will also read from her collection.
Wednesday – 7th March 2018
Blood Money: Stories of an ex-Recce’s Missions as a Private Military Contractor in Iraq
Shortly after we took off from the check point I saw an old Opel with young men trying to pass us … I remember the cracks of the AK-47 bullets when it came through our windscreen. Our driver drew his pistol and fired back with his right hand while trying to control the speeding vehicle with his left.
Join Angela Makholwa and French author Bénédicte Ann at African Flavour Books
Angela Makholwa will be in conversation with French author Bénédicte Ann at African Flavour Books!
Monday – 5th March 2018
‘Dad thinks lots of things are right-wing. He even thinks He-Man is right-wing’ – Like Sodium in Water, a memoir of post-independence Zimbabwe by Hayden Eastwood
It’s post-independence Zimbabwe and an atmosphere of nostalgia hangs over much of Harare’s remaining white community.
‘Johannesburg is both a place that I know and don’t know’: An interview with Stephen Clingman about his memoir, Birthmark
Stephen Clingman chats to The Reading List about his memoir, Birthmark, published by Jacana Media. The Reading List: Thank you very much …
Thursday – 1st March 2018
Have you ever wondered why birds often fly in formation? Beat About the Bush: Exploring the Wild is the book for you!
Beat about the Bush: Exploring the Wild by Trevor Carnaby, who has been working as a professional field guide for the last 20 years, is out now from Jacana Media.
NB Publishers on Hawks raid of Jacques Pauw’s home: ‘We condemn this jackboot move in the strongest of terms’
NB Publishers has released a statement following a raid by the Hawks on the home of Jacques Pauw, author of the controversial book The President’s Keepers.
Download the recipe for Lisa Clark’s Grilled Fish with Hawaiian-style Salsa
Lisa Clark Everyday offers 80 healthy, balanced and quick recipes for the mom (or dad) on the move!
12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers – A thrilling action ride of a book
The true-life account of a US Special Forces team deployed to dangerous, war-ridden Afghanistan in the weeks following 9/11.
Wednesday – 28th February 2018
The Eagle and the Springbok – New essays on Nigeria and South Africa by Adekeye Adebajo
The Eagle and the Springbok, the new book by Adekeye Adebajo, assesses Nigeria–South Africa relations in the areas of politics, economics, and culture within the context of rivalries and hegemony.
The Last of the Tsars: Nicholas II and the Russian Revolution – a masterful study of a man entirely out of his depth
Last of the Tsars by Robert Service – a riveting account of the last 18 months of Tsar Nicholas II’s life and reign from one of the finest historians of Russia.
Tuesday – 27th February 2018
Join Tembeka Ngcukaitobi and Thandeka Gqubule for the launch of The Land is Ours in Joburg
Exclusive Books and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of The Land Is Ours by Tembeka Ngcukaitobi.
Share a book and a glass of wine at the launch of Brutal Legacy by Tracy Going
When South Africa’s golden girl of broadcasting Tracy Going’s battered face was splashed across the media back in the late 1990s, the nation was shocked. What had started off as a fairy tale romance with a man who appeared to be everything that Going was looking for – charming, handsome and successful – had quickly descended into a violent, abusive relationship.
The nuances of publishing and editing in SA: Don’t miss a talk by Pan Macmillan SA publisher Andrea Nattrass at the Professional Editors’ Guild
Pan Macmillan publisher Andrea Nattrass is giving a talk about ‘The Nuances of Publishing and Editing Trade Books in South Africa Today’.
Part of your water crisis survival kit: 101 Water Wise Ways by Helen Moffett
101 Water Wise Ways by Helen Moffett – an essential guide for those dealing with the Cape water crisis and for general water saving in South and southern Africa, a notoriously water-scarce region.
Niq Mhlongo: The banning of Inxeba is illegal
Niq Mhlongo, author and City Editor of the Johannesburg Review of Books, has written a response to the recent effective banning of Inxeba: The Wound.
Join Tembeka Ngcukaitobi for the launch of The Land Is Ours with Eusebius McKaiser at Constitution Hill
Penguin Random House and Constitution Hill invite you to the launch of The Land Is Ours by Tembeka Ngcukaitobi.
Monday – 26th February 2018
Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming, to be published in November 2018
Penguin Random House SA is proud and excited to be publishing Becoming by Michelle Obama. A global publication date of Tuesday, November …
Don’t miss the launch of Tracy Going’s searing, heartbreaking memoir Brutal Legacy at Love Books
When South Africa’s golden girl of broadcasting Tracy Going’s battered face was splashed across the media back in the late 1990s, the nation was shocked. What had started off as a fairy tale romance with a man who appeared to be everything that Going was looking for – charming, handsome and successful – had quickly descended into a violent, abusive relationship.
Marianne Thamm joins Glynnis Breytenbach and Thuli Madonsela at Woordfees
Presented by Pan Macmillan, well-known journalist and writer Marianne Thamm will joing Glynnis Breytenbach and Thuli Madonsela, two women whose lives are characterised by sheer willpower to pursue the truth, at Woordfees.