Non-fiction

Wednesday – 20th December 2017

Paballo Thekiso chats about his new book, The Black Consciousness Reader

Paballo Thekiso chatted to Polity SA about The Black Consciousness Reader, the new book out from Jacana Media, published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Steve Biko’s murder.

Tuesday – 19th December 2017

An attempt to make sense of the ailing world – Russell Brand’s new book Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions

With a rare mix of honesty, humour, and compassion, comedian and movie star Russell Brand mines his own wild story and shares the advice and wisdom he has gained through his 14 years of recovery.

Cyril Ramaphosa not afraid to ‘ice somebody out, just to put them in their place’ – Ray Hartley

Ray Hartley provides some insights into Cyril Ramaphosa’s upbringing and where his interest in politics came from.

Monday – 18th December 2017

Mandla Langa chats about completing Nelson Mandela’s presidential memoir, Dare Not Linger

Mandla Langa called the project ‘the most daunting task I have ever had as a writer’.

Friday – 15th December 2017

Try Nigella’s recipe for a Christmas Martini from At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking

Rich and warming, that first a sip gives you an instant Christmassy fireside glow.

Wednesday – 13th December 2017

Mandela’s time in prison affected his self-belief, and his writing – Mandla Langa discusses Dare Not Linger

Mandla Langa says Nelson Mandela’s time in prison gave him a powerful sense of self-belief.

Frogs of Southern Africa: Now updated to include 12 new species

Frogs of Southern Africa: A Complete Guide is the perfect gift for amateur ‘froggers’ or professional scientists.

Ronnie Kasrils: We should not succumb to intimidation by state security services

‘It is important that as citizens we demonstrate that we will not succumb to intimidation by the security services who are palpably failing our democracy, Constitution and people as was the case during the apartheid era.’

Jürgen Schadeberg’s memoir The Way I See It: A Key Figure in South African Photography

A behind-the-scenes journey with a legendary DRUM photojournalist and visual storyteller.

Stand a chance to win 1 of 10 copies of Bonang Matheba’s From A to B

Jacana Media is giving away 10 copies of Bonang Matheba’s From A to B.

Tuesday – 12th December 2017

Now back in print after twenty years: Jacques Pauw’s Into the Heart of Darkness: Confessions of Apartheid’s Assassins

Jacques Pauw takes us on a journey into the minds and lives of the men who went out to kill and kill again.

Pitch to Publication presentations pay off, for both publishers and writers

Jacana Media has revealed the successful writers who pitched their manuscripts during the publisher’s Pitch to Publication event.

Monday – 11th December 2017

‘Where Jacob Zuma comes from, your child is my child; he violated those codes’ – Redi Tlhabi talks about Khwezi

‘I couldn’t accept that I was part of a society that allowed a man like that to be the president.’

‘Cyril Ramaphosa is the Forrest Gump of South African political history’ – Anthony Butler

Ramaphosa has been present in the foreground of virtually every important moment in the modern history of his country.

Local is lekker this Christmas, with Penguin Random House SA

One lucky winner will receive a Christmas hamper with some of Penguin Random House SA’s best local books!

Adriaan Basson and Pieter du Toit discuss Jacob Zuma’s ‘disastrous term in office’ and their new book Enemy of the People

Investigative journalists Adriaan Basson and Pieter du Toit have written a book which provides a detailed account of President Jacob Zuma’s “disastrous term in office”.