Non-fiction
Thursday – 30th November 2017
Don’t miss the launch of What a Great Idea! Awesome South African Inventions by Mike Bruton
Jacana Media and Sci-Bono invite you to the launch of What a Great Idea! Awesome South African Inventions by Mike Bruton.
Wednesday – 29th November 2017
Join James-Brent Styan at The Book Lounge for the launch of Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the First Heart Transplant
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the First Heart Transplant by James-Brent Styan.
‘The salary Jomo Sono wanted to give me was ridiculous’ – Teko Modise discusses his new memoir, The Curse of Teko Modise
Teko Modise chatted to Vaylen Kirtley on Morning Live about his new book, The Curse of Teko Modise.
Tuesday – 28th November 2017
Don’t miss the launch of Richard Steyn’s new book Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship in Durban
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Adams Books invite you to the launch of Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship, by Richard Steyn.
Cyril Ramaphosa reveals his passion for Ankole cattle in new book: Cattle of the Ages
In his new book Cattle of the Ages, Cyril Ramaphosa reveals his passion and love for Ankole cattle.
Pop-up elephant picture show to launch Eva-Lotta Jansson’s new book On the Road to Elephants
You are invited to a pop-up elephant picture show to celebrate the pre-launch of photographer Eva-Lotta Jansson’s new book, On the Road to Elephants.
Monday – 27th November 2017
How Ramaphosa got into business: An excerpt from Ramaphosa: The Man Who Would Be King by Ray Hartley
Ramaphosa: The Man Who Would Be King, by Ray Hartley‚ answers the question that everyone is asking: can the man in the middle lead from the front?
Bantu Holomisa chats about his new book, his schooldays and his meteoric rise through the ranks in the army
Bantu Holomisa: The Game Changer, an authorised biography of UDM leader Bantu Holomisa, is out now from Pan Macmillan SA.
Johannesburg. Made in China, the 9th book of the acclaimed series Wake Up, This is Joburg, launches at Fourthwall Books
Fourthwall Books invites you to the launch of Johannesburg. Made in China, the 9th book of the acclaimed series Wake Up, This is Joburg, by photographer Mark Lewis and writer Tanya Zack.
Teko Modise spills beans on why he left Pirates and his bad relationship with Pitso Mosimane in new book
He says things started to ‘go very wrong’ after his first contract expired at Pirates.
Win a hiking hamper with Penguin Random House SA!
Win a hiking hamper including a R1,000 Cape Union Mart voucher PLUS a copy of Hiking Trails of South Africa.
Friday – 24th November 2017
Join Mandla Langa for the launch of Dare Not Linger in Cape Town
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa.
Thursday – 23rd November 2017
Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ considers key questions around the misreading of African literature in The Rise of the African Novel
The Rise of the African Novel: Politics of Language, Identity, and Ownership, a new book by Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, will be out in March 2018 from University of Michigan Press’s African Perspectives series.
How to Survive A Plague by David France wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
David France has won the Baillie Gifford Prize, the UK’s leading award for non-fiction, for his book How To Survive A Plague.
Tuesday – 21st November 2017
Win 1 of 10 R1000 vouchers or a book hamper with the Exclusive Books Christmas catalogue, edited by Nik Rabinowitz
The Exclusive Books Christmas Catalogue 2017 is out and it’s edited by the hilarious Nik Rabinowitz. The catalogue contains over 130 books to …
Don’t miss the launch of Ramaphosa: The Man Who Would Be King by Ray Hartley
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers at Exclusive Books Brooklyn for the launch of Ramaphosa: The Man Who Would Be King by Ray Hartley.
Full Abantu Book Festival programme revealed – get your tickets now!
The full programme for the Abantu Book Festival has been revealed!
Essential reading: Don’t miss the launch of The Black Consciousness Reader in Newtown
Published in the year of the 40th anniversary of Steve Biko’s murder, The Black Consciousness Reader is an essential collection.
Join Tim Noakes and Marika Sboros at the Rand Club for the launch of Lore of Nutrition
The Rand Club invites you to a lunch, talk and Q&A with the authors of Lore of Nutrition, the esteemed Tim Noakes and Marika Sboros.
Monday – 20th November 2017
‘We have never declared war with the ANC’ – Bantu Holomisa chats about his new book The Game Changer
Bantu Holomisa chatted to Morning Live about his new biography Bantu Holomisa: The Game Changer.