Non-fiction
Wednesday – 4th October 2017
Writing and photography on gender, human rights and sexuality in Africa: The Gerald Kraak Award reopen for submissions
The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) and the Other Foundation have decided to reopen submissions for the second annual Gerald Kraak Award.
Don’t miss the launch of Sisonke Msimang’s hotly anticipated memoir Always Another Country
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers take great pleasure in inviting you to the launch of Sisonke Msimang’s hotly anticipated memoir Always Another Country.
Trevor Noah wins major international award The Thurber Prize for American Humor for his book Born A Crime
Trevor Noah has won a big international award for his autobiography – the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
The Single Story Foundation launch journal of writing from Africa and the diaspora
The Single Story Foundation has launched an online journal of literary writing from Africa and the diaspora.
Monday – 2nd October 2017
Win a copy of Woman in the Wings: Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the new book by Carien du Plessis
The Reading List and Penguin Random House South Africa have got three copies of Woman in the Wings: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to give away!
Thursday – 28th September 2017
Launch of Redi Tlhabi’s new book Khwezi breaks attendance and sales records
There were record numbers of people buying books at the of Redi Tlhabi’s new book Khwezi: the remarkable story of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo last night.
Marah Louw chats to Malebo Sephodi about writing her memoir for the new Gautrain Virtual Bookclub
Marah Louw chatted to Malebo Sephodi about her memoir It’s Me, Marah as part of the new GautrainReads initiative.
Wednesday – 27th September 2017
Mark Shaw, author of Hitmen for Hire, says the South African state has become entangled in the underworld
Mark Shaw talks about delving into South Africa’s underworld in his new book, Hitmen for Hire.
Take a ‘quick flick’ through Nigella Lawson’s new cookbook At My Table
At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking is Nigella Lawson’s most relaxed, achievable and delicious recipe book to date.
Don’t miss the launch of Lauren Segal’s Cancer: A Love Story, the memoir of a four-time cancer survivor
MFBooks Joburg and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Cancer: A Love Story by Lauren Segal.
Friday – 22nd September 2017
Is there a need for Black Consciousness today? A new book investigates
The Black Consciousness Reader, a new book from Jacana Media, will be out in October.
Thursday – 21st September 2017
Join Z Pallo Jordan for the launch of his new book, Letters to my Comrades
Pallo Jordan’s new book, Letters to my Comrades, will be launched at the University of Johannesburg this month.
Tuesday – 19th September 2017
Join Redi Tlhabi and Eusebius McKaiser for the launch of Khwezi
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers take great pleasure in inviting you to the launch of Red Tlhabi’s new book Khwezi: The Remarkable Story of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo.
Podcast: Raymond Suttner discusses his book Inside Apartheid’s Prison
Raymond Suttner is one of a small group of white South Africans who was imprisoned for his efforts to overthrow the apartheid regime.
Monday – 18th September 2017
Jamie Oliver’s Quick Asian fishcakes from his new book 5 Ingredients – Quick and Easy Food
Cooking doesn’t have to be complicated – that’s why Jamie’s 5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food is sure to become your new best friend in the kitchen.
Wednesday – 13th September 2017
Sisonke Msimang reveals the cover for her upcoming memoir, Always Another Country
Sisonke Msimang’s first book, a memoir titled Always Another Country, will be out from Jonathan Ball Publishers in October.
A vital new book – Khwezi: The remarkable story of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo by Redi Tlhabi
Khwezi: The remarkable story of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo, the new book by Redi Tlhabi, is out this week.
An evening with Lorenzo Fioramonti, author of Wellbeing Economy, at The Book Revue
The Book Revue invites you to an evening of economic theory and a new way of looking at growth.
Tuesday – 12th September 2017
Celebrating the words of Steve Biko 40 years after his death
Steve Biko, legendary anti-apartheid activist and leader of the Black Consciousness movement, died in detention at just 30 years old on 12 September 1977, 40 years ago.
Join historian Nicki von der Heyde at the launch of Guide to Sieges of South Africa at Love Books
Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of Guide to Sieges of South Africa by Nicki von der Heyde.