Non-fiction
Friday – 30th September 2022
Jacana Media Weekend Special: An Empty Plate and Darwin’s Hunch
Jacana Media is running a special offer on two books containing stunning and consequential research by two South African visionaries.
Thursday – 29th September 2022
Charlene: In Search of a Princess – journalist Arlene Prinsloo sifts fact from fiction in this revealing unauthorised biography
Charlene: In Search of a Princess by Arlene Prinsloo is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 28th September 2022
Calling Soshanguve! Join Welcome Mandla Lishivha in conversation with Katlego Kganyago at a launch of a book that will make history! (1 Oct)
Jacana Media invite you to the launch of Welcome Mandla Lishivha’s memoir Boy on the Run in Soshanguve.
What makes Patrice Motsepe tick? Find out at the launch of Patrice Motsepe: An Appetite for Disruption by Janet Smith (4 Oct)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Patrice Motsepe: An Appetite for Disruption by Janet Smith.
Tuesday – 27th September 2022
Try this recipe from Zola Nene’s brand new cookbook, Simply Seven Colours!
Zola Nene is back with a third book, this time celebrating the diverse cultural heritage of South Africans through the wonderful tradition of sharing meals!
Don’t miss the launch of Philip Lymbery’s new book Sixty Harvests Left at The Book Lounge (5 Oct)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Sixty Harvests Left: How to Reach a Nature-friendly Future by Philip Lymbery.
Are John Dube and Pixley ka Isaka Seme relevant to today’s ANC? Don’t miss a Jacana Media Conversation on the topic (27 Sep)
Join Heather Hughes, author of The First President: A Life of John L Dube, Founding President of the ANC, and Bongani Ngqulunga, author of The Man Who Founded the ANC: A Biography of Pixley Ka Isaka Seme, discuss to what extent Hughes’s work on Dube remains relevant since its first publication.
Monday – 26th September 2022
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of A Russian on Commando: The Boer War Experiences of Yevgeny Avgustus edited by Boris Gorelik (29 Sep)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the virtual launch of A Russian on Commando: The Boer War Experiences of Yevgeny Avgustus edited by Boris Gorelik.
Friday – 23rd September 2022
Don’t miss Peter Vundla discussing his memoir Doing Time with Jenny Crwys-Williams (26 Sep)
Join Jenny Crwys-Williams, seasoned journalist and broadcaster, in discussion with entrepreneur and acclaimed advertising industry veteran Peter Vundla as they explore the man behind Doing Time.
‘It doesn’t get bigger than Naspers and the billions Koos Bekker made from it’ – TJ Strydom
There is plenty to learn from South Africa’s most interesting entrepreneur, says TJ Strydom, financial journalist, game-show enthusiast and author of Koos Bekker’s Billions.
Thursday – 22nd September 2022
Nuut deur die bekroonde liedjieskrywer en sanger, Piet Smith: Rigtingwysers vir jou lewenspad
LUCA stel bekend Rigtingwysers vir jou lewenspad deur Piet Smith – ’n padkaart met wyshede vir daardie oomblikke wanneer jy rigting verloor.
A gripping portrayal of human frailty and courage in the face of mortal danger – A Russian on Commando: The Boer War Experiences of Yevgeny Avgustus
A Russian on Commando: The Boer War Experiences of Yevgeny Avgustus, edited by Boris Gorelik, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers. …
Wednesday – 21st September 2022
Step up your Xhosa game! Join Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka for the launch of her book Don’t Upset ooMalume in Joburg (23 Sep)
Exclusive Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka.
Potgooi: ’n Eerste in Suid-Afrika! Tinus le Roux vertel van die skattejag na foto’s vir sy boek, Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in kleur
Luister! Tinus le Roux vertel hoe hy afgekom het op Anglo-Boereoorlog-foto’s wat nog nooit in boekvorm verskyn het nie …
WEN ’n kookboekbondel vol eg Suid-Afrikaanse erfenisgeregte! Skryf in voor 29 September 2022
LAPA Uitgewers vier Erfenismaand! Drie gelukkige lesers kan hierdie maand elkeen ’n LAPA-kookboekbondel vol Suid-Afrikaanse erfenis wen.
Tuesday – 13th September 2022
Lees nou ’n uittreksel uit Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse – onlangs benoem vir ’n ATKV-Woordveertjie en ’n kykNET-Rapportprys!
Gaan Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse vandeesmaand met ’n Woordveertjie en ’n kykNET-Rapportprys wegstap? Hou die spasie dop. Intussen, lees gerus ’n uittreksel!
Monday – 12th September 2022
Ideaal vir enigeen wat elke dag goeie kos op die tafel wil sit – Low Carb is Lekker Drie deur Inè Reynierse is nou beskikbaar!
Met Low Carb is Lekker Drie sit Inè Reynierse die reis voort wat sy in 2015 begin het toe haar bekroonde kookboek, Low Carb is Lekker, die land stormenderhand verower het.
Tuesday – 6th September 2022
Was Hans van Rensburg regtig ’n verbete Afrikaner-fascis? Lees ’n uittreksel uit Afrikaner-Sondebok? deur Albert Blake!
Uittreksel: Ossewabrandwag-leier Hans van Rensburg word dikwels as ’n verbete Afrikaner-fascis beskryf, maar die werklikheid is meer kompleks, skryf Albert Blake in sy boek Afrikaner-Sondebok? wat pas benoem is vir ’n ATKV-Woordveertjie!
Spotted the imaginary beings among your succulents yet? Join the launch of Vetplant Fairies in Cape Town! (13-14 Sep)
Penguin Random House SA invites you to the launch of Vetplant Fairies by Fiona Moodie, Antjie Krog and Ingrid de Kok in Cape Town!
Monday – 5th September 2022
Perfect gift alert! Vetplant Fairies – also in Afrikaans as Vetplantfeetjies – by Antjie Krog, Ingrid de Kok and Fiona Moodie
An enchanting new classic – Vetplant Fairies is a collection of verse for children about indigenous succulents and the imaginary beings who live among them!