Non-fiction
Friday – 2nd September 2022
Afrikaner-sondebok deur Albert Blake en Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse benoem vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2022!
Aandag! Die finaliste vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2022 is pas bekendgemaak met Afrikaner-sondebok deur Albert Blake en Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse op die Prys vir Niefiksie-kortlys!
Thursday – 1st September 2022
Video: Louise Viljoen wen die Orde van die Beiteltjie in Augustus 2022!
Aandag! Cordis Trust se Afrikaanse Woordkunsakademie het sopas die Orde van die Beiteltjie in Augustus 2022 toegeken aan Louise Viljoen!
New book alert! Dear Comrade President: Oliver Tambo and the Foundations of South Africa’s Constitution by André Odendaal
Dear Comrade President: Oliver Tambo and the Foundations of South Africa’s Constitution by André Odendaal is out now from Penguin Random House!
The Mandela Brief: Sydney Kentridge and the Trials of Apartheid – a biography of South Africa’s most prominent anti-apartheid advocate
The Mandela Brief: Sydney Kentridge and the Trials of Apartheid by Thomas Grant is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 30th August 2022
Don’t miss the launch of General Jan Smuts and His First World War in Africa by David Brock Katz (8 Sep)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bookdealers invite you to the launch of General Jan Smuts and His First World War in Africa, 1914–1917 by David Brock Katz.
Irma Joubert, Chanette Paul, Dina Botha, Marie-Louise Cronjé en Elsa Winckler benoem vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2022!
Aandag! Die finaliste vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies 2022 is pas bekendgemaak en vyf LAPA-skrywers skitter op die kortlys!
Career opportunity! Penguin Random House is looking for a dynamic, target-driven Sales Representative
Penguin Random House is looking for a dynamic, target-driven Sales Representative to maximise sales and market share for the company in the Gauteng area.
Monday – 29th August 2022
New book alert! Indulge your South African food nostalgia with Simply Seven Colours by Zola Nene
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!
Friday – 26th August 2022
Leer jou kinders speel-speel van die Bybel met 50 Beste Bybelbreinblokkies deur Heidri Mittendorf!
Help jou kind om hul taalvermoëns te verbeter en hul Bybelkennis op te skerp met Heidri Mittendorf se bekostigbare en prettige aktiwiteitsboek, 50 Beste Bybelbreinblokkies.
How did Koos Bekker amass his fortune? Find out at the launch of Koos Bekker’s Billions by TJ Strydom (29 Aug-1 Sep)
Koos Bekker’s Billions by TJ Strydom is out now from Penguin Random House SA! Scroll down for all the book launch details.
Don’t miss the launch of Africa in Fashion by Ken Kweku Nimo at The Melrose Gallery in Joburg (2 Sep)
Join Exclusive Books, The Melrose Gallery and Jonathan Ball Publishers for the launch of Africa in Fashion by Ken Kweku Nimo.
Footnotes, August 2022: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye.
Thursday – 25th August 2022
Don’t miss the launch of An African Bite by Daniel Mbonani Mbombi at Exclusive Books Mall of Africa! (25 Aug)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of An African Bite by Daniel Mbonani Mbombi.
Wednesday – 24th August 2022
Hoe help jy kinders om verdriet te verwerk? Vind uit in Jou kind en verlies deur Solet Scheeres
Nuut by LAPA! Jou kind en verlies deur Solet Scheeres bevat wenke, idees en ’n leesgids vir ouers, onderwysers, familie en vriende van kinders van alle ouderdomme.
Don’t miss author Nyimpini Mabunda talking about his new book Take Charge at Bridge Books (27 Aug)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bridge Books for the launch of Take Charge: Life Lessons on the Road to CEO by Nyimpini …
Tuesday – 23rd August 2022
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Evert Kleynhans in conversation with Boris Gorelik on his book A Russian on Commando
In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Evert Kleynhans chats to Boris Gorelik about his new book A Russian on Commando: The Boer War Experiences of Yevgeny Avgustus.
Monday – 22nd August 2022
New book alert! General Jan Smuts and His First World War in Africa by David Brock Katz
General Jan Smuts and His First World War in Africa, 1914–1917 by David Brock Katz is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 19th August 2022
‘Ons is sterker as wat ons dink, ons is veerkragtig’: Herman Lategan gesels met Phyllis Green oor Hoerkind
Phyllis Green het onlangs ’n hartroerende onderhoud gevoer met Herman Lategan oor sy jongste boek, Hoerkind: Die memoires van ’n randeier.
Thursday – 18th August 2022
Don’t miss the launch of the new book Africa Fashion at Merchants on Long in Cape Town (25 Aug)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Merchants on Long invite you to the launch of Africa Fashion, featuring South African designers Sindiso Khumalo, Lukhanyo Mdingi, Maxhosa Africa and Nao Serati.
Find out which authors will be at the 2022 Open Book Festival in Cape Town – and book your tickets now!
The Open Book Festival will be taking place in Cape Town from 2 to 4 September this year.