Non-fiction
Friday – 29th July 2022
Join Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka for the launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game in Cape Town (2 Aug)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers for the book launch of Don’t Upset ooMalume: A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka.
Footnotes, July 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.
Wednesday – 27th July 2022
‘Ek vergader, stof af, polish en bêre gebeure vir latere gebruik’ – Herman Lategan gesels oor Hoerkind, taal en sy liefde vir stories
In ’n taverna in Paardeneiland vertel Herman Lategan vir Debbie Loots stories uit sy jongste memoir, Hoerkind.
Tuesday – 26th July 2022
Video: ‘Daar was nog nooit ’n biografie oor Hans van Rensburg nie’ – Albert Blake gesels oor sy boek, Afrikaner-Sondebok?
Was Hans van Rensburg ’n verbete Afrikaner-fascis of ’n gerieflike sondebok vir die Smuts- en Nasionale Party-regerings? Albert Blake vertel …
So lyk ’n vrou… deur Ilse Verster is nou beskikbaar as oudioboek! Plus, luister na die Proloog op Audible
Ilse Verster se aangrypende boek, So lyk ’n vrou…, is nou beskikbaar as oudioboek op Audible!
Monday – 25th July 2022
Hoe hou mens dieper, meer intieme daaglikse gesprekke met God? Vind uit in Die lig van sy nabyheid deur Anne Graham Lotz
Anne Graham Lotz deel die ryke skatkis van haar persoonlike gebede in Die lig van sy nabyheid – nou beskikbaar by LUCA!
In Our Own Words: Nurses on the Front Line – ‘A powerful and moving account from the coalface of the Covid-19 response’
In Our Own Words: Nurses on the Front Line by Siedine Coetzee, Hester Klopper and Jonathan Jansen is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 22nd July 2022
A Recipe for the Ultimate Mulled Wine, from Temptations by Niranj Pather and Prim Reddy
There are few more tasty pleasures during the chilly winter months than a mulled wine, and this one from Temptations: Exquisite Tastes With an Exotic Touch by Niranj Pather and Prim Reddy hits the spot just right.
Don’t Upset ooMalume! A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka
Don’t Upset ooMalume! A Guide to Stepping Up Your Xhosa Game by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
What makes an African city? Don’t miss this Jacana Media Conversation (28 Jul)
Join Jacana Media for a conversation on what makes an African city.
Thursday – 21st July 2022
Lief vir naaldwerk? Gee jou kreatiwiteit vrye teuels met 20 Hekeltegnieke deur Christa Swanepoel!
Nou beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers! 20 Hekeltegnieke met kreatiewe projekte en moderne patrone deur Christa Swanepoel.
Rewilding Africa by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence – a vivid account of environmental conservation
Rewilding Africa: Restoring the Wilderness on a War-Ravaged Continent by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
‘Managing emotional responses and having supportive networks are crucial in business’ – Magda Wierzycka
Magda Wierzycka is one of South Africa’s most prolific businesswomen. She writes here on how others, particularly women, can thrive in the business world, and touches on the book about her life that’s just hit shelves.
Wednesday – 20th July 2022
External Mission: The ANC In Exile 1960-1990 by the late Stephen Ellis – the key to understanding South Africa today
External Mission: The ANC In Exile 1960-1990 by the late Stephen Ellis is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
‘I never saw it as my goal to make everyone happy; the goal is to solve crime.’
Dr Gérard Labuschagne was the head of the SAPS’s specialised Investigative Psychology Section, the only unit mandated to profile offenders, for 14 and a half years, during which time he analysed 110 murder series and countless other bizarre crimes.
Tuesday – 19th July 2022
The new episode of Pagecast is out now! Pippa Hudson chats with the Daily Maverick’s Africa Person of the Year Dr Emmanuel Taban
In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pippa Hudson chats with Dr Emmanuel Taban, author of The Boy Who Never Gave Up, who is the Daily Maverick’s Africa Person of the Year.
My Father, My Monster by McIntosh Polela to be republished by Jacana Media
McIntosh is back! 11 years since its release, this South African bestseller is being republished.
Monday – 18th July 2022
‘Onthutsend eerlik en onmoontlik om neer te sit’: Deborah Steinmair resenseer Hoerkind deur Herman Lategan
‘Hoerkind van Herman Lategan het my diep ontroer,’ skryf Deborah Steinmair (As jy van moord droom, LAPA) in die Vrye Weekblad.
Thursday – 14th July 2022
Mandela: Saint or Sell-out? Don’t miss a Jacana Media Don’t Shut Up conversation on correcting the Mandela myth (18 Jul)
Many are familiar with two versions of Nelson Mandela. Both versions render the man a myth, requiring that he is either venerated as single-handedly achieving democracy or demonised for the shortcomings of that very same democracy.
Monday – 11th July 2022
Ferial Haffajee interviews Mark Gevisser, author of Thabo Mbeki: A Dream Deferred, in the new episode of Pagecast
In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Ferial Haffajee chats to Mark Gevisser about his prize-winning biography Thabo Mbeki: A Dream Deferred.