Non-fiction
Wednesday – 8th June 2022
Get cooking with Dad this Father’s Day! (PLUS! Win a cookbook hamper)
Penguin Random House SA has rounded up four fabulous cookbooks to give Dad this Father’s Day!
‘I was a spunky, sassy mess’ – Listen to Viola Davis read an excerpt from her new memoir Finding Me
Finding Me is the deeply personal, brutally honest account of Viola Davis’s inspiring life, from her coming of age in Rhode Island to her present-day career.
Monday – 6th June 2022
‘Everest had taken on huge significance in my life’ – Read an excerpt from My Journey to the Top of the World by Saray Khumalo
Penguin Random House has shared an extract from My Journey to the Top of the World by Saray Khumalo.
Don’t miss the launch of Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg in East London (8 Jun)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bargain Books invite you to the launch of Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg.
Friday – 3rd June 2022
Find out why your impossible boss acts like they do! Impossible Bosses: Secret Strategies to Deal with 8 Archetypal Managers
Impossible Bosses: Secret Strategies to Deal with 8 Archetypal Managers by Vivienne Lawack, Hanlie Lizette Wessels and Robert Craig is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Queer and Black, See and Be Seen
Jacana Media is celebrating Pride Month with 50% off these two books!
Thursday – 2nd June 2022
Don’t miss the launch of Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg in Cape Town (2 Jun)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg.
A Million Miles Away
The Universe is the one thing that unifies us here on earth, writes astronomer Auke Slotegraaf.
Wednesday – 1st June 2022
‘Financial stuff I wish my dad had told me’ – read an excerpt from To 100 and Beyond: How to Make Your Money Last as Long as You Do
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from To 100 & Beyond: How to Make Your Money Last as Long as You Do by Wynand Gouws.
‘Week 1: Kom ons wees bereidwillig’ – lees ’n uittreksel uit Gesinstyd met God deur Louise Viljoen!
‘Dink net wat die dissipels alles sou mis as hulle nie bereidwillig was om Jesus te volg nie,’ skryf Louise Viljoen in Gesinstyd met God.
Elon Musk: Risking It All by Michael Vlismas – exclusive new first-hand interviews and insights and into the childhood that shaped the man
Elon Musk: Risking It All by Michael Vlismas is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 31st May 2022
Shining a light on xenophobic attacks – join Alon Skuy and James Oatway in conversation with Sharon Ekambaram (31 May)
Jacana Media invite you to join photographers Alon Skuy and James Oatway in their conversation with human rights activist Sharon Ekambaram.
[Video] Tinus le Roux oor Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in kleur: ‘Dit moet lyk asof dit met ’n kleurkamera geneem is’
‘Die belangrikheid om jou geskiedenis te bewaar en te koester en te laat leef is vir my na aan die hart’ – Tinus le Roux gesels oor Die Anglo-Boereoorlog in kleur op Die Groot Ontbyt.
Monday – 30th May 2022
Moonshot – the exclusive, first-hand story of how Pfizer raced to create the first Covid-19 vaccine, told by Pfizer’s CEO Dr Albert Bourla
Moonshot: Inside Pfizer’s Nine-Month Race to Make the Impossible Possible by Albert Bourla is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 27th May 2022
Don’t miss the launch of Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter by Ebrahim Ebrahim at UJ (30 May)
The University of Johannesburg’s Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC), in collaboration with Jacana Media, invites you to the launch of Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter by Ebrahim Ebrahim.
Thursday – 26th May 2022
Rewriting history, writing legacy – join a conversation with authors June Bam, Athambile Masola, Xolisa Guzula and Sylvia Vollenhoven (26 May)
Jacana Media invites you to join June Bam, Athambile Masola and Xolisa Guzula in a discussion about knowledge.
Going Beyond Limitations: Saray Khumalo, the first black African woman to summit Mount Everest, on her book My Journey to the Top of the World
Saray Khumalo was the first black African woman to summit Mount Everest, in a feat that took her four attempts. Many would have called it quits, but for Saray, this was about more than climbing a mountain; this was her purpose, and she would do whatever it took to see it fulfilled.
Deeply personal, brutally honest and riveting: Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis
The eagerly anticipated memoir from the multi-award winning actress and producer traces an inspirational path from Viola Davis’ upbringing in Rhode Island to her critically acclaimed performances in Hollywood and on Broadway.
Wednesday – 25th May 2022
SLAPP Suits and Jack Boots – what happens when the powerful attempt to silence publishers and authors? (25 May)
Join Rehana Rossouw as she reveals the details of a R20-million SLAPP suit brought against her and Jacana Media.
Tuesday – 24th May 2022
[Potgooi] ‘Dis nooit, ooit te laat nie. Staan op, daar is ’n lewe daar buite’: Ilse Verster gesels op Radio Overberg oor So lyk ’n vrou…
Hoe oorleef mens 40 jaar saam met ’n narsis? Ilse Verster gesels met Anne-Marie Burger oor haar debuut, So lyk ’n vrou. Plus, lees ’n resensie op LitNet!