Non-fiction

Tuesday – 20th April 2021

Don’t miss the launch of Future Tense: Reflections on My Troubled Land by Tony Leon at Exclusive Books Ballito (21 Apr)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Future Tense: Reflections on My Troubled Land by Tony Leon.

Monday – 19th April 2021

Hoe het Afrikaner-magnate soos Koos Bekker en Christo Wiese hul sakeryke opgebou? Vind uit in Fortuine deur Ebbe Dommisse

Fortuine: Die wel en wee van Afrikaner-magnate deur Ebbe Dommisse vertel hoe Afrikaanse sakeleiers soos Jannie Mouton, Whitey Basson, Koos Bekker en ander hul sakeryke tot stand gebring het.

Make your own pizza at home! Try this simple recipe from I Cook, Because We Eat

In the mood for pizza? Try this amazing family-favourite recipe from I Cook, Because We Eat: Clover Mama Afrika Recipe Book!

Wednesday – 14th April 2021

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Give Us More Guns: How South Africa’s Gangs were Armed by Mark Shaw (20 Apr)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to the virtual book launch of Give Us More Guns: How South Africa’s Gangs were Armed by Mark Shaw.

Facing racism as young doctor – read an excerpt from The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph by Emmanuel Taban

Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph by Emmanuel Taban.

Monday – 12th April 2021

Liftoff – Eric Berger takes readers inside the wild early days that made Elon Musk’s SpaceX

The dramatic inside story of the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX – and Elon Musk – from a shaky startup into the world’s leading edge rocket company.

‘A bright light who is gone too soon’ – Multidisciplinary artist and award-winning writer Phumlani Pikoli dies

Multidisciplinary artist and writer Phumlani Pikoli has died, aged 33.

Friday – 9th April 2021

Graffiti-aanlynkuier: Moenie die bekendstelling van Na ’n plaas in Afrika deur Irma Joubert misloop nie! (20 April)

LAPA Uitgewers en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou graag na die aanlynbekendstelling van Irma Joubert se jongste roman, Na ’n plaas in Afrika!

Come and meet Dr Emmanuel Taban, author of The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph (17-18 Apr)

Don’t miss Dr Emmanuel Taban in Cape Town next weekend, where he will be signing copies of his book The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph.

Wednesday – 7th April 2021

Kunene and The King – a refreshingly funny and vital new play by John Kani

John Kani’s play Kunene and The King is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Tuesday – 6th April 2021

My Final Answer, the new book by Jeremy Maggs, is now available for pre-order!

Jeremy Maggs’s memoir, My Final Answer, will be published by Pan Macmillan in May 2021!

Towards a New Deal by Rob Davies – in-depth insight into the inner workings of the South African government

Towards a New Deal: A Political Economy of the Times of My Life by Rob Davies is out in April from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

I Cook, Because We Eat – 56 nourishing recipes, each exquisitely displayed in full colour

I Cook, Because We Eat: Clover Mama Afrika Recipe Book – a commemoration of our mothers’ hearty culinary skills – out now from LAPA Publishers!

Friday – 2nd April 2021

Footnotes, April 2021: 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. …

Charles van Onselen Receives the 2021 ASSAf Humanities Book Award for The Night Trains

Historian and author Charles van Onselen, who has received the ASSAf Humanities Book Award for his most recent work, The Night Trains: …

Thursday – 1st April 2021

Join Dr Emmanuel Taban for a book signing to celebrate the publication of The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph (10 Apr)

Join Bargain Books for a book signing with the extraordinary author of The Boy Who Never Gave Up, Dr Emmanuel Taban.

Wednesday – 31st March 2021

[Uittreksel] Hekel en word heel 2: Brenda hekel twee jaar se gebede aanmekaar in haar blokkieskombers

Lees Brenda se storie van hoop en genesing in Hekel en word heel 2. Plus, probeer haar patroon vir ’n maklike blokkieserp.

Don’t miss the virtual launch of Shubnum Khan’s new book How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo (7 Apr)

Join Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books for the virtual book launch of How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo: And Other Strange And Wonderful Stories.