Non-fiction
Tuesday – 16th March 2021
How will we remember Covid-19? Join Howard Phillips to find out what previous outbreaks in South Africa tell us about pandemic memories (16 Mar)
Join Jacana Media, with author Emeritus Professor Howard Phillips, a specialist in the social history of medicine, especially in respect of pandemics, and Bhekisisa editor-in-chief Mia Malan on our Don’t Shut Up Conversation series as they try to use past pandemics in South Africa to illuminate the Covid-19 pandemic.
Monday – 15th March 2021
Don’t miss Wits Business School’s Leadership Dialogue with Nolitha Fakude, author of Boardroom Dancing (17 Mar)
You’re invited to Wits Business School’s Leadership Dialogue with author, business leader and corporate activist, Nolitha Fakude.
Join Tony Leon for the launch of his new book Future Tense at Bookdealers of Bluebird in Joburg, with Mondli Makhanya (18 March)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bookdealers invite you to the launch of Future Tense by Tony Leon.
Friday – 12th March 2021
Vind hoop, inspirasie en antwoorde deur plaaslike skrywers by LUCA, ’n nuwe druknaam vir die Christenmark
Penguin Random House SA stel met trots bekend: LUCA, ’n Christendruknaam met ’n moderne aanslag.
Commonwealth Writers Conversations: Join Mark Gevisser in conversation with leading LGBTQ+ activists (18 Mar)
How has colonialism impacted LGBTQ+ rights? Join the debate at the next Commonwealth Writers Conversation with Mark Gevisser, Nickita Maesela and Xeenarh Mohammed.
Thursday – 11th March 2021
Nuwe patrone en boeiende stories: Hekel en word heel 2 is ’n viering van 21 mense se oorwinnings!
Nuut by LAPA! Hekel en word heel 2 bevat nuwe patrone en stories oor hoe hekel 21 mense deur moeilike en donker tye gehelp het.
Chinese Takeaway in 5 by Kwoklyn Wan – 80 of your favourite dishes using only five ingredients
Chinese Takeaway in 5 by Kwoklyn Wan is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
New book alert! Revolt: The Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization – penetrating and original analysis by Nadav Eyal
Revolt: The Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization by Nadav Eyal is out now from Pan Macmillan!
Wednesday – 10th March 2021
New book alert! The Profiler Diaries: From the Case Files of a Police Psychologist by Gérard Labuschagne
The Profiler Diaries: From the Case Files of a Police Psychologist by Gérard Labuschagne is a fascinating – and often hair-raising – glimpse into what it was like to be a profiler in the world’s busiest profiling unit.
Years of Fire and Ash – 50 years of protest poetry brought together in one volume, edited by Wamuwi Mbao
Years of Fire and Ash: South African Poems of Decolonisation, edited by literary critic and lecturer Dr Wamuwi Mbao, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Don’t miss a Daily Maverick webinar with Colin Bryar and Bill Carr, the authors of Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon (11 Mar)
In this event, Daily Maverick CEO Styli Charalambous gets the insider’s account of Amazon’s approach to work, culture and leadership from two top level executives, Colin Bryar and Bill Carr.
Tuesday – 9th March 2021
Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family – the first, epic and true story of the Sussexes’ life together
Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 8th March 2021
What If We Stopped Pretending? Jonathan Franzen’s controversial climate crisis essay, published as a single volume
What If We Stopped Pretending? by Jonathan Franzen is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 5th March 2021
Footnotes, March 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. …
Yum, yum, yum. Try these binge-worthy Halloumi fries from Low-Carb Express by Vickie De Beer
Get the recipe for these binge-worthy Halloumi fries from Low-Carb Express, the new cookbook by Vickie de Beer!
Watch Emmanuel Taban introducing his new book The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph
The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph by Emmanuel Taban and Andrew Crofts is out in March from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 4th March 2021
Full of surprises, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett will blow your mind
Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett is out now from Pan Macmillan.
Introducing the Cheeky Chats! Don’t miss The Cheeky Natives in conversation with Jamil F Khan, author of Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams
The Cheeky Natives are launching #CheekyChats, a new series of intimate author-focused conversations, and the first guest will be Jamil F Khan, author of Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams.
Wednesday – 3rd March 2021
Smag jy na ’n garage pie? Probeer Armand Aucamp se suiwer, reiner pepersteak-potpasteitjies uit Armand Kook Kaal Volume 2
Voeg Armand se pepersteak-potpasteitjies uit Armand Kook Kaal Volume 2 tot jou kookarsenaal toe en pluk die vrugte.
Watch Brent Meersman in conversation with Judith February about his new book Rattling the Cage
Author Brent Meersman chatted to governance specialist and columnist Judith February recently about his latest book Rattling the Cage: Reflections on Democratic South Africa.