Non-fiction
Friday – 13th November 2020
Mantel Pieces – a stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Wolf Hall Trilogy
Mantel Pieces by Hilary Mantel is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 12th November 2020
‘I was diagnosed with autism when I was about four years and six months old’ – read an extract from Help! My Child is Atypical
Read an extract from Help! My Child is Atypical where author Christien Neser interviews Emile Gouws, an advocate for people on the autism spectrum and PhD candidate who was diagnosed with autism at age four.
Find out more about The Penguin Post – the magazine from Penguin Random House – PLUS an incredible giveaway
The Penguin Post is the magazine about books for book lovers! In this month’s edition, you stand the chance to win a hamper of 10 signed books!
Time Magazine has named The Pink Line by Mark Gevisser as one of the 100 Must-Read books of 2020!
Time Magazine has released its 100 Must-read Books of 2020 – including Mark Gevisser’s The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World’s Queer Frontiers!
[Listen] Enjoy this audiobook excerpt from These Are Not Gentle People by Andrew Harding
Land. Race. Murder. Betrayal. These Are Not Gentle People is the true story of a case that broke a South African town – by BBC Africa Correspondent Andrew Harding.
Wednesday – 11th November 2020
‘I was expecting a Hannibal Lecter type from Silence of the Lambs’ – Read an excerpt from Autopsy: Life in the Trenches With a Forensic Pathologist in Africa by Ryan Blumenthal
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Autopsy: Life in the Trenches With a Forensic Pathologist in Africa by Ryan Blumenthal.
Podcast: How can you make money from your social media profiles? Elma Smit shares secrets from Become an Influencer on 702
Listen to Elma Smit’s interview on 702 where she shares lessons from monetising her own social media profiles. Become an Influencer is now available at your nearest bookstore.
Emmanuel Acho introduces his new book, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho started an online series to give white people a non-judgmental space to ask questions about race and racism.
New book alert! Joe Biden: American Dreamer – everything you need to know about the United States President-elect, by National Book Award winner Evan Osnos
Joe Biden: American Dreamer – the new biography of United States President-elect Joe Biden by National Book Award winner and New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos.
Tuesday – 10th November 2020
Exclusive live book launch webinar! Zapiro Annual 2020: Do the Macorona (10 Nov)
Hosted by the Daily Maverick’s Greg Nicolson and presented by Zapiro himself, don’t miss the exclusive launch of Do the Macorona, Zapiro’s 2020 annual.
Don’t miss the launch of My Only Story: The Hunt for a Serial Paedophile by Deon Wiggett at Exclusive Books Hyde Park (11 Nov)
Join Deon Wiggett at Exclusive Books Hyde Park for the launch of his book My Only Story: The Hunt for a Serial Paedophile.
Join Joan Louwrens for the launch of her memoir A Wilder Life: Journey of an Adventuring Doctor in Knysna (12 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Bargain Books invite you to the launch of A Wilder Life: Journey of an Adventuring Doctor by Joan Louwrens.
Monday – 9th November 2020
A Wilder Life by Joan Louwrens – a poignant and often funny memoir of a life lived to the full
A Wilder Life: Journey of an Adventuring Doctor by Joan Louwrens is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Saturday – 7th November 2020
Footnotes, November 2020: 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. …
Friday – 6th November 2020
New book alert! Inside the Belly of the Beast: The REAL Bosasa Story by Angelo Agrizzi
Inside the Belly of the Beast: The REAL Bosasa Story by Angelo Agrizzi is out now from Truth Be Told Publishers.
Township Economy: People, Spaces and Practices
Township Economy provides a unique insight into township informal business and entrepreneurship.
Kom vier die bekendstelling van Die Brug deur Deon Lamprecht in Kaapsehoop (7 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Uitgewers en Nagkantoor nooi jou uit na die bekendstelling van Die Brug: Na die hel toe en terug in Angola deur Deon Lamprecht.
Engela Duvenage gesels oor Uitvinders, planmakers en ander slimkoppe van Suid-Afrika op VIA TV (7 Nov)
Engela Duvenage kuier moreoggend om 08:30 op VIA TV om oor haar jongste boek Uitvinders, planmakers en ander slimkoppe van Suid-Afrika te gesels.
New book alert! Nigella Lawson’s Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes and Stories
‘More than just a mantra, “cook, eat, repeat” is the story of my life.’
Wednesday – 4th November 2020
How did work become the central organisational principle of our societies? Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time by James Suzman
Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time – a revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzman.