Non-fiction
Wednesday – 4th November 2020
The Hidden History of the Kruger National Park – don’t miss a Jacana Conversation on Safari Nation by Jacob Dlamini (5 Nov)
The hidden history of the Kruger National Park is up for discussion at the launch of Safari Nation: A Social History of the Kruger National Park, the new book by Jacob Dlamini.
Tuesday – 3rd November 2020
Roger the Rat – Roger Ballen creates and documents a part-human, part-rat creature who lives an isolated life outside of mainstream society
Roger the Rat by Roger Ballen is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Don’t miss a Cape Town Press Club webinar with Mandy Wiener on whistleblowing (4 Nov)
Pan Macmillan South Africa and Cape Town Press Club invite you to a live broadcast with Mandy Wiener.
Friday – 30th October 2020
Help! My Child is Atypical by Christien Neser – a practical guide for parents with 30 gripping case studies of determination and hope
In Help! My Child is Atypical by Christien Neser, a team of experts answer questions that parents struggle with daily about rising a healthy, happy child.
Thursday – 29th October 2020
Teach your kids to manage their money like a grownup! A virtual event with Sam Beckbessinger, author of Manage Your Money Like a Grownup: A Teen’s Guide
Hey, parents! Teach your kids to manage their money like a grownup!
New book alert! Reset, Rebuild, Reignite: Build Your Business to Thrive in a Crisis by Pavlo Phitidis
Reset, Rebuild, Reignite: Build Your Business to Thrive in a Crisis – Pan Macmillan is proud to be publishing a second book from business growth expert Pavlo Phitidis!
Total Meditation: Practices in Living the Awakened Life by Deepak Chopra is out now!
A revolutionary new book on meditation from the world’s most influential meditation and integrative medicine expert, Deepak Chopra.
Wednesday – 28th October 2020
New book alert! Rehana Rossouw’s Predator Politics: Mabuza, Fred Daniel and the Great Land Scam
Predator Politics: Mabuza, Fred Daniel and the Great Land Scam, the new book from Rehana Rossouw, is out now from Jacana Media!
Annelie Botes ryg ’n kleurvolle lappieskombers van 16 jaar se stories in Voetstoots, nou beskikbaar
Nuut by Penguin Random House SA: Voetstoots, ’n bontgejaste keur uit sestien jaar van Annelie Botes se koerantrubrieke.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Seven Votes: How WWII Changed South Africa Forever by Richard Steyn (3 Nov)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers, Love Books and The Reading List for the launch of Richard Steyn’s new book Seven Votes: How WWII Changed South Africa Forever.
Tuesday – 27th October 2020
The Asian Aspiration – Can Africa become the next Asia?
Narrated by Bobi Wine, and featuring contributions from former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn, The Asian Aspiration is a short documentary which asks a simple question: can Africa be the next Asia?
Monday – 26th October 2020
Read an excerpt from The Land Wars: The Dispossession of the Khoisan and AmaXhosa in the Cape Colony by John Laband
Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from John Laband’s new book The Land Wars: The Dispossession of the Khoisan and AmaXhosa in the Cape Colony.
Moenie die bekendstelling van ’n Enkele verhaal: Die jag op ’n reeksverkragter deur Deon Wiggett misloop nie (29 Okt)
Penguin Random House SA en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou uit na die aanlynbekendstelling van ’n Enkele verhaal deur Deon Wiggett.
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man – an urgent primer on race and racism by Emmanuel Acho, host of the viral hit video series
In Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, Emmanuel Acho creates a dialogue that is honest, straightforward and accessible to those seeking answers – a conversation that needs to happen to mend the racial divide in our world.
Friday – 23rd October 2020
Vanaand om 8! Kom verbeel jou jy is Amper Frans saam met Louis Jansen van Vuuren en Riana Scheepers (23 Okt)
Moenie vanaand se fees misloop nie! Jonathan Ball Uitgewers en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou uit na die virtuele bekendstelling van Amper Frans deur kunstenaar Louis Jansen van Vuuren.
Thursday – 22nd October 2020
Om te emigreer of nie? Bouwer Bosch, Nathan Trantraal en ander meningsvormers takel die vraag in Moet ons waai?
In Moet ons waai? takel meer as 20 van Suid-Afrika se voorste meningsvormers, insluitend Bouwer Bosch, Nathan Trantraal, Marita van der Vyver en Jonathan Jansen, die vraag – moet Suid-Afrikaners die land verlaat?
New book alert! Malaika wa Azania’s Corridors of Death: The Struggle to Exist in Historically White Institutions – out now from BlackBird Books
Corridors of Death: The Struggle to Exist in Historically White Institutions – the new book by Malaika wa Azania, the bestselling author of Memoirs of a Born Free: Reflections on the Rainbow Nation – is out now from BlackBird Books!
Wednesday – 21st October 2020
The Story of China by Michael Wood – a portrait of a country that will be of the greatest importance to the world in the 21st century
China’s story is extraordinarily rich and dramatic. Now Michael Wood, one of the UK’s pre-eminent historians, brings it all together in The Story of China, a major new one-volume history of China that is essential for reading for anyone who wants to understand its burgeoning role in our world today.
[Watch] A dialogue between former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke and civil society
If you missed it, you can still watch former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke in a civil society dialogue about his new book, All Rise.
See the world. Then make it better. A special message from Sir David Attenborough
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by Sir David Attenborough is out now: