Non-fiction
Tuesday – 20th October 2020
[Watch] Raymond Parsons discusses his new book Polity: Recession, Recovery and Reform: South Africa after Covid-19
Professor Raymond Parsons was hosted by Polity SA recently to talk about his new book, a collection of essays by a range of authors titled Polity: Recession, Recovery and Reform: South Africa after Covid-19.
My Only Story: The full story of the sexual abuse Deon Wiggett suffered at the hands of a teacher who led a sinister and predatory double life
Deon Wiggett’s series of sensational podcasts shook South Africa in November 2019, when he revealed the identity of the man who raped him as a schoolboy.
Don’t miss the launch of The Whistleblowers by Mandy Wiener at Exclusive Books Hyde Park Corner (21 Oct)
Join Pan Macmillan SA and Exclusive Books for the launch of Mandy Wiener’s new book The Whistleblowers!
Monday – 19th October 2020
Nude 2: A Banting and Keto Cookbook by Armand Aucamp is out now – with a summery twist!
Follow Armand Aucamp as he brings to the table 50 more fresh, light, budget-friendly and perfectly balanced low-carb and keto dishes in his latest cookbook, Nude 2.
Join Struik Nature for a RoomToGrow Kirstenbosch talk: Preserving the last of the Renosterveld
The Overberg’s Renosterveld is in deep trouble: with just 5 per cent remaining, this incredible biodiversity hotspot requires urgent attention and conservation action.
Friday – 16th October 2020
The Book of ProVerb – a memoir, a hustle manifesto, and a wholesome guide to life from one of South Africa’s brightest stars
The Book of ProVerb is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
It’s ebook o’clock: Ronnie Kasrils: From spy chief to bestselling author
Ronnie Kasrils has always written. From his work on Bertrand Russell, to poetry during the exile years, to his pieces under the pseudonym ANC Khumalo, for the various ANC publications in exile.
Thursday – 15th October 2020
NUUT: Gisterwinter – Susanne Pike
AS JY ASEMHAAL, HÉT JY MOS ’N GISTER.
Sonder jou gister kan jy nie jou unieke vandag wees nie.
Elke gister het ook immers sy eie winter.
Celebrate the weekend with this recipe for Smoked Chicken Wings with Hoisin Glaze from Weber’s Ultimate Braai Book!
Just in time for the weekend – Penguin Random House SA has shared a recipe for Smoked Chicken Wings with Hoisin Glaze from Weber’s Ultimate Braai Book by Jamie Purviance.
’n Moet vir Frankofiele! Amper Frans: ’n Lewe van fanfare en faux pas is nou beskikbaar in Afrikaans en Engels
Toe hy 21 jaar gelede vir die eerste keer in Parys aankom, sou die kunstenaar Louis Jansen van Vuuren hom nooit kon indink dat hy eendag ’n château in die Franse platteland sou besit nie. In Amper Frans vertel hy op skreesnaakse wyse hoe hy alles wat Frans is ontdek en beproef het.
[Watch] Do prisons in Africa need to be decolonised? Ruth Hopkins, Baz Dreisinger and Morris Kaberia discuss incarceration in Africa
How do the African traditions in the field of forgiveness and reconciliation relate to the reality in its prisons? And what of privatised prisons, where do they fit in?
Tuesday – 13th October 2020
Don’t miss the launch of These Are Not Gentle People by Andrew Harding at Bridge Books (17 Oct)
Join Bridge Books and Pan Macmillan South Africa for the launch of Andrew Harding’s new book, These Are Not Gentle People.
Monday – 12th October 2020
Video: ‘Gangster State is full of damning evidence that Ace Magashule has stolen money’ – Political analyst Prince Mashele
Political analyst Prince Mashele says he doesn’t understand why ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule is still free, given the evidence in Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s awardwinning book, Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule’s Web of Capture.
Join CNA for a Learning Under Lockdown webinar with award-winning journalist Bongekile Macupe, Professor Jonathan Jansen and Fulbright Scholarship winner Emily O’Ryan
CNA will be hosting a Learning Under Lockdown webinar – not to be missed!
Don’t miss a civil society dialogue with Justice Dikgang Moseneke, hosted by Section27, Maverick Citizen and Pan Macmillan SA (15 Oct)
Join Section27 and Pan Macmillan South Africa for the All Rise webinar with former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke.
Thursday – 8th October 2020
‘This story is bigger than me, it’s bigger than us, it’s bigger than all of us’ – Read an excerpt from So, for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture by Anton Harber
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from So, for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture by Anton Harber.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of So, For the Record by Anton Harber, in conversation with Jacques Pauw (8 Oct)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers, Love Books and The Reading List for the launch of Anton Harber’s new book So, for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture.
New book alert! VBS: A Dream Defrauded by Dewald van Rensburg – a compelling account of the epic VBS Mutual Bank heist
VBS: A Dream Defrauded by Dewald van Rensburg is out now from Penguin Random House.
Monday – 5th October 2020
‘It’s pleasant to pretend that men don’t rape children’ – Deon Wiggett uncovers a culture of complicity in My Only Story: The Hunt for a Serial Paedophile
In November 2019, Deon Wiggett’s sensational weekly podcasts held South Africa in thrall as he hunted down the paedophile who raped him as a schoolboy. Now, in My Only Story, he completes his exposé of Willem Breytenbach, the once brilliant teacher and later media luminary who led a predatory life.
‘It’s very important that journalists hold themselves accountable’: Anton Harber talks to Mandy Wiener about So, for the Record (Plus: Book trailer)
Anton Harber was a recent guest on The Midday Report on 702 where he spoke to Mandy Wiener about his disquieting new exposé So, for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture.