Non-fiction

Wednesday – 9th September 2020

[Video] ‘Fresh, new, quirky and acerbic’ – Izak de Vries discusses Max Annas’s novel The Farm

In this video, Catalyst Press South Africa office manager, SarahBelle Selig, chats with Izak de Vries of LAPA Publishers about distributing Catalyst books in South Africa, and the release of The Farm by Max Annas.

Luister! Deon Lamprecht lees ’n uittreksel voor uit Die Brug: Na die hel en terug in Angola (Plus: Onderhoud)

Deon Lamprecht het onlangs ’n uittreksel voorgelees uit sy jongste boek, Die Brug: Na die hel en terug in Angola. Luister na die voorlesing.

Tuesday – 8th September 2020

New book alert! Cop Under Cover: My Life in the Shadows With Drug Lords, Robbers and Smugglers by Johann van Loggerenberg

Cop Under Cover: My Life in the Shadows With Drug Lords, Robbers and Smugglers by Johann van Loggerenberg is out in September 2020 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Monday – 7th September 2020

Robey Leibbrandt: ’n Lewe van fanatisme deur Albert Blake benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse

Aandag! Robey Leibbrandt: ’n Lewe van fanatisme deur Albert Blake is vanjaar benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse!

2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse: Réney Warrington en Murray La Vita pronk op die kortlys in Film and Niefiksie

Aandag! Twee LAPA-boeke is vanjaar benoem vir die 2020 kykNET-Rapport-boekpryse: Smit Motors deur Réney Warrington en Boodskapper van die gode deur Murray La Vita.

How the children of Nazi perpetrators come to terms with their parents’ hidden past – don’t miss the launch of The SS Officer’s Armchair (10 Sep)

Penguin Random House and Love Books invite you to the online launch of The SS Officer’s Armchair: In Search of a Hidden Life by Daniel Lee.

Friday – 4th September 2020

Now available in English! The Krugersdorp Cult Killings: Inside Cecilia Steyn’s Reign of Terror by award-winning journalist Jana Marx

LAPA Publishers is excited to announce that Afspraak met moord by Jana Marx is now available in English as The Krugersdorp Cult Killings: Inside Cecilia Steyn’s Reign of Terror.

Footnotes, September 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. …

Thursday – 3rd September 2020

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of The Rise and Fall of the ANC Youth League by Rebone Tau (9 Sep)

Join CNA and Penguin Random House SA for the virtual launch of The Rise and Fall of the ANC Youth League by Rebone Tau.

Don’t miss author speed date and book signing with Jamil F Khan, author of Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams

Jacana Media, in partnership with Book Circle Capital, is delighted to announce that Jamil F Khan, author of Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams, will be meeting readers and would-be readers of his stunning first book.

Wednesday – 2nd September 2020

Nou beskikbaar! Die eerste Afrikaanse kriptiese blokraaiboek saamgestel deur Willem Swanepoel

Die wonderlike woordwêreld van kriptiese blokraaisels wag in Die eerste Afrikaanse kriptiese blokraaiboek, saamgestel deur Willem Swanepoel.

LAPA se boeke skitter op Bib, ’n splinternuwe oudioteek eksklusief vir Afrika-inhoud

BiB, ’n splinternuwe oudioteek eksklusief vir Afrika-inhoud, maak eersdaags haar deur oop. LAPA Uitgewers is baie trots om hul boeke te kan sien én hoor in hierdie nuwe ruimte.

First Field Guide to Mushrooms of Southern Africa – the perfect pocket-sized book, suitable for both adult and younger enthusiasts

First Field Guide to Mushrooms of Southern Africa by Margo Branch is out now from Struik Nature, an imprint of Penguin Random House SA.

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Dikgang Moseneke’s new memoir All Rise (3 Sep)

The Wits Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management with Wits School of Law and Pan Macmillan invite you to the launch of All Rise: A Judicial Memoir.

New book by Rhonda Byrne – the bestselling author of The Secret – announced

HarperCollins Publishers has acquired world rights to a major new book by Rhonda Byrne, author of the global phenomenon The Secret.

Tuesday – 1st September 2020

Ken jy Die Ickabog? Tekenkompetisie en kinderverhaal deur JK Rowling, nou gratis aanlyn beskikbaar in Afrikaans

Vanaf 1 September 2020 is ’n Afrikaanse vertaling van die gratis aanlyn vervolgverhaal, Die Ickabog deur JK Rowling, beskikbaar. Plus, kinders kan nou deelneem aan Die Ickabog-illustrasiekompetisie.

Sam Beckbessinger, bestselling author of Manage Your Money like a F*cking Grownup, brings you a new ‘mouth-washed-out-with-soap’ edition for teens!

Manage Your Money Like a Grownup: The Best Money Advice for Teens by Sam Beckbessinger is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Welcome to My Table by Siba Mtongana – the Queen of Convenience!

Welcome to My Table by Siba Mtongana is out now from Penguin Random House SA!