Non-fiction
Tuesday – 9th June 2020
Angela Makholwa’s novel The Blessed Girl shortlisted for Comedy Women in Print Prize
Pan Macmillan South Africa is delighted to announce that Angela Makholwa’s fourth novel, The Blessed Girl, published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury, has been shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize.
Monday – 8th June 2020
Karen Dudley forced to close her famous Woodstock restaurant, The Kitchen – buy a copy of her cookbook to donate to her team
Karen Dudley has been forced to close down her famous Woodstock restaurant, The Kitchen. To support her and the restaurant staff, Jacana Media have announced they will donate all proceeds from the sales of Dudley’s cookbook Set a Table during June and July 2020 to The Kitchen team.
Explosive new book tells all – The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg
The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg by Mashaba’s former chief of staff Michael Beaumont is out now from Penguin Random House!
Friday – 5th June 2020
‘Die eerste 7 jaar van ’n kind se lewe is van kritieke belang’: Lees ’n uittreksel uit Help! My kind is anders [Plus: Video]
Kyk na ’n video-onderhoud met Christien Neser oor haar boek, Help! My kind is anders, en lees ’n uittreksel waarin sy verder verduidelik waarom die eerste sewe jaar van ’n kind se lewe so van kritieke belang is.
Something healthy to do with the kids this weekend – try this delicious Chocolate Gingerbread Men recipe from The Banting Baker
What if we told you that there was a way to continue indulging in delicious comfort food, but in a healthier manner? Try this recipe for Chocolate Gingerbread Men from The Banting Baker by Catherine Speedie!
[Watch] Virtual book launch: Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers
A virtual book launch for Jakkie Cilliers’s new book Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution was hosted by The Reading List and Jonathan Ball Publishers recently.
Footnotes, June 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.
Black Consciousness and Black Lives Matter
Find out more about two books from Jacana Media that focus on Black Consciousness and Fees Must Fall, and how they relate to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Former Al-Qaeda hostage Stephen McGown signs book deal with the Daily Maverick’s Maverick 451
Stephen McGown, the ordinary South African who was held hostage by Al-Qaeda for just under six years, will be writing a memoir.
Thursday – 4th June 2020
New book alert! South Africa Beyond Covid-19: Trends, Change and Recovery – a collection of 30 essays by analysts and experts
South Africa Beyond Covid-19: Trends, Change and Recovery – a collection of 30 essays by some of the country’s foremost analysts and experts – is out now as an ebook from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Cover reveal! Iman Rappetti’s new book Sermons of Soul will be published in August by Pan Macmillan
Sermons of Soul, the new book from Iman Rappetti, will be out in August from Pan Macmillan!
Tuesday – 2nd June 2020
Elephants: Birth, Death and Family in the Lives of the Giants – a lyrically written account of several years of research by Hannah Mumby
Elephants: Birth, Death and Family in the Lives of the Giants by Hannah Mumby is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 1st June 2020
A Woman Makes a Plan – in her compelling memoir Maye Musk shares hard-earned wisdom and frank, practical advice on career, health and more
A Woman Makes a Plan: Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success by Maye Musk is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
All the taste with less of the guilt – try this delicious pizza recipe from The Banting Baker
What if we told you that there was a way to continue indulging in delicious comfort food, but in a healthier manner? Try this recipe for Pizza Perfect from The Banting Baker by Catherine Speedie!
Thursday – 28th May 2020
Describing the lived experiences of those with mental illness: Watch the book trailer for Sean Baumann’s new book Madness: Stories of Uncertainty and Hope
With sensitivity and empathy, Dr Sean Baumann’s enquiries into the territories of art, psychology, consciousness, otherness, free will and theories of the self reveal how mental illness raises questions that affect us all.
The Man Who Killed Apartheid by Harris Dousemetzis shortlisted for prestigious Fage and Oliver Prize
The Man Who Killed Apartheid: The Life of Dimitri Tsafendas by Harris Dousemetzis with Gerry Loughran has been shortlisted for the prestigious Fage and Oliver Prize.
Wednesday – 27th May 2020
The Moment of Lift – a bestselling debut from Melinda Gates, a timely and necessary call to action for women’s empowerment
The bestselling debut from Melinda Gates, The Moment of Lift, is now available in paperback from Pan Macmillan!
New hardback edition of the multi-million copy bestseller: Discover your innate creativity with The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
A lavish new hardback edition of the multi-million copy bestseller The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Tuesday – 26th May 2020
Ontdek die ster in jou anderster kind in Help! My kind is anders deur Christien Neser, nou as e-boek beskikbaar
Nou beskikbaar as e-boek by LAPA Uitgewers: Help! My kind is anders deur Christien Neser.
Celebrate research produced by Africans for African solutions with a free download of the new book Epidemics and the Health of African Nations
To celebrate Africa Day, MISTRA is offering free access to one its publications, Epidemics and the Health of African Nations.