Non-fiction
Thursday – 7th May 2020
Uber Eats is now delivering books from Exclusive Books in South Africa
Exclusive Books has joined forces with Uber Eats to deliver books to word-hungry South Africans.
What is a national crisis and how can it be turned into an opportunity? Listen to the Asian Aspiration podcast
‘When you have a crisis, you’re able to push forward dramatic reforms which otherwise could potentially prove to be politically fatal …’
Help South Africa’s beloved indie bookshops keep their doors open during lockdown
The latest edition of Burn After Reading tells you everything you need to know about supporting your local independent bookshop.
Wednesday – 6th May 2020
Looking to self-publish your book? Find out about Staging Post’s ‘assisted self-publishing’ model here
Find out more about self-publishing your book with Staging Post.
Tuesday – 5th May 2020
Stuck for something to read? Check out Penguin Random House SA’s ebooks, now R100 or less!
Do you need a new read to take your mind off lockdown?
Excerpt: Alicia Keys shares the private moment that sparked the viral #NoMakeup movement, in her new memoir More Myself
Pan Macmillan has shared an extract from Alicia Keys’s powerful new memoir, More Myself: A Journey.
New book to tell the ‘real’ story of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family
A new book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has been announced.
Monday – 4th May 2020
Video: Armand Aucamp vertel hoe hy gesond eet tydens die inperking en deel sy gunsteling skuldvrye peuselhappie
Die gewilde akteur en kookboekskrywer Armand Aucamp het onlangs met Heino du Plessis gesels oor sy twee nuwe e-boeke, Bant saam met Armand en Inspiration for Isolation: 14 Low-Carb Recipes for 14 Days.
Another week of LIVE literature discussions, with The Cheeky Natives
Guests include Nakhane, Abi Daré, Sisonke Msimang and Novuyo Rosa Tshuma.
Don’t miss a free LIVE webinar with Douglas Kruger to discuss his new book, Virus-Proof Your Small Business: 50 Ways to Survive the Covid-19 Crisis (5 May)
Join Douglas Kruger for a free LIVE webinar to discuss his new book, Virus-Proof Your Small Business: 50 Ways to Survive the Covid-19 Crisis.
Friday – 1st May 2020
Footnotes, May 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. …
Wednesday – 29th April 2020
Moenie die film gebaseer op die boek Die Griekwastad Moorde deur Jacques Steenkamp op 5 Mei misloop nie!
Die film gebaseer op die boek Die Griekwastad Moorde deur Jacques Steenkamp gaan op 5 Mei 2020 op DStv se BoxOffice vrygestel word. Die boek vertel die ware verhaal van die moorde op die Steenkamp-gesin wat op 6 April 2012 in die klein Noord-Kaapse dorpie Griekwastad gebeur het.
Koronavirus: ’n Boek vir kinders is nou as gratis e-boek by LAPA beskikbaar
Nuut by LAPA: ’n Gratis e-boek om ouers te help om die koronavirus aan hul kinders te verduidelik. Koronavirus: ’n Boek vir kinders is geïllustreer deur Axel Scheffler en na Afrikaans vertaal deur Jaco Jacobs.
Jacana Media special offer: Buy the ebook, get the print edition free!
For a limited time, Jacana Media is offering a buy-one-get-one-free offer on selected ebooks.
[Watch] James Hendry chats to Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo about their new book, Changing a Leopard’s Spots
World-renowned wildlife trackers Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo have spent more than two decades working together, tracking leopards and lions at Londolozi, jaguars in South America and grizzly bears in the United States.
Tuesday – 28th April 2020
Petition: An urgent appeal for the sale of books during Lockdown Stage 4
A petition has been launched to appeal for the sale of books during lockdown stage 4.
Read an excerpt from Hidden Valley Road – an account of an American family with 12 children, six diagnosed with schizophrenia
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker.
Selfpublikasie: Maak jou boekdroom waar met Paper Frog Publishing, ’n onderafdeling van LAPA en Penguin Random House SA
Baie skrywers droom daarvan om gepubliseer te word, maar hulle wil nie algehele beheer oorlaat aan ’n groot, tradisionele uitgewery nie. Paper Frog Publishing is geskep om sulke individue te help.
Find out how parents can manage teens’ aversion to lockdown – join Megan de Beyer, author of How to Raise a Man, in an online event (29 April)
Join Megan de Beyer, author of How to Raise a Man: The Modern Mother’s Guide to Parenting her Teenage Son, in discussion with Pippa Hudson live on Cape Talk as they discuss how parents can manage their teens during lockdown.
Subscribe to Jacana Media’s mailing list and win a hamper of bestselling books!
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