Non-fiction
Thursday – 9th January 2020
The groundbreaking science of healthy permanent weight loss – How Not To Diet by Michael Greger
How Not To Diet – put an end to dieting and replace weight-loss struggles with this easy approach to a healthy, plant-based lifestyle from the bestselling author of How Not to Die, Dr Michael Greger.
Monday – 30th December 2019
Don’t miss the launch of Sylvester Chauke’s book Stand Against Bland at Book Circle Capital in Melville (6 Feb)
Book Circle Capital invites you to the launch of Stand Against Bland by Sylvester Chauke in Melville.
Friday – 20th December 2019
Save the date! Launch of South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers Past and Present, by Ali Bacher and David Williams, at The Wanderers (22 Jan)
Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers Past and Present – written by cricket legend Ali Bacher and top journalist David Williams, this is a book that no cricket fan can be without.
Finding Chika – Mitch Albom (author of Tuesdays with Morrie) at his most poignant, powerful and personal
Finding Chika, Mitch Albom’s first work of non-fiction in 10 years, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 19th December 2019
Bookish Christmas gift ideas from Pan Macmillan
Christmas is around the corner. If you’re looking for the perfect gift for a friend or family member, Pan Macmillan SA have the books for you!
‘You must buy it – gift it to yourself, or put it in a Christmas stocking’ – Eusebius McKaiser chats to Ronnie Kasrils about his new memoir Catching Tadpoles
Last month, Ronnie Kasrils visited Eusebius McKaiser in the 702 studio to chat about his latest memoir, Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel.
Enhance your beach experience, satisfy your curiosity, and gain a better understanding of life in our oceans
Are you heading to the beach this December? Beachcombing in South Africa is a friendly guide to the seashore’s rich pickings.
Tuesday – 17th December 2019
Doctor Dogs – the revolutionary ways dogs are helping those with cancer, autism, depression and diabetes
Doctor Dogs: How Our Best Friends Are Becoming Our Best Medicine is out now from Penguin Random House!
‘Mark Fish tested my patience – and my sanity’ – read an excerpt from Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker
Jacana Media has shared an extract from Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker.
Join Armand Aucamp for LowCarb in the Lowveld cooking classes in Hoedspruit (29 Feb 2020)
Don’t miss LowCarb in the Lowveld with Armand Aucamp, author of the Banting and keto cookbook Armand kook kaal – die maer uitgawe!
Friday – 13th December 2019
Stand Against Bland – the new book by the country’s number one marketing maverick Sylvester Chauke
Stand Against Bland by Sylvester Chauke is out now from BlackBird Books!
Thursday – 12th December 2019
UCT Under Apartheid: From Onset to Sit-in, 1948–1968 by Howard Phillips – a pioneering and definitive history of the period
UCT Under Apartheid: From Onset to Sit-in, 1948–1968 by Howard Phillips is out now from Jacana Media.
Video: Waldimar Pelser lees voor uit In gesprek met Waldimar: Sy 100 beste ontledings, inleidings en beledigings
Waldimar Pelser lees voor uit sy boek, In gesprek met Waldimar, by die onlangse bekendstelling in Pretoria.
Wednesday – 11th December 2019
Errieda du Toit taps into our collective food memories in Share: A Century of South African Community Recipes
Just in time for Christmas – Errieda du Toit’s latest cookbook Share: A century of South African community recipes.
People Powered by Jono Bacon: Find out how you can boost your brand and grow your business through the power of community
New by international author and speaker Jono Bacon – People Powered: How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams.
Join Dr T at the Johannesburg signing of her latest book, Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure (14 Dec)
Come and meet the indomitable Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng in person at an exclusive book signing at Bargain Books in Johannesburg this weekend!
Remembering Ben Turok
Hambe kahle, Ben Turok, stalwart and critic, gentleman and fighter, author and commentator of and on radical texts.
Tuesday – 10th December 2019
Join Grant Fowlds for the launch of Saving the Last Rhinos at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront in Cape Town (10 Dec)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Saving the Last Rhinos: The Life of a Frontline Conservationist by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence.
Winskopies! Kry 75% af op uitgesoekte titels by LAPA Uitgewers – terwyl voorraad hou
Kry 75% af op uitgesoekte titels by LAPA – terwyl voorraad hou!
Win one of two Christmas hampers – each with eight of your favourite local and international books
You could win one of two amazing hampers of some of our favourite books this Christmas.