Non-fiction
Friday – 6th December 2019
Kom brekfis saam met die skrywers van Kook saam Kaaps, Koelsoem Kamalie en Flori Schrikker, by #OnseFees in die Paarl (7 Des)
Kom brêkfis saam met Koelsoem Kamalie en Flori Schrikker by #OnseFees op 7 Desember 2019.
Beïndruk jou gesin met 50 maklike huiskosresepte uit Karlien kan nie kook nie deur Karlien van Jaarsveld en Izelle Hoffman
Karlien kan nie kook nie deur sangeres Karlien van Jaarsveld en leefstylsjef Izelle Hoffman: resepte so maklik, enigeen kan dit maak!
‘I am Ndileka Mandela, the first of the first of the first, and this is my story.’
Social activist Ndileka Mandela chatted to Polity SA about her new memoir I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname.
New book alert! South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers by Ali Bacher and journalist David Williams
South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers – written by cricket legend Ali Bacher and top journalist David Williams, this is a book that no cricket fan can be without.
Thursday – 28th November 2019
‘Ek is nie okay nie. En dit is meer as okay.’ Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Seks, leuens en die internet deur Erla-Mari Diedericks
Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Erla-Mari Diedericks se eerlike en soms skreeusnaakse memoir, Seks, leuens en die internet.
‘From Marabastad to Mogadishu chronicles an all-too-familiar story of those unsung cadres from the Struggle we’ve forgotten to honour for their sacrifices’
From Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim is out from Jacana Media on 6 December 2019.
Unfollow – Megan Phelps-Roper’s memoir of growing up in the Westboro Baptist Church, the most hated family in America
Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope by Megan Phelps-Roper is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 27th November 2019
Don’t miss the launch of Ronnie Kasrils’s new memoir Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel at Love Books (3 Dec)
Jacana Media and Love Books invite you to the launch of Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel, an extraordinary coming-of-age memoir from Ronnie Kasrils.
The Flexitarian Cookbook – for people doing their best to reduce meat consumption, but enjoying it on occasion when the urge strikes
Less of a rigid regime, and more of an organic attempt to eat a mainly vegetarian diet, The Flexitarian Cookbook: Adaptable Recipes for Part-Time Vegetarians and Vegans features delicious plant-centric recipes, with options for incorporating meat or fish as needed.
Tuesday – 26th November 2019
Join Liam Del Carme for the Cape Town launch of Winging It: On Tour With the Boks, with Lester Kiewit, Gavin Rich and Louis de Villiers (11 Dec)
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Winging It: On Tour With the Boks by Liam Del Carme.
Monday – 25th November 2019
New book alert! The Murder of Ahmed Timol: My Search for the Truth by Imtiaz A Cajee
The Murder of Ahmed Timol: My Search for the Truth by Imtiaz A Cajee will be out in March 2020 from Jacana Media.
Friday – 22nd November 2019
Seks, leuens en die internet deur Erla-Mari Diedericks: ’n eerlike, skreeusnaakse memoir en nuttige gids oor aanlyn-afsprake
Seks, leuens en die internet deur Erla-Mari Diedericks is beskikbaar by Wênkbrou – ’n druknaam van LAPA Uitgewers.
New book alert! That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph
In the tradition of Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company – all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.
Join Hassen Ebrahim for the launch of From Marabastad to Mogadishu in Pretoria, with Pravin Gordhan and Shannon Ebrahim (8 Dec)
Jacana Media and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation invite you to the launch of Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim.
Thursday – 21st November 2019
Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas by bestselling author Adam Kay – ‘The perfect surgical stocking filler’
Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas – a short gift book of festive hospital diaries from multi-award-winning author Adam Kay.
Wednesday – 20th November 2019
Join Grant Fowlds for the launch of Saving the Last Rhinos in Port Elizabeth (27 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Fogarty’s Bookshop invite you to the launch of Saving the Last Rhinos: The Life of a Frontline Conservationist by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence.
Join in and share the best in African literature across social media during #ReadingAfrica Week 2019 (1–7 Dec)
What are you reading at the moment? An old favourite? A new find? An undiscovered classic? Fiction, poetry, comics or essays?
Whatever you’re reading, it’s time to shout it from the rooftops.
New book alert! From Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim
From Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim is out from Jacana Media on 6 December 2019!
Tuesday – 19th November 2019
An essential handbook for all night sky enthusiasts – Sky Guide Africa South 2020: Astronomical Handbook for Southern Africa
2020 Sky Guide Africa South is a practical resource for all astronomers, whether they be novice, amateur or professional.
‘Here’s the boykie before he becomes a Bolshevik’ – Praise for Catching Tadpoles, the extraordinary coming-of-age memoir by Ronnie Kasrils
Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel, Ronnie Kasrils’s new memoir, reflects on the compelling questions that turned a white youngster from a modest background into a lifelong revolutionary.