Non-fiction

Tuesday – 19th November 2019

Join Nolitha Fakude at UCT’s Graduate School of Business for the Distinguished Speaker Series (27 Nov)

Join inspirational businesswoman and corporate activist Nolitha Fakude for the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business Distinguished Speaker Series.

Don’t miss the launch of Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter at Kalk Bay Books (21 Nov)

LAPA Publishers, Catalyst Press and Kalk Bay Books invite you to the launch of Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter.

Monday – 18th November 2019

Maak gereed vir ’n banting- en keto-avontuur in Armand kook kaal – die maer uitgawe deur Armand Aucamp

Armand kook kaal – die maer uitgawe wys jou hoe om smuldisse uit gesonde bestanddele te skep en te geniet sonder dat jou figuur daaronder ly.

Don’t miss the launch of Zapiro’s new 2019 annual Which Side is Up? – and watch one of his famed cartoon presentations! (18 Nov)

Join Zapiro at Exclusive Books Bedford Centre as he launches his new 2019 annual Which Side is Up?

Watch: Gaongalelwe Tiro talks about why he wrote his book Parcel Of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro

Gaongalelwe Tiro discussed his book Parcel of Death: The Biography Of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro with Polity SA. 

Friday – 15th November 2019

Exposing and revealing, brilliantly appealing, Zapiro does it again in Which Side is Up?!

Which Side is Up? – the 2019 Zapiro annual – out now from Jacana Media!

Spend Saturday morning with Zapiro as he launches his 2019 annual, Which Side is Up? (16 Nov)

Jacana Media and Love Books invite you to the launch of Zapiro’s 2019 annual Which Side is Up?

Moenie die bekendstellings van In gesprek met Waldimar deur Waldimar Pelser in Pretoria, Johannesburg en Kaapstad misloop nie (19, 21 en 26 November)

LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou graag na die bekendstellings van Waldimar Pelser se jongste boek, In gesprek met Waldimar, in Pretoria, Johannesburg en Kaapstad.

Thursday – 14th November 2019

Zapiro receives France’s top cultural award – the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Acclaimed South African cartoonist and satirist Zapiro (Jonathan Shapiro) has received France’s top cultural award.

Don’t miss a book discussion at Book Circle Capital on Nolitha Fakude’s memoir Boardroom Dancing (21 Nov)

Join Nolitha Fakude at Book Circle Capital in Melville for an insightful conversation about her new memoir, Boardroom Dancing.

The situation is critical. Saving the Last Rhinos: The Life of a Frontline Conservationist by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence

Saving the Last Rhinos: The Life of a Frontline Conservationist – the remarkable story of Grant Fowlds, a conservationist who has dedicated his life to saving the last rhinos, vividly told with the help of Graham Spence, co-author of the bestselling The Elephant Whisperer.

Wednesday – 13th November 2019

Join Liam Del Carme for the launch of Winging It: On Tour With the Boks at Pirates Sports Club – to be broadcast live on Kaya FM (15 Nov)

Jacana Media and Pirates Sports Club invite you to the launch of Winging It: On Tour With the Boks by Liam Del Carme.

Nuut by LAPA – In gesprek met Waldimar: Sy 100 beste ontledings, inleidings en beledigings deur Waldimar Pelser

Nuut by LAPA: In gesprek met Waldimar: Sy 100 beste ontledings, inleidings en beledigings deur Waldimar Pelser.

Hidden Pretoria – revealing the architectural and design secrets of the Jacaranda City

Hidden Pretoria offers a rare opportunity to look behind the façades of some of Pretoria’s significant heritage buildings, many of which are not open to the public.

Why do we think the way we do? Discover the epic story of the Western Mind in Dominion, by award-winning historian Tom Holland

From the crucifixion of Jesus to the birth of modern morals, this marvellous account from an award-winning historian shows how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination.

Tuesday – 12th November 2019

Kom gesels met Wendy Maartens oor die bewaring van Afrikaanse volksverhale in Bloemfontein (13 Nov)

LAPA Uitgewers en Die Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkundige Museum en Navorsingsentrum (NALN) nooi jou uit om te kom luister na Wendy Maartens se gesprek oor die bewaring van Afrikaanse volksverhale.

Running with Sherman: The Donkey Who Survived Against All Odds and Raced Like a Champion by Christopher McDougall, the author of the international bestseller Born to Run

Running with Sherman: The Donkey Who Survived Against All Odds and Raced Like a Champion by Christopher McDougall is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Brilliant, honest, combative – My Life and Rugby by Eddie Jones – the ultimate rugby book for all fans of the sport

Eddie Jones is a gigantic yet enigmatic figure in world rugby and a true legend of the game. In My Life and Rugby, he tells his story for the first time – including the full inside story of England’s 2019 World Cup campaign.

Monday – 11th November 2019

Don’t miss the launch of White Fragility – the international bestseller by Robin DiAngelo – at The Book Lounge (13 Nov)

Penguin Random House, Social Justice Agency and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo.

Join Dave Muller in East London for the launch of Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story (14 Nov)

MF Books Joburg and Dave Muller invite you to the launch of Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story.