Non-fiction
Monday – 11th November 2019
New from Marie Kondo – a graphic novel to spark joy in life, work and love – The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is out now from Pan Macmillan.
Friday – 8th November 2019
LAPA Publishers invite you to an evening of conservation in Pretoria
LAPA will host an evening of conservation on Tuesday 12 November, aiming to protect lions, indigenous stories, rhinos, and elephants.
Winging It: On Tour With the Boks by Liam Del Carme – a detailed and humorous insider’s view
Winging It: On Tour With the Boks by Liam Del Carme is out now from Jacana Media!
Thursday – 7th November 2019
Don’t miss the launch of Explore! Awesome South African Artists at The Atelier in Joburg (9 Nov)
Join Cobi Labuscagne for the launch of her new book Explore! Awesome South African Artists.
Meet Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng and get your copy of Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure SIGNED in Durban (8 Nov)
Join Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng for the Pleasure Revolution and get your copy of her book signed at Bargain Books in Umhlanga!
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism – the international bestseller by Robin DiAngelo
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo – a practical, crystallising guide for how white people can change the way they communicate and fight racism.
Wednesday – 6th November 2019
Don’t miss the Joburg launch of I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname, the long-awaited memoir by Ndileka Mandela (6 Nov)
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of I Am Ndileka by Ndileka Mandela.
Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter – revealing the often hidden contradictory realities of the Mother City
If you could read only one book about Cape Town – to truly understand it, to glimpse its soul – which would it be?
Join Henry Trotter for the launch of Cape Town: A Place Between at The Book Lounge (7 Nov)
LAPA Publishers, Catalyst Press and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter.
Read an excerpt from Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Talking to Strangers, the new book by Malcolm Gladwell.
Tuesday – 5th November 2019
Out now! Activate Beast mode with Tendai Mtawarira’s memoir
‘My name is Tendai, which in the Shona language means “Be thankful to God”, but you can call me Beast.’
Join Dave Muller for the Port Elizabeth launch of Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story (5 Nov)
MF Books Joburg and Fogarty’s Bookshop invite you to the launch of Not Child’s Play: Kidnapped. Held Hostage. A True Story by Dave Muller.
Monday – 4th November 2019
Out now! The Bosasa Billions: How the ANC Sold its Soul for Braaipacks, Booze and Bags of Cash
The Bosasa Billions: How the ANC Sold its Soul for Braaipacks, Booze and Bags of Cash by James-Brent Styan and Paul Vecchiatto is out now from LAPA.
Friday – 1st November 2019
Corruption forces LAPA onto the streets – bust corruption by buying a book!
Very soon members of LAPA’s marketing team will be seen on street corners, urging fellow South Africans to bust corruption by buying a book.
Thursday – 31st October 2019
I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname by Ndileka Mandela, the eldest grandchild of Nelson Mandela
I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname by Ndileka Mandela is out in November 2019 from Jacana Media.
Don’t miss the launches of Blessed by Bosasa by Adriaan Basson in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Port Elizabeth (31 Oct–12 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the launches of Blessed by Bosasa: Inside Gavin Watson’s State Capture Cult by Adriaan Basson.
Don’t miss the launch of Arthur Chaskalson: A Life Dedicated to Justice for All by Stephen Ellmann
Arthur Chaskalson: A Life Dedicated to Justice for All by Stephen Ellmann is a biography of a remarkable life lived in service both to law and to the struggle for social change and justice.
Wednesday – 30th October 2019
Shortlist announced for the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers
The Miles Morland Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarships. The scholarships are open to anyone writing in …
Tuesday – 29th October 2019
Join Ronnie Kasrils at the Pretoria launch of his new memoir Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel (5 Nov)
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel, an extraordinary coming-of-age memoir from Ronnie Kasrils.
When we lift up women, we lift up humanity. Will you commit to the lift? Here’s how you can get involved
‘There is no country on earth where women have achieved true equality. That’s not something I’m willing to accept – and I don’t think I’m alone. I’m pretty sure most of us would agree that equality can’t wait.’