Non-fiction
Wednesday – 16th October 2019
Elton John’s Me – the first and only official autobiography of a much-loved global icon – is out now!
In his first and only official autobiography, published globally on 15 October 2019, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life.
Tiger Woods announces a memoir that tells his ‘definitive story’
Tiger Woods has announced that he is writing his ‘definitive story’ in a memoir titled Back.
The Books That Made Me by Jamil F Khan, author of Khamr: The Making of a Waterslams
Jacana Media has shared The Books That Made Me by Jamil F Khan, author of Khamr: The Making of a Waterslams, due early 2020.
Tuesday – 15th October 2019
‘When people ask me if I’m a hero or a traitor, I say I’m just an ordinary person’ – Edward Snowden talks to Trevor Noah about his new book Permanent Record
Edward Snowden chatted to Trevor Noah on The Daily Show about his new book Permanent Record.
Don’t miss the launch of A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink by Crispian Olver at Love Books (23 Oct)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink by Crispian Olver.
Monday – 14th October 2019
Don’t miss the launch of The Educated Waiter: Memoir of an African Immigrant by Tafadzwa Z Taruvinga at The Book Lounge (31 Oct)
MFBooks Joburg and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of the witty and poignant new book The Educated Waiter: Memoir of an African Immigrant by Tafadzwa Z Taruvinga.
Thursday – 10th October 2019
The Books That Made Me by Vanessa Govender, author of the memoir Beaten but not Broken
Jacana Media has shared a feature called The Books That Made Me by Vanessa Govender, author of Beaten but not Broken.
Crispian Olver exposes the political meltdown behind ‘Day Zero’ in his new book A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink
Crispian Olver’s new book, A House Divided: The Feud That Took Cape Town to the Brink, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Monday – 7th October 2019
Win a signed copy of Bassie: My Journey of Hope by Basetsana Kumalo, plus a Lux hamper worth R1000!
One lucky reader stands a chance to win a book hamper, including signed copy of Bassie: My Journey of Hope by Basetsana Kumalo, courtesy of Penguin Random House!
New book alert! Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: New Reflections – thought-provoking and moving essays collected by Benjamin Pogrund
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: New Reflections by Benjamin Pogrund is out in October from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 3rd October 2019
Read Coconut Kelz’s hilarious guide to the top 3 South African political parties and their leaders
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving This Shithole!
A guide for how to live your best life – You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich by Mapalo Makhu
You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich by Mapalo Makhu – if you’re a millennial who’s trying to figure out how money works, this book is for you.
Footnotes, October 2019: 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 …
Find out how you can build your business into an asset of value at the launch of Sweat Scale $ell by Pavlo Phitidis (30 Oct)
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Sweat Scale $ell by business growth expert Pavlo Phitidis.
Wednesday – 2nd October 2019
Exhibition opening – Daylin Paul’s Broken Land (winner of the Ernest Cole Award) at Wits Art Museum (8 Oct)
Don’t miss the opening of Daylin Paul’s Broken Land at the Wits Art Museum, showing until Sunday 27 October.
Find out more about 80-year-old Julia Albu’s drive from Cape to Cairo at the Cape Town launch of My African Conquest
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of My African Conquest: Cape to Cairo by Julia Albu.
Tuesday – 1st October 2019
Join Nolitha Fakude, in conversation with Onkgopotse JJ Tabane, for the launch of her memoir Boardroom Dancing (16 Oct)
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Boardroom Dancing, the memoir of corporate activist Nolitha Fakude.
Find out more about Broken Land, the new book of photography by Daylin Paul, winner of the Ernest Cole Award
Showing not telling – Broken Land by Daylin Paul is out now from Jacana Media.
Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie’s book is out next week
From whistleblower Christopher Wylie, the definitive story of the Brexit coup, the making of Bannon’s America, and an ongoing crime against democracy.
[Details released] Don’t miss a conversation with Melinda Gates in South Africa!
Pan Macmillan South Africa and the Nelson Mandela Foundation are delighted to host Melinda Gates, in conversation with Redi Tlhabi, about her book The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World.