South Africa

Tuesday – 4th August 2020

Pangolins: Scales of Injustice by Richard Peirce – a timely expose of the pangolin trade and Covid-19

Pangolins: Scales of Injustice by Richard Peirce is out now from Penguin Random House SA.

Nuut by Wenkbrou: Roekeloos deur Christelle Woudberg, stomende e-rotika oor ’n MMA-vegter wat moet baklei vir liefde

Ses jaar gelede het Storm skielik uit Zara se lewe verdwyn, sonder rede of ’n verduideliking. Nou is hy terug en het een ding op die brein: Om vir Zara weer terug te wen en finaal syne te maak.

Don’t miss a Jacana Media Conversation on Gender-Based Violence and the Law

Jacana Media invite you to a conversation titled Gender-Based Violence and the Law.

Don’t miss award-winning writer Mohale Mashigo in conversation with The Cheeky Natives on Instagram (8 Aug)

To celebrate Women’s Month, The Cheeky Natives will be in conversation with award-winning writer Mohale Mashigo about her collection of short stories, Intruders. 

Monday – 3rd August 2020

Field Guide to Renosterveld of the Overberg – a vital addition to any nature lover’s bookshelf

Field Guide to Renosterveld of the Overberg is out now from Penguin Random House SA.

LAPA is opsoek na ’n nuwe produksieassistent in Pretoria – is jy dalk die geskikte persoon? Doen aansoek voor 14 Augustus

LAPA Uitgewers – ‘n afdeling van Penguin Random House SA – het ’n vakature vir ’n gekwalifiseerde en dinamiese persoon om as produksieassistent by LAPA Uitgewers in Pretoria diens te verrig.

Don’t miss the virtual launch of Iman Rappetti’s new book Sermons of Soul (10 Aug)

Pan Macmillan and CNA invite you to the virtual launch of Sermons of Soul by Iman Rappetti.

New book alert! Autopsy: Life in the Trenches With a Forensic Pathologist in Africa by Ryan Blumenthal

Autopsy: Life in the Trenches With a Forensic Pathologist in Africa by Ryan Blumenthal is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Win a Zimbabwe-themed book hamper from Jacana Media and Weaver Press!

Jacana Media, in association with Weaver Press, are celebrating authors who hail from Zimbabwe or have written about Zimbabwe by giving away a jam-packed book hamper!

Friday – 31st July 2020

Friday Feast: Try these free recipes from SuzelleDIY’s cookbook!

It’s Friday Feast, and today Jacana Media is sharing a few mouthwatering recipes from SuzelleDIY’s Recipes.

‘Hugely ambitious and brilliantly executed, an engrossing and essential read’ – Praise for Mark Gevisser’s new book The Pink Line

The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World’s Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Vampiere – in Port Elizabeth? Kom gesels met Jan Vermeulen by die aanlynbekendstelling van Nagjagter (4 Aug)

LAPA Uitgewers en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou graag na die aanlynbekendstelling van Jan Vermeulen se jongste roman, Nagjagter. 

Win a SIGNED copy of Siphiwo Mahala’s new book Red Apple Dreams!

The Reading List is giving away five copies of Red Apple Dreams, courtesy of the author, Siphiwo Mahala.

Thursday – 30th July 2020

When a whole community is on trial, who pays the price? These Are Not Gentle People, a true story by Andrew Harding

‘A gripping and painful read, told with empathy and nuance. These Are Not Gentle People is an uncomfortable reminder that the past is not over.’ – Redi Tlhabi

Wednesday – 29th July 2020

Graffiti-aanlynkuier: Moenie Deon Lamprecht se gesprek met Jo Prins oor sy boek Die Brug misloop nie! (13 Aug)

Jonathan Ball Uitgewers en Graffiti Boeke nooi jou uit na die virtuele bekendstelling van Die Brug: Na die hel toe en terug in Angola deur Deon Lamprecht.

[Video] Caroline Kurtz wins Presbyterian Writers Guild’s Best First Book Award for A Road Called Down on Both Sides

Huge congratulations to Caroline Kurtz! Her memoir A Road Called Down on Both Sides: Growing up in Ethiopia and America was recently awarded the Best First Book Award by the Presbyterian Writers Guild.

Get some La Dolce Vita without travelling to Italy! Hilary Prendini Toffoli’s debut novel Loves and Miracles of Pistola sparkles like Prosecco

Loves and Miracles of Pistola by Hilary Prendini Toffoli is out now from Penguin Random House SA.

An invitation to a Jacana Conversation – I Remember Nelson Mandela: A Tribute (30 July)

Fourteen of those who worked with Nelson Mandela remember special moments from their time together in this poignant, amusing and heartwarming video tribute to Nelson Mandela.