South Africa

Friday – 29th May 2020

Lees ’n uittreksel uit ’n Huis vir altyd deur Cecilia Nortjé: Na haar man se dood moet Milan Stander oor begin op Vaalkrans

Ná Milan se man sterf in ’n vliegongeluk, moet sy haar rykdom en lewe in Sandton vaarwel roep. Lees ’n uittreksel uit ’n Huis vir altyd deur Cecilia Nortjé

Moenie aktrise Lea Vivier se Instagram-voorlesing uit Swart swaan deur Wilken Calitz misloop nie! (30 Mei)

Lea Vivier gaan op Saterdag, 30 Mei, om 10:00 die oggend ‘n uittreksel voorlees uit Wilken Calitz se debuutroman, Swart swaan. Die formidabele aktrise gaan die voorlesing op Instagram Live uitsaai. 

Thursday – 28th May 2020

Luister na ’n voorlesing uit Anel Heydenrych se jongste sielkundige riller, Die afloerder

‘Hy ken die roete na die begraafplaas in Kemperstraat baie goed …’ Luister na ’n voorlesing uit Die afloerder deur Anel Heydenrych

‘Dis ’n droom, Ferdinand. Drome kos nooit niks nie’: Lees ’n heerlike uittreksel uit Kanaan deur Sophia Kapp

Hulle moes nooit ontmoet het nie, maar op 17 Junie 1944 loop Catherine in Chrisjan arms in. Lees ’n uittreksel uit Kanaän deur Sophia Kapp.

The Man Who Killed Apartheid by Harris Dousemetzis shortlisted for prestigious Fage and Oliver Prize

The Man Who Killed Apartheid: The Life of Dimitri Tsafendas by Harris Dousemetzis with Gerry Loughran has been shortlisted for the prestigious Fage and Oliver Prize.

Describing the lived experiences of those with mental illness: Watch the book trailer for Sean Baumann’s new book Madness: Stories of Uncertainty and Hope

With sensitivity and empathy, Dr Sean Baumann’s enquiries into the territories of art, psychology, consciousness, otherness, free will and theories of the self reveal how mental illness raises questions that affect us all.

Wednesday – 27th May 2020

Lees ’n uittreksel uit Wilken Calitz se betowerende debuutroman, Swart swaan

Wilken Calitz se Swart swaan is meer as ’n surrealistiese sprokie vir volwassenes. Lees ’n uittreksel.

Hou jou kinders besig en nuuskierig met Fanie Viljoen se splinternuwe reeks klein boekies met baie inligting

Het jy geweet muskiete is van die dodelikste diere op aarde, piesangs is radioaktief en jou vingers het glad nie spiere nie? Hou die kinders besig met Fanie Viljoen se nuwe reeks klein boekies propvol feite vir jong lesers.

Teach your child about diversity with the new rhyming picture book I Have Brown Skin and Curly Hair

I Have Brown Skin and Curly Hair by Karen Theunissen is out now from Jacana Media!

Tuesday – 26th May 2020

Ontdek die ster in jou anderster kind in Help! My kind is anders deur Christien Neser, nou as e-boek beskikbaar

Nou beskikbaar as e-boek by LAPA Uitgewers: Help! My kind is anders deur Christien Neser.

Celebrate research produced by Africans for African solutions with a free download of the new book Epidemics and the Health of African Nations

To celebrate Africa Day, MISTRA is offering free access to one its publications, Epidemics and the Health of African Nations.

Listen to Wandile Sihlobo, author of Finding Common Ground, on Power FM

Pan Macmillan has shared the recording of Wandile Sihlobo’s interview with Tumisang Ndlovu, presenter of POWER Business.

Monday – 25th May 2020

Find out what’s cooking with Chef Lesego Semenya (and his new puppy) – Jacana Media’s Author of the Month for May

Jacana Media’s Author of the Month for May is Chef Lesego Semenya a.k.a. Lesdachef!

’n Jong, roekelose joernalis ondersoek die moord op ’n regter in Malene Breytenbach se nuwe spanningsverhaal, Skadumagte

Is jy reg vir Malene Breytenbach se nuwe spanningsverhaal? Skadumagte is nou beskikbaar by LAPA as e-boek

Join John Webb for the virtual book launch of his new novel Nine Letters, with Nancy Richards (9 June)

Join Penguin Random House and The Reading List for the virtual launch of Nine Letters by John Webb – an uplifting novel that celebrates the power of letter writing.

Win a copy of Mohale Mashigo’s short story collection Intruders in Pan Macmillan’s Africa Day competition

To celebrate Africa Day, Pan Macmillan is giving away three copies of Mohale Mashigo’s short story collection, Intruders!

Friday – 22nd May 2020

‘’n Puik roman en meer as belowend’: Zola deur Johan Jack Smith wen gesogte Eugène Marais-prys

Johan Jack Smith se debuutroman, Zola, het pas die Eugène Marais-prys van die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns ontvang. Die prys word aan ’n eerste or vroeëre werk toegeken.

Thursday – 21st May 2020

Video: Anneleigh Jacobsen’s thriller Corporation Games explores the greed, sex and power imbalance of the corporate world

Watch the video: The Boekemakranka team Trisa and Analize recently chatted to Anneleigh Jacobsen about her fictional corporate thriller, Corporation Games.

Wednesday – 20th May 2020

Don’t miss South Africa’s bestselling crime writer Deon Meyer LIVE online and on CapeTalk (21 May)

Join Jonathan Ball Publishers, Exclusive Books and CapeTalk for a deep dive into the mind of South Africa’s bestselling crime writer.

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Fifty-two | Twee-en-vyftig by Philip Myburgh, with Michiel Heyns (26 May)

Join The Reading List for a virtual book launch, as Philip Myburgh introduces his new collection of poetry Fifty-two | Twee-en-vyftig. Myburgh will …