South Africa

Monday – 18th May 2020

Sielskos vir moeë, ingeperkte mense: ’n Huis vir altyd deur Cecilia Nortjé

Milan se lewe is ’n gemors: Haar man is oorlede; sy is vir die eerste keer in haar lewe arm, en haar enigste besitting is ’n vervalle huis op Vaalkrans. Lees haar storie in ’n Huis vir altyd deur Cecilia Nortjé – nou by LAPA beskikbaar as e-boek.

Buy the ebook and get the print edition free!

Jacana Media is running a special offer: buy the ebook and get the print edition free as soon as it is off the press.

Join Francis Herd and Nicola Kleyn for a free Business Book Club event to discuss When Crisis Strikes (2 June)

Join the Business Book Club for an exciting online event with Francis Herd and Nicola Kleyn.

Friday – 15th May 2020

Help your local independent bookshop survive and thrive – buy a book, receive a gift from Jacana

Jacana Media has teamed up with South Africa’s independent bookshops – spend R100 and get a free book! (Selected titles only.)

Bederf jouself met Didi Potgieter se stomende, sissende e-rotika, Perke – slegs beskikbaar as e-boek

’n Onwaarskynlike paartjie beland onder een dak tydens inperking in Didi Potgieter se jongste e-rotiese roman, Perke.

Pieter-Louis Myburgh wins Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Reporting for his book Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule’s Web of Capture

Congratulations to Pieter-Louis Myburgh, who has won the Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Reporting!

Thursday – 14th May 2020

Poppie is uit die kerk, maar die kerk is nie uit haar nie: Die opstand van Poppie Nel deur Hans du Plessis, nuut by LAPA

Só ontvou Poppie se verhaal in Die opstand van Poppie Nel. Sy vertel vir Dominee Lukas van ‘n pastoor wat openbarings kry, hoe die pastoor haar misbruik en hoe haar gesin, veral haar ma, medepligtig is.

Take Jacana Media’s quiz and stand a chance to win a hamper of books worth over R1000!

How well do you know Jacana Media’s books? Take a quiz and win!

Don’t miss the virtual launch of Born Freeloaders by Phumlani Pikoli, in conversation with Sithembile Mbete (19 May)

Join Pan Macmillan for the virtual launch of Born Freeloaders by Phumlani Pikoli.

Wednesday – 13th May 2020

The #ReadToDream campaign presents LAPA Uitgewers and its extraordinary collection of titles for young readers

Local publisher LAPA Uitgewers has an extraordinary collection of titles for young readers. They have a wide range of Afrikaans books but are also publishing popular titles in English and other local languages.

Penguin Random House publiseer rolprent-vrystelling uitgawe van Die Griekwastad Moorde deur Jacques Steenkamp

Die boek Die Griekwastad Moorde deur Jacques Steenkamp is nou ’n rolprent met Arnold Vosloo, en Penguin Random House SA het ook pas die rolprent-vrystelling uitgawe van die boek gepubliseer.

A great tool for teaching your children about art and creativity – Cobi Labuscagne chats about her book Explore! Awesome South African Artists

Nal’ibali chatted to Cobi Labuscagne recently about her book Explore! Awesome South African Artists.

Cover reveal! Find out more about Jodi Picoult’s forthcoming novel The Book of Two Ways

Do we make choices … or do our choices make us? And who would you be if you hadn’t turned out to be the person you are right now?

Find out more about writing and publishing internationally with Angela Makholwa on The Cheeky Natives’s Instagram Live

Angela Makholwa, author of The Blessed Girl, will be taking over The Cheeky Natives’ Instagram account!

Tuesday – 12th May 2020

Vier nuwe Romanzas deur Marilé Cloete, Alma Carstens, Renda de Waal-Fourie en Louise van der Merwe – nou as e-boek beskikbaar!

Nuut by LAPA Uitgewers – vier nuwe Romanzas om die koue weg te lees. Al hierdie romanses sal later ook as papierboek in die winkels beskikbaar wees.

Seeding the Great Divide – don’t miss a free land reform and food security webinar with Wandile Sihlobo and Richard Poplak

The Daily Maverick’s Richard Poplak and Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, dig into inflammatory issues of land reform and food security in South Africa.

Firewatching – the first book in a new police procedural series by Russ Thomas – a ‘red hot debut for 2020’

Firewatching, the debut novel from Russ Thomas, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Try Sarah Graham’s speedy Butternut and Chickpea Korma from her cookbook Super Natural

Hmm, what’s for dinner tonight? May we suggest a bowl of this speedy Butternut and Chickpea Korma from Super Natural by Sarah Graham?

Monday – 11th May 2020