South Africa
Monday – 11th May 2020
Kyk na die virtuele bekendstelling van Deborah Steinmair se nuutste boek As jy van moord droom op Boekemakranka
Kyk na Boekemakranka se virtuele boekbekendstelling en gesprek met Deborah Steinmair oor haar nuuste boek, As jy van moord droom, uitgegee deur LAPA Uitgewers.
Find out more about The Heart of the Matter – showcasing some of Africa’s most talented writers and encapsulating the struggle of the African LGBTQI+ community
The third volume of The Gerald Kraak Anthology, The Heart of the Matter, is out now from Jacana Media.
Watch Jakkie Cilliers’s NWU Optentia Research Focus Area presentation on ‘Igniting Africa’s Growth Revolution’
Igniting Africa’s Growth Revolution
How your business can avoid a reputation disaster – Nicola Kleyn chats to Bruce Whitfield about her new book When Crisis Strikes
Nicola Kleyn, co-author of When Crisis Strikes, chatted to Bruce Whitfield on his ‘How it Works’ feature recently about how to avoid a reputation disaster.
Friday – 8th May 2020
Sophia Kapp gesels oor Kanaän: ‘Ek skryf vroue wat in moeilike omstandighede sterk word’
Sophia Kapp gesels oor haar jongste liefdesroman, Kanaän: Die verhaal van Chrisjan en Catherine, ’n eenvoudige Afrikanerboer uit die Vrystaat en ‘n gesofistikeerde dogter van ’n skatryk Engelse sakeman.
[Video] Watch Ivan Vladislavić reading an excerpt from his novel The Distance
In the spring of 1970, a Pretoria schoolboy falls in love with Muhammad Ali.
First look at Juby Mayet’s autobiography Freedom Writer – a unique insight into one of the few women writers at Drum
Freedom Writer: My Life and Times, the autobiography of legendary journalist Juby Mayet, will be out from Jacana Media in September 2020.
Thursday – 7th May 2020
Iets onheilspellend broei by hierdie bruilof – Lees ’n uittreksel uit Bloedfamilie deur Elsa Hamersma
Lees ’n uittreksel uit Elsa Hamersma se jongste roman, Bloedfamilie – die aangrypende verhaal van ’n familie wat worstel met ’n dodelike geheim en obsessie.
Lees ’n onderhoud met Irna van Zyl oor Bloedsteen PLUS luister na haar voorlesing uit die roman [Video]
Lees ’n onderhoud met Irna van Zyl oor haar jongste misdaadroman, Bloedsteen, en kyk na ’n voorlesing deur die skrywer op Penguin Random House SA se Facebookblad.
Uber Eats is now delivering books from Exclusive Books in South Africa
Exclusive Books has joined forces with Uber Eats to deliver books to word-hungry South Africans.
Help South Africa’s beloved indie bookshops keep their doors open during lockdown
The latest edition of Burn After Reading tells you everything you need to know about supporting your local independent bookshop.
What is a national crisis and how can it be turned into an opportunity? Listen to the Asian Aspiration podcast
‘When you have a crisis, you’re able to push forward dramatic reforms which otherwise could potentially prove to be politically fatal …’
Wednesday – 6th May 2020
Amabookabooka: The Quarantine Chronicles – Lowdown on health horror with Marcus Low’s novel Asylum
Listen to this episode of Amabookabooka, a novel podcast about books and the people who write them, in which Marcus Low talks about his incredible post-apocalyptic novel, Asylum.
‘Hei, klein dief,’ roep die sersant my. ‘Hier’s jou lawyer.’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit Geen engel nie deur André Krüger
In André Krüger se jongste roman, Geen engel nie, neem ’n man ná ’n lewe in die skadu’s stelling in, rewolwer in die hand, om sy allerlaaste misdaad te pleeg. Lees ’n uittreksel waarin die man onthou hoe hy as jongmens in die tronk beland het.
Looking to self-publish your book? Find out about Staging Post’s ‘assisted self-publishing’ model here
Find out more about self-publishing your book with Staging Post.
Tuesday – 5th May 2020
‘Pa is groot en ons klein en die lewe is nie ’n regverdig plek nie’ – Lees ’n uittreksel uit ’n Ballade vir Nkunzi deur Ben Viljoen
Daar is min verhale in Afrikaans wat armoede uitbeeld soos ’n Ballade vir Nkunzi deur Ben Viljoen. Lees die uittreksel waarin Bernard Welman sy geweld op sy familie uithaal.
Excerpt: Alicia Keys shares the private moment that sparked the viral #NoMakeup movement, in her new memoir More Myself
Pan Macmillan has shared an extract from Alicia Keys’s powerful new memoir, More Myself: A Journey.
Stuck for something to read? Check out Penguin Random House SA’s ebooks, now R100 or less!
Do you need a new read to take your mind off lockdown?
Listen to Niki Daly reading A Gold Star and a Kiss for Thoko – and download the free activity sheet
Looking for something to do with the children? Author Niki Daly has shared a video of himself reading A Gold Star and a Kiss for Thoko.
Monday – 4th May 2020
Video: Armand Aucamp vertel hoe hy gesond eet tydens die inperking en deel sy gunsteling skuldvrye peuselhappie
Die gewilde akteur en kookboekskrywer Armand Aucamp het onlangs met Heino du Plessis gesels oor sy twee nuwe e-boeke, Bant saam met Armand en Inspiration for Isolation: 14 Low-Carb Recipes for 14 Days.