South Africa
Monday – 4th May 2020
Another week of LIVE literature discussions, with The Cheeky Natives
Guests include Nakhane, Abi Daré, Sisonke Msimang and Novuyo Rosa Tshuma.
Don’t miss a free LIVE webinar with Douglas Kruger to discuss his new book, Virus-Proof Your Small Business: 50 Ways to Survive the Covid-19 Crisis (5 May)
Join Douglas Kruger for a free LIVE webinar to discuss his new book, Virus-Proof Your Small Business: 50 Ways to Survive the Covid-19 Crisis.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Reggie and Me by James Hendry, with Gail Schimmel! (5 May)
Join James Hendry for the virtual launch of his latest novel Reggie and Me!
Friday – 1st May 2020
Footnotes, May 2020: 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. …
Thursday – 30th April 2020
Stephen King: If you’re having trouble reading during the coronavirus crisis, try Sarah Lotz’s novel Missing Person
Stephen King says if you can’t concentrate on reading at the moment, he recommends Sarah Lotz’s novel Missing Person!
‘Ek herken haar. Sy is … Maryna.’ Lees ’n uittreksel uit As jy van moord droom deur Deborah Steinmair
Lees ’n uittreksel uit As jy van moord droom deur Deborah Steinmair waarin ma en dogter mekaar na 20 jaar vir die eerste keer weer sien. Die eerste ontmoeting speel nie af soos wat Erin verwag het nie. Haar dogter praat beter Chinees as Afrikaans, is grotesk, het ’n daggagewoonte en sê amper nooit enigiets nie.
Wednesday – 29th April 2020
Moenie die film gebaseer op die boek Die Griekwastad Moorde deur Jacques Steenkamp op 5 Mei misloop nie!
Die film gebaseer op die boek Die Griekwastad Moorde deur Jacques Steenkamp gaan op 5 Mei 2020 op DStv se BoxOffice vrygestel word. Die boek vertel die ware verhaal van die moorde op die Steenkamp-gesin wat op 6 April 2012 in die klein Noord-Kaapse dorpie Griekwastad gebeur het.
Koronavirus: ’n Boek vir kinders is nou as gratis e-boek by LAPA beskikbaar
Nuut by LAPA: ’n Gratis e-boek om ouers te help om die koronavirus aan hul kinders te verduidelik. Koronavirus: ’n Boek vir kinders is geïllustreer deur Axel Scheffler en na Afrikaans vertaal deur Jaco Jacobs.
Jacana Media special offer: Buy the ebook, get the print edition free!
For a limited time, Jacana Media is offering a buy-one-get-one-free offer on selected ebooks.
[Watch] James Hendry chats to Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo about their new book, Changing a Leopard’s Spots
World-renowned wildlife trackers Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo have spent more than two decades working together, tracking leopards and lions at Londolozi, jaguars in South America and grizzly bears in the United States.
Wilbur Smith launches new podcast – The Power of Adventure
Wilbur Smith has launched a podcast called The Power of Adventure.
Tuesday – 28th April 2020
Petition: An urgent appeal for the sale of books during Lockdown Stage 4
A petition has been launched to appeal for the sale of books during lockdown stage 4.
Selfpublikasie: Maak jou boekdroom waar met Paper Frog Publishing, ’n onderafdeling van LAPA en Penguin Random House SA
Baie skrywers droom daarvan om gepubliseer te word, maar hulle wil nie algehele beheer oorlaat aan ’n groot, tradisionele uitgewery nie. Paper Frog Publishing is geskep om sulke individue te help.
Find out how parents can manage teens’ aversion to lockdown – join Megan de Beyer, author of How to Raise a Man, in an online event (29 April)
Join Megan de Beyer, author of How to Raise a Man: The Modern Mother’s Guide to Parenting her Teenage Son, in discussion with Pippa Hudson live on Cape Talk as they discuss how parents can manage their teens during lockdown.
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Sea Star Summer, the new novel by Sally Partridge
Join Sally Partridge and Mila de Villiers for a conversation about Sea Star Summer, a coming-of-age story about young love and self-discovery. …
Subscribe to Jacana Media’s mailing list and win a hamper of bestselling books!
Join Jacana Media’s mailing list before 1 May 2020 and stand a chance to win one of three book hampers!
Why has Asia developed while Africa lagged? Don’t miss a book launch webinar for The Asian Aspiration, with Greg Mills (29 April)
Don’t miss a book launch webinar for The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia by Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desaleng and Emily van der Merwe.
Monday – 27th April 2020
’n Liefdesverhaal om die kwarantyntydperk op te kikker: Kanaän deur Sophia Kapp is nou by LAPA as e-boek beskikbaar
Hy is ’n eenvoudige Afrikanerboer uit die Vrystaat; sy is die gesofistikeerde dogter van ’n skatryk Engelse sakeman. Sal hulle ooit bymekaar uitkom? Vind uit in Sophia Kapp se jongste boek, Kanaän.
Beyers de Vos gekies vir die Jakes Gerwel Stigting en PEN Afrikaans Skrywersresidensie 2020: ‘Al wat ek kan doen is om die boek te skryf wat ek wil skryf’
Beyers de Vos is vandeesmaand aangewys as een van ses skrywers wat gekies is vir die Jakes Gerwel Stigting en PEN Afrikaans Skrywersresidensie 2020. Sy debuutroman Wrok (in Engels: Talion) is tans beskikbaar as e-boeke op Amazon en Kobo.
A PDF in your inbox: South African writers talk free books and the value of life-sustaining royalties
To mark World Book and Copyright Day (Thursday 23 April 2020), the South African Book Fair announced an online discussion on free books and the value of copyright in providing writers with life-sustaining royalties.