South Africa
Thursday – 13th February 2020
The winner of the 9th Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award has been announced!
Zukiswa Adonis has won the 2019 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award for her poem ‘Ubumama’.
Get your hands on a signed copy of Sweat Scale $ell and ask author Pavlo Phitidis your specific questions in Cape Town (3 Mar)
Pan Macmillan and Aurik Business Accelerator invite you to join business growth expert Pavlo Phitidis as he unpacks some of the stories and insights from his book Sweat Scale $ell.
Wednesday – 12th February 2020
Kom vier die bekendstelling van Anel Heydenrych se sielkundige riller Die afloerder in Colesberg (29 Feb)
Jy en jou metgesel word hartlik uitgenooi na die bekendstelling van Die afloerder deur Anel Heydenrych. Dié sielkundige riller, Anel se tweede, speel in en om Colesberg af.
Don’t miss the Jacana People’s Book Sale in Cape Town – 3 days only, thousands of books, cheap as chips
Cape Town bookworms – get your coins ready! Jacana Media is heading your way with The Jacana People’s Book Sale!
Was Cuito Cuanavale ever really an objective of the SADF? Leopold Scholtz tackles this question by examining recently declassified documents
The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale: A Tactical and Strategic Analysis by Leopold Scholtz is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Join award-winning author Craig Higginson for the launch of his new novel The Book of Gifts at Love Books (10 Mar)
Pan Macmillan and Love Books invite you to the launch of The Book of Gifts by Craig Higginson.
Tuesday – 11th February 2020
Moenie die bekendstelling van Corali deur Chanette Paul in Hartbeespoort en Pretoria misloop nie (25 en 27 Feb)
LAPA Uitgewers nooi jou graag na die bekendstelling van Corali deur Chanette Paul, die derde boek in haar Vywervrou-trilogie.
Don’t miss the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award winner announcement and award ceremony in Cape Town
The Jacana Literary Foundation in association with the European Union Delegation to South Africa will announce the winners of the 2019 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award at a relaxing evening of poetry, cheese and wine.
Don’t miss the launch of She Down There by Lynton Francois Burger, in conversation with Henrietta Rose-Innes, at Kalk Bay Books
Penguin Random House and Kalk Bay Books invite you to the launch of She Down There by Lynton Francois Burger.
Cover reveal! Changing a Leopard’s Spots – a ‘fantastic, fast-paced adventure and a story of brotherhood’
Changing a Leopard’s Spots, the story of world-renowned wildlife trackers Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo, is out from Pan Macmillan in March!
Monday – 10th February 2020
Don’t miss the announcement of the 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award winner in Joburg (20 Feb)
The Jacana Literary Foundation and Exclusive Books invite you to the 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award announcement!
Join extreme adventurer Mike Horn for the launch of his memoir Dream of a Lifetime: Crossing Antarctica in Cape Town (20 Feb)
Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Dream of a Lifetime: Crossing Antarctica by explorer Mike Horn.
Nuut by LAPA: Corali, die finale boek in Chanette Paul se Vywervrou-trilogie (Plus: video)
Nuut by LAPA: Corali is die derde deel van die Vywervrou-trilogie wat gaan oor vroue en mans wat hulle lewenslesse op die moeilike manier leer, maar nie moed opgee nie.
Don’t miss the launch of Litha Hermanus’s debut novel, The Eyes of the Naked, at Wits (6 March)
Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of The Eyes of the Naked by Litha Hermanus.
Mohale Mashigo wins inaugural Philida Literary Award – ‘It is an incredible honour’
Mohale Mashigo has been announced as the winner of the first annual Philida Literary Award, named in honour of the late author André Brink’s final published novel, Philida.
Friday – 7th February 2020
Don’t miss the launch of Dream of a Lifetime: Crossing Antarctica by Mike Horn in Cape Town (19 Feb)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Dream of a Lifetime: Crossing Antarctica by explorer Mike Horn.
LAPA en Lizz Meiring stel bekend: Soete sonde, ’n versameling stories oor die verleidelikste ding op aarde – sjokolade
In Soete sonde ondersoek bekende skrywers en nuwe stemme die tekstuur van sjokolade in al sy heerlike vorme – van lewensredder tot moordwapen.
New book alert! The Eyes of the Naked, the debut novel by Litha Hermanus
Amid the chaos, he’d fled on foot from the crime scene. He ran under the cover of night, his escape aided by a series of broken street lamps. He’d come away with nothing save the clothes on his back – and now his son.
Thursday – 6th February 2020
Photo profile: A day in the life of wildlife guide, musician and author James Hendry
Author James Hendry takes us behind the scenes in the bush, where he lives, makes music and writes his books. Hendry’s first …
Cover reveal! Mark Winkler’s forthcoming novel, Due South of Copenhagen
Due South of Copenhagen, the new novel from Mark Winkler, will be out from Umuzi in April! Due South of Copenhagen is …