South Africa
Monday – 20th January 2020
New poetry from Minimal Press – My Father’s Blazer by Phelelani Makhanya
Phelelani Makhanya’s second poetry collection My Father’s Blazer pokes on diverse subjects, from environmental concerns to nostalgic reflections, to the vivid imagery of our natural landscape.
Join Hassen Ebrahim for the launch of his memoir Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier at Love Books (29 Jan)
Jacana Media and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation invite you to the launch of Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim.
Don’t miss an evening with Prue Leith in Cape Town (PLUS a cooking demonstration!) (5 Feb)
Join Pan Macmillan for a meet and greet and cooking demonstration by Prue Leith to celebrate her two latest cookbooks, Prue and The Vegetarian Kitchen (coming March 2020).
Join cricket legend Ali Bacher and David Williams for a lunch-time launch of South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers at the Rand Club
Who are South Africa’s greatest bowlers? Join cricket legend Ali Bacher and top journalist David Williams for a lunch-time discussion at the Rand Club to find out!
Friday – 17th January 2020
Nuut by Minimal Press – Duifiedorings deur Thomas Deacon
Hier kry die leser met ʼn eiesoortige talent te make wat sonder pretensie of mooidoenery ontgin word – in ooreenstemming met die landskap en sy mense. As stylkenmerk vorm hierdie kombinasie van eenvoud, eerlikheid en deernis die mees uitstaande eienskap van Duifiedorings.
Don’t miss Phumlani Pikoli’s multidisciplinary exhibition Occupying A Fatuous State of Severity in Joburg (23 Jan)
Multidisciplinary artist and writer Phumlani Pikoli is debuting an exhibition entitled ‘Occupying A Fatuous State of Severity’, based on his book, at TMRW Gallery in Joburg.
‘Daar is soveel organisasies wat mense se goedgelowigheid en onskuld uitbuit’ – Rene van Zyl gesels oor Die Alfadokument
Skrywer en Taalgenoot-redakteur Johan Jack Smith het met René van Zyl gesels oor haar jongste samesweringsriller, Die Alfadokument.
Wednesday – 15th January 2020
‘Good luck with your murder …’ Read an excerpt from Amy Heydenrych’s twisty new thriller The Pact
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from The Pact, the new thriller by Amy Heydenrych.
Tuesday – 14th January 2020
‘Afrikaans-speaking doctor operates on Mandela’ – Read an excerpt from Operation Mandela by Willem Laubscher
Read an excerpt from Operation Mandela by Willem Laubscher – the Afrikaans-speaking doctor who performed surgery on Nelson Mandela.
What if a prank becomes murder? The Pact by Amy Heydenrych will keep you guessing
Amy Heydenrych’s new book The Pact is out in January 2020 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Everyone’s Guide to the South African Economy – essential reading for every South African consumer and taxpayer
If you are baffled by the specialised jargon of economists and bankers and want to know more about the economic forces that subtly dictate your day-to-day existence, Everyone’s Guide to the South African Economy will put you in the picture.
Reggie and Me – the new novel from James Hendry – the author of the bestselling A Year in the Wild and Back to the Bush
James Hendry’s new novel Reggie and Me is out from Pan Macmillan this February!
Monday – 13th January 2020
‘Wit, rebellion and sizzling sex’ – Ronnie Kasrils chats to Sue Grant-Marshall about his memoir, Catching Tadpoles
Ronnie Kasrils chatted to Sue Grant-Marshall on Radio Today’s Reading Matters about his extraordinary coming-of-age memoir, Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel.
Caroline Kurtz explores what it was like to grow up between cultures in her memoir, A Road Called Down on Both Sides
In her memoir, A Road Called Down on Both Sides: Growing Up in Ethiopia and America, Caroline Kurtz writes about what it was like to grow up between the two countries.
New book alert! Rodney Trudgeon’s Concert Notes – A Selection of Favourite Orchestral Masterpieces
Rodney Trudgeon’s Concert Notes – A Selection of Favourite Orchestral Masterpieces is out in mid-January 2020 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Don’t miss the Literary Alliance book discussion of Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure (15 Feb)
Join the Literary Alliance for a Valentine’s Day book discussion of Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure, with author Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng.
Friday – 10th January 2020
Calling all book lovers in Stone Town Zanzibar! Make sure to diarise the launch of Ndileka Mandela’s memoir I Am Ndileka
StepOne will be hosting Ndileka Mandela in Zanzibar’s first event of its kind as she launches her new book I Am Ndileka.
Thursday – 9th January 2020
Operation Mandela by Willem Laubscher: The true story behind the chaos when an Afrikaans doctor operated on Nelson Mandela
What happened in the late 1980s when a white, Afrikaans doctor performed surgery on Nelson Mandela? Willem Laubscher tells all in Operation Mandela.
Don’t miss the launch of She Down There by Lynton Francois Burger at the Two Oceans Aquarium (2 Feb)
Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of She Down There by Lynton Francois Burger.
Verlustig jou in vyf lekkerlees-liefdesverhale – net betyds vir die feesseisoen
Vyf lekkerlees-Romanza’s het pas op LAPA se rakke verskyn – net betyds vir die vakansie!