South Africa

Monday – 30th December 2019

Don’t miss the launch of Sylvester Chauke’s book Stand Against Bland at Book Circle Capital in Melville (6 Feb)

Book Circle Capital invites you to the launch of Stand Against Bland by Sylvester Chauke in Melville. 

Leesstof vir die lang vakansie – Fanie Viljoen se jongste tienerdrama, Môre as ons groot is, is hier!

Nuut by LAPA: Fanie Viljoen se jongste tienerdrama, Môre as ons groot is

Friday – 20th December 2019

Save the date! Launch of South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers Past and Present, by Ali Bacher and David Williams, at The Wanderers (22 Jan)

Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers Past and Present – written by cricket legend Ali Bacher and top journalist David Williams, this is a book that no cricket fan can be without.

Announcing the 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award shortlist – 3 fresh new voices demanding attention

The Jacana Literary Foundation is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award.

Werksgeleentheid: Kom begin ’n nuwe hoofstuk by LAPA as bemarker vir die skole- en bibliotekespan

Is jy lief vir lees, skryf, kinders en boeke? Dan het LAPA die perfekte werk net vir jou. LAPA Uitgewers is op …

Thursday – 19th December 2019

Cecilia Britz, the doyenne of recreational fiction, dies

It is with great sadness that LAPA’s personnel learned of the death of Cecilia Britz. She passed away on 12 December 2019.

Bookish Christmas gift ideas from Pan Macmillan

Christmas is around the corner. If you’re looking for the perfect gift for a friend or family member, Pan Macmillan SA have the books for you!

‘You must buy it – gift it to yourself, or put it in a Christmas stocking’ – Eusebius McKaiser chats to Ronnie Kasrils about his new memoir Catching Tadpoles

Last month, Ronnie Kasrils visited Eusebius McKaiser in the 702 studio to chat about his latest memoir, Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel.

Enhance your beach experience, satisfy your curiosity, and gain a better understanding of life in our oceans

Are you heading to the beach this December? Beachcombing in South Africa is a friendly guide to the seashore’s rich pickings.

Tuesday – 17th December 2019

‘Mark Fish tested my patience – and my sanity’ – read an excerpt from Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker

Jacana Media has shared an extract from Coach: The Life and Soccer Times of Clive Barker.

Join Armand Aucamp for LowCarb in the Lowveld cooking classes in Hoedspruit (29 Feb 2020)

Don’t miss LowCarb in the Lowveld with Armand Aucamp, author of the Banting and keto cookbook Armand kook kaal – die maer uitgawe!

‘I should have taken the money from mlungu.’ Read an excerpt from Arushi Raina’s debut novel, When Morning Comes

‘It was the same mlungu from the shebeen, because he almost choked when he saw me.’

Friday – 13th December 2019

Daar was nie sulke boeke toe ons kinders was nie – LAPA-skrywers vier diversiteit in kinderliteratuur in Distrik Ses

Skrywers Bianca Flanders, Susan Ongansie en André Trantraal skryf kinderboeke wat hul wêreld uitbeeld omdat daar nie sulke boeke was toe hulle klein was nie.

From the critically acclaimed author of Boy on the Wire, Alastair Bruce, comes a poignant new novel, The Weight of Skin

Alastair Bruce’s new novel The Weight of Skin is a poignant tale of personal and political responsibility.

Stand Against Bland – the new book by the country’s number one marketing maverick Sylvester Chauke

Stand Against Bland by Sylvester Chauke is out now from BlackBird Books!

Thursday – 12th December 2019

UCT Under Apartheid: From Onset to Sit-in, 1948–1968 by Howard Phillips – a pioneering and definitive history of the period

UCT Under Apartheid: From Onset to Sit-in, 1948–1968 by Howard Phillips is out now from Jacana Media.

’n Sielkundige riller wat naelbytspanning belowe – Bloedsuier deur Leon van Nierop

Bloedsuier deur Leon van Nierop is ’n sielkundige riller wat naelbytspanning belowe.

Video: Waldimar Pelser lees voor uit In gesprek met Waldimar: Sy 100 beste ontledings, inleidings en beledigings

Waldimar Pelser lees voor uit sy boek, In gesprek met Waldimar, by die onlangse bekendstelling in Pretoria.

Wednesday – 11th December 2019

Hoe verander geheimhouding jou psige? André Krüger gesels oor ’n Redelike hoeveelheid moeilikheid (Video)

Video: André Krüger gesels oor sy jongste spanningsverhaal, ‘n Redelike hoeveelheid moeilikheid, ‘n plaaslike spioenasie wipplankrit.

Errieda du Toit taps into our collective food memories in Share: A Century of South African Community Recipes

Just in time for Christmas – Errieda du Toit’s latest cookbook Share: A century of South African community recipes.