South Africa

Wednesday – 11th December 2019

Join Dr T at the Johannesburg signing of her latest book, Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure (14 Dec)

Come and meet the indomitable Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng in person at an exclusive book signing at Bargain Books in Johannesburg this weekend!

Remembering Ben Turok

Hambe kahle, Ben Turok, stalwart and critic, gentleman and fighter, author and commentator of and on radical texts.

Tuesday – 10th December 2019

Join Grant Fowlds for the launch of Saving the Last Rhinos at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront in Cape Town (10 Dec)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Saving the Last Rhinos: The Life of a Frontline Conservationist by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence.

Winskopies! Kry 75% af op uitgesoekte titels by LAPA Uitgewers – terwyl voorraad hou

Kry 75% af op uitgesoekte titels by LAPA – terwyl voorraad hou!

Win one of two Christmas hampers – each with eight of your favourite local and international books

You could win one of two amazing hampers of some of our favourite books this Christmas.

Get ready for a film adaptation of Kopano Matlwa’s award-winning debut novel, Coconut

Kopano Matlwa’s stunning debut novel, Coconut, is heading for the big screen!

Friday – 6th December 2019

Kook saam Kaaps

Kom brekfis saam met die skrywers van Kook saam Kaaps, Koelsoem Kamalie en Flori Schrikker, by #OnseFees in die Paarl (7 Des)

Kom brêkfis saam met Koelsoem Kamalie en Flori Schrikker by #OnseFees op 7 Desember 2019.

Pocket Rainbow by Karen Ess – stories of hope from Johannesburg’s oldest township

Pocket Rainbow describes the life of orphans and vulnerable children in the township of Alexandra, Johannesburg.

Beïndruk jou gesin met 50 maklike huiskosresepte uit Karlien kan nie kook nie deur Karlien van Jaarsveld en Izelle Hoffman

Karlien kan nie kook nie deur sangeres Karlien van Jaarsveld en leefstylsjef Izelle Hoffman: resepte so maklik, enigeen kan dit maak!

‘I am Ndileka Mandela, the first of the first of the first, and this is my story.’

Social activist Ndileka Mandela chatted to Polity SA about her new memoir I Am Ndileka: More Than My Surname.

Watch: Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh chats to Phumlani Pikoli about his new novel, Born Freeloaders

Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh caught up with author Phumlani Pikoli on SMWX, his interactive WhatsApp news channel.

New book alert! South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers by Ali Bacher and journalist David Williams

South Africa’s Greatest Bowlers – written by cricket legend Ali Bacher and top journalist David Williams, this is a book that no cricket fan can be without.

Thursday – 28th November 2019

‘Ek is nie okay nie. En dit is meer as okay.’ Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Seks, leuens en die internet deur Erla-Mari Diedericks

Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Erla-Mari Diedericks se eerlike en soms skreeusnaakse memoir, Seks, leuens en die internet.

‘From Marabastad to Mogadishu chronicles an all-too-familiar story of those unsung cadres from the Struggle we’ve forgotten to honour for their sacrifices’

From Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim is out from Jacana Media on 6 December 2019.

Wednesday – 27th November 2019

Nuut deur top-spioenasieskrywer André Krüger: ’n Redelike hoeveelheid moeilikheid

Maak gereed vir ‘n plaaslike spioenasie wipplankrit in ’n Redelike hoeveelheid moeilikheid deur André Krüger.

Don’t miss the launch of Ronnie Kasrils’s new memoir Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel at Love Books (3 Dec)

Jacana Media and Love Books invite you to the launch of Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel, an extraordinary coming-of-age memoir from Ronnie Kasrils.

Tuesday – 26th November 2019

Read an excerpt from Corporation Games by Anneleigh Jacobsen – a thriller based on real-life financial scandals

Read an excerpt from Anneleigh Jacobsen’s debut thriller, Corporation Games, in which tokoloshes have been sent to root out evil in Sandton.

Join Liam Del Carme for the Cape Town launch of Winging It: On Tour With the Boks, with Lester Kiewit, Gavin Rich and Louis de Villiers (11 Dec)

Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Winging It: On Tour With the Boks by Liam Del Carme.

Celebrate African literature at the launch of Hotel Africa: New Short Fiction from Africa

The Book Lounge and Short Story Day Africa are pleased to invite you to the launch of Hotel Africa: New Short Fiction from Africa.

Monday – 25th November 2019