South Africa
Wednesday – 11th December 2019
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
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
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
‘There was so much she never heard. That she probably hadn’t wanted to hear’ – Read an extract from Borderline, the new novel by Marita van der Vyver
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from Borderline, the new novel by Marita van der Vyver.
