South Africa
Monday – 25th November 2019
New book alert! The Murder of Ahmed Timol: My Search for the Truth by Imtiaz A Cajee
The Murder of Ahmed Timol: My Search for the Truth by Imtiaz A Cajee will be out in March 2020 from Jacana Media.
Die liefde in jou se Afrikaans: skryf nou in vir LAPA se liefdesverhaalkompetisie (3 Feb 2020)
Skryf nou in vir LAPA Uitgewers se 2019/2020 liefdesverhaalkompetisie – Die liefde in jóú se Afrikaans.
Watch the book trailer for Ghosts of the Past – Tony Park’s latest thriller
Based on a true story, Tony Park’s Ghosts of the Past is a novel about love, war, buried treasure, shattered illusions and a quest for justice.
Friday – 22nd November 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Father Michael’s Lottery by Johan Steyn
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend! Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a glass of wine …
Seks, leuens en die internet deur Erla-Mari Diedericks: ’n eerlike, skreeusnaakse memoir en nuttige gids oor aanlyn-afsprake
Seks, leuens en die internet deur Erla-Mari Diedericks is beskikbaar by Wênkbrou – ’n druknaam van LAPA Uitgewers.
Join Hassen Ebrahim for the launch of From Marabastad to Mogadishu in Pretoria, with Pravin Gordhan and Shannon Ebrahim (8 Dec)
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.
Thursday – 21st November 2019
Join Kuli Roberts for a launch party to celebrate her debut novel, Siren, at Exclusive Books Sandton City (5 Dec)
BlackBird Books and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Siren by Kuli Roberts.
Geloof en mag sorg vir ’n dodelike kat-en-muis speletjie in Die Alfadokument deur René van Zyl
René van Zyl se jongste samesweringsriller Die Alfadokument is nou by LAPA Uitgewers beskikbaar.
Wednesday – 20th November 2019
Join Grant Fowlds for the launch of Saving the Last Rhinos in Port Elizabeth (27 Nov)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Fogarty’s Bookshop invite you to the launch of Saving the Last Rhinos: The Life of a Frontline Conservationist by Grant Fowlds and Graham Spence.
Join in and share the best in African literature across social media during #ReadingAfrica Week 2019 (1–7 Dec)
What are you reading at the moment? An old favourite? A new find? An undiscovered classic? Fiction, poetry, comics or essays?
Whatever you’re reading, it’s time to shout it from the rooftops.
New book alert! From Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim
From Marabastad to Mogadishu: The Journey of an ANC Soldier by Hassen Ebrahim is out from Jacana Media on 6 December 2019!
‘Many traditionally published writers would not even speak to me, such is the snobbery’ – Pamela Power chats to Sue Nyathi in her new interview series
Author Pamela Power has started a #FridayRead series, in which she interviews writers about their work!
Tuesday – 19th November 2019
An essential handbook for all night sky enthusiasts – Sky Guide Africa South 2020: Astronomical Handbook for Southern Africa
2020 Sky Guide Africa South is a practical resource for all astronomers, whether they be novice, amateur or professional.
‘Here’s the boykie before he becomes a Bolshevik’ – Praise for Catching Tadpoles, the extraordinary coming-of-age memoir by Ronnie Kasrils
Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel, Ronnie Kasrils’s new memoir, reflects on the compelling questions that turned a white youngster from a modest background into a lifelong revolutionary.
Join Nolitha Fakude at UCT’s Graduate School of Business for the Distinguished Speaker Series (27 Nov)
Join inspirational businesswoman and corporate activist Nolitha Fakude for the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business Distinguished Speaker Series.
Don’t miss the launch of Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter at Kalk Bay Books (21 Nov)
LAPA Publishers, Catalyst Press and Kalk Bay Books invite you to the launch of Cape Town: A Place Between by Henry Trotter.
Monday – 18th November 2019
Maak gereed vir ’n banting- en keto-avontuur in Armand kook kaal – die maer uitgawe deur Armand Aucamp
Armand kook kaal – die maer uitgawe wys jou hoe om smuldisse uit gesonde bestanddele te skep en te geniet sonder dat jou figuur daaronder ly.
Don’t miss the launch of Zapiro’s new 2019 annual Which Side is Up? – and watch one of his famed cartoon presentations! (18 Nov)
Join Zapiro at Exclusive Books Bedford Centre as he launches his new 2019 annual Which Side is Up?
Deon Meyer’s Trackers – now a major TV series!
A new edition of Trackers by Deon Meyer is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Watch: Gaongalelwe Tiro talks about why he wrote his book Parcel Of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro
Gaongalelwe Tiro discussed his book Parcel of Death: The Biography Of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro with Polity SA.