South Africa
Wednesday – 9th October 2019
Cast of Poppie Nongena stand together against gender-based violence, and part of film’s profits to be donated to the cause
Poppie Nongena, the new film based on the novel The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena by Elsa Joubert, won 12 awards at the recent Silwerskerm Film Festival.
Join Jo-Anne Richards at Love Books for a celebration of the new edition of her bestselling book The Innocence of Roast Chicken (30 Oct)
Don’t miss the launch of The Innocence of Roast Chicken at Love Books!
Monday – 7th October 2019
Win a signed copy of Bassie: My Journey of Hope by Basetsana Kumalo, plus a Lux hamper worth R1000!
One lucky reader stands a chance to win a book hamper, including signed copy of Bassie: My Journey of Hope by Basetsana Kumalo, courtesy of Penguin Random House!
New book alert! Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: New Reflections – thought-provoking and moving essays collected by Benjamin Pogrund
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: New Reflections by Benjamin Pogrund is out in October from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 4th October 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Phumlani Pikoli’s debut novel Born Freeloaders – hot off the press!
Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a glass of wine and Born Freeloaders, the highly anticipated first novel from Phumlani Pikoli.
Thursday – 3rd October 2019
Read Coconut Kelz’s hilarious guide to the top 3 South African political parties and their leaders
Jonathan Ball Publishers has shared an excerpt from Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving This Shithole!
A guide for how to live your best life – You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich by Mapalo Makhu
You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich by Mapalo Makhu – if you’re a millennial who’s trying to figure out how money works, this book is for you.
Find out how you can build your business into an asset of value at the launch of Sweat Scale $ell by Pavlo Phitidis (30 Oct)
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Sweat Scale $ell by business growth expert Pavlo Phitidis.
Rémy Ngamije chats about the inspiration for his debut novel, The Eternal Audience of One
Rémy Ngamije chatted to the University of Cape Town’s Development and Alumni Department about his recently published debut novel, The Eternal Audience of One.
Wednesday – 2nd October 2019
Don’t miss the launch of Marguerite Poland’s new novel A Sin of Omission in Durban (10 Oct)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the Durban launch of A Sin of Omission by Marguerite Poland.
Listen to Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh’s interview with Mohale Mashigo about her book of short stories Intruders
Mohale Mashigo joined the Radio 702 Literature Corner recently to talk about her latest book, Intruders.
Exhibition opening – Daylin Paul’s Broken Land (winner of the Ernest Cole Award) at Wits Art Museum (8 Oct)
Don’t miss the opening of Daylin Paul’s Broken Land at the Wits Art Museum, showing until Sunday 27 October.
Find out more about 80-year-old Julia Albu’s drive from Cape to Cairo at the Cape Town launch of My African Conquest
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of My African Conquest: Cape to Cairo by Julia Albu.
Tuesday – 1st October 2019
Join Nolitha Fakude, in conversation with Onkgopotse JJ Tabane, for the launch of her memoir Boardroom Dancing (16 Oct)
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Boardroom Dancing, the memoir of corporate activist Nolitha Fakude.
Find out more about Broken Land, the new book of photography by Daylin Paul, winner of the Ernest Cole Award
Showing not telling – Broken Land by Daylin Paul is out now from Jacana Media.
The Burning Land – BBC news presenter George Alagiah writes novel based in Johannesburg
The Burning Land – the exhilarating debut political thriller from BBC broadcaster George Alagiah – is out now from Penguin Random House.
Monday – 30th September 2019
Cover reveal! Born Freeloaders, the debut novel from Phumlani Pikoli
Pan Macmillan South Africa has revealed the cover for Phumlani Pikoli’s debut novel Born Freeloaders!
Our Blood is Green – The Springboks answer questions about politics, pressure and the coaches who didn’t know what they were doing!
If, as a Springbok rugby fan, you have always wondered what goes on behind the scenes – in the dressing room, at practice, in team talks and on tour – Our Blood is Green: The Springboks in Their Own Words will provide the answer to those questions, and many, many more.
[Watch] An in-depth interview with author Mphuthumi Ntabeni on his historical novel The Broken River Tent
Mphuthumi Ntabeni chatted to social worker and writer John GI Clarke about his debut novel The Broken River Tent.
Friday – 27th September 2019
Join Shirley Gunn and Shanil Haricharan with Charles Nqakula for the launch of Voices from the Underground at Love Books (1 Oct)
Join Penguin Random House at Love Books in Joburg for the launch of Voices from the Underground: Eighteen Life Stories from Umkhonto we Sizwe’s Ashley Kriel Detachment.