South Africa
Tuesday – 17th September 2019
Don’t miss The Warehouse Book Sale this Heritage Day in Cape Town
The Warehouse Book Sale is held in Cape Town on public holidays through the year and has the largest selection of books for sale at the best prices.
‘Fierce and lyrical, furious and humane, this is the work of a master historian’ – The Night Trains by Charles van Onselen
The Night Trains: Moving Mozambican Miners to and from the Witwatersrand Mines, 1902–1955, by Charles van Onselen, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Africa Century International African Writers Conference unveils 2019 line-up
The 8th annual Africa Century International African Writers Conference takes place in Pretoria in November. Event details Date: 7 November 2019 Venue: …
Friday – 13th September 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Alex van Tonder’s carefully crafted psychological thriller A Walk at Midnight
The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend! Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a glass of wine …
Join Steven Boykey Sidley for the launch of his new novel Leaving Word at Exclusive Books Cavendish Square
Celebrate MFBooks Joburg’s 40th book birthday with the launch of Leaving Word by Steven Boykey Sidley.
Don’t miss Masande Ntshanga at a Bridge Books event to launch his new novel Triangulum (21 Sep)
Join Bridge Books in Maboneng for the launch of Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga!
Thursday – 12th September 2019
Don’t miss the Joburg launch of Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving This Sh*thole! (19 Sep)
Howzit guys! You’re invited to join us for a night of caucasity with Coconut Kelz to celebrate her new book, Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving this Shithole.
Leaving Word – the startling new literary mystery novel by Steven Boykey Sidley – hits the shelves
Steven Boykey Sidley’s new novel Leaving Word is out now!
Cover reveal! New Ministry of Crime paperback released, after 10,000 copies sold
After more than 10,000 copies sold, demand for Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored by Mandy Wiener is still going strong!
Wednesday – 11th September 2019
Orca: The Day the Great White Sharks Disappeared – Richard Peirce explores what’s behind these strange events
Great white sharks vanish from Cape Town and no one knows why … or do we? Orca: The Day the Great White Sharks Disappeared is the thrilling new title by shark conservationist Richard Peirce.
2019 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award shortlist announced!
The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award.
Don’t miss Tony Park discussing his new book, Ghosts of the Past, with Pages and Wine in Sandton (17 Sep)
Join Tony Park at a Pages and Wine event for dinner and a discussion of his new book, Ghosts of the Park.
Tuesday – 10th September 2019
The bestselling books in South Africa – August 2019
This list represents the bestselling books in South Africa from the previous four weeks to 31 July 2019, and combines fiction and …
Terry Kurgan and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu win the 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards
The winners of the 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards have been announced!
Save the date! Mphuthumi Ntabeni will visit the Between the Covers Book Club for a discussion of The Broken River Tent
Join Mphuthumi Ntabeni and the Between the Covers Book Club for a discussion of The Broken River Tent!
Don’t miss the Cape Town launch of Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving This Sh*thole! (17 Sep)
Howzit guys! You’re invited to join us for a night of caucasity with Coconut Kelz to celebrate her new book, Coconut Kelz’s Guide to Surviving this Shithole.
Join Gaongalelwe Tiro for a book discussion of Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro at Wits
Pan Macmillan and the History Workshop invite you to the launch of Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro by Gaongalelwe Tiro.
Join Steven Boykey Sidley for the launch of his new novel Leaving Word at Exclusive Books Hyde Park
Celebrate MFBooks Joburg’s 40th book birthday with the launch of Leaving Word by Steven Boykey Sidley, introduced by Mandla Langa.
Sunday – 1st September 2019
Don’t miss the launch of One Day in Bethlehem by Jonny Steinberg at Love Books
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of One Day in Bethlehem by Jonny Steinberg.
New book alert! One Day In Bethlehem by award-winning author Jonny Steinberg
One Day In Bethlehem, the new book by Jonny Steinberg, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.