South Africa
Monday – 5th August 2019
A cryptic killer cruising the streets of Joburg – Don’t miss the launch of Johan Jack Smith’s debut novel Zola at Love Books (22 Aug)
Penguin Random House and Love Books invite you to the launch of Zola, the debut novel by Johan Jack Smith.
Jonathan Ball Publishers joins the audiobook revolution: Now you can listen to your favourite South African books!
A leader in the field of local publishing in history, politics and current affairs, Jonathan Ball Publishers has now joined the audiobook revolution!
Friday – 2nd August 2019
The programme for the 2019 Open Book Festival has been revealed!
The full programme has been announced for the ninth Open Book Festival!
New book alert! Women take centre stage in Perfect Imperfections by Makanaka Mavengere-Munsaka
Perfect Imperfections, the debut novel by Makanaka Mavengere-Munsaka, is out mid-August 2019 from BlackBird Books!
You can’t escape this ride from hell! Watch the book trailer for Zola, the debut novel by Johan Jack Smith
Zola: A Novel by Johan Jack Smith is out now in English and Afrikaans from Penguin Random House.
Sign up for Read This! – a new voice note show, hosted by The JRB and Volume
The Johannesburg Review of Books and Volume have launched a new books show called Read This!, where you can discover what’s hot in the world of literature.
Thursday – 1st August 2019
Attention fly fisherman! Yet More Sweet Days by Tom Sutcliffe is in stores now
Yet More Sweet Days, the new book by Tom Sutcliffe, is now available in bookstores and fly shops throughout South Africa.
‘What we’re seeing in Cape Town is just a fragment of transnational organised crime’ – Watch an interview with Caryn Dolley on her new book The Enforcers
Caryn Dolley chatted to Open News recently about her new book The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles.
Wednesday – 31st July 2019
Don’t miss the launch of Get Me to 21: The Jenna Lowe Story by Gabi Lowe at Exclusive Books Cavendish (6 August)
MFBooks Joburg and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Get Me to 21: The Jenna Lowe Story by Gabi Lowe.
Tuesday – 30th July 2019
‘I’ve never hugged my mother’ – Listen to Landa Mabenge talk to The Cheeky Natives about his memoir, Becoming Him: A Trans Memoir of Triumph
In this in-depth podcast, Landa Mabenge talks to The Cheeky Natives about his memoir Becoming Him: a Trans Memoir of Triumph.
Video: Does the ‘Stellenbosch Mafia’ really exist and how much power do they wield over South Africa?
In this video, author and News24 assistant editor for in-depth news Pieter du Toit unpacks his book, The Stellenbosch Mafia: Inside the Billionaires’ Club.
Get your popcorn ready! The film adaptation of Angela Makholwa’s bestselling crime thriller Black Widow Society is coming soon
Book lovers, rejoice! Angela Makholwa’s bestselling novel Black Widow Society will soon be made into a feature film.
Monday – 29th July 2019
‘Get out of my classroom. We don’t need types like you here.’ – Read an extract from As if Born to You by Susan Newham-Blake
As if Born to You, the new novel by Susan Newham-Blake, tells the story of two women, equally damaged by the past and its secrets, who discover that healing sometimes lies in unexpected places.
Join Sarah Wild and Sipho Kings for the Joburg launch of South Africa’s Survival Guide to Climate Change (13 August)
Pan Macmillan and Love Books invite you to the launch of South Africa’s Survival Guide to Climate Change by Sarah Wild and Sipho Kings.
Join Living Coloured author Yusuf Daniels for a fun-filled evening of talks, food, spot prizes and more in Cape Town (3 August)
Yusuf Daniels invites you to a fun-filled evening in support of small businesses at Kenwyn Primary School in Cape Town.
Don’t miss the launch of The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles by Caryn Dolley at Love Books (30 July)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles by Caryn Dolley.
Friday – 26th July 2019
Read an excerpt from Blood on Her Hands: South Africa’s Most Notorious Female Killers by Tanya Farber
This excerpt focuses on Chané van Heerden, also known as ‘Welkom Killer’, who was convicted of the murder of Michael van Eck in 2011, when she was 20 years old.
Epidemics and the Health of African Nations – MISTRA’s latest publication probes possible solutions to the continent’s heavy burden of disease
Epidemics and the Health of African Nations – the latest publication from The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) – is out now.
Raise your hand if you agree that pavlovas are the stuff dreams are made of! (Recipe inside)
Penguin Random House has shared a free recipe for Ilse van der Merwe’s Pavlova with Lemon Curd and Passion Fruit from her stunning new cookbook, Cape Mediterranean!
Karin Brynard’s novel Weeping Waters shortlisted for the prestigious CWA International Dagger Award
Some great news: Karin Brynard’s Weeping Waters has been included on the shortlist for this year’s CWA International Dagger.