South Africa
Thursday – 25th July 2019
Join Masande Ntshanga and Karabo Kgoleng for a discussion of Triangulum at the Wits Writing Centre (30 July)
You are invited to a discussion of Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga at the Wits Writing Centre.
Wednesday – 24th July 2019
‘My whiteness saved my life that day’ – Bradley Steyn, author of Undercover with Mandela’s Spies, describes the massacre that changed his life
Bradley D Steyn spoke to Polity SA recently about his book Undercover with Mandela’s Spies: The Story of The Boy Who Crossed the Square.
Don’t miss bestselling author Iain S Thomas reading from his new collection, Every Word You Cannot Say, at The Book Lounge (31 July)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to join the internationally acclaimed author Iain S Thomas in Cape Town on 31 July, where he will be reading select excerpts from his new book, Every Word You Cannot Say.
Exciting news! A film adaptation of Damon Galgut’s The Quarry will be released in 2020
A film adaptation of The Quarry by Damon Galgut is currently in post-production!
Tuesday – 23rd July 2019
‘I am a South African-based, African writer’—Watch a video interview with Nthikeng Mohlele on his latest novel Illumination
Nthikeng Mohlele chatted to Africa’s Lit recently about his latest novel, Illumination.
Do you love local fiction? Win a book hamper containing six of Penguin Random House SA’s favourite local fiction books
It’s competition time with Penguin Books South Africa!
Join Letshego Zulu for the launch of her tragic and inspiring memoir, I Choose To Live, at Exclusive Books Mall of Africa (24 July)
MFBooks Joburg and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of I Choose to Live by Letshego Zulu.
Monday – 22nd July 2019
‘See stress as the advantage’ – Listen to Richard Sutton, author of The Stress Code, talk about how to manage stress
What is stress, what causes it and how can you use it to your advantage?
Don’t miss the launch of Because I Couldn’t Kill You by Kelly-Eve Koopman at The Book Lounge (7 Aug)
MFBooks Joburg and The Book Lounge invite you to the much-anticipated launch of Because I Couldn’t Kill You by Kelly-Eve Koopman.
Soutie and the Big Crocodile
When PW Botha AKA The Big Crocodile enlisted young foreigners in South Africa’s armed forces he was expecting the heroic descendants of Vasco Da Gama, Winston Churchill and Field Marshall Rommel.
All the book launch details for Death on the Limpopo – the new Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew – around the country!
Death on the Limpopo – the third Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew – is out in September from Penguin Random House SA!
All the book launch details for The Stellenbosch Mafia by Pieter du Toit – in Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Joburg and Pretoria
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Stellenbosch Mafia: Inside the Billionaires’ Club by Pieter du Toit.
Friday – 19th July 2019
New book alert! Death on the Limpopo – the new Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew
Death on the Limpopo – the third Tannie Maria mystery by Sally Andrew – is out in September from Penguin Random House SA!
Get Me to 21: The Jenna Lowe Story – the riveting memoir by Gabi Lowe, the mother of Lead SA activist Jenna Lowe
Get Me to 21: The Jenna Lowe Story is the riveting memoir by Gabi Lowe, the mother of Lead SA activist Jenna Lowe, the brilliant teenager who was the driving force behind the famous #GetMeto21 campaign.
Thursday – 18th July 2019
‘South Africa needs this book.’ Find out more about Because I Couldn’t Kill You by Kelly-Eve Koopman
Because I Couldn’t Kill You by Kelly-Eve Koopman is out in August from Jacana Media and MFBooks Joburg.
Join Yusuf Daniels for the Cape Town launch of Living Coloured (Because Black and White Were Already Taken) (18 July)
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Yusuf Daniels’s humorous and unique memoir Living Coloured (Because Black and White Were Already Taken).
Wednesday – 17th July 2019
Join the #PleasureRevolution at the Joburg launch of Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng’s new book, Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure (7 Aug)
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to join the #PleasureRevolution at the launch of Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng’s new book, Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure.
Watch Quintus Potgieter’s in-depth book review of The A to Z of South African Politics
Quintus Potgieter reviews The A to Z of South African Politics: People, Parties and Players on his digital talk show – The Quintessential Show.
The bestselling books in South Africa – June
This list represents the bestselling books in South Africa from the previous four weeks to 6 June 2019, and combines fiction and non-fiction bestsellers.
Tuesday – 16th July 2019
‘Born the wrong colour – so I had to die’: Sara-Jayne King talks about identity, adoption and her memoir Killing Karoline
Author, journalist and Cape Talk presenter Sara-Jayne King spoke to the BBC’s Andile Masuka recently about identity, adoption and her harrowing memoir, Killing Karoline.