South Africa
Friday – 28th June 2019
Easy to understand, practical and informative, Invest Your Way to Wealth by Thobelani Maphumulo is essential reading
Thobelani Maphumulo’s new book Invest Your Way to Wealth – the guide to financial literacy – is now available from Penguin Random House.
Thursday – 27th June 2019
‘I wrestled with life and lost.’ – Read an excerpt from Nthikeng Mohlele’s novel Rusty Bell
Jacana Media has shared an excerpt from Nthikeng Mohlele’s novel Rusty Bell.
Don’t miss the launch of The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles by Caryn Dolley at The Book Lounge (11 July)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to launch of The Enforcers: Inside Cape Town’s Deadly Nightclub Battles by Caryn Dolley.
Join Masande Ntshanga for the launch of his new novel Triangulum at Exclusive Books Mall of Africa (17 July)
Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga, winner of the Betty Trask Award and the PEN International New Voices Award.
New book alert! The Death of Jesus by JM Coetzee – the final book in the trilogy that includes The Childhood of Jesus and The Schooldays of Jesus
The Death of Jesus, the new novel by JM Coetzee, will be published by Text Publishing in October 2019.
Wednesday – 26th June 2019
Celebrate our diverse and iconic dishes with Sharon Lurie’s new book A Taste of South Africa with the Kosher Butcher’s Wife
A Taste of South Africa with the Kosher Butcher’s Wife is out now from Penguin Random House!
Don’t miss the launch of the new book These Are the Things That Sit With Us in Bonteheuwel
You’re invited to the launch of a new book documenting memories and stories from Bonteheuwel: These Are the Things That Sit With Us.
Craig Higginson’s riveting and unforgettable novel The Dream House is now available as an audiobook
Craig Higginson’s novel The Dream House is now available as an audiobook!
Tuesday – 25th June 2019
Why do women kill? Join Tanya Farber and Marianne Thamm at the launch of Blood on Her Hands in Cape Town to find out (10 July)
Don’t miss the launch of Blood on Her Hands: South Africa’s Most Notorious Female Killers by Tanya Farber in Cape Town.
Dip into an excerpt from T.C. Farren’s new novel The Book of Malachi, a gripping thriller with a speculative twist
Malachi Dakwaa is mute and utterly disconnected from human beings when he gets an extraordinary job offer. In exchange for six months as warder on a top-secret organ farming project, Frasier Pharmaceuticals will graft a new tongue for him. Malachi takes the deal.
Monday – 24th June 2019
Don’t miss the launch of Jump!, Lenerd Louw’s epic travel and soul adventure, at Love Books (3 July)
MFBooks Joburg and Love Books invite you to the launch of Jump! by Lenerd Louw.
Launch of Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira’s new memoir delayed
Pan Macmillan has announced a new release date for Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira’s memoir.
Blood on Her Hands by Tanya Farber: A look into the minds of South Africa’s most notorious female killers
From award-winning journalist Tanya Farber comes an in-depth look into the lives, minds and motivations of women killers in Blood on Her Hands: South Africa’s Most Notorious Female Killers.
Friday – 21st June 2019
Watch: Real travel advice for Africa from Lerato Mogoatlhe, author of Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith
Author and journalist Lerato Mogoatlhe sat down with Africa’s Lit to chat about her book Vagabond and her journeys in Africa.
No Neutral Ground: Finding Jesus in a Cape Town Ghetto – the gripping account of Pete Portal’s move from London to Manenberg
No Neutral Ground is the gripping account of Pete Portal’s move from London to Manenberg, of addicts and gangsters meeting Jesus and being transformed.
Thursday – 20th June 2019
Read an excerpt from Thabiso Mofokeng’s darkly enjoyable debut novel, The Last Stop
BlackBird Books has shared an excerpt from Thabiso Mofokeng’s debut novel, The Last Stop.
Wednesday – 19th June 2019
Don’t miss the Literary Alliance’s 2nd anniversary and a book discussion of Lerato Mogoatlhe’s Vagabond at Love Books (22 June)
The Literary Alliance invite you to their 2nd birthday celebrations and a book discussion of Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith by Lerato Mogoatlhe.
WIN a hamper including Field Guide to Mushrooms, Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, PLUS an entomology toolkit worth R1170!
WIN 1 of 2 hampers that include a copy of Field Guide to Mushrooms and other Fungi of South Africa, Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, PLUS an entomology toolkit worth R1,170!
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira releases statement clarifying remarks about former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers in his new book
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira has released a statement clarifying the comments he made about former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers in his new memoir, Beast.
Tuesday – 18th June 2019
Don’t miss the Johannesburg launch of Anthea Gardner’s book Make Your Money Work For You (20 June)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Make Your Money Work For You by Anthea Gardner.