South Africa

Tuesday – 26th March 2019

Fighting for the Dream – what RW Johnson believes is required to get South Africa out of this morass

RW Johnson’s bestselling book How Long Will South Africa Survive? was described by Alec Hogg as ‘a masterpiece in unblemished reality’.

Monday – 25th March 2019

Join Marlene van der Westhuizen for the launch of Plate at Exclusive Books i’langa Mall (3 April)

Exclusive Books and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Plate by Marlene van der Westhuizen in Mbombela.

Don’t miss the launch of Whatever, the frank and hilariously dark memoir of 19-year-old Saskia Bailey, at Love Books (4 April)

MFBooks Joburg invites you to the launch of Saskia Bailey’s debut book, Whatever: A 21st-century Memoir.

Don’t miss the Cheeky Natives in conversation with Rekgotsofetse Chikane at the Live Literature Market in Newtown

This Sunday, Word N Sound and the Cheeky Natives bring you a conversation with Rekgotsofetse Chikane about his first book, Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation: The Politics Behind #MustFallMovements.

Friday – 22nd March 2019

Join Marlene van der Westhuizen for the launch of Plate at Orange Restaurant

Penguin Random House invites you to the launch of Plate by Marlene van der Westhuizen.

Cover reveal! Fiona Snyckers’s new novel, Lacuna – a response to JM Coetzee’s Disgrace from the point of view of Lucy Lurie

Pan Macmillan has revealed the cover for Fiona Snyckers’s forthcoming novel, Lacuna!

Don’t miss a book discussion of We Are No Longer at Ease at the Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival (22 Mar)

‪‪Is free higher education a human right? Join Jacana Media for a book discussion and intergenerational conversation at Constitution Hill.

Wednesday – 20th March 2019

Don’t miss the launch of Carsten Rasch’s memoir Between Rock and a Hard Place at Love Books (28 Mar)

MFBooks Joburg and Love Books invite you to the launch of Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Carsten Rasch, ‘a survivor from the South African punk and new wave scene of the eighties’.

Watch the book trailer for Gail Schimmel’s new novel The Accident – ‘a story of healing and redemption told with humour and heart’

Pan Macmillan has revealed the book trailer for The Accident, the new novel by Gail Schimmel!

Throw Madam from the Train by Nandipha Gantsho wins 2019 City Press/Tafelberg Nonfiction Award

Nandipha Gantsho has been announced as the winner of the prestigious City Press/Tafelberg Nonfiction Award for her manuscript Throw Madam from the Train. …

Join Marlene van der Westhuizen for the launch of Plate at Exclusive Books Hyde Park, followed by a dinner

Exclusive Books and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of Plate by Marlene van der Westhuizen.

Percy Tau and Chad Le Clos – the latest books in the Road to Glory series for younger readers

Chad le Clos and Percy Tau are the sixth and seventh books in the Road to Glory series, which covers South African sporting legends as they set out on their journeys to becoming national and international stars.

Tuesday – 19th March 2019

‘The Wild Zulu. That’s what the banner says.’ – Read an excerpt from Zakes Mda’s new novel The Zulus of New York

Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Zulus of New York, the new novel from Zakes Mda.

Join Carsten Rasch in conversation with Valiant Swart for the launch of Between Rock and a Hard Place in Stellenbosch

MFBooks Joburg invites you to the launch of Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Carsten Rasch, ‘a survivor from the South African punk and new wave scene of the eighties’.

Join Julia Martin for the launch of her memoir The Blackridge House at The Book Lounge

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Blackridge House by Julia Martin.

‘Daniel is a little bit awful, and that was so much fun to write.’ – Gail Schimmel chats about her new novel, The Accident

Pan Macmillan sat down with Gail Schimmel to chat about her new novel, The Accident.

Monday – 18th March 2019

Gain a better understanding of life in our oceans with Beachcombing in South Africa – a colourful and family friendly guide

Beachcombing in South Africa by Rudy van der Elst is out now from Penguin Random House!

Don’t miss a book discussion of Breaking A Rainbow, Building A Nation with Rekgotsofetse Chikane and The Cheeky Natives

Join Rekgotsofetse Chikane, youth activist and author, for a book discussion and live podcast recording with The Cheeky Natives.

Don’t miss the book launch of The A to Z of South African Politics at Constitution Hill (19 Mar)

Constitution Hill, Exclusive Books and Jacana Media invite you to the book launch of The A to Z of South African Politics: People, Parties and Players.

Friday – 15th March 2019

Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Gail Schimmel’s unputdownable new novel The Accident

The Friday Night Book Club: Exclusive excerpts from Pan Macmillan every weekend!