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Jacob Dlamini reviews The List in The Johannesburg Review of Books

The List, the debut novel by former anti-apartheid activist and uMkhonto weSizwe member Barry Gilder, is a meditation about betrayal, faith, loss and trust, writes Jacob Dlamini.

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Dead of Night, the stunning new thriller by Michael Stanley, author of the award-winning Detective Kubu series

When freelance journalist Crystal Nguyen heads to South Africa, she thinks she’ll be researching an article on rhino-horn smuggling for National Geographic, but within a week she’s been hunting poachers, hunted by their bosses, and then arrested in connection with a murder.

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Join Carol Campbell in Durban for the launch of her latest novel, The Tortoise Cried its Only Tear (5 March)

Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books Gateway invite you to the launch of The Tortoise Cried its Only Tear by award-winning author Carol Campbell.

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Don’t miss the launch of Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Carsten Rasch (5 March)

MFBooks Joburg and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Carsten Rasch.

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Cover reveal: Gail Schimmel is back with her much-anticipated fourth novel, The Accident

Check out the cover for Gail Schimmel’s new novel The Accident – out in March 2019 from Pan Macmillan!

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One of the first literary figures in France with a double identity, a cultural hybridity – An excerpt from The First Safari

Read an excerpt from The First Safari: Searching for François Levaillant by Ian Glenn, out now from Jacana Media!

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The Friday Night Book Club: Read a short story from Phumlani Pikoli’s ‘intense and provocative’ The Fatuous State of Severity

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

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Confronting Inequality: The South African Crisis, edited by Michael Nassen Smith, with papers by Thuli Madonsela, Ben Turok and Kgalema Motlanthe

South Africa’s distorted distribution of wealth is one of the biggest challenges facing the country’s economy, with unemployment sitting at an unsustainable 27.7%.

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Win 1 of 2 hampers containing 2000 Family Meals and 2000 Healthy Meals PLUS a R1000 Woolworths voucher

Penguin Random House is giving away two hampers, each containing copies of 2000 Family Meals and 2000 Healthy Meals, PLUS a R1,000 voucher from Woolworths!

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A life well lived, extremely elegantly told – Vintage Love and Other Essays by Jolyon Nuttall

Vintage Love and Other Essays by Jolyon Nuttall is out now from Jacana Media.

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Career Limiting Moves: Ghetto Tuition. Corporate Ambition.

The story of a young ‘coloured’ man from Mitchell’s Plain who dreams of becoming a CEO or big Exec.

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Join Eva Mazza for the launch of her debut novel Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch at Love Books

MFBooks Joburg and Eva Mazza invite you to the launch of the sizzling Sex, Lies and Stellenbosch, a novel that peeks into the lives of the privileged men and women of the winelands.

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A Short History of Modern Angola by David Birmingham – ‘a timely and incredibly readable book on this rising power’

A Short History of Modern Angola by David Birmingham is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Don’t miss the launch of Ivan Vladislavic’s new novel The Distance at Love Books (20 Feb)

Umuzi and Love Books invite you to the launch of The Distance, the latest novel from Ivan Vladislavić.

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Join Ivan Vladislavic at The Book Lounge for the launch of his new novel The Distance (12 Feb)

Umuzi and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Distance, the latest novel from Ivan Vladislavić.

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First look at Ivan Vladislavic’s new novel The Distance – an intricate puzzle of a book

The Distance – the highly anticipated new novel from Ivan Vladislavić – will be out from Umuzi on 6 February 2019.

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Moira Forjaz captures the life stories of the inhabitants of Ilha de Moçambique in The Islanders

There are centuries of history among the island’s coral stone town and macuti (palm leaf) huts, with stories that need to be told, but this time by the people and not by the historians.

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New book alert! Democracy Works: Rewiring Politics to Africa’s Advantage

Picador Africa is proud to be releasing this seminal work directed towards leaders and all citizens wishing to address the extreme challenges facing Africa and South Africa.

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A step-by-step guide for women – Divorce Smart: The Girl’s Guide to Divorcing Well by Christel du Toit

This book is a step-by-step guide for women to navigating the legal paperwork, childcare planning and financial security issues one will face during and after a divorce.

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The Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Ekow Duker’s powerful, poignant novel The God Who Made Mistakes

Staying in this evening? Settle in with some popcorn and this extended excerpt from The God Who Made Mistakes by Ekow Duker.

Wednesday – 6th February 2019