South Africa
Friday – 21st September 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Landa Mabenge’s trans memoir ‘Becoming Him’ at Love Books
‘Brilliantly written. Fiercely brave. Effortlessly inspiring. His story is one of never allowing circumstances to dictate your destiny.’
Thursday – 20th September 2018
‘She disappeared’ – Read an extract from An Unquiet Place by Clare Houston
‘High on the plateau, evening crept across the sky. Swallows pitched and swung through the air, and a small breeze lifted the grasses, sending a ripple across the surface of the reservoir.’
Imprisoned – Sylvia Neame’s extraordinary personal account of incarceration under apartheid
Imprisoned: The Experience of a Prisoner Under Apartheid by Sylvia Neame is coming soon from Jacana Media.
Quitting alcohol and looking for meaning in life – Rebecca Davis chats about Self-Helpless: A Cynic’s Search for Sanity
‘So I quit drinking, and it was only in the wake of stopping to consume alcohol in excess weekly that I realised the degree to which many of us use alcohol as an existential crutch.’
Wednesday – 19th September 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Mohale Mashigo’s new book Intruders at The Book Lounge
The Book Lounge and Pan Macmillan invite you to the launch of Intruders by Mohale Mashigo.
Don’t miss the launch of A Person My Colour: Love, Adoption and Parenting While White by Martina Dahlmanns
Modjaji Books and The Book Lounge are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Modjaji’s latest memoir, A Person My Colour: Love, Adoption and Parenting While White by Martina Dahlmanns with contributions by Tumi Jonas-Mpofu.
There Goes English Teacher: Forthcoming memoir from Modjaji Books launching twice in Cape Town
Searingly honest, heartachingly funny and deeply sad, Karin Cronje’s powerful memoir There Goes English Teacher spans three years of adventures and misadventures as an English teacher in a small Korean village and later at a university.
Early Riser – Jasper Fforde’s first standalone novel is full of imagination, wit and intelligence
Imagine a world where all humans must hibernate through a brutally cold winter … Early Riser by Jasper Fforde is out now!
‘He just took over the story’ – Máire Fisher chats about the main character in her new novel The Enumerations
In The Enumerations, Fisher scrupulously explores the effects of mental conditions on a family. She shows the great power of those who hold us as we learn to harness the strength within us.
Cover reveal! Dijo – the new cookbook by Lesego Semenya
Jacana Media has shared the cover for Lesego Semenya’s new cookbook Dijo!
Tuesday – 18th September 2018
Don’t miss the launch of An Unquiet Place by Clare Houston in Kloof
Join Penguin Random House for the launch of An Unquiet Place by Clare Houston.
These Things Really Do Happen To Me! Khaya Dlanga chats to Jenny Crwys-Williams about his new book
‘I think anybody could read this and simply enjoy it, but I also think many people could learn from it …’
Louis Botha: A Man Apart – the new book from bestselling author Richard Steyn
Louis Botha’s life illuminated in full, from Richard Steyn, the bestselling author of Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness and Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship.
Don’t miss the Suzelle DIY recipe book tour!
Get ready to pop on your apron – Suzelle DIY has a new cookbook out – Recipes – and she is coming to your city.
Monday – 17th September 2018
Don’t miss the launch of Mohale Mashigo’s new book Intruders at Exclusive Books Rosebank
Exclusive Books and Pan Macmillan SA invite you to join us for the launch of Intruders by Mohale Mashigo.
Braai Time: A collection of lekker recipes from go! by Aletta Lintvelt
Braai Time: A big, bold braai guide filled with delicious ideas for the pan, the potjie, and the good old grid – plus plenty of recipes for scrumptious salads, sauces and sides, too.
Review your favourite children’s book and win with the Puku Foundation!
Do you like reading? Puku wants to hear from you!
Otosirieze joins Gerald Kraak Prize and Anthology judging panel
The Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology has announced the appointment of Otosirieze to the 2018/19 judging panel.
Exclusive Books wins BASA Award for Pan-African Reading Room, which houses over 2000 African books at Windybrow Heritage House
Exclusive Books, The Market Theatre Foundation and The Coloured Cube have been announced as BASA Award winners for the Sponsorship in Kind …
Friday – 14th September 2018
2018 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award shortlist announced – discovering new South African literary talent
The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the shortlisted finalists for the 2018 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award.