South Africa
Wednesday – 9th May 2018
The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela – a testament of his defiance and his resolve
To be published upon the centenary of his birth, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela is a landmark work: the first, and only, authorised and authenticated collection of correspondence spanning the 27 years Mandela was held as a political prisoner.
Tuesday – 8th May 2018
Partnership between Jacana Media and Fourthwall Books strengthens local publishing
Jacana Media is delighted to announce that, of as 1 May 2018, Fourthwall Books is an associate imprint of Jacana Media.
Join Mandy Wiener for the Joburg launch of her explosive new book Ministry of Crime
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to celebrate the launch of Mandy Wiener’s new book, Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored!
Becoming Iman: A moving and entertaining memoir from award-winning journalist Iman Rappetti
Told with searing honesty and engaging humour, Iman Rappetti’s memoir Becoming Iman is as inspirational and charismatic as the author herself.
Ndaba Mandela’s coming-of-age story – Going to the Mountain: Life Lessons from my Grandfather, Nelson Mandela
‘When I was eleven years old, I went to live with my grandfather, who helped me reclaim a different vision of the world and my place in it.’
Monday – 7th May 2018
The blurred line between the police and organised crime: Mandy Wiener discusses her new book, Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored
Mandy Wiener chatted to The Reading List about her explosive new book, Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored.
Win a copy of John Hunt’s new novel The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head
The Reading List is giving away two copies of The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head, the new novel by John Hunt, courtesy of Penguin Random House SA!
Sunday – 6th May 2018
Don’t miss the launch of new African short story collection The Gods Who Send Us Gifts at UJ with Wole Soyinka
The South African launch of the book The Gods Who Send Us Gifts: An Anthology of African Short Stories will take place at the University of Johannesburg.
Friday – 4th May 2018
‘No one teaches us how personal finance works’ – Sam Beckbessinger chats about her book, Manage your Money like a F*cking Grown Up
We never get an instruction manual about how money works. We never have to pass a test to get our Money License before we can take a new credit card for a drive. Most of what we learn about money comes from advertising or from other people who know as little as we do.
‘It was during one of the Kalahari’s raging February storms that Kytie Rooi committed a murder’ – Read an extract from Homeland by Karin Brynard
Read an extract from Homeland, the long-awaited translation of the number one bestseller Tuisland, Karin Brynard’s critically acclaimed and most ambitious novel to date!
Don’t miss the Joburg launch of Winging It: Jonathan Kaplan’s journey from World-Class Ref to Rookie Solo Dad
Join Pan Macmillan at the Joburg launch of Winging It, the story of rugby referee Jonathan Kaplan and his life-changing decision to have a baby by surrogate.
Born To Kwaito: Reflections on the Kwaito Generation – considering the meaning of kwaito music
‘Born To Kwaito is not only an examination of the history of the music genre; it is also a revisit of the relationship we have with the music, its stars and their own relationship with their art and themselves.’ – Thabiso Mahlape, BlackBird Books publisher.
Thursday – 3rd May 2018
Profiles of over 600 apartheid activists collected in From Protest to Challenge Vol. 4 Political Profiles, 1882–1990
From Protest to Challenge Vol. 4: Political Profiles, 1882–1990, by Thomas G Karis and Gwendolen Carter, revised and updated by Gail M Gerhart, is out now from Jacana Media.
Don’t miss the launch of Mandy Wiener’s explosive new book Ministry of Crime in Cape Town
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to celebrate the launch of Mandy Wiener’s new book, Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored!
On Leopard Rock – a memoir by no. 1 bestseller author Wilbur Smith
130 million books sold worldwide in 26 languages – now the global bestseller and ‘master storyteller’ tells his own story for the first time.
Join Rahla Xenopoulos for the launch of The Season of Glass at The Book Lounge, with Diane Awerbuck
Umuzi and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Season of Glass by Rahla Xenopoulos.
Wednesday – 2nd May 2018
2018 Short Story Africa Day Prize announced: This year’s theme is Hotel Africa
Submissions open 1 June 2018* | Submissions close 31 August 2018
First prize: $800 | Second prize: $200 | Third prize: $100
Don’t miss award-winning author Steven Boykey Sidley’s presentation on the power of stories
Join acclaimed novelist and CTO Steven Boykey Sidley for an intimate presentation about the power of stories that fuel and reveal all of literature, music and astrophysics, and the ways in which they have affected him.
Simon Dingle explains Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and the journey to being your own bank in In Math We Trust: The Future of Money
In Math We Trust: The Future of Money – Simon Dingle’s new book about Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and the journey to being your own bank – is out soon from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Ra-Ra-Ramen: Try this delicious recipe for duck ramen from Whole: Bowl Food for Balance recipes
Sometimes the pleasure lies in how you eat, and this ramen dish is a great example of that. Slurping down your noodles can be immensely satisfying and bring a lot of joy and laughter, as well as being delicious!