South Africa
Thursday – 3rd May 2018
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!
Evelyn Groenink discusses her new book Incorruptible: The story of the murders of Dulcie September, Anton Lubowski and Chris Hani
One of the most explosive revelations in this book concerns the murder of Chris Hani, 25 years ago. Groenink reveals how the police buried evidence from no less than three witnesses who saw another murderer besides Janusz Waluś; and how the state’s ‘brave’ star eyewitness in all likelihood hadn’t even been there when Hani was shot.
Two Cape Town launches for Zukiswa Wanner’s Hardly Working
Zukiswa Wanner will be in Cape Town this weekend to launch her new book, Hardly Working: A Travel Memoir of Sorts!
Monday – 30th April 2018
‘I hope it both honours and sheds light on the events of the Soweto Uprising’: Arushi Raina on her debut novel, When Morning Comes
Arushi Raina explains the why and what of her debut novel, When Morning Comes.
Win a copy of Sorry, Not Sorry by Haji Mohamed Dawjee PLUS a T-shirt
The Reading List is giving away two copies of Sorry, Not Sorry, the new book from Haji Mohamed Dawjee, and two T-shirts, courtesy of Penguin Random House SA!
Read an extract from Jonathan Kaplan’s book Winging It, detailing the emotional process he went through using surrogacy to become a dad
Then the doctor points to a thing sticking up. ‘Boy,’ she declares, and types the word on top there. I’m having a boy.
Thursday – 26th April 2018
BlackBird Books to publish The Eternal Audience of One, the debut novel by Rwandan-born Namibian writer Rémy Ngamije
BlackBird Books is expanding its borders with the publication of The Eternal Audience of One, the debut novel by Rwandan-born Namibian writer …
‘Hillbrow, 1967. The New York of Africa.’ Read an extract from John Hunt’s new novel The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head
‘Hillbrow, 1967. The New York of Africa. Someone wrote that the place would soon have more people per square kilometre than Tokyo. Everyone quoted that article to everyone. Some even cut it out and kept it folded in their wallets.’
Pre-order Mandy Wiener’s new book Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored
Mandy Wiener’s explosive new book Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored is out soon from Pan Macmillan!
Wednesday – 25th April 2018
Don’t miss the launch of The Madiba Appreciation Club in Johannesburg
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Skoobs are thrilled to invite you to the launch of The Madiba Appreciation Club by Brett Ladds.
International rugby referee Jonathan Kaplan chats about becoming a rookie solo dad and his new book, Winging It
Kaplan’s son, Kaleb, was born by surrogate, and Winging It is the disarmingly frank and scrupulously honest account of how Kaplan navigates the choppy waters of solo parenthood.
Tuesday – 24th April 2018
‘Ours is not to stand out but to survive.’ Read a short excerpt from An Image in a Mirror, the debut novel from Ijangolet S Ogwang
Nyakale. This has always been my name. It lost vowels and consonants and got rearranged into ‘Kay’ by my Grade Three teacher. ‘Easier to pronounce,’ she said.
Join Hayden Eastwood and Sean Christie for the launch of Like Sodium in Water at Kalk Bay Books
Kalk Bay Books and Jonathan Ball Publishers are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Like Sodium in Water by Hayden Eastwood.
Don’t miss the launch of The Land is Ours by Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
Bowmans and Penguin Random House invite you to the launch of The Land is Ours by advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi.
Monday – 23rd April 2018
‘It’s been very distressing to see the extraordinary descent in political leadership in South Africa’ – Robin Renwick
Robin Renwick chatted to CNBC Africa’s Jill de Villiers recently about his latest book How to Steal a Country: State Capture and Hopes for the Future in South Africa.