South Africa
Friday – 20th April 2018
Win a copy of Letters to Iris PLUS a R1000 Write Gear voucher
Win 1 of 3 Letters to Iris hampers, including a copy of the book PLUS a R1000 gift voucher from Write Gear!
Details of Masande Ntshanga’s new novel Triangulum revealed!
Triangulum, the much-anticipated second novel from Masande Ntshanga, will be published by Two Dollar Radio in January 2019. The book is described by …
Thursday – 19th April 2018
Join Jenny Crwys-Williams for the launch of Mandy Wiener’s explosive new book Ministry of Crime
Join Jenny Crwys-Williams and bestselling author Mandy Wiener for a riveting evening as she launches her new book, The Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored!
Wednesday – 18th April 2018
Road to Glory series for younger readers puts the spotlight on South Africa’s sporting legends
The new Road to Glory series from Jonathan Ball Publishers: inspirational stories for younger readers!
Heal your relationship with food: Win a ticket to the cook-along launch of Whole: Bowl Food for Balance
Whole: Bowl Food for Balance is all about healing your relationship with food. Food is not the enemy and neither is your body.
Arushi Raina’s debut novel When Morning Comes: A vivid snapshot of South Africa on the eve of the Soweto Uprising
When Morning Comes by Arushi Raina is out in April from Jacana Media! Written from the points of view of four young people living in Johannesburg and Soweto.
Monday – 16th April 2018
‘I was born as apartheid was dying’ – Read an excerpt from What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons
Read an excerpt from What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons
Cover revealed for The Season of Glass, the new novel from Rahla Xenopoulos
The cover for Rahla Xenopoulos’s new novel, The Season of Glass, has been revealed!
[Cancelled] Don’t miss the launch of Robin Renwick’s How to Steal a Country at Exclusive Books Hyde Park
Jacana Media and Exclusive Books Hyde Park invite you to the launch of Robin Renwick’s new book How to Steal a Country: State Capture and Hopes for the Future in South Africa.
Thursday – 12th April 2018
How Converse All Stars have been appropriated by white people: Read an excerpt from Sorry, Not Sorry by Haji Mohamed Dawjee
Why don’t white people understand that Converse tekkies are not just cool but a political statement to people of colour?
[Cancelled] Join The Cheeky Natives for the launch of Nthikeng Mohlele’s new novel Michael K in Rosebank
Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books Rosebank invite you to the launch of Michael K by Nthikeng Mohlele.
Don’t miss Zinzi Clemmons, author of What We Lose, on tour in South Africa
Author Zinzi Clemmons will be on tour in Johannesburg and Cape Town in May!
Wednesday – 11th April 2018
How can you write true passion if you’ve never experienced it? The Love Factory, the new novel by Elaine Proctor
A smart, sexy, witty novel about love and desire, and how losing everything can sometimes be the best thing that ever happened to you.
‘Nobody owns Joburg, which is the way it should be’ – NR Brodie chats about her debut novel Knucklebone
William Saunderson-Meyer interviewed NR Brodie for the Sunday Times about her debut novel Knucklebone.
Join Bhekisisa Mncube at Love Books for the launch of his new book, The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy
Penguin Random House and Love Books invite you to the launch of a unique book, The Love Diary of a Zulu Boy by Bhekisisa Mncube.
Learn from South Africa’s best of the best in their respective fields with Jeremy Maggs at GIBS
Jacana Media and the Gordon Institute of Business Science invite to an event featuring Jeremy Maggs, author of Win! Compelling Conversations with 20 Successful South Africans.
Tuesday – 10th April 2018
Umuzi reveals teaser for John Hunt’s new novel The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in his Head
“Although he was reading a story, what he was really offering was transport. Even his stumbling words made wheels good enough to be driven somewhere else.”
‘Well this looks interesting … is it literature?’ Phumlani Pikoli chats about his new book, The Fatuous State of Severity
Pan Macmillan interviewed Phumlani Pikoli about his new book, The Fatuous State of Severity.
Cooking for Fidel Castro, Mswati III and Quincy Jones – The Madiba Appreciation Club: A Chef’s Story by Brett Ladds
Once, chef Brett Ladds was given a cigar by Fidel Castro, he talked weightlifting with Swazi king Mswati III and his cooking made Quincy Jones sing. For many years he also served Nelson Mandela many cups of rooibos tea and made him his favourite meals.
Win a copy of Being Chris Hani’s Daughter, courtesy of Jacana Media
Today marks 25 years since Chris Hani was assassinated. To commemorate, Jacana Media is giving away two copies of Being Chris Hani’s Daughter.