South Africa
Tuesday – 27th March 2018
Jacana Media wins Best Publisher of the Year: Africa at 2018 Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Jacana Media wins Best Publisher of the Year Africa, at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2018.
South African-born director Liesl Tommy to direct film about Trevor Noah’s life, starring Lupita Nyong’o
South African-born director Liesl Tommy will direct the film adaptation of Trevor Noah’s memoir Born A Crime.
Monday – 26th March 2018
Win a gift hamper of either Death Cup or Gifbeker plus a R1,000 restaurant gift voucher
One lucky reader will win a copy of either Death Cup or Gifbeker (your choice) plus a R1,000 gift voucher at the restaurant of your choice!
Winging It: Jonathan Kaplan’s Journey from World-Class Ref to Rookie Solo Dad – out in April from Pan Macmillan
Winging It is the story of celebrated international rugby referee Jonathan Kaplan’s decision to have a baby by surrogate.
Friday – 23rd March 2018
The Shout – bestselling author Stephen Leather’s latest edge-of-your-seat thriller
The Shout is a standalone thriller from bestselling author Stephen Leather that takes us into the world of the London Fire Brigade’s elite Investigations Unit.
Don’t miss a public lecture by Christa Kuljian on her book Darwin’s Hunch: Science, Race, and the Search for Human Origins
Christa Kuljian will be giving a public lecture on her book Darwin’s Hunch: Science, Race, and the Search for Human Origins.
Join Irna van Zyl and Pamela Power for the launch of Death Cup at Love Books
Murder is on the menu!
Thursday – 22nd March 2018
Manage your Money like a F*cking Grown Up: Free mini workshop with Sam Beckbessinger in Johannesburg
In Manage your Money like a F*cking Grown Up, money dork Sam Beckbessinger tells it to you straight: how to take control of your money to take control of your life.
Jacana author Hennie van Vuuren wins top investigative journalism award for Apartheid Guns and Money
Jacana Media congratulates author Hennie van Vuuren who was recently awarded the runner-up prize in the 2017 Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism.
Sneak peek of Imraan Coovadia’s new novel A Spy in Time
A most amazing event – proof copies of the inimitable Imraan Coovadia’s new novel A Spy in Time – out in a few months’ time
Award-winning journalist and bestselling Killing Kebble author Mandy Wiener has a new book coming in May!
‘The proximity of organised crime, politics and the police is frightening.’
2018 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2018 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards have been announced.
Poetry Potion 13 cover revealed
Poetry Potion is an online poetry journal that goes into print once ever quarter.
Tuesday – 20th March 2018
A story of unparalleled greed and western complicity – Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon
A vivid, heart-breaking portrait of the fate that so many African countries suffered after independence.
Get the most bang for your buck from the taxman: How to Get a SARS Refund by Daniel Baines
Increase your chances of getting a refund from SARS with a new book from Penguin Random House SA!
Former ANN7 editor Rajesh Sundaram reveals details of Zuma involvement in the news channel
Bongani Bingwa spoke to Rajesh Sundaram on Radio 702 about his new tell-all book Indentured: Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV, which reveals the true nature of the Zuma-Gupta cabal.
‘Nthikeng Mohlele is now my favourite contemporary South African novelist’ – Eusebius McKaiser’s rave review of Michael K
Eusebius McKaiser and Karabo Kgoleng explore the novel Michael K by South African author Nthikeng Mohlele.
Jolyn Phillips wins the 2018 Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Tjieng Tjang Tjerries
Modjaji Books is thrilled to announce that Modjaji author Jolyn Phillips has won the 2018 Humanities and Social Science Award for her book Tjieng Tjang Tjerries and other stories.
Support independent bookshops and publishers on Indiebookday! (24 March 2018)
On Saturday 24 March, independent publishers and booksellers propose readers to celebrate Indie Book Day.
Monday – 19th March 2018
CM Elliott’s Zimbabwean crime novels optioned for a TV series
CM Elliott’s series of Jabulani Sibanda detective novels have been optioned for possible adaption as a television series by Anant Singh and Brian Cox of Videovision Entertainment.