South Africa

Thursday – 30th November 2017

‘They do not smile or welcome us but they let us in’: Sisonke Msimang recalls returning home to South Africa

The Johannesburg Review of Books has shared an excerpt from Sisonke Msimang’s new book Always Another Country.

Don’t miss the launch of What a Great Idea! Awesome South African Inventions by Mike Bruton

Jacana Media and Sci-Bono invite you to the launch of What a Great Idea! Awesome South African Inventions by Mike Bruton.

No Dinaane Debut Fiction Award winner this year; 2017 Kraak Writing Grant goes to Maxzell Lerm

The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the outcome of the 2017 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award and Kraak Writing Grant.

Wednesday – 29th November 2017

Join James-Brent Styan at The Book Lounge for the launch of Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the First Heart Transplant

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge are thrilled to invite you to the launch of Heartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the First Heart Transplant by James-Brent Styan.

The perfect holiday read: Eusebius McKaiser chats to Angela Makholwa about her new book The Blessed Girl

‘This is a sexy, sexy book – and I mean that in multiple ways.’

‘The salary Jomo Sono wanted to give me was ridiculous’ – Teko Modise discusses his new memoir, The Curse of Teko Modise

Teko Modise chatted to Vaylen Kirtley on Morning Live about his new book, The Curse of Teko Modise.

Tuesday – 28th November 2017

Don’t miss the launch of Richard Steyn’s new book Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship in Durban

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Adams Books invite you to the launch of Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship, by Richard Steyn.

Cyril Ramaphosa reveals his passion for Ankole cattle in new book: Cattle of the Ages

In his new book Cattle of the Ages, Cyril Ramaphosa reveals his passion and love for Ankole cattle.

New edition of Phumlani Pikoli’s short story collection The Fatuous State of Severity out next year!

Pan Macmillan is proud to announce that it will publish a new edition of Phumlani Pikoli’s The Fatuous State of Severity in 2018.

Pop-up elephant picture show to launch Eva-Lotta Jansson’s new book On the Road to Elephants

You are invited to a pop-up elephant picture show to celebrate the pre-launch of photographer Eva-Lotta Jansson’s new book, On the Road to Elephants.

Monday – 27th November 2017

How Ramaphosa got into business: An excerpt from Ramaphosa: The Man Who Would Be King by Ray Hartley

Ramaphosa: The Man Who Would Be King, by Ray Hartley‚ answers the question that everyone is asking: can the man in the middle lead from the front?

Bantu Holomisa chats about his new book, his schooldays and his meteoric rise through the ranks in the army

Bantu Holomisa: The Game Changer, an authorised biography of UDM leader Bantu Holomisa, is out now from Pan Macmillan SA.

Niq Mhlongo reveals cover for his next book, Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree

Niq Mhlongo has revealed the prospective cover for his next book, a collection of short stories to be titled Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree.

Johannesburg. Made in China, the 9th book of the acclaimed series Wake Up, This is Joburg, launches at Fourthwall Books

Fourthwall Books invites you to the launch of Johannesburg. Made in China, the 9th book of the acclaimed series Wake Up, This is Joburg, by photographer Mark Lewis and writer Tanya Zack.

Teko Modise spills beans on why he left Pirates and his bad relationship with Pitso Mosimane in new book

He says things started to ‘go very wrong’ after his first contract expired at Pirates.

Win a hiking hamper with Penguin Random House SA!

Win a hiking hamper including a R1,000 Cape Union Mart voucher PLUS a copy of Hiking Trails of South Africa.

Friday – 24th November 2017

Join Mandla Langa for the launch of Dare Not Linger in Cape Town

Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years by Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa.

Thursday – 23rd November 2017

One of the reasons I wrote this book was the Fees Must Fall activists: Rehana Rossouw at the launch of her new novel New Times

Fees Must Fall, journalism in the 1980s, same-sex relationships, the Bo Kaap community and the idea that Nelson Mandela was a ‘sell-out’ …

Keorapetse Kgositsile’s Homesoil in My Blood – a selection from his life’s work – out soon from Xarra Books

A new book of poetry by Keorapetse Kgositsile will be out soon from Xarra Books. The book, titled Homesoil in My Blood: …

Tuesday – 21st November 2017

Win 1 of 10 R1000 vouchers or a book hamper with the Exclusive Books Christmas catalogue, edited by Nik Rabinowitz

The Exclusive Books Christmas Catalogue 2017 is out and it’s edited by the hilarious Nik Rabinowitz. The catalogue contains over 130 books to …