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 …
Don’t miss the launch of Ramaphosa: The Man Who Would Be King by Ray Hartley
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers at Exclusive Books Brooklyn for the launch of Ramaphosa: The Man Who Would Be King by Ray Hartley.
Full Abantu Book Festival programme revealed – get your tickets now!
The full programme for the Abantu Book Festival has been revealed!
Essential reading: Don’t miss the launch of The Black Consciousness Reader in Newtown
Published in the year of the 40th anniversary of Steve Biko’s murder, The Black Consciousness Reader is an essential collection.
Join Tim Noakes and Marika Sboros at the Rand Club for the launch of Lore of Nutrition
The Rand Club invites you to a lunch, talk and Q&A with the authors of Lore of Nutrition, the esteemed Tim Noakes and Marika Sboros.
Join the Literary Alliance at Bridge Books for a discussion with Achmat Dangor about his latest novel Dikeledi
Owing to popular demand, the Literary Alliance is hosting one more book discussion before the end of the year!
Monday – 20th November 2017
‘We have never declared war with the ANC’ – Bantu Holomisa chats about his new book The Game Changer
Bantu Holomisa chatted to Morning Live about his new biography Bantu Holomisa: The Game Changer.
Entries open for Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Submissions are open for the 2018 Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize.
Poetry publishers and self-published poets invited to enter the 2018 Ingrid Jonker Prize
THE 2018 INGRID JONKER PRIZE FOR ENGLISH POETRY This is a call for submissions for the Ingrid Jonker Prize 2018. Publishers or …
Join Zapiro for a coffee morning at Love Books to celebrate his new book
Jacana Media and Love Books invite you to a coffee morning with Zapiro to chat about new book Hasta la Gupta, Baby!
Friday – 17th November 2017
Reading to Write: Don’t miss this Abantu Book Festival warm-up event with Athambile Masola and Sihle Khumalo
Kaya FM and the Abantu Book Festival bring you their first book club meeting of the summer!
Teko Modise’s new book The Curse of Teko Modise will reveal ‘shocking stuff’ – including how he consulted ‘a powerful medicine man’ from the Congo
The book reveals how Teko Modise consulted with ‘a powerful medicine man – a king from the Congo’ to help break the curse that prevented him from winning a trophy.
Join Zapiro at Wits Education Campus for the presentation of his new book, Hasta la Gupta, Baby!
Jacana Media are thrilled to invite you to the Johannesburg launch of Zapiro’s new book Hasta la Gupta, Baby!
An all-in-one guide to hiking trails, the right equipment and dealing with emergencies: Hiking Trails of South Africa
Whether you’re just getting into hiking, or have been on the trails for years, this is the book for you!
Thursday – 16th November 2017
Guide to submitting your manuscript to Jonathan Ball Publishers
Have you finished your book? Wondering how to get published? Have a look at Jonathan Ball Publishers manuscript submission guidelines.
‘The sooner the ANC deal with this matter the better’ – Bantu Holomisa on Jacques Pauw’s controversial book The President’s Keepers
‘The president is at the centre stage in influencing or leading these corrupt practices.’
Wednesday – 15th November 2017
Hasta la Gupta, Baby! Don’t miss Zapiro’s Cape Town book launch with Pravin Gordhan
Join Zapiro and special guest Pravin Gordhan in Cape Town for the launch of his latest annual Hasta la Gupta, Baby!